2025 Zagreb Open – Results

The 1st Ranking Series event of the 2025 UWW season was held in Zagreb in Croatia. Team USA edged out Iran to take the team title.

Zagreb Open Results

Men’s Freestyle Team Rankings
1 UNITED STATES 190
2 IRAN 182
3 AZERBAIJAN 125
4 GEORGIA 96
5 SLOVAKIA 60
6 FRANCE 50
7 UKRAINE 45
8 POLAND 32
9 MOLDOVA 31
10 MEXICO 30
11 HUNGARY 27
12 SERBIA 15
13 ISRAEL 10
14 BELGIUM 6
14 ITALY 6
16 CROATIA 4
16 ECUADOR 4

U.S. men’s freestyle results

57 kg – Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Luka Gvinjila (Georgia), 11-0
WIN Roman Bravo-Young (Mexico), 6-3
WIN Islam Bazarganov (Azerbaijan), 6-2

57 kg – Daniel DeShazer (Wichita, Kan./Minnesota RTC), 9th place
LOSS Roman Bravo Young (Mexico), 6-2

57 kg – Brandon Courtney (Avondale, Ariz./Atreus WC/NYAC), 7th place
LOSS Ahora Farhad Khateri (Iran), 7-7

61 kg – Nahshon Garrett (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh Valley WC/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Joshua Kramer (Ecuador), 12-6
LOSS Ahmad Mohammadnezhadjavan (Iran), 7-2
WIN Giorgi Goniashvili (Georgia), 16-11

61 kg – Michael McGee (Bolingbrook, Ill./Atreus WC/NYAC), 7th place
WIN Andri Dzhelep (Ukraine), 8-6
LOSS Giorgi Goniashvili (Georgia), 14-11

65 kg – Joey McKenna (Towaco, N.J./Penn RTC/Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Ali Rahimzada (Azerbaijan), 7-4
WIN Goga Ontonashvili (Georgia), 3-1
LOSS Abbas Ebrahimzadeh (Iran), 8-6

65 kg – Evan Henderson (Allentown, Pa./Lehigh Valley WC/Titan Mercury WC), 9th place
LOSS Goga Otinashvili (Georgia), 12-11

70 kg – James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska Wrestling TC/Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
WIN Alec Pantaleo (USA), 4-3
LOSS Sina Khalili (Iran), injury default
LOSS Vasile Diacon (Moldova), injury default

70 kg – Jarrett Jacques (Columbia, Mo./Tiger Style WC), 7th place
WIN Ismail Musukaev (Hungary), 3-2
LOSS Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran), 4-3

70 kg – Alec Pantaleo (Canton, Mich./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC), 9th place
LOSS James Green (USA), 4-3

74 kg – David Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Szymon Wojtkowski (Poland), tech fall 11-0
WIN Kamil Rybicki (Poland), tech fall 10-0
WIN Murad Kuramagomedov (Hungary), tech fall 12-2
LOSS Tajmuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia), 4-0

86 kg – Zahid Valencia (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Matthew Finesilver (Israel), tech fall 10-0
WIN Abolfazl Rahmani Firouzjaei (Iran), 5-2
WIN Nate Jackson (USA), tech fall 12-2
WIN Arsenii Dzhioev (Azerbaijan), 8-0

86 kg – Trent Hidlay (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Eugeniu Mihalcean (Moldova), 3-2
LOSS Arsenii Dzhioev (Azerbaijan), 5-0
Vs. Tariel Gaphrindashvili (Georgia), 10-4

86 kg – Nate Jackson (Princeton, N.J./Princeton WC/New Jersey RTC), bronze medal
WIN Krzysszof Sadowick (Poland), 9-0
LOSS Zahid Valencia (USA), tech fall12-2
WIN Matthew Finesilver (Israel), tech fall 12-2

79 kg – Evan Wick (San Gabriel, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), 9th place
LOSS Rocco Welsh (USA), 6-2

