By Zack Chavez
USA Wrestling

2025 U20 World silver medalist William Henckel and 2025 U20 World bronze medalist Connor Mirasola headline the U23 men’s freestyle field at the 2026 U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.

Competition in the U23 men’s freestyle division begins on Saturday, May 30, and concludes on Sunday, May 31. Champions will be decided Sunday in best-of-three finals.

Champions in each weight class will be 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.

Wrestlers to Watch 

Henckel will compete in the 79 kg bracket after earning a silver medal at the 2025 U20 World Championships and gold at last year’s Pan American Championships. He placed fifth at the 2026 U.S. Open and is seeking his first U23 national title this weekend.

Mirasola will compete at 125 kg after earning bronze at 92 kg at the 2025 U20 World Championships. A two-time U20 World Team member, he also wrestled at last year’s U23 Pan American Championships, where he claimed gold.

At 61 kg, returning champion Nic Bouzakis is chasing his third straight U23 Nationals title. A two-time age-group World Team member, he owns a 2023 U20 World bronze medal and back-to-back U20 Pan American titles from 2022 and 2023.

Bennett Berge (86 kg) enters the weekend as a two-time U20 World medalist, with a bronze in 2023 and a silver in 2022. While he has competed at this event previously, this will be his first appearance in the U23 division.

2023 U20 World Championships bronze medalists Matthew Singleton and Camden McDanel will compete this weekend in the 79 kg and 97 kg brackets, respectively. Singleton enters with the second-highest PIN rating in his weight class, while McDanel owns the top PIN rating at 97 kg.

Former U23 World Team members add further depth to the field, including heavyweight contenders Lucas Stoddard and Daniel Herrera at 125 kg, along with Max Gallagher at 57 kg and Garavous Kouekabakilaho at 97 kg. Stoddard and Gallagher were teammates on the 2024 U23 World roster. Herrera and Kouekabakilaho were U23 World Team members in 2025 and return as defending champions from last year’s event.

Weight Classes to Watch 

70 kg 

The U23 men’s freestyle division boasts more than 1,000 registrations across all weight classes. Within the 70 kg, over 150 athletes are registered, making it the deepest field of the tournament. Jordan Williams enters with the highest PIN rating in the bracket and will look to capture the title after a fourth-place finish at the Senior World Team Trials earlier this month.

79 kg 

The 79 kg bracket is expected to be one of the most competitive weights, with U20 World medalists Henckel and Singleton joined by Hunter Garvin and Daschle Lamer among the top four in PIN ratings. Garvin owns three U23 Pan American Championships medals and made a 2024 World Championships appearance in Greco-Roman over the past two years. Lamer comes in after winning a 174-pound title for Oregon State at this year’s Pac-12 Championships.

125 kg 

The 125 kg bracket is another loaded division to follow throughout the weekend. Mirasola and Koy Hopke will step onto the mat with the highest PIN ratings in the weight class, but the title will not come easily for either, with Aden Attao, Herrera, Jacob Levy and Stoddard also in contention.

How to Follow 

Action in Geneva begins on Friday with U20 men’s freestyle and U23 Greco-Roman. The U23 men’s freestyle division begins with preliminary competition on Saturday before concluding on Sunday.

The 2026 U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Brackets and live results will be available on USA Bracketing.

For more information on this event, including how to register and a detailed event schedule, please visit usawrestlingevents.com.

PIN Ratings 

The top 10 wrestlers in each weight class based on USA Wrestling men’s freestyle PIN ratings are listed below. PIN ratings are not seeds, and separation for each bracket will not be final until after weigh-ins and are subject to change based on final entries.

To be eligible for separation at a USA Wrestling regional or national event, athletes must hold a minimum style-specific PIN rating of 1100. USA Wrestling will separate up to 50 percent of a bracket.

USA Wrestling’s Performance Index, abbreviated as PIN, is used to separate top athletes at regional and national events. Each wrestler earns a PIN rating based on results over time.

PIN ratings and entrants are listed as of May 28.

