For the first time, FloWrestling is proud to announce the Nike Wrestling Preseason All-American Team, which recognizes the top eight high school wrestlers in the country. This article addresses the 14 boys weight classes. The next will recognize the top eight girls at every weight.

The Preseason All-American Team sets the stage for an incredible year of high school wrestling that will culminate with the announcement of the Nike Wrestling Postseason All-American Team following the conclusion of the scholastic season. The top eight wrestlers at each weight will shift throughout the year based on results and weight class changes.

During the 2025-26 high school wrestling season, we will showcase athletes each week whose outstanding performances allow them to stand out among their peers.

106 lbs

Ariah Mills enters his freshman season at Buford High School on the heels of an off-season in which he won titles at the U17 World Championships and the ever-difficult Super 32 Challenge. He also defended his #1 ranking at Who's Number One in October. Mills will be moving up in weight this season, so the top spot on the Nike All-American Team will be up for grabs.

First Team: Ariah Mills (freshman), Buford, GA

Second Team: Turner Ross (junior), Edmond North, OK

Third Team: Cason Craft (junior), Sallisaw, OK

Honorable Mention: William Soto (junior), Newburgh Free Academy, NY; Kooper Deputy (freshman), Chestnut Ridge, PA; Michael Bernabe (freshman), Clovis, CA; Luke Loren (freshman), St. John Bosco, CA; Eli Mendoza (sophomore), Gilroy, CA

113 lbs

Esperanza, California's Sammy Sanchez added a second U17 World title to his resume this summer, this time at 51 kg. The California state champion enters his sophomore season with the opportunity to win second titles at both the State Championships and Doc Buchanan, one of the nation's toughest in-season tournaments. Like Mills, Sanchez plans to move up a weight class this season, so his first-team spot will be filled by another 113-pounder after the season's end.

First Team: Sammy Sanchez (sophomore), Esperanza, CA

Second Team: Rylan Seacrist (senior), Brecksville, OH

Third Team: Justin Farnsworth (junior), Malvern Prep, PA

Honorable Mention: Jarrett Smith (senior), Lowell, MI; Michael Batista (junior), Blair Academy, NJ; Jorge Rios (sophomore), St. John Bosco, CA; Sean Kenny (sophomore), Christian Brothers, NJ; Caleb Noble (junior), Warren Township, IL

120 lbs

Landon Sidun's sophomore season ended with an injury, but not before he rattled off titles at Beast of the East, Powerade, and Doc Buchanan in a 15-day window. His first match back came at Who's Number One, where he knocked off Super 32 and California state champion Rocklin Zinkin. Sidun is a Penn State commit who's hungry to complete a healthy junior season for Norwin this year.

First Team: Landon Sidun (junior), Norwin, PA

Second Team: Rocklin Zinkin (senior), Buchanan, CA

Third Team: Domenic Munaretto (senior), St. Charles East, IL

Honorable Mention: Cameron Sontz (junior), Delbarton, NJ; Mason Jakob (senior), Dobyns Bennett, TN; Johnathon McGinty (senior), St. Joseph Regional, NJ; Jovanni Tovar (sophomore), Miami Southridge, FL; Alex Rozas (senior), Teurlings Catholic, LA

126 lbs

Titles at Fargo, Super 32, and Who's Number One earned Antonio Mills first-team All-American preseason honors at 126 lbs. He'll look to defend his spot during his senior season before he heads to Ohio State next year.

First Team: Antonio Mills (senior), Mill Creek, GA

Second Team: Paul Kenny (junior), Christian Brothers, NJ

Third Team: Grey Burnett (junior), Perrysburg, OH

Honorable Mention: Nicholas Garcia (senior), Marmion Academy, IL; Ignacio Villasenor (junior), Stillwater, OK; Joseph Uhorchuk (senior), Signal Mountain, TN; Revin Dickman (senior), Brownsburg, IN; Nathan Carillo (senior), St. John Bosco, CA

132 lbs

Jayden Raney made a senior Greco-Roman World team this summer and finished seventh. He started his senior year of high school with a fall at Who's Number One against Super 32 champ Moses Mendoza. The Kentucky star will look to put a bow on his high school career before joining David Taylor and the Cowboys at Oklahoma State.

