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2026 U.S. Open Events: Senior, U20, U17, U15 - 04/21/2026 - 04/26/2026
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Today's BaschAMania is pretty much a US Open preview, so I'm placing it in this thread.
0:00 - It’s Draft Day!
03:00 - Gable Game
05:15 - Transfer Portal Is Quiet
09:00 - US Open, Starting at 57kg
16:15 - 61 kg
26:25 - 65 kg
37:00 - 70 kg
42:50 - 74 kg
50:00 - 79 kg
54:10 - 86 kg
58:00 - 92 kg
01:30:15 - 97 kg
01:10:25 - 125 kg
01:16:15 - Cadet World Trials Picks
01:28:20 - Potential Worlds/Olympic Trials Movement
0:00 - It’s Draft Day!
03:00 - Gable Game
05:15 - Transfer Portal Is Quiet
09:00 - US Open, Starting at 57kg
16:15 - 61 kg
26:25 - 65 kg
37:00 - 70 kg
42:50 - 74 kg
50:00 - 79 kg
54:10 - 86 kg
58:00 - 92 kg
01:30:15 - 97 kg
01:10:25 - 125 kg
01:16:15 - Cadet World Trials Picks
01:28:20 - Potential Worlds/Olympic Trials Movement
Assuming no other sweds change, Desmond's path is now:
R16 = Bassett
Quarters = Valencia
Semis = Arujau
That's a brutal path. Though I guess that happens as a #11 seed in a stacked weight class at a national tournament.
Interesting that the ranking of teams based on seeds is the same as the final standings in the NCAA Tournament.
Was KJ in charge?
It would have been R16 - Hardy, Quarters - Mendez, Semis - McKenna... not a whole lot different. 65 is a meat grinder!
Yes. The winner this weekend sits in the finals at U20 team trials 05/28/2026 - 05/31/2026.
Penn State wrestling at the US Open preview: How many Lions will punch their ticket to Final X?
Penn State wrestlers will be at the US Open this weekend in Las Vegas aiming to punch their ticket to Final X later this year.
Weigh-ins are 10:30-11 a.m. ET this morning. Expect we'll see brackets in the 11:30-12 range. Wrestling starts at 1.
I’m pretty sure that Duke and Blaze are not U20 eligible anymore but I definitely could be wrong
I’m pretty sure both are 2006 birthdates so I think that would make them eligible. Same as Bassett who is competing in both Seniors and U20s at the Open.
does anyone have a comprehensive list of current/former/future psu/nlwc guys participating this weekend? i got the nlwc list from their email, but it's missing guys like bartlett and kerkvliet that have moved on as well as the recuits that i think they're not allowed to talk about yet.
On my way. I’m 85 miles from LV with plenty of time to spare.
I will post it here once all of the entries are confirmed via the brackets for senior men.
U20s and U17s don't start until tomorrow and I've yet to see a U20 entry sheet outside of what Penn State shared: Brock Weiss at 70 kg, Asher Cunningham at 79 kg and Mason Ellis at 92 kg.
here's what i came up with for u20 and seniors:
U20 | |
57kg | Grey Burnett |
57kg | Braiden Weaver |
65kg | Clinton Shepherd |
70kg | Brock Weiss |
74kg | Jayden James |
79kg | Asher Cunningham |
92kg | Mason Ellis |
Senior | |
57kg | Luke Lilledahl |
57kg | Brody Teske |
61kg | Marcus Blaze |
65kg | Nathan Desmond |
65kg | Kyison Garcia |
65kg | Beau Bartlett |
65kg | Nick Suriano |
65kg | David Evans |
70kg | Connor Pierce |
70kg | Tyler Kasak |
74kg | Joe Sealey |
74kg | Terrell Barraclough |
79kg | Will Henckel |
79kg | Bernie Truax |
86kg | Kyle Dake |
86kg | Rocco Welsh |
92kg | Josh Barr |
97kg | Connor Mirasola |
125kg | Cole Mirasola |
125kg | Greg Kerkvliet |
Cole Mirasola- 232 pounds
Connor Mirasola- 210 pounds
Kyle Dake- 187 pounds
Nate Desmond- Didn’t come in light.
Connor Mirasola- 210 pounds
Kyle Dake- 187 pounds
Nate Desmond- Didn’t come in light.
