2019 Senior Men's Freestyle World Team Trial Qualifiers After US Open
With the conclusion of the US Open, the majority of the fields for the 2019 World Team Trials has been set. With only the Last Chance Qualifier left to complete, we can now begin to see how the brackets will take shape for the tournament next month. The top seven placers from the US Open have all qualified, and below is the list of all qualified athletes for men's freestyle as of right now. At 61, 74, 79, 86, 92, 97, and 125, returning world medalists sit in the Final X wrestle-off, and the winner of the US Open will wrestle the World Team Trials champion, with the winner advancing to Final X. At 57, 65, and 70, the US Open champion will wrestle the World Team Trials champion at Final X for the deciding spot.
57 kg
FINAL X: Daton Fix, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Titan Mercury WC)
2018 Senior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Thomas Gilman (Titan Mercury/Hawkeye WC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Jack Mueller (Titan Mercury/Cavalier WC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Daton Fix (Titan Mercury/Cowboy RTC)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Spencer Lee (125 pounds) (Titan Mercury/Hawkeye WC)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – Darian Cruz (New York AC)
2019 Pan American Championships medalist – Josh Rodriguez (Nittany Lion WC)
U.S. Open third - Zane Richards (TMWC)
U.S. Open fourth - Vito Arujau (TMWC)
U.S. Open sixth - Nathan Tomasello (TMWC)
U.S. Open seventh -Frank Perrelli (TMWC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
61 kg
FINAL X: Joe Colon, 2018 Senior World bronze medalist (Titan Mercury WC/Valley RTC)
World Team Trials Challenge finalist: Cody Brewer, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Titan Mercury)
2018 Final X champion – Nahshon Garrett (Sunkist Kids)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Sean Fausz (Titan Mercury/Wolfpack WC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team Trials champion – Austin Gomez (Cyclone RTC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Joshua Saunders (Titan Mercury)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Nick Suriano (133 pounds) (NJRTC)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – Cody Brewer (Titan Mercury WC/Chicago RTC)
U.S. Open runner-up – Nico Megaludis (Titan Mercury WC)
U.S. Open third -Joey Palmer (unattached)
U.S. Open fourth -Tyler Graff (TMWC)
U.S. Open fifth -Cory Clark (TMWC)
U.S. Open sixth -Anthony Ramos (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. Open seventh -Earl Hall (TMWC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
65 kg
FINAL X: Yianni Diakomihalis, 2019 U.S. Open (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes RTC)
2018 Senior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Logan Stieber (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team Trials champion – Mitch McKee (Gopher WC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Colton McCrystal (Nebraska WTC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Dom Demas (OKRTC)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Yianni Diakomihalis (141 pounds) (Titan Mercury/Finger Lakes WC)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – Bernard Futrell (Titan Mercury/Penn RTC)
U.S. Open runner-up – Zain Retherford (Nittany Lion WC)
U.S. Open third -Jayson Ness (Minnesota Storm)
U.S. Open fourth - Frank Molinaro (TMWC/OKRTC)
U.S. Open fifth - Jaydin Eierman (TMWC)
U.S. Open sixth -Jordan Oliver (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. Open seventh -Kanen Storr (TMWC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
70 kg
FINAL X: Ryan Deakin, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Titan Mercury WC)
2018 Senior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – James Green (Sunkist Kids)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Hayden Hidlay (Titan Mercury/Wolfpack RTC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Brady Berge (Nittany Lion WC)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Anthony Ashnault (149 pounds) (NJRTC)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Jason Nolf (157 pounds) (Nittany Lion WC)
U.S. Open fourth -Alec Pantaleo (Michigan)
U.S. Open fifth -Brandon Sorenson (TMWC)
U.S. Open sixth -Nazar Kulchytskyy (TMWC)
U.S. Open seventh -Jason Chamberlain (TMWC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
74 kg
FINAL X: Jordan Burroughs, 2018 Senior World bronze medalist (Sunkist Kids)
