Olympic Trials Qualifiers – Men’s Freestyle – February 2024
U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS QUALIFIERS – as of February 26, 2023
Men’s freestyle (68 athletes)
Non-Olympic weight qualifiers
2023 U17 World champion 55 kg – Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg WC)
57 KG
Challenge Tournament participants
2023 World Team member – Zane Richards (Titan Mercury WC/Illini WC)
2020 Olympic Team member – Thomas Gilman (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
2019 World Team member – Daton Fix (Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC)
2023 Bill Farrell champion – Spencer Lee (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals runner-up – Nico Megaludis (Pitt WC/TMWC),
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals third place – Liam Cronin (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fourth place – Daniel DeShazer (Gopher Wrestling Club – RTC),
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fifth place – Luke Lilledahl (X-Calibur Athletics WC)
2024 NCAA Div. I champion –
2024 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion –
Non-Olympic weight qualifiers
2023 Senior World champion at 61 kg – Vitali Arujau (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat RTC)**
2022 World Team member 61 kg – Seth Gross (Sunkist Kids/Wisconsin RTC)
2019 World Team member 61 kg – Tyler Graff (New York AC/New Jersey RTC)
2018 World Team member 61 kg – Joe Colon (Titan Mercury WC)
2018 World Final Trials champion – Nahshon Garrett (Titan Mercury WC/Lehigh Valley WC)
2024 Pan American Championships champion at 61 kg – Nick Suriano (New Jersey)
65 KG
Challenge Tournament participants
2023 World Team member – Nick Lee (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
2022 World Team member – Yianni Diakomihalis (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat RTC)
2019 World Team/2023 Senior World champion at 70 kg – Zain Retherford (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)**
2018 World Team member – Logan Stieber (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
2023 Bill Farrell champion – Kaleb Larkin (Sunkist Kids)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals champion – Andrew Alirez (NCRTC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals runner-up – Beau Bartlett (NLWC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals third place – Joseph McKenna (Penn RTC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fifth place – Austin DeSanto (HWC/TMWC)
2024 NCAA Div. I champion –
2024 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion –
Non-Olympic weight qualifiers
2021 World Team member 70 kg – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska WTC)
2023 U20 World champion 70 kg – Meyer Shapiro (Spartan Combat RTC)
2023 U17 World champion 71 kg – Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy WC)
2024 Pan American Championships champion at 70 kg – Alec Pantaleo (CKWC/TMWC)
74 KG
Best of Three Championship Series
2023 Senior World silver medal at Olympic weight – Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Challenge Tournament participants
2019 World Team member – Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC)
2023 U20 World champion – Mitchell Mesenbrink (Askren Wrestling Academy)
2023 U23 World champion – Keegan O’Toole (Tiger Style WC)
2023 Bill Farrell champion – Jason Nolf (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals champion – Quincy Monday (NJRTC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals runner-up – Alex Marinelli (HWC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals third place – Alex Facundo (NLWC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fourth place – Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fifth place – Tyler Berger (Pennsylvania RTC)
2024 NCAA Div. I champion –
2024 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion –
Non-Olympic weight qualifiers
2023 World Team member 79 kg – Chance Marsteller (Titan Mercury WC/NYC RTC)
86 KG
Best of Three Championship Series
2023 Senior World champion at Olympic weight – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Challenge Tournament participants
2019 World Team member – Patrick Downey (Sanford MMA)
2023 U23 World champion – Aaron Brooks (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
2023 Bill Farrell champion – Trent Hidlay (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals champion – Alex Dieringer (CKWC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals runner-up – Mark Hall (Penn RTC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals third place – Maxwell Dean (NLWC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fourth place – Connor Mirasola (Askren Wrestling Academy)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fifth place – Evan Wick (SoCal RTC/TMWC)
2024 NCAA Div. I champion –
2024 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion –
Non-Olympic weight qualifiers
2023 Senior World bronze medalist at 92 kg – Zahid Valencia (Sunkist Kids)**
2022 World Team member 92 kg – J’den Cox (Titan Mercury WC/Cliff Keen WC)
97 KG
Best of Three Championship Series
2023 Senior World bronze medalist at Olympic weight – Kyle Snyder (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Challenge Tournament participants
2023 U23 World champion – Isaac Trumble (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack WC)
2023 Bill Farrell champion – Michael Macchiavello (Titan Mercury WC/Lehigh Valley WC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals champion – Kollin Moore (Ohio RTC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals runner-up – Nathan Jackson (New York Athletic Club)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals third place – Jonathan Aiello (Cavalier WC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fourth place – Eric Schultz (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fifth place – Anthony Cassioppi (HWC/TMWC)
2024 Pan American Championships champion –
2024 NCAA Div. I champion –
2024 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion –
125 KG
Best of Three Championship Series
2023 Senior World bronze medalist at Olympic weight – Mason Parris (Titan Mercury WC/Cliff Keen WC)
Challenge Tournament participants
2020 Olympic Team member – Gable Steveson (Gopher WC RTC)
2022 World Team member – Hayden Zillmer (Gopher WC RTC)
2021 World Team member – Nick Gwiazdowski (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat WC)
2023 U23 World champion – Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force RTC)
2023 Bill Farrell runner-up – Christian Lance (Sunkist Kids)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals champion – Dominique Bradley (Sunkist Kids WC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals third place – Gary Traub (Cowboy RTC/TMWC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fourth place – Demertius Thomas (Pittsburgh WC)
Dec. 2023 Senior Nationals fifth place – Trent Hillger (Gopher Wrestling Club – RTC)
2024 NCAA Div. I champion –
2024 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion –
** – By winning 2023 World medal at non-Olympic weight, these athletes advance to the semifinals of the Olympic Trials Challenge Tournament, at the Olympic weight class either up or down from where they won the World medal.