2017 Who's #1

Who's #1 Matchup Announcement: World Teamers Clash At 113

Who's #1 Matchup Announcement: World Teamers Clash At 113

A pair of world team members will collide with the No. 1 spot at 113 pounds on the line at Who's #1 this October.

Jul 13, 2017 by Ryan Holmes
Who's #1 Matchup Announcement: World Teamers Clash At 113
A pair of world team members will collide with the No. 1 spot at 113 pounds on the line at Who's #1 this October.

Cadet world champion Kurt McHenry and junior world team member Malik Heinselman will go head-to-head at Lehigh University's Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall in Bethlehem, PA, on October 8. Heinselman and McHenry finished the 2016-17 season as the top two ranked wrestlers at 106, and now each of them will be moving up to 113 for the 2017-18 regular season.

McHenry, who is ranked No. 1 at 106, is preparing to make another run at a world title at the Cadet World Championships. And Heinselman, the top-ranked wrestler at 113, will be looking to make a run at a junior world title.


Malik Heinselman
Kurt McHenry
State Colorado Maryland (Virginia)
Ranking No. 1 at 113 No. 1 at 106
Credentials Fargo Champ/Jr. World Team Member Cadet World Champ


Announced Who's #1 Matchups

113: No. 1 Malik Heinselman (CO) vs. No. 1 (at 106) Kurt McHenry (MD) 
145: No.1 Anthony Artalona (FL) vs. No. 3 Sammy Sasso (PA) 
152: No. 1 Will Lewan (IL) vs. No. 2 (at 145) Brayton Lee (IN) 
195: No. 1 Micheal Beard (PA) vs. No. 2 Gavin Hoffman (PA)