2026 U.S. Open Events: Senior, U20, U17, U15 - 04/21/2026 - 04/26/2026
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Project much?
I agree long-term it's about world teams.
I understand the World Team process. Kyle Snyder sits in Final X. Open winner competes against. I
Snyder (Buchanan) is still better than Hidlay (Barr).
Kyle Snyder is 30 and accomplished. Connor is about progressing toward making a world team. David Taylor didn't do it while he was in college. Sure there are outliers, but get real. Snyder the next Olympiad will be 37 come Brisbane. And you're going to imply an approaching 45yr old Snyder will be the top contender in 7 years?
Again, I believe Connor going 97kg this year has little to nothing with winning the US Open this year. It's about taking meaningful steps towards a long term goal.
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Agree…and to demonstrate how competitive I am, I will correct you in emphasizing that Cael has coached his teams to 13 championships out of the last 15.This. You don't go undefeated as a NCAA wrestler and coach a team to 13 championships out the last 16 without being deeply competitive. Cael and staff have been absolutely brilliant getting their wrestlers in the right mindset to achieve those results and not grinding them into dust along the way.
Mack was sitting at Mitchell's table with the family at the PSWC banquet. Hopefully seeing Mitchell's Hodge Trophy will give him a desire to have his own at PSU someday.
They were also two weight classes apart this year so that makes it interesting
Women's preseeds are out. Guessing that means men's tomorrow:
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Senior Women’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds Released for 2026 U.S. Open
Pre-seeds for the Senior women’s freestyle division at the 2026 U.S. Open Championships have been finalized ahead of this week’s competition at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas.Tournament seeding was based on an agreed upon set of seeding crit...
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Agree…and to demonstrate how competitive I am, I will correct you in emphasizing that Cael has coached his teams to 13 championships out of the last 15.
Haha, I missed adding "seasons" after 16.
Senior Men’s Freestyle preseeds are out:
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Pre-Seeds Released for Senior Men’s Freestyle at 2026 U.S. Open
The pre-seeds for the 10 Senior men’s freestyle weight classes at the 2026 U.S. Open Championships have been announced ahead of this week’s action at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas.Tournament seeding was based on an agreed upon set of seedin...
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Luke Lilledahl is No. 2 at 57kg behind Spencer Lee.
Marcus Blaze is No 3 at 61kg behind Jax Forrest and Seth Gross
Beau Bartlett is No. 7, and Nate Desmond No. 12, at 65kg.
Tyler Kasak is No. 3 at 70 kilograms behind Alec Pantaleo and Caleb Henson.
Joe Sealey is No. 13 at 74kg.
William Heckel is No 8 at 79kg.
Kyle Dake is No. 1 and Rocco Welsh No. 3 at 86 kilograms. Parker Keckeisen splits them.
Josh Barr is No. 1 at 92 kilograms.
Connor Mirasola is No. 6 at 97 kilograms
Marcus Blaze is No 3 at 61kg behind Jax Forrest and Seth Gross
Beau Bartlett is No. 7, and Nate Desmond No. 12, at 65kg.
Tyler Kasak is No. 3 at 70 kilograms behind Alec Pantaleo and Caleb Henson.
Joe Sealey is No. 13 at 74kg.
William Heckel is No 8 at 79kg.
Kyle Dake is No. 1 and Rocco Welsh No. 3 at 86 kilograms. Parker Keckeisen splits them.
Josh Barr is No. 1 at 92 kilograms.
Connor Mirasola is No. 6 at 97 kilograms
In the field but not in the preseeds. And no, I do not have a good answer for why at the moment. Though I guess it could mean he won't be competing. Jaron Smith is the last listed wrestler at 125kg and his PIN rating is 300 points lower than Cole Mirasola's per USAW's current pin ratings website: https://www.usawmembership.com/usaw_results/pin_ratings
Preseeds: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-stat...-wrestlers-on-the-senior-mens-freestyle-lists
Field: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-stat...ng-to-the-senior-us-open-heres-the-full-list/
I like my way better since 13 out of 16 sounds like we lost 3 when we all know that is not true!
Let’s not forget Bernie Traux -I did not know he was still competing.
Connor seeded 6th at 97kg.
Probably would've been seeded 7th at 92kg.
Barr #1 at 92kg.
Buchanan #1at 97kg.
Hidlay sitting in Final X at 92kg.
Snyder sitting in Final X at 97kg.
Some genius believes 'a better chance to make the world team this year at 97kg vs 92kg' is more likely the reason Connor is going 97kg.
Probably would've been seeded 7th at 92kg.
Barr #1 at 92kg.
Buchanan #1at 97kg.
Hidlay sitting in Final X at 92kg.
Snyder sitting in Final X at 97kg.
Some genius believes 'a better chance to make the world team this year at 97kg vs 92kg' is more likely the reason Connor is going 97kg.
57 is really weak. Lee-Lilledahl finals is almost a given.
61: Blaze gets McGee in the quarters. Also in quarters: DeSanto vs Davino, winner gets Forrest.
65: Gonna find out about 141 Desmond in a hurry, R16 vs Hardy, winner gets Mendez. Bartlett quarters vs Arujau. Also Cruiseliner Nick vs McKenna in the quarters.
Mendez seeded below Valencia is pretty dumb.
70: Kasak vs Ed Scott in the quarters. Henson vs Melvin Miller in the quarters in VT-on-VT crime.
74: Sealey vs Lewan in R16, then Green in quarters. 7 Bearclaw vs Yahya Thomas in R16, then Jacques in the quarters.
Andonian-Carr quarters could be fun, if Andonian gets by Cam Amine.
Lewan seeded ahead of Green and Robb is hilarious.
79: Henckel vs Marsteller in the quarters, winner gets O'Toole. Truax vs Hamiti in the quarters, winner gets Wick.
Real meat grinder of a weight, even with Levi getting a full bye.
86: Dake, Keckeisen, and Welsh are the only real contenders.
92: Barr gets Plott-Macchiavello winner in the semis. Other semi Sinclair vs Cardenas.
97: Connor vs Aiello quarters, winner gets Zillmer.
125: Kerk vs Wood in quarters, winner gets Hendrickson.
61kg is great for Blaze. Desanto, Davino , and Jax all on the same side is about perfect. I know Gross beat Blaze last year but I think that result gets flipped. I definitely think Blaze makes the finals
With Max McEnelly out of the entries with a late injury, Rocco Welsh is the dark horse in this bracket. Per FLO
Vegas odds of Lewan being put on the shot clock first vs anyone.
Folkstyle Lewan and Freestyle Lewan are different people. I was shocked how offensive he's looked the last few times I've seen him in Free.
McKenna draw is brutal for a 1 seed. Quarters against Cruiseliner Nick, semis against Mendez (could familiarity help?), finals against Vito if seeds hold.
Watching Will Lewan wrestle is the equivalent of watching an 80s NCAA MBB game involving a team playing the Four Corners offense. There’s a reason basketball instituted the shot clock.
@Kozak with Flo's predictions:
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2026 US Open Wrestling Championships Preview & Prediction - Men's Freestyle - FloWrestling
A full preview with predictions for the men's freestyle division at the 2026 US Open Wrestling Championships.
PSU includes Cole Mirasola in it's weekend preview news release, simply noting that he is unseeded. I'm not 100 percent sure how that's possible, but I am also a dolt and might just not understand how the seeding works.
At any rate, here it is:
At any rate, here it is:
