2026 U.S. Open Events: Senior, U20, U17, U15, Girls HS Showcase & Masters Nationals
Las Vegas, NV
04/21/2026 - 04/26/2026
Which Penn State wrestlers or recruits are expected to participate?
2026 U.S. Open Events: Senior, U20, U17, U15 - 04/21/2026 - 04/26/2026
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Which Penn State wrestlers or recruits are expected to participate?
Yeah, but. I mean, yeah, but. Well, you know. Penn State should wrestle in that invitational dual. They don't wrestle anybody hard.
Just making fun of some of the brilliant thoughts I read on X this past week.
2026 US Open U17 Wrestling Championship Entries - FloWrestling
The U17 entries for the 2026 US Open Wrestling Championships.
| 71 kg | James Whitbred | Pennsylvania | M2 Training Center |
| 71 kg | Camryn Howard | New York | KD Training Center |
| 80 kg | Jayden O'Farrill | Pennsylvania | M2 Training Center |
| 110 kg | Kameron Hazelett | Indiana | Elite Athletic Club |
2026 US Open U20 Wrestling Championship Entries - FloWrestling
The U20 entries for the 2026 US Open Wrestling Championships.
| 57 kg | Grey Burnett | Ohio | Burnett Trained Wrestling |
2026 US Open Senior Level Wrestling Entries - FloWrestling
The senior-level entries for the 2026 US Open Wrestling Championships.
None entered yet, but based on 2025 and current roster...
57KG Luke Lilledahl
61KG Marcus Blaze
61KG Nathan Desmond??
65KG Beau Bartlett
70KG Tyler Kasak??
70KG PJ Duke??
74KG Mitchell Mesenbrink
79KG Levi Haines
86KG Rocco Welsh
92KG Josh Barr
92KG Connor Mirasola??
125KG Cole Mirasola??
Clinton Shepherd is also registered at U20 65kg
Probably U20 -- James at 70 kg or more likely 74 kg; Henckel maybe 74 but more likely 79; Cunningham 86 if he competes.
James and Henckel are both eligible for Senior trials, but with it being the same weekend, guessing they'll go U20.
James is also eligible for U17, but again same weekend.
I don't remember how they cut off -- is it by calendar year or by birth date?
Henckel turns 21 in late October. U20 Worlds is in August, so he'll still be 20 then.
I had researched Jayden's eligibility before, and I don't think he is U17 eligible anymore.
You're right. James turns 18 in June. U17 Worlds is in late July.
2026 US Open U17 Wrestling Championship Entries - FloWrestling
The U17 entries for the 2026 US Open Wrestling Championships.www.flowrestling.org
71 kg James Whitbred Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
71 kg Camryn Howard New York KD Training Center
80 kg Jayden O'Farrill Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
110 kg Kameron Hazelett Indiana Elite Athletic Club
2026 US Open U20 Wrestling Championship Entries - FloWrestling
The U20 entries for the 2026 US Open Wrestling Championships.www.flowrestling.org
57 kg Grey Burnett Ohio Burnett Trained Wrestling
2026 US Open Senior Level Wrestling Entries - FloWrestling
The senior-level entries for the 2026 US Open Wrestling Championships.www.flowrestling.org
None entered yet, but based on 2025 and current roster...
57KG Luke Lilledahl
61KG Marcus Blaze
61KG Nathan Desmond??
65KG Beau Bartlett
70KG Tyler Kasak??
70KG PJ Duke??
74KG Mitchell Mesenbrink
79KG Levi Haines
86KG Rocco Welsh
92KG Josh Barr
92KG Connor Mirasola??
125KG Cole Mirasola??
Levi already has a spot in Final X so seems unlikely he will be there.
On the mat would be my first guess.
Next up, James will showcase his skills at the U20 U.S. Open in Vegas. With a U17 World Championship under his belt, he’s eager to continue his success.
Basch is keeping a list of entries on his Rokfin($) page, showing Kerkvliet has signed up.
Does Bassett still have U23 eligibility? Or is he 24 already? 
How the U17 Pan Ams are going:
USA guy in every weight category into semis. Round robin results - all matches possible won so far. At 65kg Chacon has lost his semi and is in the bronze match. At 80kg Schulte has won his semi and is in the finals.
State College boy Evan Restivo is representing 51kg.
3:15 pm USA guys in every final but 65kg. Evan won his semi with an off-the-whistle takedown, 3 quick rolls and one more roll.
6:41 pm Evan Restivo (and 45kg, 48 kg) gold. He did it with pace and conditioning.
8:14 pm Finals complete. USA 8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. Nice work, young men.
USA guy in every weight category into semis. Round robin results - all matches possible won so far. At 65kg Chacon has lost his semi and is in the bronze match. At 80kg Schulte has won his semi and is in the finals.
State College boy Evan Restivo is representing 51kg.
3:15 pm USA guys in every final but 65kg. Evan won his semi with an off-the-whistle takedown, 3 quick rolls and one more roll.
6:41 pm Evan Restivo (and 45kg, 48 kg) gold. He did it with pace and conditioning.
8:14 pm Finals complete. USA 8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. Nice work, young men.
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Entries are heating up at the U20 level. At 57kg Sammy Sanchez, Isaiah Cortez (Cornell), and Rylan Seacrist (ASU) have entered. Bo Bassett is in at 65kg. 70kg has Landon Robideau and Melvin Miller. Jayden James and Kody Routledge ( OkSt) at 74kg. At 86 both Nick(Ohio State) and Jason Singer (Nebraska)along with Aeoden Sinclair have signed up. Tanner Hodgins (OkSt) 92kg along with Michael Boyle (Ohio State) at 97kg. At heavyweight Dreshaun Ross (OkSt) and Rocco Dellegatta (Cornell).
