By Richard Immel
USA Wrestling

The 16 remaining Final X spots will be determined at the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament being held at Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky on May 16-17. 

Eight brackets will be contested in both the men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle divisions. Each champion in Louisville will face the 2025 U.S. Open champion in a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the Team USA representative at the 2025 Senior World Championships. Final X will take place on June 14 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. 

Four Final X matchups are already determined—men’s freestyle 57 kg and 61 kg and women’s freestyle 57 kg and 65 kg—which removes those weight classes from the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament field. 

Unlike the U.S. Open, athletes must qualify to enter the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament field. 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 for Louisville post-U.S. Open is available on themat.com. A complete list of entries in both styles as of May 9 is available below. More entries are expected to trickle in 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 Trials Challenge Tournament is scheduled for at 10 a.m. (ET) start time on Friday, May 16, with preliminaries and quarterfinal matches in both divisions. The semifinals will follow at 4 p.m. (ET) on Friday. The women’s freestyle finals will begin at Noon (ET) on Saturday, May 17, followed directly by the men’s freestyle finals at approximately 1:30 p.m. (ET).

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcast partner for the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Fans can watch the event live or on-demand at FloWrestling.com. 

Online results for the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament will be available on USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s new best-in-class event management software. 

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

2025 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

May 16-17, Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center, Louisville, Kentucky 

Quick Links 

• Event website

• Live stream

• Brackets and results

Event Schedule 

Friday, May 16

10 a.m. – Preliminaries, quarterfinals

4 p.m. – Semifinals, consolations

Saturday, May 17

10 a.m. – Consolations

12 p.m. – Finals, third place matches

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

Entry List (As of May 9)

Men’s Freestyle

65 kg (8 Entries)

Bo Bassett (Titan Mercury WC)

Marcus Blaze (Titan Mercury WC)

Seth Gross (MATPACK WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Brock Hardy (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Jesse Mendez (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Aden Valencia (California RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Real Woods (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Carter Young (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

70 kg (10 Entries) #

Bryce Andonian (SERTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Jackson Arrington (Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC)

PJ Duke (Titan Mercury WC)

James Green (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Caleb Henson (SERTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Brayton Lee (New York WC/Indiana RTC)

Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Ridge Lovett (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Ian Parker (Cavalier WC)

Antrell Taylor (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

74 kg (9 Entries) #

Terrell Barraclough (Brunson UVRTC)

Joseph Blaze (Boilermaker RTC)

Michael Caliendo (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury Wrestling WC)

David Carr (Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Peyton Hall (New York WC/West Virginia RTC)

Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)

Quincy Monday (NJRTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Elroy Perkin (Air Force RTC)

Edward Scott (Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC)

79 kg (6 Entries) #

Dean Hamiti (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Carson Kharchla (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Muhamed McBryde (New York AC)

Kennedy Monday (NJRTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Ethan Riddle (Minnesota RTC)

Simon  Ruiz (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

86 kg (3 Entries) #

Marcus Coleman (Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Parker Keckeisen (Panther WC – RTC)

Chance Marsteller (NJRTC/Titan Mercury WC)

92 kg (5 Entries) #

Patrick Brophy (Charleston RTC)

Michael Macchiavello (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Dustin Plott (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Eric Schultz (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style WC)

97 kg (4 Entries) #

Jonathan Aiello (Penn RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Gavin Hoffman (Pennsylvania)

Christian Knop (Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Ethan Laird (DMV RTC)

125 kg (6 Entries) #

Trent Hillger (Gopher WC)

Christian Lance (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Lucas Stoddard (West Point WC)

Demetrius Thomas (New York AC)

Jordan Wood (New York AC)

Hayden Zillmer (Gopher WC)

Women’s Freestyle #

50 kg (5 Entries) #

Heather Crull (Northeastern WC)

Anaya Falcon (Titan Mercury WC)

Erin Golston (New York AC)

Kendra Ryan (Cardinal WC)

Emily Shilson (Titan Mercury WC)

53 kg (6 Entries) #

Jaslynn Gallegos (Cardinal WC)

Katie Gomez (Titan Mercury WC)

Sage Mortimer (Titan Mercury WC)

Sydney Petzinger (Cardinal WC)

Salyna Shotwell (Washington)

Felicity Taylor (Titan Mercury WC)

55 kg (8 Entries) #

Ronna  Gross (MATPAC WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Amani Jones (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Everest Leydecker (Thorobred WC)

Mateah Roehl (New York AC/Askren WC)

Julia Vidallon (Missouri Valley WC)

Areana Villaescusa (Army WCAP)

Thalia Vogelsang (Colorado Mesa WC)

Jacarra Winchester (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

59 kg (8 Entries) #

Michaela Beck (Titan Mercury WC)

Virginia Foard (New York AC/King WC)

Emily Frost (Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Alexis Janiak (Titan Mercury WC)

Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Rise RTC)

Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa WC)

Brenda Reyna (Army WCAP)

Ashley Whetzal (Kellam Mat Rats WC)

62 kg (7 Entries) #

Samantha Barragan (California)

Alara Boyd (Cardinal WC)

SaVannah Cosme (Atreus WC)

Marilyn Garcia (Beat the Streets LA/Titan Mercury WC)

Katerina Lange (New York AC)

Ana Luciano (New York AC/King WC)

Adaugo Nwachukwu (Army WCAP)

68 kg (5 Entries) #

Gretchen Donally (Colorado Mesa WC)

Brooklyn Hays (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Destiny Lyng (New York AC/Lehigh WC)

Latifah McBryde (New York)

Solin Piearcy (Titan Mercury WC)

72 kg (5 Entries) #

Kaylynn Albrecht (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Amit Elor (Titan Mercury WC)

Skylar Grote (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Elleni Johnson (Laker WC)

Joye Levendusky (Titan Mercury WC)

76 kg (7 Entries) #

Marlynne Deede (Laker WC)

Dymond Guilford (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Shenita Lawson (New York AC)

Ashley Lekas   (Texas)

Yelena Makoyed (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Naomi Simon (Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Liliana Vergara (Tiger WC)