Men’s Freestyle:

57kg:
Rahul Balasaheb Aware, IND
Dylan Bray, SWC
Joe Colon, TMWC
Agustin Destribats, ARG
Angel Escobedo, NYAC
Mehmed Feraim, BUL
Jarod Garnett, LVAC
Tyler Graff, NYAC
Kyle Hutter, TMWC
Nathan Kraisser, UNA
Stevan Micic, CRTC
Dan Mitcheff, NYAC
Rinya Nakamura, JPN
Jarrod Patterson, NYAC
Frank Perrelli, TMWC
Brandon Precin, NYAC
Zach Sanders, MN STORM
Nick Simmons, SUNKIST KIDS
Omak Syuryun, RUS
Steven Takahashi, CAN
Nikko Triggas, NYAC

Notes: 57kg looks to be the toughest weight at the Schultz this year. Joe Colon comes in with a win over Conor Beebe at FPL4 and a first place finish at the Bill Farrell, where he topped Dan Mitcheff 13-6. Colon also has a win over Precin, who has a win over Escobedo…. Crazy.

Mitcheff beat former Olympian, Sam Hazewinkle at the Farrell. He also had a pin over Andrew Hochstrasser. At the 2014 US Open he topped Tyler Graff in the third place match.

Tyler Graff has competed on a JR World Team and a University World Team, and has taken home a third palce finish at the 2013 US Open. Adding to this gauntlet of a weight is Mehmed Feraim from Bulgaria who finished 8th at the Worlds this past year.


61kg:
Bajrang Bajrang, IND
Vladmir Flegontov, RUS
Jim Gauntlett, ASG
Andrew Hochstrasser, TMWC
Joey Lazor, PWC
Joseph McKenna, LVAC
Yo Nakata, JPN

Notes: India’s Bajrang had a second place finish at both the Asian Games and Asian Championships in 2014. This will be his third trip to the Schultz, he has placed 5th and 3rd.

Joey McKenna was 2nd at the Junior World Championships this past year and look great. He can really do well in this bracket. Hochstrasser is a 2014 US Open finalist at 57kg dropping his bout to Hazewinkle


65kg:
Jason Chamberlain, TMWC
Brandon Dizair Diaz Ramirez, MEX
Yogeshwar Dutt, IND
Reece Humphrey, NYAC
Evan Henderson, TMWC
Kevin Iwasa-Madge, CAN
Ridge Kiley, TMWC
Mike Mangrum, TMWC
Montell Marion, TMWC
Mario Mason, BLAIR
Borislav Novachkov, BUL
Murad Nukhadiev, RUS
Joradn Oliver, SUNKIST KIDS
Sergiy Ratushny, UKR
Zain Retherford, NLWC
Brett Robbins, PWC
Cole VonOhlen, AIR FORCE
Bebto Yewah, MN Storm

Notes: Another bracket loaded with talent here at 65kg. India’s Yogeshwar Dutt had a third place finish at the 2012 Olympics. Boris Novachkov has a third place finish under his belt at the European Championships.

Reece Humphrey, Jordan Oliver and Zain Retherford add a ton of depth here. Humphrey and Oliver have met before at the 2014 World Team Trials where Oliver pulled away with the win. Oliver also has a win over Bulgarian entrant Boris Novachkov at Beat The Streets.

A first round rematch between Novachkov and Mangrum is set and if its anything like the last time they wrestled, you wont want to miss it!


70kg:
Vladyslav Dombrovisky, ARMY
Victor Hernandez Luna, MEX
Nazar Kulchytskyy, TMWC
Kevin LaValley, MN Storm
Mason Manville, MN Storm
Nick Marable, SUNKIST KIDS
Parvenn Rana, IND
Ganbayar Sanjaa, NYAC
Dustin Schlatter, MN Storm
Nobuyoshi Takojima, JPN

Notes: 2014 World Team Member, Nick Marable took home an 8th place finish last year in Tashkent. Japan’s Nobuyoshi Takojima finished fifth at Worlds in 2013.

