2025 U23 World ChampionshipsOct 25, 2025 by Jon Kozak
USA Wrestling Results At The 2025 U23 World Championships
USA Wrestling Results At The 2025 U23 World Championships
Results for Team USA at the 2025 U23 World Championships taking place in Novi Sad, Serbia, from October 20-27.

The 2025 U23 World Championships are currently underway in Novi Sad, Serbia. This tournament will feature the future stars in wrestling and will be streamed live on FloWrestling. Wrestling will begin every day at 4:00 am (ET), and we'll be tracking all of the results for Team USA in the article below as the tournament unfolds.
Men's Freestyle - Team Champions
Luke Lilledahl, 57 kg - Gold
- Rd of 16: WIN - 10-0 over Honghang Liao, CHN
- Quarterfinals: WIN - 11-5 over Milad Valizadeh, IRI
- Semifinals: WIN - 7-1 over Aiandai Ondar, UWW
- Finals: WIN - 4-0 over Yuta Kikuchi, JPN
Jax Forrest, 61 kg - Gold
- Rd of 16: WIN - 13-0 over Vasile Marcu, MDA
- Quarterfinals: WIN - 10-0 over Mykyta Abramov, UKR
- Semifinals: WIN - 15-5 over Akito Mukaida, JPN
- Finals: WIN - 17-14 over Omurbek Asan Uulu, KGZ
Marcus Blaze, 65 kg - Eliminated
PJ Duke, 70 kg - Bronze
- Qualification: WIN - 7-1 over Begijon Kuldashev, UZB
- Rd of 16: WIN - 10-0 over Rostislav Leicht, GER
- Quarterfinal: WIN - 9-3 over Kaito Morita, JPN
- Semifinals: LOSS - 14-4 to Kanan Heybatov, AZE
- Bronze: WIN - Pinned (7-2) Davit Margaryan, ARM
Mitchell Mesenbrink, 74 kg - Gold
- Qualification: WIN - Pinned (12-2) Aliaksandr Hulnik, UWW
- Rd of 16: WIN - 10-0 over Parvinder Parvinder, IND
- Quarterfinals: WIN - 12-2 over Omar Mourad, EGY
- Semifinals: WIN - 7-4 over Yoshinosuke Aoyagi, JPN
- Finals: WIN - 12-2 Muhammed Ozmus, TUR
Levi Haines, 79 kg - Gold
- Rd of 16: WIN - 7-0 over Mahdi Yousefi, IRI
- Quarterfinals: WIN - 10-0 over Aykan Seid, BUL
- Semifinals: WIN - 11-4 over Davud Daudov, UWW
- Finals: WIN - 11-1 over Ibrahim Yaprak, TUR
Rocco Welsh, 86 kg - 7th Place
- Qualification: WIN - 10-0 over Aaron Ayzerov, ISR
- Rd of 16: WIN - 10-0 over Minghui Liang, CHN
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 7-3 to Abolfazl Rahmani, IRI
Josh Barr, 92 kg - 10th Place
- Rd of 16: WIN - 11-1 over Alperren Tokgoz, TUR
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 13-3 to Mohammadmobin Azimi, IRI
- Repechage: LOSS - Injury default to Sherzod Poyonov, UZB
Garavous Kouekabakilaho, 97 kg - 10th Place
- Rd of 16: WIN - 12-1 over Mohamed Salaheldin, EGY
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 11-0 to Rizabek Aitmukhan, KAZ
Daniel Herrera, 125 kg - 5th Place
- Rd of 16: WIN - 10-2 over Ryusei Fujita, JPN
- Quarterfinals: WIN - Pinned (6-5) Nambardagva Batbayar, MGL
- Semifinals: LOSS - 10-0 to Khetag Karsanov, AZE
- Bronze: LOSS - 14-3 to Hakan Buyukcingil, TUR
Women's Freestyle - Team Finish: Third
Audrey Jimenez, 50 kg - Silver
- Rd of 16: WIN - 12-6 over Svenja Jungo, SUI
- Quarterfinals: WIN - 10-0 over Nohalis Loyo, VEN