USA Bracketing showing that brackets will not be out until 1, which is when the action is to start, of course, which seems silly.
PIN ratings are out for U20s:
Grey Burnett is No. 1 at 57 kilos
Sam Herring is No. 7 at 65 kilograms
Jayden James No. 1 at 74 kilograms
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Grey Burnett is No. 1 at 57 kilos
Sam Herring is No. 7 at 65 kilograms
Jayden James No. 1 at 74 kilograms
PIN Ratings Announced for U20 Men’s Freestyle at 2026 U.S. Open Championships
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Where can one follow mat assignments..e.g. on deck, in hole etc? thanks
You can create an account on USA Bracketing and sign up for those alerts for all the NLWC guys or you can simply follow along here and we’ll post them as they come in.
Notes:
Jayden and Jordyn Raney — both of whom are recent U17 World champs, and both of whom were expected to be major contenders in their respective brackets this week — pulled out of the tournament on Wednesday night after having already arrived to Nevada. Both are commits to Oklahoma State, which is coached by David Taylor. It is currently unclear if Taylor or someone else affiliated with Oklahoma State caused the Raney brothers to withdraw the night before the tournament was scheduled to begin.
Jayden and Jordyn Raney — both of whom are recent U17 World champs, and both of whom were expected to be major contenders in their respective brackets this week — pulled out of the tournament on Wednesday night after having already arrived to Nevada. Both are commits to Oklahoma State, which is coached by David Taylor. It is currently unclear if Taylor or someone else affiliated with Oklahoma State caused the Raney brothers to withdraw the night before the tournament was scheduled to begin.
First match for every Penn State connections/NLWC member
The eligibility we list is for the 2026-2026 season.
57 kilograms/125.6 pounds
No. 2 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State junior
R1: BYE
R2: vs. Winner of Natan Cantu vs. Anthony Alanis
61 kilograms/134.4 pounds
No. 3 Marcus Blaze, Penn State sophomore
R1: BYE
R2: vs. Winner of Tyshawn White vs. Quade Smith
65 kilograms/143.3 pounds
No. 12 Nate Desmond, Nittany Lion redshirt freshman
R1: BYE
R2: vs. Winner of Murphy Farris vs. Ruben Caledron
Kysion Garcia, PSU redshirt sophomore
R1: BYE
R2: vs. David Ecans, Utah Valley RTC
No. 7 Beau Bartlett, former Nittany Lion
R1: BYE
R2: vs. Winner of Nicc Wells vs. Shyheim Brown
70 kilograms/154.3 pounds
No. 3 Tyler Kasak, Penn State redshirt junior
R1: BYE
R2: vs. Winner of Daniel Argueta vs. Gustavo Chavez
Connor Pierce, Nittany Lion redshirt senior
R1: vs. Noah Elliot
74 kilogams/163.1 pounds
No. 13 Joe Sealey, PSU redshirt sophomore
R1: vs. Breck Williams
No. 7 Terrell Barraclough, former Nittany Lion
R1: vs. Cody Ueberroth
79 kilograms/174.1 pounds
No. 8 Will Henkcel, Penn State redshirt freshman
R1: BYE
R2: vs. winner of Rene Hernandez vs. Justin Grant
No. 7 Bernie Truax, former Penn State wrestler
R1: BYE
R2: vs. winner of Jaison White vs. Efren Mozqueda
86 kilograms/189.5 pounds
No. 1 Kyle Dake, NLWC member
R1: BYE
R2: vs. winner of Jackson Sapp vs. Carter Paulson
No. 3 Rocco Welsh, PSU redshirt junior
R1: BYE
R2: vs. winner of Joseph DeMatteo vs. Daryus Webb
92 kilograms/202.8 pounds
No. 1 Josh Barr, Penn State junior
R1: BYE
R2: vs. winner of Robert Bates vs. Joshua Darwin
97 kilograms/213.8 pounds
No. 6 Connor Mirasola, PSU redshirt sophomore
R1: BYE
R2: vs. William Fulgentes
125 kilograms/275.5 pounds
Cole Mirasola, PSU redshirt sophomore
R1: vs. Tyrie Houghton, Wolfpack RTC
No. 3 Daniel “Greg” Kerkvliet, former Penn State wrestler
R1: vs. Evan Hansen