First Team: Jayden Raney (senior), Union County, KY

Second Team: Moses Mendoza (senior), Gilroy, CA

Third Team: Keanu Dillard (senior), Bethlehem Catholic, PA

Honorable Mention: Ashton Besmer (senior), Buchanan, CA; Dale Corbin (junior), Wyoming Seminary, PA; Israel Borge (junior), Westlake, MO; Fred Bachmann (sophomore), Faith Christian, PA; Shamus Regan (junior), Bishop McCort, PA

138 lbs

Oklahoma State commit Jax Forrest finished fifth at the Senior World Championships this fall, an almost unbelievable feat for a high schooler. Forrest has victories over multiple NCAA champions and has hard decisions to make about whether he'll finish his high school career close to home or in Stillwater, and in what capacity. 

First Team: Jax Forrest (senior), Bishop McCort, PA

Second Team: Tyler Dekraker (senior), Lake Highland Prep, FL

Third Team: Kellen Wolbert (senior), Oconomowoc, WI

Honorable Mention: Sam Herring (senior), Bishop McCort, PA; Joe Bachmann (junior), Faith Christian Academy, PA; Gavin Mangano (junior), Shoreham-Wading River, NY; Dean Anderson (junior), Valiant Prep, AZ; Matthew Orbeta (junior), Poway, CA

144 lbs

After suffering an injury a year ago at the U17 World Championships, Jordyn Raney rehabbed in time to win a fifth Kentucky state title last spring and secure a Fargo stop sign this summer. Jordyn will join twin brother Jayden at Oklahoma State next year.

First Team: Jordyn Raney (senior), Union County, KY

Second Team: Brandt Harer (senior), Montgomery, PA

Third Team: Clinton Shepherd (junior), Crown Point, IN

Honorable Mention: Jake Miller (senior), Broken Arrow, OK; Haakon Peterson (senior), Hollandale, WI; Hunter Stevens (senior), Horeb/Barneveld, WI; Joseph Toscano (senior), Buchanan, CA; Ivan Arias (senior), Buchanan, CA

150 lbs

There isn't much Bo Bassett hasn't done in high school wrestling. In the last few months, he locked up a Fargo title, became a three-time winner at Who's Number One, and became the first and only boys division four-time Super 32 champion in history. He and the Bishop McCort Crushers wrestle a brutal schedule, so expect to see a lot of Bassett in pursuit of defending his first-team All-American status.

First Team: Bo Bassett (senior), Bishop McCort, PA

Second Team: Charlie DeSena (senior), Lake Highland Prep, FL

Third Team: Rocco Cassioppi (junior), Hononegah, IL

Honorable Mention: Michael Turi (senior), Wyoming Seminary, PA; Dallas Russell (senior), Jefferson, GA; Sonny Amato (junior), Rumson Fair Haven, NJ; Bentley Sly (senior), Stuart Cramer, NC; Grayson Eggum (sophomore), Stillwater, MN

157 lbs

New York freshman state champ Camryn Howard was one of the surprises of the summer. He won the 16U division in Fargo, then took over the nation's top spot at Who's Number One. Now he'll look to defend his first-team All-American status with a strong sophomore campaign.

