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Next up on the senior level international circle are three events in Poland:

- Wallow Ziolkowski Memorial (8/29-30) (men's FS)
- Poland Open (8/27-29) (women's FS)
- Władysław Pytlasinski Memoriał (8/26-27) (GR)

The Subject Line focuses on the MFS competition, but please use this thread for all pre-meet, in-meet, or post-meet discussion for each of the competitions.

Those with a PSU/NLWC connection on the MFS team are:

57 kg: Luke Lilledahl
61 kg: Marcus Blaze
61 kg: Josh Rodriguez
65 kg: Beau Bartlett
70 kg: Zain Retherford
79 kg: Levi Haines
125 kg: Cole Mirasola
 
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Sorry if already discussed, but just pulled this nugget from the new SID’s email about James’ Silver:
…the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club and Penn State Regional Training Center will remain active on the freestyle circuit in the coming months, highlighted by the Poland Open in Warsaw, Poland, beginning Wednesday and concluding Sunday, August 26 through 30. Multiple current Nittany Lions and Penn State alumni will compete in Warsaw in the coming week…
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Ziolkowski, Pytlasinski, Poland Open 2026 wrestling schedule

Get the full UWW Ziolkowski, Pytlasinski, Poland Open 2026 wrestling schedule for the men's Greco-Roman and men and women's freestyle categories across all weight classes.
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Do we know who all is going?
 
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nerfstate said:
Sorry if already discussed, but just pulled this nugget from the new SID’s email about James’ Silver:


uww.org

Ziolkowski, Pytlasinski, Poland Open 2026 wrestling schedule

Get the full UWW Ziolkowski, Pytlasinski, Poland Open 2026 wrestling schedule for the men's Greco-Roman and men and women's freestyle categories across all weight classes.
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According to the post up above from USA wrestling LL, Blaze, Zain, Levi, and Cole Mirasola are going from the NLWC
 
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The OB areas on the mats are really small. I've already seen multiple wrestlers get their heads bounced off the floor and contiuation in GR isn't nearly as prevalent as in Free.

Check around the 7:12:00 on Mat 1. Peak for the US bounced his head enough that side officials were giving the X
 
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Beka Melelashvili in some kind of third through fifth ranking battle right now. They awarded a point for a reversal and then he rolled the opponent near the boundary. Now there is a looooong challenge. Perhaps to decide out of bounds.

As far as I can tell, no other USA wrestlers are in any kind of final round.

Final score, Beka won, looks like a pin, final score 15-6. Bronze for Beka.
 
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I wish they used technology in GR. It would be very easy to have "time with back to closest edge while foot is out of inner circle" set by technology rather than have the mat official decide since so many matches end 1-1.
 
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Coastal2 said:
I wish they used technology in GR. It would be very easy to have "time with back to closest edge while foot is out of inner circle" set by technology rather than have the mat official decide since so many matches end 1-1.
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Greco just needs to go the way of jiu jitsu/grappling.

Everyone being so scared of Karelin is why we still have this monstrosity of a sport in the Olympics. Coulda had 10/11 FS weights.
 
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55 kg - Brady Koontz gold
63 kg - Xavier Johason 5th
67 kg - Otto Black bronze

50 kg -
Sage Mortimer silver
53 kg - Sydney Petzinger bronze
 
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Looking forward to for tomorrow: State College resident Jennifer Page, a McBryde sister, and, fingers crossed, a Macey Kilty vs Grace Bullen final.
 
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I was looking forward to seeing Luke but what's worrisome is the 57 kg bracket is posted and no USA wrestlers. Darian Cruz is wrestling for Puerto Rico. Hopefully it is placeholder - weigh-ins for that weight class aren't until Sunday.
 
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what time will the MFS start tomorrow? Does anyone have alist of who is ACTUALLY participating ? Seems like lots of times there is this big list of participants, then very few actually attend
 
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57 kg - Amanda Martinez gold
62 kg - Macey Kilty silver
62 kg - Norway's Grace Bullen bronze
65 kg - Nina Kemu Maken silver
65 kg - Jennifer Page 5th

The McBryde sister did not contend.
 
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US reps-Marcus Blaze, Desanto, Josh Rodriguez, Kyle Burwick

Akito Mukaida-2025 U23 worlds-3rd (lost to Jax)
Horst Lehr
Kamil Kerymov-lost 9-6 last year to RBY
Manvel Khndzrtsyan-2026-Senior euros-3rd
Nika Zangaladze-2025-U20 euros-2nd (teched U20 champ Ozdamirov)
Roberti Dingashvili

Probably the deepest weight. I still have Blaze and Desanto as the 2 best though. Mukaida is one to watch
 
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US reps-Beau Bartlett, Composto

Ivan Oksiuk-2026-U20 worlds-5th
Mykyta Abramov-cadet worlds-3rd, U20 worlds-5th, U23 worlds-5th
Nika Zakashvili-beat Bartlett 5-2 earlier this year

Pretty bad weight. I would have Bartlett pretty high but he lost to Zakashvili earlier this year who hasn’t really had another good win
 
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US reps-Zain, Pantaleo, Henson

Arman Andreasyan-2023-Senior worlds-3rd (lost to Zain), 2025-senior worlds-5th (lost to Aoyagi and Akmataliev, beat Heybatov and Rassadin)

Vazgen Tevanyan-2022-U23 worlds-1st, 2023-senior worlds-3rd, 2024-Olympics-7th,

Lachlan Mcneil

Definitely the weight with the most high end talent. 3 really great Americans and some elite foreigners. Zain keeps getting better every time out. I hope he gets to see Andreasyan
 
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US reps-Cam Amine, James Green, Caliendo, Lewan (Lewan was injured during RAF so I doubt he is going

Awful weight. The US guys are the best guys in the bracket. Hopefully Green is continuing to get into form for worlds
 
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US reps-Levi, Patrick Kennedy

Giorgi Elbakidze-U23 world champion
Luka Chkhitunidze-beat Amine this year at Muhamet Malo, was beating Hamiti 9-2 before getting pinned

Levi is a massive favorite.
 
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US reps-Keckeisen, Izzak Olejnik

Vasyl Mykhailov-2022-Senior worlds-3rd, 2023-Senior worlds-3rd, 2024- senior worlds-7th (lost to Nokhodi 2-1)

Keck should cruise to the gold. Mykhailov is good but his results this year and last aren’t what they were a few years ago
 
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