- Semifinals: WIN - 5-2 over Aida Kerymova, UKR
- Finals: LOSS - 6-2 to Jinyue Liang, CHN
Brianna Gonzalez, 53 kg - 5th Place
- Rd of 15: WIN - Pinned (9-0) Vestina Daniseviciute, LTU
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 6-0 to Haruna Morikawa, JPN
- Repechage: WIN - 2-1 over Nataliia Klivchutska, UKR
- Bronze: LOSS - 8-0 to Christianah Ogunsanya, NGR
Cristelle Rodriguez, 55 kg - Eliminated
- Rd of 16: WIN - Pinned (4-3) Gultakin Shirinova, AZE
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - Pinned (6-4) by Amory Andrich, GER
Cecilia Williams, 57 kg - Eliminated
Alexis Janiak, 59 kg - Bronze
- Rd of 16: LOSS - 4-2 to Sarika Sarika, IND
- Repechage: WIN - 9-2 over Othelie Hoeie, NOR
- Bronze: WIN - 17-17 over Olha Padoshyk, POL
Bella Mir, 65 kg - Eliminated
- Rd of 16: WIN - Pinned (4-0) Cara Du Plessis, RSA
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 7-1 to Elizaveta Petliakova, UWW
- Repechage: LOSS - 8-0 to Eniko Elekes, HUN
Adaugo Nwachukwu, 62 kg - Eliminated
- Rd of 16: WIN - Pinned (13-2) Ekaterina Koshkina, UWW
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 7-5 to Astrid Montero, VEN
Brooklyn Hays, 68 kg - Eliminated
Jasmine Robinson, 72 kg - Silver
- Rd of 16: WIN - Pinned (6-0) Iruna Zablotska, UKR
- Quarterfinals: WIN - Pinned (6-0) Haticenur Sari, TUR
- Semifinals: WIN - Veronika Vilk, CRO
- Finals: LOSS - 11-10 to Nurzat Nurtaeva, KGZ
Kylie Welker, 76 kg - Gold
- Qualification: WIN - 10-0 over Priya Priya, IND
- Quarterfinals: WIN - 11-0 over Nyla Burgess, CAN
- Semifinals: WIN - 16-6 over Edna Jimenez, MEX
- Finals: WIN - 10-0 Valeriia Trifonova, UWW
Greco-Roman - Team Finish: 9th Place
Kenneth Crosby, 55 kg - Eliminated
Max Black, 60 kg - 5th Place
- Qualification: WIN - Forfeit over Alhaji Turay, SLE
- Rd of 16: WIN - 2-1 over Olivier Skrzypczak, POL
- Quarterfinals: WIN - 8-0 over Zhaojing Wang, CHN
- Semifinals: LOSS - 9-0 to Koto Gomi, JPN
- Bronze: LOSS - 8-0 to Suren Aghajanyan, ARM
Kaden Ercanbrack, 63 kg - Eliminated
Otto Black, 67 kg - Bronze
- Rd of 32: WIN - 7-3 over Adomas Grigaliunas, LTU
- Rd of 16: WIN - Pinned (6-1) Yanis Guendez Nifri, FRA
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 1-1 to Mohamed Abdelrehim, EGY
- Repechage: WIN - 8-6 over Bagdat Sabaz, KAZ
- Bronze: WIN - Forfeit over Attila Jozsa, HUN
Aliaksandr Kikiniou, 72 kg - Eliminated
Aydin Rix-McElhinney, 77 kg - Eliminated
Beka Melelashvili, 82 kg - Eliminated
- Rd of 16: WIN - 10-7 over Samandar Bobonazarov, UZB
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - 2-1 to Ruslan Abdiiev, UKR
- Repechage: LOSS - 13-4 to Abolfazl Mohmedi, IRI
Payton Jacobson, 87 kg - Bronze
- Qualification: WIN - 8-0 over Rohit Bura, IND
- Rd of 16: WIN - 7-1 over Gabriel Lupasco, MDA
- Quarterfinal: WIN - 5-3 over Zaur Shangereev, UWW
- Semifinal: LOSS - 9-0 to Gholamreza Farokhi, IRI
- Bronze: WIN - 5-3 over Lachlan Valiyev, AZE