By David Gerhart
USA Wrestling

The final 12 spots at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, will be solidified next week at the 2026 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament at Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center in Louisville, Ky., May 14-15.

Five brackets will be contested in Senior men’s freestyle and seven in Senior women’s freestyle. Each champion from World Team Trials will face the 2026 U.S. Open champion in a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the Team USA representative at the 2026 Senior World Championships. Final X takes place on June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Eight Final X matchups are already determined – men’s freestyle 65 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg and 97 kg and women’s freestyle 57 kg, 68 kg and 76 kg – which removes those weight classes from the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament.

Athletes must qualify to enter the field for the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. To review the Senior World Team selection process in each discipline, including Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament qualification criteria, visit the Team Selection Criteria Page.

A list of qualified athletes in men’s and women’s freestyle for Louisville post-U.S. Open is available on themat.com. A complete list of current entries in both styles, as of May 8, is available below. More entries are expected over the next week.

The Greco-Roman World Team was established at the U.S. Open Championships last month in Las Vegas. As such, there will be no Greco-Roman competition at the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament nor Final X.

The Senior World Team Trial Challenge Tournament begins Thursday, May 14, at 10 a.m. ET with preliminaries and quarterfinal matches. Semifinal bouts are set for 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Finals in women’s freestyle start at noon ET on Friday, May 15, followed by the men’s freestyle finals at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Matches will be streamed live and will be available on-demand through FloWrestling. Live results and brackets will be available on USA Bracketing.

For more information on the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, please visit usawrestlingevents.com.

2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

At Louisville, Ky., May 14-15

Quick Links

• Event Website

• Event Hub

• Brackets and Results

• Live Stream

Event Schedule

Thursday, May 14

10 a.m. – Preliminaries, quarterfinals, consolations

4 p.m. – Semifinals, consolation semifinals

Friday, May 15

Noon – Senior women’s freestyle finals, third place matches

1:30 pm. – Senior men’s freestyle finals, third place matches

*All times listed are U.S. Eastern Time, local time in Louisville, Ky.

Entry List (As of May 8)

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg (Four Entries)

Liam Cronin (Nebraska Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Anthony Knox (Scarlet Knight WC)

Spencer Lee (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Elijah Oliver (Capital WC/New York AC)

61 kg (Six Entries)

Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Austin DeSanto (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Jax Forrest (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Michael McGee (Southwest WC/New York AC)

Aaron Siedel (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Nathan Tomasello (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

70 kg (Six Entries)

Caleb Henson (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Alec Pantaleo (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Ian Parker (Panther WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Edward Scott (Brunson Utah Valley RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Jordan Williams (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

74 kg (10 Entries)

Cameron Amine (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Michael Caliendo (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

David Carr (Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

PJ Duke (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)

Jayden James (KD Trained/Titan Mercury WC)

Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Quincy Monday (New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Joseph Sealey (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Evan Wick (Titan Mercury WC)

125 kg (14 Entries)

Jonathan Aiello (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Anthony Cassioppi (Titan Mercury WC)

Taye Ghadiali (Cliff Keen WC)

Daniel Kerkvliet, Jr. (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Coby Merrill (New York AC)

Cole Mirasola (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Connor Mirasola (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Jimmy Mullen (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Mason Parris (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Lucas Stoddard (West Point WC)

Demetrius Thomas (Brown RTC/New York AC)

Isaac Trumble (Wolfpack RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Jordan Wood (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/New York RTC)

Hayden Zillmer (Gopher RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Women’s Freestyle

50 kg (Eight Entries)

Samara Chavez (Army WCAP)

Erin Golston (New York AC)

Sage Mortimer (Titan Mercury WC)

Kendra Ryan (Cardinal WC)

Emily Shilson (Titan Mercury WC)

Kaelani Shufeldt (Cardinal WC)

Felicity Taylor (Titan Mercury WC)

Morgan Turner (Titan Mercury WC)

53 kg (Four Entries)

Vayle Baker (Army WCAP)

Jaslynn Gallegos (Cardinal WC)

Isabella Marie Gonzales (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Sydney Petzinger (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/New York AC)

55 kg (Five Entries)

Marissa Gallegos (Titan Mercury WC)

Alexandra Hedrick (Titan Mercury WC)

Rose Kaplan (Warrior RTC)

Mateah Roehl (Askren Wrestling Academy)

Areana Villaescusa (Army WCAP)

59 kg (Seven Entries)

Michaela Beck (Titan Mercury WC)

Cameron Guerin (Titan Mercury WC)

Alexis Janiak (Titan Mercury WC)

Amani Jones (Titan Mercury WC)

Sarah Savidge (Army WCAP)

Alexandra Szkotnicki (Bearcat WC)

Jacarra Winchester (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

62 kg (Six Entries)

Alara Boyd (Titan Mercury WC)
SaVannah Cosme (Southwest WC)

Claire DiCugno (Cardinal WC/New York AC)

Aine Drury (New York AC)

Hanna Errthum (USOPTC)

Macey Kilty (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

65 kg (Seven Entries)

Nora Akpan (Pinnacle WC)

Emma Bruntil (Titan Mercury WC)

Alissa Caltagirone (NMU-National Training Center)

Reese Larramendy (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Nina Makem (Minnesota Storm/New York AC)

Jamilah McBryde (Cobra Wrestling Academy)

Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC)

72 kg (Nine Entries)

Kaylynn Albrecht (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Alexandria Alli (USOPTC)

Amit Elor (Titan Mercury WC)

Taylor Graveman (Cardinal WC)

Skylar Grote (Titan Mercury WC)

Joye Levendusky (Titan Mercury WC)

Latifah McBryde (Cobra Wrestling Academy)

Jasmine Robinson (Army WCAP)

Precious Wieser (Titan Mercury WC)