In addition to the Olympic Trials taking place at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State, Nittany Lion fans will have plenty of athletes to cheer for. 25% of the men’s freestyle Olympic Trials qualifiers have a tie to Penn State wrestling - either a current wrestler, former wrestler, or current Nittany Lion Wrestling Club athlete.

Below is a list of all the athletes who are qualified for the Olympic Trials that have ties to Penn State.

Current Wrestlers

65 kg - Beau Bartlett

74 kg - Carter Starocci

74 kg - Mitchell Mesenbrink

74 kg - Levi Haines

74 kg - Alex Facundo

125 kg - Greg Kerkvliet

Former Wrestlers Who Still Train At NLWC

65 kg - Zain Retherford (2014-18)

65 kg - Nick Lee (2018-22)

74 kg - Jason Nolf (2015-19)

86 kg - David Taylor (2010-14)

86 kg - Aaron Brooks (2020-24)

86 kg - Max Dean (2022-23)

Former Wrestlers Who No Longer Train At NLWC

57 kg - Nick Suriano (2017) → SoCal RTC

57 kg - Nico Megaludis (2012-16) → Pittsburgh WC

74 kg - Vincenzo Joseph (2016-20) → Sunkist Kids RTC

86 kg - Mark Hall (2017-20) → Pennsylvania RTC

High School Commits

57 kg - Luke Lilledahl (class of 2024)

86 kg - Connor Mirasola (class of 2024)

Not Penn State Athletes, But Current Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Athletes

57 kg - Thomas Gilman (Iowa)

74 kg - Kyle Dake (Cornell)

97 kg - Kyle Snyder (Ohio State)

WFS 62 kg - Jennifer Page