U23 Greco-Roman Nationals Features Attao, Black

2025 Senior World Team member Max Black and two-time age-group World medalist Aden Attao, who was the Idaho winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2023, headline the U23 Greco-Roman field at the 2026 U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.

Competition in the U23 Greco-Roman division runs from start to finish on Friday, May 29. Champions will be crowned following a best-of-three series between the two finalists.

The winners of each weight class are in a prime position to represent Team USA at the 2026 U23 World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 12-18. The U23 World Team spot goes to the U23 Nationals champion unless a higher-ranking age-group eligible Senior National Team member elects to take the roster spot.

Episode 5 of 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 Now Available

pisode 5 of 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 is now available featuring two-time world champion, two-time NCAA champion and Olympic bronze medalist Terry Brands, a Distinguished Member inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006,

Host Shane Sparks asks Terry about his incredible wrestling career, his mentality when it comes to being a victim or a champion, and how that all transitioned him into his coaching role.

Loaded Men’s Freestyle Field Set for U20 World Team Trials

The top U20 men’s freestyle wrestlers from across the country head to SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, this weekend for the 2026 U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials, including Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winners Jayden James, Ladarion Lockett, Brock Mantanona, Michael Mocco, Landon Robideau, Dreshaun Ross, Aaron Seidel, Aeoden Sinclair and Aaron Stewart.

The U20 men’s freestyle division will determine the U20 World Team that will represent the U.S. at the U20 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, August 16-23.

Leydecker, Villaescusa Will Meet In Women’s Freestyle at Final X, Presented by Kerberos Capital Management

Everest Leydecker, who is the Arizona winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award in 2026, and Areana Villaescusa are set to meet for a third time in the women’s freestyle 55 kg series at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. Leydecker and Villaescusa will face off for a spot on the 2026 U.S. World Team on June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Final X will determine the 2026 U.S. World Team in two international disciplines—men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle. In total, 20 weight classes will be contested, 10 in each discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight class will wrestle a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the U.S. representative at the 2026 Senior World Championships.

In addition to Leydecker, the Final X field includes Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award winners Alexis Janiak and Macey Kilty, and Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winners Marcus Blaze, David Carr, Jax Forrest, Wyatt Hendrickson, Spencer Lee, Ridge Lovett, Chance Marsteller, Zain Retherford and Zahid Valencia.

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Bassett, Woods Square Off at 2026 Final X, Presented by Kerberos Capital Management

The established veteran against the up-and-coming star is on tap in the men’s freestyle 65 kg series at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. 2025 World bronze medalist Real Woods and high school phenom Bo Bassett square off for a spot on the 2026 U.S. World Team on June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Final X will determine the 2026 U.S. World Team in two international disciplines—men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle. In total, 20 weight classes will be contested, 10 in each discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight class will wrestle a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the U.S. representative at the 2026 Senior World Championships.

The field includes Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winners Marcus Blaze, David Carr, Jax Forrest, Wyatt Hendrickson, Spencer Lee, Ridge Lovett, Chance Marsteller, Zain Retherford and Zahid Valencia, and Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award winners Alexis Janiak, Everest Leydecker and Macey Kilty.

U.S. Will Compete at Trophy Adriatic International Tournament in Croatia

The U.S. will send a 14-man unit to this weekend’s Trophy Adriatic international tournament in Porec, Croatia, headlined by experienced U20 World Team members Leister Bowling IV at 77 kg and Arvin Khosravy at 82 kg.

Joining these two talents in Porec are seven other members of the 2026 U20 World Team—Manuel Saldate at 60 kg, Nicholas Sorrow at 63 kg, Amryn Nutter at 67 kg, Eli Esguerra at 72 kg, Aidan Squier at 87 kg, Cittadino Tuttle at 97 kg and Trayvn Boger at 130 kg.

Saldate was the Nevada winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz HIgh School Excellence Award in 2025 while Sorrow was the Michigan winner in 2026.

Five-Athlete U.S. Team Will Compete at Beach World Series Porec in Croatia, May 30-31

The U.S. will send a delegation of five wrestlers, three men and two women, to compete in the Beach World Series Porec at the Zelena Laguna Resort in Porec, Croatia, May 30-31. This is the second stop of the five-event Senior Beach World Series for 2026.

Three-time World champion Eliana Bommarito, who was the Michigan winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award in 2022, will be competing in Porec in the Over 70 kg division. She scored the most points in the Beach World Series standings at her weight class each of those three seasons. This will be her first Beach World Series event of the 2026 season.