By Zack Chavez
USA Wrestling

Aden Attao and Alexandria Alli, gold medalists at the 2026 U23 Pan American Championships, anchor a 16-person U.S. roster for the 2026 Grand Prix of Spain. The event will take place in Madrid, Spain, with Greco-Roman action on July 10, women’s freestyle on July 11 and men’s freestyle on July 12.

Jaslynn Gallegos, Marissa Gallegos, Caley Graber and Taylor Whiting are all winners of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award while Attao is a Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner.

Attao and Courtney Denzel Freeman make up the U.S. Greco-Roman contingent, both set to compete in the 130 kg weight class. A two-time U20 World bronze medalist, Attao enters the tournament after winning his third Pan American Championship title last month, his first at the U23 level. Freeman returns to international competition following a ninth-place finish at the Zagreb Open Ranking Series event in February.

Alexandria Alli will compete in the 72 kg women’s freestyle bracket, marking her second international tournament in as many months. In June, Alli went 4-0 in the 76 kg division at the U23 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru. She clinched her Pan American Championships title with three technical fall shutouts and a 3-3 criteria win over Mexico’s Edna Jimenez Villalba, the 2026 Senior Pan American Championships bronze medalist.

After closing out her redshirt sophomore season at the University of Iowa with All-America honors, Karlee Brooks will make her first international appearance since 2024. Brooks captured a U20 title at the 2026 USA Wrestling Women’s National Championships, highlighted by six dominant performances, including three pins, two in the 57 kg best-of-three finals series.

Mekhi Lewis (86 kg) headlines the men’s freestyle team’s two-man lineup, with Tony Tolbert competing at 65 kg. Lewis, a 2019 NCAA National Champion at 165 pounds, enters the tournament after an eighth-place finish at the U.S. Open Championships in April.

Full rosters for all U.S. Greco-Roman, women’s freestyle, and men’s freestyle teams are available below. Additionally, a complete schedule for each day of the Grand Prix of Spain is also provided below.

Weight classes in each style will run from start to finish on the same day for each day of the 2026 Grand Prix of Spain. Greco-Roman will lead off on day one, followed by women’s freestyle on day two and men’s freestyle on day three.

A live stream of the Grand Prix of Spain will be available on YouTube. Brackets and updated results will be available on Scorizer. Additional tournament information is available at uww.org.

2026 Grand Prix of Spain 

At Madrid, Spain, July 10-12  

Reference Links 

Event website

Live stream

Event Schedule  

Friday, July 10 

GR 130 kg 

10:00 a.m. – Qualification rounds and semifinals

4:30 p.m. – Repechage and medal matches

Saturday, July 11 

WFS 50-53-55-57-59-62-65-72-76 kg 

10:00 a.m. – Qualification rounds and semifinals

4:30 p.m. – Repechage and medal matches

Sunday, July 12  

MFS 65-86 kg 

10:00 a.m. – Qualification rounds and semifinals

4:30 p.m. – Repechage and medal matches

*All times listed local to Madrid, Spain, which is located six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.

U.S. Greco-Roman Roster 

130 kg – Aden Attao (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC)

130 kg – Denzel Freeman (Richlands, N.C.)

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Roster 

50 kg – Jaslynn Gallegos (Brighton, Colo./Cardinal WC)

53 kg – Taylor Whiting (Oconto, Wis./Askren Wrestling Academy)

55 kg – Marissa Gallegos (Denver, Colo./Titan Mercury WC)

55 kg – Sophia Mirabella (Long Island, N.Y./New York City RTC)

57 kg – Karlee Brooks (Phoenix, Ariz./Titan Mercury WC)

59 kg – Caley Graber (Northfield, Minn./Summit Wrestling Academy)

62 kg – Bella Williams (Edmond, Okla./Iowa Women’s WC)

65 kg – Riley Hanrahan (Black River Falls, Wis./Team Nazar Training Center)

65 kg – Nina Makem (Shakopee, Minn./Minnesota Storm)

72 kg – Alexandria Alli (Ashley, Ohio/Elite Accelerator Program)

76 kg – Shenita Lawson (Euless, Texas/Cardinal WC)

76 kg – Madison Sandquist (Humble, Texas/Rise Wrestling)

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Roster  

65 kg – Tony Tolbert (Bridgeport, Pa./New York City RTC)

86 kg – Mekhi Lewis (Somerset, N.J./New Jersey RTC)

U.S. Support Staff 

Coach – Jess Medina Bunker

Coach – Sara McMann

Coach – Reece Humphrey

Personal coach – Jan Rosenberg

ATC – Chelsey Meyers

Official – Maddie Ruckdashel