2021 US World Team Trials (wrestling)

The 2021 United States World Team Trials for wrestling were held at the Pinnacle Bank Arena of Lincoln, Nebraska, from September 11 to 12, 2021.^[1] This event determined the representative of the United States of America for the 2021 World Championships at each weight class and style.^[2]

2021 US World Wrestling Team Trials
Host city	Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Dates	September 11–12, 2021
Stadium	Pinnacle Bank Arena
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Weight classes contested

Due to the delay of the 2020 Summer Olympics that ended up taking place in August 2021, with the US Olympic Team Trials for wrestling taking place in April 2021, the 2021 US World Team Trials took place months later than the yearly event usually does, and the same applies to the 2021 World Championships, which will start on October 2.^[3] USA Wrestling announced on the 2021 World Team Selection Procedures that "The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Medalist, if competing at the same weight class, will receive the automatic selection to the 2021 World Team at that same weight."^[4] Every American 2020 Olympic medalist accepted their berth with the exception of men's freestyle 125 kg gold medalist Gable Steveson, who declined in order to pursue ventures outside of amateur wrestling.^[5] As a result, there were no events at; 57, 74, 86 and 97 kilograms in men's freestyle and at 50, 57, 68 and 76 kilograms in women's freestyle.^[6]

Tournament format

1. Challenge tournament (single elimination) – The first part of the trials determined who advanced over to the best–of–three finale and it took place in the first day of competition.
2. Championship series (best-of-3 match final wrestle-off) – In the second part of the trials, the finals which determined the ultimate winner took place, in the second day of competition.^[7]

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
61 kg	Daton Fix	Nathan Tomasello	Carter Young
65 kg	Yianni Diakomihalis	Joseph McKenna	Evan Henderson
70 kg	James Green	Ryan Deakin	Zain Retherford
79 kg	Jordan Burroughs	Alex Dieringer	Carter Starocci
92 kg	J'den Cox	Kollin Moore	Trent Hidlay
125 kg	Nick Gwiazdowski	Mason Parris	Hayden Zillmer

Women's freestyle

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
53 kg	Amy Fearnside	Ronna Heaton	Areana Villaescusa
55 kg	Jenna Burkert	Jacarra Winchester	Marissa Gallegos
59 kg	Maya Nelson	Megan Black	Xochitl Mota-Pettis
62 kg	Kayla Miracle	Mallory Velte	Jennifer Page
65 kg	Forrest Molinari	Emma Bruntil	Alara Boyd
72 kg	Kylie Welker	Kennedy Blades	Yelena Makoyed

Men's Greco–Roman

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
55 kg	Max Nowry	Brady Koontz	Dalton Duffield
60 kg	Dalton Roberts	Ildar Hafizov	King Sandoval
63 kg	Sam Jones	David Stepanian	Dylan Gregerson
67 kg	Peyton Omania	Alejandro Sancho	Hayden Huma
72 kg	Pat Smith	Benjamin Peak	Jamel Johnson
77 kg	Jesse Porter	Fritz Schierl	Britton Holmes
82 kg	Ben Provisor	Spencer Woods	Richard Carlson
87 kg	Alan Vera	Ryan Epps	Tyler Hannah
97 kg	G'Angelo Hancock	Nick Boykin	Khymba Johnson
130 kg	Cohlton Schultz	Jacob Mitchell	Tanner Farmer

Brackets (incomplete)

Men's freestyle

61 kg

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Tyler Graff (USA)

BYE

Tyler Graff (USA)

10

BYE

Dane Durlacher (USA)

0

Dane Durlacher (USA)

Tyler Graff (USA)

12

Josh Kramer (USA)

Josh Kramer (USA)

5

BYE

Josh Kramer (USA)

4

BYE

Shelton Mack (USA)

2

Shelton Mack (USA)

Tyler Graff (USA)

0

Seth Gross (USA)

Daton Fix (USA)

2

BYE

Seth Gross (USA)

10

BYE

Ethan Lizak (USA)

0

Ethan Lizak (USA)

Seth Gross (USA)

0

Carter Young (USA)

8

Daton Fix (USA)

11

Jakob Camacho (USA)

6

Carter Young (USA)

2

BYE

Daton Fix (USA)

13

Daton Fix (USA)

Daton Fix (USA)

8

7

–

Nick Suriano (USA)

Nathan Tomasello (USA)

3

0

–

BYE

Nick Suriano (USA)

10

Sean Fausz (USA)

Sean Fausz (USA)

2

BYE

Nick Suriano (USA)

0

Daniel Deshazer (USA)

Nathan Tomasello (USA)

3

BYE

Daniel Deshazer (USA)

1

BYE

Nathan Tomasello (USA)

11

Nathan Tomasello (USA)

Nathan Tomasello (USA)

15

Nahshon Garrett (USA)

Joe Colon (USA)

2

BYE

Nahshon Garrett (USA)

14

BYE

Zane Richards (USA)

4

Zane Richards (USA)

Nahshon Garrett (USA)

12

Brady Kyner (USA)

2

Joe Colon (USA)

13

Ethan Rotondo (USA)

12

Ethan Rotondo (USA)

0

BYE

Joe Colon (USA)

10

Joe Colon (USA)