79 kg – Rocco Welsh (Fredericktown, Pa./Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Evan Wick (USA), 6-2
LOSS Zelimkhan Khadjiev (France), 4-2
WIN Otari Adeishvili (Georgia), 9-3

92 kg – Michael Macchiavello (Northampton, Pa./Lehigh Valley WC/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
LOSS Amirhoussein Fiouzpourbandpei (Iran), 5-0
WIN Zaur Beradze (Georgia), 12-4
WIN Adlan Viskhanov (France), 9-1

97 kg – Kyle Snyder (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Richard Vegh (Hungary), tech fall 11-0
WIN Batyrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia), tech fall 10-0
WIN Abolfazl Babaloo (Iran), tech fall 12-1

97 kg – Jay Aiello (Centreville, Va./Penn RTC/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Merab Suleimanishvili (Georgia), forfeit
LOSS Abolfazl Babaloo (Iran), 6-5
WIN Andro Margishvili (Georgia), inj. dft. 0:03

125 kg – Mason Parris (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Trent Hillger (USA), 13-2
WIN Hayden Zillmer (USA), 4-2
LOSS Amirreza Masoumi Valadi (Iran), tech fall 11-0

125 kg – Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Minnesota RTC), bronze medal
WIN Nika Berulava (Georgia), 17-6
LOSS Mason Parris (USA), 4-2
WIN Trent Hillger (USA), 10-3

125 kg – Trent Hillger (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota RTC), 5th place
LOSS Mason Parris (USA), 13-2
LOSS Hayden Zillmer (USA), 10-3

Greco-Roman Team Rankings
1 IRAN 147
2 AZERBAIJAN 134
3 HUNGARY 119
4 UZBEKISTAN 72
5 MOLDOVA 66
6 SERBIA 43
7 NORWAY 40
8 CROATIA 39
9 FINLAND 36
10 ROMANIA 33
11 UNITED STATES 30
12 DENMARK 25
13 SINGAPORE 8
14 CZECHIA 8
15 KAZAKHSTAN 4
16 ISRAEL 4
17 INDIVIDUAL NEUTRAL ATHLETES 0
18 NETHERLANDS 0
19 UKRAINE 0

U.S. Greco-Roman results

63 kg – Otto Black (Parker, Colo./NYAC)
LOSS Vitalie Eriomenco (Moldova), 4-0

63 kg – IIdar Hafizov (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)
LOSS Erfan Jarkani (Iran), 7-5

63 kg – Ellis Coleman (Fountain, Colo./Army WCAP), in bronze medal match
LOSS Dinislam Bammatov (Individual Neutral Athlete-RUS), 8-0
WIN Vitalie Eriomenco (Moldova), 9-0
Vs. Ziya Babashov (Azerbaijan)

67 kg – Alejandro Sancho (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)
LOSS Daniial Agaev (Individual Neutral Athlete-RUS), 3-1

87 kg – Spencer Woods (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)
LOSS Ivan Huklek (Croatia), 13-2

Women’s Freestyle Team Rankings
1 UNITED STATES 155
2 HUNGARY 96
3 FRANCE 72
4 AZERBAIJAN 65
5 LITHUANIA 35
6 CROATIA 27
7 CANADA 20
7 CZECHIA 20
9 MOLDOVA 18
10 BULGARIA 15
11 BRAZIL 12
12 INDIVIDUAL NEUTRAL ATHLETES 0

U.S. Women’s freestyle results

57 kg – Jacarra Winchester (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Zhala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan), 7-4

72 kg – Skylar Grote (Newton, N.J./Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Noemi Osvath Nagy (Hungary), tech fall 10-0
WIN Zahra Karimzada (Azerbaijan), tech fall 10-0
WIN Veronika Vilk (Croatia), tech fall 11-0
WIN Pauline Lecarpentier (France), 2-0

76 kg – Yelena Makoyed (Orangevale, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Kamile Gaucaite (Lithuania), pin 1:12
WIN Valeriia Trifonova (AIN), pin 1:44
WIN Veronika Nyikos (Hungary), tech fall, 11-0