Who’s Participating In The World Team Trials Challenge, May 16-18

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PJ Duke will take on Antrell Taylor in his first match at 70 kilograms. Marcus Blaze still awaits his match with Jesse Mendez at 65 kilograms in the quarters. Levi Haines will face Carson Kharchla of Ohio State in the 79 kilograms semifinals later today. Kyle Dake and Carter Starocci are both in the 86 kilogram semis opposite Parker Keckeisen and Chance Marstellar, respectively. If both win later today, they’ll meet in the finals. And, Josh Barr has Dustin Plott in the 92 kilogram semis later today, as well.
 

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Ohio State star Jesse Mendez beat Penn State Class of 2025 signee Marcus Blaze by decision, 4-1, to send the new Nittany Lion to the 65 kilogram consolation bracket.
 
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Iowa commit Bo Bassett beat Penn State alum Beau Bartlett 1-0 in the 65 kilogram quarterfinal round of the Senior World Team Trials. Bartlett is now off to the consolation bracket.
 

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A four-point second period throw helps lift Penn State incoming freshman PJ Duke to a 9-6 decision over 2025 NCAA champ Antrell Taylor in a 70-kilogram quarterfinal bout at the Senior World Team Trials. He'll face Nebraska's Ridge Lovett in the semis later today.
 

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I did google and try to search I can't find the men's 3rd place matches.
Are they posted somewhere
usabracketing.com is the official site that tracks bouts / brackets / etc for USA events.

for 3rd, only PSU one is Blaze vs Young at 65.

Full list here on twitter:
 
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I will wait for Tom to weigh in whenever he gets to check in after his wife's event later tonight but sure looked like a takedown for Starocci to me.


I don’t know freestyle rules as well as I do folk… I’d say that was close… it depends on the rules… Kyle was flat on his butt, but had not released or turned away… it looked similar to his takedown of Carter earlier in the match, but did not have enough time to play out as it surely would have.

I would like to see what Tom says the call should have been in freestyle…. And if the exact thing happened in folkstyie.

Otherwise, what a day for the big team… undefeated other than the head to head match!
 
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