Spencer Lee leads a dynamic list of Men’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament.

USA Wrestling press release – Photo credit John Sachs/Tech-Fall.com

USA Wrestling has announced the pre-seeds for the five Senior men’s freestyle brackets at 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Wrestling takes place on Thursday and Friday this week at Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Subject to final weigh-ins.

The Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament begins Thursday, May 14, at 10 a.m. ET with preliminaries and quarterfinal matches. Semifinal contests are slated for Thursday at 4 p.m. ET. Men’s freestyle championship bouts are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday, May 15.

Senior Men’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds

57 kg
1. Spencer Lee (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)
2. Anthony Knox (Scarlet Knight WC)
3. Liam Cronin (Nebraska Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
4. Brody Teske (Panther WC)
5. Austin Assad (Seasons Freestyle Club)
6. Elijah Oliver (Capital WC/New York AC)

61 kg
1. Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
2. Jax Forrest (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
3. Austin DeSanto (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)
4. Michael McGee (Southwest WC/New York AC)
5. Nathan Tomasello (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
6. Aaron Seidel (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

70 kg
1. Zain Retherford (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
2. Caleb Henson (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
3. Alec Pantaleo (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)
4. Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
5. Jordan Williams (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)
6. Edward Scott (Brunson Utah Valley RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
7. Ian Parker (Panther WC/Titan Mercury WC)

74 kg
1. Joseph Sealey (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
2. David Carr (Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
3. Evan Wick (Titan Mercury WC)
4. Quincy Monday (New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
5. Cameron Amine (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
6. Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)
7. Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)
8. Michael Caliendo (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)
9. Jayden James (KD Trained/Titan Mercury WC)

125 kg
1. Mason Parris (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)
2. Hayden Zillmer (Gopher RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
3. Isaac Trumble (Wolfpack RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
4. Daniel Kerkvliet, Jr. (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
5. Demetrius Thomas (Brown RTC/New York AC)
6. Jonathan Aiello (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
7. Coby Merrill (New York AC)
8. Anthony Cassioppi (Titan Mercury WC)
9. Jordan Wood (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/New York AC)
10. Taye Ghadiali (Cliff Keen WC)
11. Cole Mirasola (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
12. Connor Mirasola (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
13. Jimmy Mullen (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
14. Lucas Stoddard (West Point WC)