First Team: Camryn Howard (sophomore), South Country, NY

Second Team: Wyatt Medlin (senior), Washington, IL

Third Team: Justus Heeg (sophomore), Providence Catholic, IL

Honorable Mention: Zeno Moore (senior), Lake Highland Prep, FL; Matthew Staples (sophomore), New Prairie, IN; Blake Cosby (senior), Dundee, MI; Griffin LaPlante (senior), St Francis, NY; Bruno Cassioppi (junior), Hononegah, IL

165 lbs

Virginia Tech commit Melvin Miller had a busy offseason following his second PIAA title. After reaching the U20 US Open and U20 World Team Trials mini tournament finals, Miller rattled off victories in the Fargo Finals, at Who's Number One, and in the Super 32 finals. He could see second-team preseason All-American Jayden James at both Ironman and Beast of the East this season.

First Team: Melvin Miller (junior), Bishop McCort, PA

Second Team: Jayden James (senior), Delbarton, NJ

Third Team: Maximus Dhabolt (junior), Ankeny Centennial, IA

Honorable Mention: Lucas Boe (junior), Lake Highland Prep, FL; Liam Crook (senior), Kaukauna, WI; Joey Canova (senior), Bergen Catholic, NJ; Kross Cassidy (senior), Fairfax, VA; Tucker Roybal (senior), Union, UT

175 lbs

Faith Christian junior Nicholas Singer is a rising star in high school wrestling. He took several losses in the off-season following his first PIAA title in March, but he rebounded nicely, winning both a title and an outstanding wrestler award in Fargo. He also earned a victory at Who's Number One in October over a very tough Joseph Jeter.

First Team: Nicholas Singer (junior), Faith Christian Academy, PA

Second Team: Joseph Jeter (senior), Edmond North, OK

Third Team: Waylon Cressell (senior), Warren Central, IN

Honorable Mention: Kyle Scott (senior), Tyrone, PA; Jayden O'Farrill (sophomore), Bishop McCort, PA; Mason Ontiveros (senior), Pitman, CA; Mario Carini (junior), Poway, CA; Salah Tsarni (junior), Blair Academy, NJ

190 lbs

Adam Waters enters his senior season attempting to become a four-time Pennsylvania state champion. He's fresh off a victory at Who's Number One with his sights set on leading Faith Christian to repeat as the top high school wrestling team in the country.

First Team: Adam Waters (senior), Faith Christian, PA

Second Team: Tanner Hodgins (junior), Howell, NJ

Third Team: Aaron Stewart (senior), Warren, IL

Honorable Mention: Jimmy Mastny (junior), Marian Central, IL; Carl Betz (senior), Delbarton, NJ; Ryder Wilder (senior), Camden County, GA; William Ward (senior), Moorhead, MN; Lucas Ricketts (senior), Union County, KY

215 lbs

Ohio State commit Michael Boyle reached the Fargo finals this summer. He'll return from the gridiron to the wrestling mat as a junior in search of his third straight state title for Bishop Watterson.

First Team: Michael Boyle (junior), Bishop Watterson, OH

Second Team: Kai Calcutt (senior), Loyola, IL

Third Team: Josh Hoffer (senior), Washington, IL

Honorable Mention: Maximus Konopka (junior), Simsbury, CT; Kal-El Fluckiger (senior), Valiant Prep, AZ; Kendahl Hoare (sophomore), DuBois, PA; Daniel Moylan (junior), Poway, CA; Peter Mocco (sophomore), Cardinal Gibbons, FL

285 lbs

Dreshaun Ross had a busy off-season that included three victories over second-team preseason All-American Coby Merrill. Their final meeting was a dramatic Fargo final. Ross will attempt to end his high school career as a four-time Iowa state champ before joining Oklahoma State next year.

First Team: Dreshaun Ross (senior), Fort Dodge, IA

Second Team: Coby Merrill (senior), JW North, CA

Third Team: Michael Mocco (senior), Cardinal Gibbons , FL

Honorable Mention: Dean Bechtold (senior), Owen J Roberts, PA; Mark Effendian (senior), Faith Christian, PA; Christian Alvarez (senior), St. Joseph Regional, NJ; Alex Taylor (senior), Mount Vernon, OH; Trayvn Boger (senior), South Summit, UT