FROM USA WRESTLING - USA Wrestling has released the pre-seeds for the Senior World Team Trials in men’s freestyle. The competition will be held at the MECA - CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, September 14-15.

Seeding was done by the USA Wrestling National Staff. Pre-seeds are subject to change through the completion of medical check and weigh-ins on Saturday, September 14.

Two 2023 World medalists accepted their automatic berth in the best-of-three Championship Series, 2023 World champion Vito Arujau at 61 kg and 2023 World bronze medalist Zahid Valencia at 92 kg.

The pre-seeds in Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle wrestling will be posted, when finalized, later today.

61 kg

Sit-out to Championship Series: Vito Arujau (Spartan Combat RTC/TMWC)

Pre-Seeds

1. Nahshon Garrett (LVWC/TMWC)
2. Daton Fix (Cowboy RTC/TMWC)
3. Austin Desanto (HWC/TMWC)
4. Seth Gross (Wisconsin RTC)
5. Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg WC)
6. Jax Forrest (Young Guns)
7. Nasir Bailey (Arkansas RTC)
8. Liam Cronin (Nebraska WTC)
9. Devan Turner (NYAC/Indiana RTC)
10. Michael Tortorice (Team Tortorice WC)
11. Nico Provo (Connecticut)
12. Kyle Burwick (Bison WC)

70 kg

Pre-Seeds

1. Alec Pantaleo (CKWC/TMWC)
2. James Green (Nebraska WTC)
3. Jordan Oliver (NYAC)
4. PJ Duke (KD Training Center)
5. Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)
6. Evan Henderson (LVWC/TMWC)
7. Bryce Andonian (SERTC/TMWC)
8. Paniro Johnson (Cyclone RTC)
9. Yahya Thomas (NJRTC/TMWC)
10. Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC)
11. Jakob Bergeland (Gopher WC)
12. Kaleb Larkin (Atreus WC)
13. Ian Parker (Cavalier WC)
14. Daniel Cardenas (Bear Cave WC)
15. Vince Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary)
16. Wyatt Sheets (Cowboy RTC/TMWC)
17. Jaden Abas (California RTC)
18. Ryan Jack (Wolfpack WC/TMWC)
19. Jackson Arrington (Wolfpack WC/TMWC)
20. Dayne Morton (West Coast RTC)
21. Isaiah Delgado (Brunson UVRTC)

79 kg

Pre-Seeds

1. Chance Marsteller (NJRTC/TMWC)
2. Jordan Burroughs (Pennsylvania RTC)
3. Alex Dieringer (CKWC/TMWC
4. Keegan O’Toole (Tiger Style WC/TMWC)
5. David Carr (Cyclone RTC/TMWC)
6. Evan Wick (SoCal RTC/TMWC)
7. Hunter Garvin (Iowa)
8. Joey Lavallee  (Brunson UVRTC/TMWC)
9. Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
10. Kennedy Monday (NJRTC/TMWC)
11. Matthew Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
12. Andrew Dickson (George Mason Univ.)
13. Noah Mulvaney (Buffalo Valley RTC)
14. Sam Beckett (Pennsylvania)
15. Demetrius Romero (Brunson UVRTC)
16. Clay Lautt (Tarheel WC)
17. Justin Grant (McDoubles Wrestling)

92 kg

Sit-out to Championship Series:  Zahid Valencia (Atreus WC)

Pre-Seeds

1. David Taylor (Cowboy RTC/ TMWC)
2. Trent Hidlay (Wolfpack WC/TMWC)
3. Jonathan Aiello (Pennsylvania RTC/TMWC)
4. Michael Macchiavello (LVWC/TMWC)
5. Eric Schultz (Nebraska WTC)
6. Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style WC)
7. Patrick Downey (NYAC)
8. Marcus Coleman (Cyclone RTC)
9. Cameron Caffey (Michigan WC)
10. Maximus Hale (Pennsylvania RTC)
11. Nick Stemmet (Illinois)
12. Zane Mulder (Burg Training Center)
13. Luke Duthie (Pennsylvania)
14. Eze Chukwuezi (Spartan Combat RTC)
15. Aidan Brenot (Bison WC)