Distinguished Member Grady Peninger Passes Away

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame was saddened to learn that Grady Peninger, a Distinguished Member inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987, passed away on Thursday, at the age of 97.

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2025

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Thursday announced that its Class of 2025 is Distinguished Members Darryl Burley, Matt Lindland, Terry Steiner and Greg Wojciechowski, Meritorious Official honoree Ken Mara, Order of Merit Recipient Van Stokes, Medal of Courage recipient Mark Coleman and Outstanding American honoree Terry Davis.

Taylor, Arujau score men’s freestyle bronze

Past World champions David Taylor and Vito Arujau both won bronze medals to help the United States men's freestyle team to a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Senior World Championships in Tirana, Albania.

Kilty, Welker Score Bronze, U.S. Women Finish 3rd

The duo of Macey Kilty and Kylie Welker each won a bronze medal at the 2024 Senior World Championships.

The U.S. came in third place with 40 points. Japan outdistanced the field with 90 team points on its way to the title.

Distinguished Member Bender Receives ACES Stephen D. Ducoff Leadership Award

USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender has received the respected Stephen D. Ducoff Leadership Award as presented by ACES, the Association of Chief Executives of Sport.

Distinguished Member Baumgartner Elected to UWW Bureau

USA Wrestling President Bruce Baumgartner was elected to a position on the United World Wrestling Bureau.

Visit the Hall of Fame to see all 13 of Baumgartner's World and Olympic medals.

Cardenas Earns Silver, Mesenbrink Bronze at U23 World Championships

The U.S. collected two medals in men’s freestyle on Saturday evening at the U23 World Championships. Jacob Cardenas finished with a silver medal at 92 kg and Mitchell Mesenbrink battled back to win bronze at 74 kg.

Welker Wins Gold, Kilty Earns Silver, U.S. Women Take U23 Team Title

Kylie Welker won gold and Macey Kilty earned silver to help the U.S. women complete a remarkable run to their first team title in U23 World Championships history.

Welker joined 50 kg champion Sage Mortimer and 76 kg champion Yelena Makoyed atop the medal stand for Team USA this week in Albania.