USA Wrestling Releases World Team Trials Men’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds

FROM USA WRESTLING – USA Wrestling has released the pre-seeds for the Senior World Team Trials in men’s freestyle. The competition will be held at the MECA – CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, September 14-15.

Seeding was done by the USA Wrestling National Staff. Pre-seeds are subject to change through the completion of medical check and weigh-ins on Saturday, September 14.

Two 2023 World medalists accepted their automatic berth in the best-of-three Championship Series, 2023 World champion Vito Arujau at 61 kg and 2023 World bronze medalist Zahid Valencia at 92 kg.

The pre-seeds in Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle wrestling will be posted, when finalized, later today.

61 kg

Sit-out to Championship Series: Vito Arujau (Spartan Combat RTC/TMWC)

Pre-Seeds

1. Nahshon Garrett (LVWC/TMWC)
2. Daton Fix (Cowboy RTC/TMWC)
3. Austin Desanto (HWC/TMWC)
4. Seth Gross (Wisconsin RTC)
5. Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg WC)
6. Jax Forrest (Young Guns)
7. Nasir Bailey (Arkansas RTC)
8. Liam Cronin (Nebraska WTC)
9. Devan Turner (NYAC/Indiana RTC)
10. Michael Tortorice (Team Tortorice WC)
11. Nico Provo (Connecticut)
12. Kyle Burwick (Bison WC)

70 kg

Pre-Seeds

1. Alec Pantaleo (CKWC/TMWC)
2. James Green (Nebraska WTC)
3. Jordan Oliver (NYAC)
4. PJ Duke (KD Training Center)
5. Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)
6. Evan Henderson (LVWC/TMWC)
7. Bryce Andonian (SERTC/TMWC)
8. Paniro Johnson (Cyclone RTC)
9. Yahya Thomas (NJRTC/TMWC)
10. Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC)
11. Jakob Bergeland (Gopher WC)
12. Kaleb Larkin (Atreus WC)
13. Ian Parker (Cavalier WC)
14. Daniel Cardenas (Bear Cave WC)
15. Vince Bouzakis…