By Zack Chavez
USA Wrestling

GENEVA, Ohio – Max Black was named Outstanding Wrestler after storming to the 60 kg title on Friday in Geneva, Ohio, at the 2026 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials, leading a dominant group of 10 U23 Greco-Roman champions that closed out the opening day of competition.

Black dominated the 60 kg bracket, outscoring his opponents 41-1. He shut out his first three foes to reach the best-of-three finals series against Rhett Peak. In the opener, Black scored all five of his points in the opening period before conceding a passivity point in a 5-1 win. He then finished his run with his fourth technical fall of the day, a 9-0 win over Peak, to secure the title and Outstanding Wrestler honors.

Pierson Manville added another standout performance at 63 kg, ripping through the bracket with five wins in just 5:58 of total mat time. On his way to the title, Manville recorded four technical falls and one pin, capping his day by sweeping his best-of-three championship series against Shane Sherrill with a tech fall and a first-period fall.

At 77 kg, Michael Baldwin cruised to the title with six wins, including five shutouts. He did not surrender a point until the semifinals, where he edged Omaury Alvarez, 7-5. In the finals, Baldwin swept Luke Ciampa with a 6-0 decision, followed by a 9-0 technical fall.

Seventeen-year-old Dominic Way was similarly dominant in the 72 kg weight class, outscoring his opponents 48-3. The 17-year-old won his U23 Greco-Roman title with a sweep of Bas Diaz in the best-of-three finals, opening with a 9-0 technical fall and closing with a 6-0 decision to claim his U23 Greco-Roman crown.

Carter Stephenson (67 kg), Adrian Artsisheuskiy (82 kg), Keenan Wyatt (87 kg), Soren Herzog (97 kg), and Aden Attao (130 kg) all swept their best-of-three series to earn titles in their respective weight classes.

In the 55 kg bracket, Kenneth Crosby battled through five matches to claim the championship. After posting a pair of technical falls to reach the finals, Crosby dropped the first bout of his best-of-three series to Aydan Thomas on criteria, 4-4. He responded with a 3-1 win in match two and sealed the series with a 5-0 decision in the decisive third bout.

The 10 U23 Greco-Roman champions are now well-positioned to represent the U.S. at the 2026 U23 World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, 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.

Watch all the matches from the USA Wrestling U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials on-demand at FloWrestling. Brackets and final results are available on USA Bracketing.

2026 USA Wrestling U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials 

May 29, SPIRE Academy, Geneva, Ohio  

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U23 Greco-Roman   

Best-of-Three Championship Series Results  

55 kg  

Kenneth Crosby (NYAC) defeats Aydan Thomas (Position Wrestling), two matches to one

Round 1 – Thomas dec. Crosby, 4-4

Round 2 – Crosby dec. Thomas, 3-1

Round 3 – Crosby dec. Thomas, 5-0

60 kg  

Max Black (NYAC/NMU) defeats Rhett Peak (Position Wrestling), two matches to none

Round 1 – Black dec. Peak, 5-1

Round 2 – Black tech. fall Peak, 9-0

63 kg  

Pierson Manville (Southwest Wrestling Club) defeats Shane Sherrill (Tiger Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Round 1 – Manville tech. fall Sherrill, 8-0

Round 2 – Manville fall Sherrill, 0:39

67 kg  

Carter Stephenson (OTC) defeats Gavin Weichelt (Tiger Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Round 1 – Stephenson dec. Weichelt, 8-1

Round 2 – Stephenson dec. Weichelt, 6-1

72 kg  

Dominic Way (Olympia Wrestling Club) defeats Bas Diaz (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Round 1 – Way tech. fall Diaz, 9-0

Round 2 – Way dec. Diaz, 6-0

77 kg  

Michael Baldwin (West Virginia Regional Training Center) defeats Luke Ciampa (Eclipse Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Round 1 – Baldwin dec. Ciampa, 6-0

Round 2 – Baldwin tech. fall Ciampa, 9-0

82 kg  

Adrian Artsisheuskiy (NYAC) defeats Caden Young (NYAC), two matches to none

Round 1 – Artsisheuskiy tech. fall Young, 8-0

Round 2 – Artsisheuskiy tech. fall Young, 9-0

87 kg  

Keenan Wyatt (Knights RTC) defeats Michael Altomer (NYAC), two matches to none

Round 1 – Wyatt dec. Altomer, 7-0

Round 2 – Wyatt dec. Altomer, 6-5

97 kg  

Soren Herzog (Air Force Regional Training Center) defeats Brenton Russell (West Point Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Round 1 – Herzog tech. fall Russell, 11-2

Round 2 – Herzog fall Russell, 0:32

130 kg  

Aden Attao (NYAC) defeats Lucas Stoddard (West Point Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Round 1 – Attao dec. Stoddard, 1-1

Round 2 – Attao dec. Stoddard, 6-0

Medal Match Results  

55 kg  

3rd - William Jakeway (Sons of Thunder Wrestling) dec. Ray Ray Harris (Tiger WC), 3-1

5th - Davian Guanajuato (Southern Illinois RTC) tech. fall Zane Donley (Beaver WC), 9-0

7th - Isaac Gibbs (Tiger WC) tech. fall Easton Mull (Clarion RTC), 14-5

60 kg  

3rd - Saxton Scott (Central Valley RTC) tech. fall Phoenix Contos (Dragon WC), 12-4