57 kg 

1. Mack Mauger, Idaho, PIN 1411

2. Nick Treaster, Kansas, PIN 1270

3. Isaiah Quintero, California, PIN 1267

4. Blake Beissel, Minnesota, PIN 1249

5. Nicolas Enzminger, North Dakota, PIN 1241

6. Cadell Lee, New York, PIN 1239

7. Max Gallagher, New York, PIN 1224

8. Alexander Denkins, Ohio, PIN 1218

9. Ayden Smith, Pennsylvania, PIN 1211

10. Carson Dupill, South Dakota, PIN 1210

61 kg 

1. Nic Bouzakis, Pennsylvania, PIN 1478

2. Kenton Cooke, Alaska, PIN 1365

3. Layne Kleimann, Utah, PIN 1324

4. Deven Casey, Illinois, PIN 1295

5. Davis Motyka, Pennsylvania, PIN 1293

6. Geronimo Rivera, Utah, PIN 1291

7. Luke Rioux, Indiana, PIN 1256

8. Billy Townson, California, PIN 1246

9. Koufax Christensen, Iowa, PIN 1244

10. Owen McMullen, Pennsylvania, PIN 1243

65 kg 

1. Pierson Manville, Arizona, PIN 1485

2. Drew Gorman, Georgia, PIN 1331

3. Nathan Desmond, Pennsylvania, PIN 1322

4. Eren Sement, Pennsylvania, PIN 1298

5. Tyson Charmoli, Minnesota, PIN 1297

6. Kyison Garcia, Utah, PIN 1282

7. Logan Swensen, Minnesota, PIN 1282

8. Carson Walsh, New Jersey, PIN 1274

9. Smokey McClure, Washington, PIN 1265

10. Dalton Perry, Pennsylvania, PIN 1259

70 kg 

1. Jordan Williams, Oklahoma, PIN 1336

2. Maddox Shaw, Pennsylvania, PIN 1334

3. Hunter Stevens, Wisconsin, PIN 1324

4. Nathaniel Askew, North Carolina, PIN 1312

5. Cody Chittum, Tennessee, PIN 1300

6. August Hibler, New Jersey, PIN 1294

7. Gavin Drexler, Wisconsin, PIN 1290

8. Gabriel Delgado, Nevada, PIN 1282

9. Kane Naaktgeboren, Iowa, PIN 1281

10. Sergio Lemley, Indiana, PIN 1277

74 kg 

1. Mac Crosson, Iowa, PIN 1337

2. Zach Hanson, Minnesota, PIN 1333

3. Jacob Herm, Wisconsin, PIN 1316

4. Noah Nininger, Virginia, PIN 1310

5. Dylan Evans, Pennsylvania, PIN 1301

6. Nicco Ruiz, California, PIN 1289

7. Bas Diaz, Iowa, PIN 1281

8. Joel Jesuroga, Iowa, PIN 1278

9. Blake Cosby, Michigan, PIN 1276

10. Ishmael Guerrero, Oklahoma, PIN 1274

79 kg 

1. William Henckel, Connecticut, PIN 1401

2. Matthew Singleton, Georgia, PIN 1372

3. Hunter Garvin, Iowa, PIN 1357

4. Daschle Lamer, Oregon, PIN 1269

5. Maximus Norman, Tennessee, PIN 1259

6. Duncan Christensen, Virginia, PIN 1237

7. Collin Carrigan, Illinois, PIN 1231

8. Omaury Alvarez, Georgia, PIN 1222

9. Isreal Ibarra, Arizona, PIN 1210

10. Owen Segorski, Michigan, PIN 1207

86 kg 

1. Bennett Berge, Minnesota, PIN 1392

2. Jarrett Wadsen, Minnesota, PIN 1308

3. John Murphy, Minnesota, PIN 1254

4. Jordan Chapman, New Jersey, PIN 1223

5. Vincenzo Lavalle, New Jersey, PIN 1193

6. Carson Mize, Ohio, PIN 1188

7. Adonis Bonar II, Nebraska, PIN 1186

8. Ronald Robinson, Arizona, PIN 1185

9. Tyson Clear, Ohio, PIN 1178

10. Aidan Schlett, New Jersey, PIN 1176

92 kg 

1. Hayden Walters, Oregon, PIN 1245

2. Harvey Ludington, Iowa, PIN 1240

3. Dillon Bechtold, Pennsylvania, PIN 1202

4. Oscar Williams, Oklahoma, PIN 1202

5. Tucker Hogan, Pennsylvania, PIN 1195

6. Kaleb Jackson, New Jersey, PIN 1177

7. Brock Rios, California, PIN 1160

8. Nick Nosler, Illinois, PIN 1157

9. Nicholas Ronchetti, Illinois, PIN 1150

10. Noah Weaver, Indiana, PIN 1150

97 kg 

1. Camden McDanel, Ohio, PIN 1309

2. Thomas Dineen, Minnesota, PIN 1163

3. Brenton Russell, New York, PIN 1150

4. Diego Costa, California, PIN 1145

5. Quinlan Morgan, Minnesota, PIN 1129

6. Adam Haselius, Michigan, PIN 1128

7. Brandon Johnson, Indiana, PIN 1100

125 kg 

1. Connor Mirasola, Wisconsin, PIN 1480

2. Koy Hopke, Wisconsin, PIN 1385

3. Aden Attao, Colorado, PIN 1257

4. Daniel Herrera, Iowa, PIN 1243

5. Jacob Levy, Georgia, PIN 1223

6. Ryan Boersma, Illinois, PIN 1221

7. Lucas Stoddard, Ohio, PIN 1204

8. Bradley Hill, Iowa, PIN 1186

9. Carter Neves, Ohio, PIN 1175

10. Jarrett Stoner, Texas, PIN 1169