Mason Manville struggled in his senior level debut yesterday in Greco, but you can never count an athlete like him out. Nazar Kulchystskyy won three D3 National titles and is coming off a dominant win at FPL4.

India’s Parven is returning to the Schultz after winning it last year. In 2011 he had a third place finish at Worlds


74kg:
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, UZB
Christian Anguiano Flores, MEX
Tyler Caldwell, SUNKIST KIDS
Nate Carr Jr, TMWC
Moza Fay, ARMY
Quinoton Godley, TMWC
Georgi Ivanov, BUL
Ryan Lue, CAN
Ryan Myrfield, SWC
Mao Okui, JPN
Colton Sponseller, NYAC
Nestor Taffur, NYAC
Kiril Terziev, BUL
Dan Vallimont, NYAC
Jason Welch, CRTC
Pancham Narsingh Yadav, IND

Notes: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov won a bronze medal in his home country at Worlds this past year. Moza Fay is also entered here and has been close with everyone at this weight and has taken a loss to Godley but also took a decisive win over 2014 University World Champion, Tyler Caldwell.

Jason Welch is coming off a super exciting win over Craig Becker at FPL4 highlighted with a huge throw, so expect him to put on a show. Georgi Ivanov is making the trip back to Colorado Springs from Bulgaria looking to take home his second Dave Schultz Title.


86kg:
Michael Bodnar, SVK
Alexandru Buzulan, MDA
Clayton Foster, GRIT
Robert Hamlin, NYAC
Austin Morehead, NWRTC
Takahiro Murayama, JPN
Ryder Newman, OTC
Richard Perry, NYAC
Jasmit Phulka, BWC
Migul Sanchez, MEX
Andrew Sorenson, PWC
Austin Trotman, TMWC
Quentin Wright, NLWC

Notes: Clayton Foster looked awesome last weekend at FPL4 doubling Ben Askren to a 10-0 win. He has a World Cup Championship to his name as well. Deron Winn is entered here as well and has look tough since he has dropped down but has taken a loss in the Bill Farrell Finals to Richard Perry.

Robert Hamlin is making an appearance here along with Quentin Wright and Austin Trotman. Shaping out to be a weight class which will dominated by US guys. 


97kg:
Yuri Alexei Maier, ARG
Micah Burak, OTC
Cayle Byers, TMWC
Michail Ganev, BUL
Matt Gibson, TMWC
Arjun Gill, CAN
Dustin Kilgore, SUNKIST KIDS
Joe Nord, MN Storm
Jesse Prudente Ruiz, MEX
Aurelio Valdez Chairez, MEX
Sho Yasuda, JPN
David Zabriskie, LVAC

Notes: Another weight where US guys are favored, Micah Burak took fourth here last season. David Zabriskie also adds some strength to this weight. Ganev had an 8th place finish at the 2014 Worlds.

Yurie Alexei Maier is a seasoned athlete having wrestled in 6 World Tournaments and two Pan American second place finishes.


125kg:
Dom Bradley, SUNKIST KIDS
Yuya Fujita, JPN
Justin Grant, NYAC
Chad Henke, TMWC
Korey Jarvis, CAN
Pavel Krivstov, RUS
Kyle Massey, NYAC
Matt Meuleners, TMWC
Jacob Mitchell. OTC
Anthony Nelson, MN STORM
Jake Scanlan, OTC
Jarod Trice, TMWC

Notes: Looks like the US has the last three weight classes covered. Dom Bradley has a win over World Team Member and 2x Medalist Tervel Dlagnev. Minnesota National Champion, Tony Nelson will be making an appearance, and is looking huge.

Chad Henke is back up from 97kgs and looks to get back into his groove. Jarod Trice finished third yesterday in Greco but looked banged up, favoring his knee throughout the day.