5th - Treygen Morin (Hilltopper WC/Suples WC) tech. fall Marlo Clark (Indiana RTC), 9-0

7th - Elyle Francisco (NMU-National Training Center) tech. fall Tyler Klein (Wisconsin), 10-0

63 kg  

3rd - Lucas Peters (Indiana RTC) fall Gabriel Mortensen (MATPAC), 2:16

5th - Gauge Shipp (Blue & Gold WC) fall Brady Baker (Mountain Cat WC), 5:27

7th - Blake McGee (Vanguard Legacy Wrestling Academy) dec. Kelvin Rodriguez (Pennsylvania), 11-4

67 kg  

3rd - Noah Manuel Tapia (Blue & Gold WC) tech. fall Richie Clementi (Southeastern WC), 11-2

5th - Tyson Peach (Jackrabbit WC) dec. Lukas Kanownik (Suples WC), 9-5

7th - Ethan Mitchell (Pioneer WC) dec. William Christopher (Aviators Wrestling), 11-7

72 kg  

3rd - Conlan Carlson (Jackrabbit WC) dec. Noah Rice (LAW), 3-2

5th - Marquis Deloach (Tiger WC) tech. fall Miles Harris (Western Colorado WC), 9-0

7th - Griffin Lundeen (Wolves WC) dec. David Burchett (Tiger WC), 3-1

77 kg  

3rd - TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC/ TMWC) tech. fall Jeremy Paradice (Panther Wrestling Club RTC), 8-0

5th - Omaury Alvarez (Tar Heel WC) dec. Ethan Barr (Golden One RTC), 6-2

7th - Jude Randall (Southwest WC) dec. Ender Rider (Tiger Den WC), 10-5

82 kg  

3rd - Gavin Ricketts (Knights RTC) tech. fall Alec Robeson (Tiger WC), 12-2

5th - Cody Kirk (CLT RTC) tech. fall Leonard Tukhlynovych (Minnesota), 10-0

7th - Julian Slaastad (Beat the Streets Chicago-Midway) tech. fall Mason Parsons (Sons Of Thunder Wrestling), 9-0

87 kg  

3rd - Aydin Rix McElhinney (Army WCAP) dec. Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC), 4-1

5th - Aliaksandr Kikiniou Jr (Poway High School Wrestling) tech. fall Adonis Bonar II (MWC Wrestling Academy), 8-0

7th - Jared Thiry (Jackrabbit WC) forfeit Ruben Karapetyan (Tiger WC)

97 kg  

3rd - Jayden Tadeo-Gosal (Tiger WC) dec. Kasey Ross (Burg Training Center), 10-4

5th - Christopher Murphy (South Side WC) fall Cody Kwak (NMU-National Training Center), 3:57

7th - Jackson Van Kley (West Point WC) tech. fall George Rhodes (Apex Wrestling School), 8-0

130 kg  

3rd - Benjamin Szuba Jr (Southwest WC) tech. fall Willie Cox (Vallo WC), 10-1

5th - James Hustoles (NMU-National Training Center) forfeit Torin Forsyth (CMWC)

7th - Max Balow (Viking RTC) Dec. James Campbell (Michigan Wrestling Club), 4-2

Semifinal Results  

55 kg  

Aydan Thomas (Position Wrestling) tech. fall Zane Donley (Beaver Wrestling Club), 8-0

Kenneth Crosby (NYAC) tech. fall Davian Guanajuato (Southern Illinois Regional Training Center), 8-0

60 kg 

Rhett Peak (Position Wrestling) tech. fall Saxton Scott (Central Valley RTC), 8-0

Max Black (NYAC/NMU) tech. fall Treygen Morin (Hilltopper Wrestling Club/Suples Wrestling Club), 10-0

63 kg  

Shane Sherrill (Tiger WC) tech. fall Brady Baker (Mountain Cat WC), 9-0

Pierson Manville (Southwest WC) tech. fall Lucas Peters (Indiana RTC), 8-0

67 kg  

Carter Stephenson (OTC) dec. Tyson Peach (Jackrabbit WC), 8-1

Gavin Weichelt (Tiger WC) dec. Noah Manuel Tapia (Blue & Gold WC), 6-2

72 kg  

Dominic Way (Olympia WC) tech. fall Miles Harris (Western Colorado WC), 11-0

Bas Diaz (Jackrabbit WC) dec. Conlan Carlson (Jackrabbit WC), 2-1

77 kg  

Luke Ciampa (Eclipse WC) dec. TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC/TMWC), 9-5

Michael Baldwin (West Virginia RTC) dec. Omaury Alvarez (Tar Heel WC), 7-5

82 kg  

Caden Young (New York AC) dec. Leonard Tukhlynovych (Minnesota), 9-7

Adrian Artsisheuskiy (New York AC) dec. Gavin Ricketts (Knights RTC), 7-3

87 kg  

Michael Altomer (New York AC) dec. Aydin Rix McElhinney (Army WCAP), 9-6

Keenan Wyatt (Knights RTC) dec. Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC), 1-1

97 kg  

Soren Herzog (Air Force RTC) tech. fall Christopher Murphy (South Side WC), 8-0

Brenton Russell (West Point WC) fall Cody Kwak (NMU-National Training Center), 1:34

130 kg  

Lucas Stoddard (West Point WC) dec. James Hustoles (NMU-National Training Center), 4-0

Aden Attao (New York AC) fall Willie Cox (Vallo Wrestling Club), 2:14