From PJ Duke to Luke Stanich: Complete list of US Wrestling U20 Worlds team

With the conclusion of the U20 World Team Trials in Ohio on May 31, the US Wrestling U20 Worlds team has taken shape. This team will be competing at the 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships, scheduled to take place in August (18-24).

Prominent names from the side include Luke Stanich, who came to the tournament after a victory at the U20 US Open Wrestling Championships. Competing in the trials, Stanich defeated IOWA Hawkeyes commit, Bo Bassett, in the best-of-three series finals to book his place on the team from the 65kg category. Notably, Stanich had also defeated Bassett on his road to victory at the U20 US Open.

PJ Duke clinched a victory over Lando Robideu in the first two rounds of the 70kg finals to make it to the US Wrestling U20 Worlds team. Anthony Knox and Max McEnelly also made an impressive comeback at the trials after going down in their first rounds to win the 57kg and 86kg categories, respectively.

Top names from the women's freestyle category include Audrey Jimenez, Abbi Cooper and Jasmine Robinson. Jimenez defeated Heather Crull in consecutive rounds during the 50kg finals, while Cooper clinched a victory over Alexandra Waitsman in the 53kg bracket.

In the Greco-Roman division, Caleb Noble, Otto Black and Isaiah Cortez will be the main men for the US Wrestling U20 world team. Noble, Black and Cortez all clinched victories in consecutive rounds during the finals against Nicholas Enzminger, Pierson Manville and Treygen Morin, respectively.

On that note, let's know all the wrestlers who made it to the US Wrestling U20 Worlds team.

US Wrestling U20 Worlds team: Complete list of wrestlers

Men's Freestyle:

57kg: Anthony Knox, SCRT
61kg: Marcus Blaze, TMWC
65kg: Luke Stanich, LVWR
70kg: PJ Duke, KTCT
74kg- Ladarion Lockett, CRTM
79kg: William Henckel, BWC
86kg: Max McEnelly, MIRT
92kg: Connor Mirasola, NLTM
97kg: Justin Redemacher, BDWR
125kg: Cole Mirasola, NLTM

Women's Freestyle:

50kg: Audrey Jimenez
53kg: Abbi Cooper
55kg: Everest Leydecker
57kg: Lorianna Piestawa
59kg: Aubrey Krazer
62kg: Haylie Jaffe
65kg: Daniella Nugent
68kg: Jordyn Fouse
72kg: Jasmine Robinson
76kg: Naomi Simon

Greco-Roman wrestling:

55kg: Caleb Noble, TEUW
60kg: Isaiah Cortez, GHSW
63kg: London Drury, NNTC
67kg: Otto Black, NYNM
72kg: Joel Adams, BDWR
77kg: Leister Bowling, HWC
82kg: Arvin Khosravy, WPWC
87kg: Nick Nosler, SIRT
97kg: Soren Herzog, AFRT
130kg: Shilo Jones, BWC

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