By Richard Immel
USA Wrestling

LAS VEGAS – The Greco-Roman Group B finals saw two best-of-three series go the distance, and the final four Senior World Team members established, in front of a packed house at The Expo at World Market Center.

The clash of returning World Team members at 87 kg went to Beka Melelashvili. After winning round one, 3-1, on Saturday morning against Payton Jacobson, Melelashvili was forced to a third round by the Olympian in a 4-3 round two contest. A four-point headlock in the decisive match put the series away.

Melelashvili was the World Team member at 82 kg last year and was teammates with Jacobson, who has held the top spot at 87 kg since 2024. Both men are U23 World medalists and represent the best of U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling.

Also getting it done in three bouts was Army WCAP’s Timothy Young, who took out 2024 U20 World Team member Arian Khosravy at 97 kg to make his first World Team. Young got the first chance on top in round three and never relinquished the position. A decisive lift and turns ended the match, 9-0.

New weight, same result for 2024 Olympian Kamal Bey. He qualified for a fifth Senior World Team, this time at 82 kg, with a series win over 2026 Thor Masters bronze medalist Fritz Schierl. After a first-period pin in round one, Bey completed the sweep with a comfortable 4-1 decision in round two.

Joining Bey with a fifth World Team selection is Cohlton Schultz at 130 kg. Schultz bested Paris Olympian and 2018 World silver medalist Adam Coon by scores of 4-3 and 6-0.

Greco-Roman Group A champions, and World Team members in the six lightest weight classes, were decided on Friday—Max Nowry (55 kg), Dalton Roberts (60 kg), Xavier Johnson (63 kg), Otto Black (67 kg), Benji Peak (72 kg) and Joel Adams (77 kg).

Winners of the Greco-Roman World Team Trials are qualified to represent Team USA at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, this October.

The U.S. Open Championships wrap up on Sunday with a sprint to the finish in the U17 and U20 men’s freestyle divisions, starting at 10 a.m. (PT).

All the action from the U.S. Open Championships is available to watch live or on-demand on FloWrestling. Brackets and match-by-match results can be found on USA Bracketing.

2026 U.S. Open Championships 

At Las Vegas, Nevada, April 25 

Reference Links 

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Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials 

Group B Best-Of-Three Finals Results 

82 kg 

Kamal Bey (Army WCAP) defeated Fritz Schierl (Storm/New York AC), two matches to none

Round one – Bey fall Schierl, 2:03

Round two – Bey dec. Schierl, 4-1

87 kg 

Beka Melelashvili (New York AC) defeated Payton Jacobson (New York AC), two matches to one

Round one – Melelashvili dec. Jacobson, 3-1

Round two – Jacobson dec. Melelashvili, 4-3

Round three – Melelashvili dec. Jacobson, 5-2

97 kg 

Timothy Young (Army WCAP) defeated Arian Khosravy (California), two matches to one

Round one – Young fall Khosravy, 2:57

Round two – Khosravy dec. Young, 8-2

Round three – Young tech. fall Khosravy, 10-0

130 kg 

Cohlton Schultz (New York AC/Arizona) defeated Adam Coon (Cliff Keen WC/New York AC), two matches to none

Round one – Schultz dec. Coon, 4-3

Round two – Schultz dec. Coon, 6-0

Group B Medal Match Results 

82 kg 

3rd - Adrian Artsisheuskiy (New York AC) tech. fall James Foy (Storm/New York AC), 9-0

5th - Jesse Porter Jr (New York AC) dec. Tommy Brackett (Tiger WC), 6-5

7th - Caden Young (New York AC) dq. Aaron Dobbs (NMU-National Training Center)

87 kg 

3rd - Zachary Braunagel (Navy WC/New York AC) tech. fall Michael Altomer (New York AC/Curby), 9-1

5th - Tyler Cunningham (MWC/New York AC) tech. fall Jackson White (Team B1G Wrestling), 12-4

7th - Keenan Wyatt (Knights RTC) fall Christian Rouleau (Storm/New York AC), 3:34

97 kg 

3rd - Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC) dec. Quinlan Morgan (Jackrabbit WC), 8-4

5th - David Tate Orndorff (Titan Mercury WC) dq. Nicholas Boykin (Ohio)

7th - Michial Foy (Army WCAP) med. for. Austin Harris (Club Lucha)

130 kg 

3rd - Aden Attao (New York AC) dec. Courtney Freeman (Marines), 3-3

5th - Darrell Mason (New York AC/Storm) dec. Max Balow (Viking RTC), 8-7

7th - James Hustoles (NMU-National Training Center) dec. Ryan Boersma (New York AC/IRTC), 4-0