I decided to post this here rather than where I had posted it on the Social Media thread.
A blast from the past: Mitchell and Levi meet in the 2022 best-of-three U20 World Team Trials final.
A blast from the past: Mitchell and Levi meet in the 2022 best-of-three U20 World Team Trials final.
This was Mitchell’s coming out party. He opened a bunch of eyes with his US open title and win over Paniro but making the U20 team and beating Levi put the wrestling world on notice. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a kid make a bigger jump in levels than MM did during that 2022 summer.
| 65 kg | Beau Bartlett | New Jersey | NYCRTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club |
| 125 kg | Daniel Kerkvliet | Pennsylvania | Spartan Combat RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club |
Also David Evans, Barraclough and Bernie Truax. Most PSUers later as usual.
Top wrestlers registered so far...
57 kg Spencer Lee
61 kg Jax Forrest
65 kg Jesse Mendez
70 kg Alec Pantaleo
74 kg David Carr
79 kg Dean Hamiti Jr
79kg Keegan O'Toole
86kg Max McEnelly
92kg Michael Macchiavelli
97 kg Stephen Buchanan
125 kg Mason Paris
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Anyone from this message board going out to watch? I’m pretty sure I’ll be there at least one day for the Sr level competition. I’ll be sure to wear a Penn State shirt.
U17 Pan Am's women:
1:44 pm
All brackets have a USA woman in the semifinals
No USA woman has lost a round robin match.
2:58 pm
All brackets but 46kg have a USA woman in the finals. 46kg will contend for bronze.
8:25 pm
The women have earned 8 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Exactly like the men. Nice work, ladies.
1:44 pm
All brackets have a USA woman in the semifinals
No USA woman has lost a round robin match.
2:58 pm
All brackets but 46kg have a USA woman in the finals. 46kg will contend for bronze.
8:25 pm
The women have earned 8 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Exactly like the men. Nice work, ladies.
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Seidel in at 65kg U20. Will Denny at 74kg U20. Ronnie Ramirez at 61kg U20. Cameron Sontz, Ignacio Villasenor, Antonio mills all in at 57kg U20
U20
57 kg Grey Burnett Ohio Burnett Trained Wrestling Penn State
57 kg Braiden Weaver Pennsylvania M2 Training Center Penn State
65 kg Clinton Shepherd Indiana Howe Wrestling School, LLC Penn State
74 kg Jayden James New Jersey KD Training/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club Penn State
57 kg Grey Burnett Ohio Burnett Trained Wrestling Penn State
57 kg Braiden Weaver Pennsylvania M2 Training Center Penn State
65 kg Clinton Shepherd Indiana Howe Wrestling School, LLC Penn State
74 kg Jayden James New Jersey KD Training/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club Penn State
U17
55 kg Luke Young Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
71 kg Camryn Howard New York KD Training Center
71 kg James Whitbred Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
80 kg Jayden O'Farrill Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
80 kg Ryker Cox New York KD Training Center
80 kg Asher Bacon Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
92 kg Mario Hutcherson Pennsylvania Young Guns Wrestling Club
55 kg Luke Young Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
71 kg Camryn Howard New York KD Training Center
71 kg James Whitbred Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
80 kg Jayden O'Farrill Pennsylvania M2 Training Center
80 kg Ryker Cox New York KD Training Center
80 kg Asher Bacon Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
92 kg Mario Hutcherson Pennsylvania Young Guns Wrestling Club
Mitchell's entire gold medal run at the 2023 U20 World Championships:
U17 Pan Am Greco report: (did not watch, just checked results - too nice a day)
All the freestyle guys are doing double duty, so Evan Restivo is also wrestling Greco.
All USA men but 55kg into finals.
92kg is an interesting situation Tsarni (USA guy) has one more round to go in a round robin of 5, having 3 VP (Victory Points). His opponent from Mexico has wrestled all his rounds and also has 3 VP. The tiebreaker is competition points, and if Tsarni gets even 1 point in the match those are tied. The next tiebreaker is the types of ways the competition points are earned - fall, tech fall, etc. Those are tied too! Tsarni can avoid any complications by just winning.
110 is also interesting - also a round robin of 5, the top two wrestlers have 3 VP each and they are wrestling each other, so the winner will win the gold.
8:48 pm
The results are 7 gold, 2 silver and a bronze. 92kg and 110 kg both won their last round. At 55kg Jeremy Carver fought back, down 7-0, winning 15-7.
All the freestyle guys are doing double duty, so Evan Restivo is also wrestling Greco.
All USA men but 55kg into finals.
92kg is an interesting situation Tsarni (USA guy) has one more round to go in a round robin of 5, having 3 VP (Victory Points). His opponent from Mexico has wrestled all his rounds and also has 3 VP. The tiebreaker is competition points, and if Tsarni gets even 1 point in the match those are tied. The next tiebreaker is the types of ways the competition points are earned - fall, tech fall, etc. Those are tied too! Tsarni can avoid any complications by just winning.
110 is also interesting - also a round robin of 5, the top two wrestlers have 3 VP each and they are wrestling each other, so the winner will win the gold.
8:48 pm
The results are 7 gold, 2 silver and a bronze. 92kg and 110 kg both won their last round. At 55kg Jeremy Carver fought back, down 7-0, winning 15-7.
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I will be there. I go every year with 2 other buddies. We spend a week in Vegas. Boys trip.