65 kg

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Yianni Diakomihalis (USA)
	BYE				Yianni Diakomihalis (USA)	10
	Dean Heil (USA)	4			Luke Pletcher (USA)	0
	Luke Pletcher (USA)	7							Yianni Diakomihalis (USA)	7	5	12
	Evan Henderson (USA)	12							Joseph McKenna (USA)	8	2	2
	Henry Pohlmeyer (USA)	2			Evan Henderson (USA)	9
	BYE				Joseph McKenna (USA)	10
	Joseph McKenna (USA)

70 kg

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

James Green (USA)

BYE

James Green (USA)

10F

Brock Mauller (USA)

9

Brock Mauller (USA)

0

Elroy Perkin (USA)

6

James Green (USA)

6

Jordan Oliver (USA)

Jordan Oliver (USA)

4

BYE

Jordan Oliver (USA)

2

BYE

Zain Retherford (USA)

2

Zain Retherford (USA)

James Green (USA)

6

4

–

Ryan Deakin (USA)

Ryan Deakin (USA)

6

2

–

BYE

Ryan Deakin (USA)

10

BYE

Tyler Berger (USA)

6

Tyler Berger (USA)

Ryan Deakin (USA)

10

Brayton Lee (USA)

12

Alec Pantaleo (USA)

4R

Jarrett Jacques (USA)

1

Brayton Lee (USA)

0

BYE

Alec Pantaleo (USA)

9

Alec Pantaleo (USA)

79 kg

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Jordan Burroughs (USA)

BYE

Jordan Burroughs (USA)

7

BYE

Hayden Hidlay (USA)

3

Hayden Hidlay (USA)

Jordan Burroughs (USA)

4

Chance Marsteller (USA)

Chance Marsteller (USA)

1

BYE

Chance Marsteller (USA)

10

BYE

Thomas Gantt (USA)

0

Thomas Gantt (USA)

Jordan Burroughs (USA)

5

Evan Wick (USA)

Jason Nolf (USA)

3

BYE

Evan Wick (USA)

10

BYE

Michael O'Malley (USA)

2

Michael O'Malley (USA)

Evan Wick (USA)

0

BYE

Jason Nolf (USA)

10

Joey Lavallee (USA)

Joey Lavallee (USA)

4

BYE

Jason Nolf (USA)

15

Jason Nolf (USA)

Jordan Burroughs (USA)

10

4

–

Isaiah Martinez (USA)

Alex Dieringer (USA)

5

3

–

BYE

Isaiah Martinez (USA)

11

Muhamed McBryde (USA)

0

Branson Ashworth (USA)

10

Branson Ashworth (USA)

5

Isaiah Martinez (USA)

10

Carter Starocci (USA)

Taylor Lujan (USA)

7

BYE

Carter Starocci (USA)

4

BYE

Taylor Lujan (USA)

6

Taylor Lujan (USA)

Isaiah Martinez (USA)

1

Devin Skatzka (USA)

Alex Dieringer (USA)

6

BYE

Devin Skatzka (USA)

6

BYE

David McFadden (USA)

12

David McFadden (USA)

David McFadden (USA)

1

Josh Shields (USA)

Alex Dieringer (USA)

3

BYE

Josh Shields (USA)

1

BYE

Alex Dieringer (USA)

9

Alex Dieringer (USA)

92 kg

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	J'den Cox (USA)
	BYE				J'den Cox (USA)	11
	Drew Foster (USA)	10			Drew Foster (USA)	0
	Scottie Boykin (USA)	0							J'den Cox (USA)	8
	Myles Martin (USA)	10							Myles Martin (USA)	0
	Jack Jessen (USA)	0			Myles Martin (USA)	4
	Andrew Morgan (USA)	3			Kyven Gadson (USA)	0
	Kyven Gadson (USA)	14											J'den Cox (USA)	5	4	–
	Kollin Moore (USA)	10											Kollin Moore (USA)	0	0	–
	Miguel Baray (USA)	0			Kollin Moore (USA)	5
	Christopher Smith (USA)	0			Trent Hidlay (USA)	4
	Trent Hidlay (USA)	10							Kollin Moore (USA)	12
	Timothy Dudley (USA)	7							Nathan Jackson (USA)	6
	Isaac Trumble (USA)	9			Isaac Trumble (USA)	0
	BYE				Nathan Jackson (USA)	10
	Nathan Jackson (USA)

125 kg

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)

BYE

Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)

10

Demetrius Thomas (USA)

10

Demetrius Thomas (USA)

0

Christian Lance (USA)

0

Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)

9

Jordan Wood (USA)

Jordan Wood (USA)

0

BYE

Jordan Wood (USA)

1

BYE

Ty Walz (USA)

1

Ty Walz (USA)

Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)

6

10

–

Dom Bradley (USA)

Mason Parris (USA)

0

3

–

BYE

Dom Bradley (USA)

3

BYE

Hayden Zillmer (USA)

5

Hayden Zillmer (USA)

Hayden Zillmer (USA)

4

Austin Schafer (USA)

6

Mason Parris (USA)

8

Tyrell Gordon (USA)

2

Austin Schafer (USA)

2

BYE

Mason Parris (USA)

10F

Mason Parris (USA)