World Team Trials Challenge finalist: Isaiah Martinez, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Titan Mercury WC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Alex Smythe (Univ. of Buffalo)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Mekhi Lewis (Titan Mercury/Southeast RTC)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – Richie Lewis (New York AC)
U.S. Open runner-up – Tommy Gantt (Titan Mercury WC)
U.S. Open third -Anthony Valencia (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. Open fourth -Logan Massa (Michigan)
U.S. Open fifth -Brian Murphy (NYAC/NJRTC)
U.S. Open sixth -Dan Vallimont (NYAC)
U.S. Open seventh - Jared Frayer (TWMC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
79 kg
FINAL X: Kyle Dake, 2018 Senior World champion (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes WC)
World Team Trials Challenge finalist: Alex Dieringer, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – David McFadden (Titan Mercury/Southeast RTC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Aaron Brooks (Titan Mercury/EAP)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Zahid Valencia (174 pounds) (Sunkist Kids)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – Nate Jackson (New York AC)
2019 Pan American Championships medalist – Chandler Rogers (Titan Mercury/Cowboy RTC)
U.S. Open runner-up – Chance Marsteller
U.S. Open third -Nick Becker (AWA)
U.S. Open fourth -Matthew Finesliver (BBWC)
U.S. Open fifth -Geno Morelli (NLWC)
U.S. Open sixth -Stacey Davis (TMWC)
U.S. Open seventh -Ben Harvey (West Point)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
86 kg
FINAL X: David Taylor, 2018 Senior World champion (Nittany Lion WC)
World Team Trials Challenge finalist: Pat Downey, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Titan Mercury WC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Myles Martin (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Lou Deprez (Bearcat WC)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Drew Foster (184 pounds) (Northern Iowa)
U.S. Open runner-up – Nick Heflin (Titan Mercury WC/OKRTC)
U.S. Open third -Sammy Brooks (NYAC/HWC)
U.S. Open fourth -Brett Pfarr (Minnesota Storm)
U.S. Open fifth -Nate Jackson (NYAC/NJRTC)
U.S. Open sixth -Myles Martin (TMWC)
U.S. Open seventh -Kenneth Courts (TMWC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
92 kg
FINAL X: J’den Cox, 2018 Senior World champion (Titan Mercury WC/USOTC)
World Team Trials Challenge finalist: Bo Nickal, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Nittany Lions WC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Christian Brunner (Boilermaker RTC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Jacob Warner (Titan Mercury/Hawkeye WC)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – TJ Dudley (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. Open runner-up – Hayden Zillmer (Minnesota Storm)
U.S. Open third -Michael Macchiavello (TMWC)
U.S. Open fifth -Kollin Moore (tOSU)
U.S. Open sixth -Riley Lefever (NLWC)
U.S. Open seventh -Timmy McCall (TMWC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
97 kg
FINAL X: Kyle Snyder, 2018 Senior World silver medalist (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
World Team Trials Challenge finalist: Kyven Gadson, 2019 U.S. Open champion (Sunkist Kids)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Kollin Moore (Titan Mercury/Ohio RTC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team Trials champion – Daniel Greg Kerkvliet (Titan Mercury WC/EAP)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Zach Elam (Univ. of Missouri)
2019 NCAA Division I champion – Anthony Cassar (285 pounds) (Nittany Lion WC)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – Ty Walz (Titan Mercury WC/Southeast RTC)
U.S. Open runner-up – Ben Honis (Titan Mercury WC)
U.S. Open third -Danny Chaid (CRTC)
U.S. Open fourth -Ty Walz (TMWC)
U.S. Open fifth -Kevin Beazley (NYAC/CKWC)
U.S. Open sixth -Michael Boykin (TMWC)
U.S. Open seventh -Wynn Michalak (TMWC)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer
125 kg
FINAL X: Nick Gwiazdowski, 2018 Senior World bronze medalist (Titan Mercury WC)
World Team Trials Challenge finalist: Adam Coon, 2019 U.S. Open champion (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
2018 U23 Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Youssif Hemida (Terrapin WC)
2018 Junior Men’s Freestyle World Team member – Gable Steveson (Minnesota Storm)
2019 Dave Schultz highest placer – Mike Kosoy (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. Open runner-up – Tony Nelson (Minnesota Storm)
U.S. Open third -Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. Open fourth -Derek White (TMWC)
U.S. Open sixth – DavidTate Orndorff (UVRTC)
U.S. Open seventh -Garrett Ryan (Sunkist Kids)
2019 Northeast Regional highest placer