'26 USA Senior World Team Trials, 5/14-15, thread
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No MM.
Wants the time off, doesn't want to cut the weight. It's entirely possible MM is done with wrestling after Nationals.
Wants the time off, doesn't want to cut the weight. It's entirely possible MM is done with wrestling after Nationals.
Unfortunately, I won't be surprised if that's the case based on his comments after winning this past March.
Yes, but that is for Senior World Team Trials, which is why I moved your post here.
No new entries so far this morning. The Penn State contingent so far:
70kg: Retherford
74kg: Duke, Sealey, James
125kg: Mirasola twins
70kg: Retherford
74kg: Duke, Sealey, James
125kg: Mirasola twins
Don't fall for it, remember vshalum told the boards that he was an Iowa Hawkeye wrestler. Lots and lots of lies from that fool.
After NCAAs next year.
I hope i'm wrong, but it's possible. He certainly has the talent to win as yellow medals as he wants. Guy who could go on a JB/Smith type run.
I can't see Mitchell not getting a spark of wanting to at least do Senior Freestyle with the Olympic year coming right now.
I wouldn't rule out a Cael like ending to his career though. World Silver in 2027 ... Olympic Gold in 2028. Onto the next thing, for Cael it was coaching, for Mitch, it could be anything.
While this episode covers a few other subjects, it's primarily focused on the WTT, so I'm placing it in this thread.
0:00 - Start of Show
03:00 - RAF & Football talk
09:25 - World Team Trials
12:00 - 57kg
15:45 - 61kg
24:30 - 70kg
33:00 - 74kg
47:50 - 125 kg
53:00 - True 3rd Matches
57:50 - Women’s Rant
01:00:45 - Iowa State Hires Javi
01:02:30 - Five for Five
01:12:50 - National Duals Field is Set
0:00 - Start of Show
03:00 - RAF & Football talk
09:25 - World Team Trials
12:00 - 57kg
15:45 - 61kg
24:30 - 70kg
33:00 - 74kg
47:50 - 125 kg
53:00 - True 3rd Matches
57:50 - Women’s Rant
01:00:45 - Iowa State Hires Javi
01:02:30 - Five for Five
01:12:50 - National Duals Field is Set
2026 World Team Trials Preview & Predictions - Men's Freestyle - FloWrestling
A full preview with predictions for the men's freestyle division at the 2026 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament.
The College Fan Guide To The Men's Freestyle World Team Trials - FloWrestling
All the college connections for men's freestyle wrestlers registered to compete at the 2026 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky!
Penn State wrestling star PJ Duke no longer expected to compete at the Senior World Team Trials
Penn State All-American PJ Duke is no longer expected to compete at the World Team Trials this weekend. It's unclear why.
Pre-seeds are out. No MM, as anticipated.
Retherford is No. 1 at 70 kg
Sealey is No. 1 at 74kg
James is No. 9 at 74kg
Cole Mirasola is No. 11 at 125kg
Connor Mirasola is No. 12 at 125kg
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Retherford is No. 1 at 70 kg
Sealey is No. 1 at 74kg
James is No. 9 at 74kg
Cole Mirasola is No. 11 at 125kg
Connor Mirasola is No. 12 at 125kg
Pre-Seeds Released for Senior Men’s Freestyle at Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Pre-seeds have been announced for the five Senior men’s freestyle brackets at 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Action takes place on Thursday and Friday this week at Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Ky.All 42...
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Where are Penn State wrestlers in the pre-seeds for the 2026 Senior World Team Trials?
Penn State wrestling connections are in the field at the 2026 World Team Trials. Here's who is where in the pre-seeds.
Why no PJ, any idea?Pre-seeds are out. No MM, as anticipated.
Retherford is No. 1 at 70 kg
Sealey is No. 1 at 74kg
James is No. 9 at 74kg
Cole Mirasola is No. 11 at 125kg
Connor Mirasola is No. 12 at 125kg
Pre-Seeds Released for Senior Men’s Freestyle at Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Pre-seeds have been announced for the five Senior men’s freestyle brackets at 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Action takes place on Thursday and Friday this week at Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Ky.All 42...
he ate too much K-BBQ last week
Are you implying he has the runs.
Am I crazy to think James-Carr is the final?Pre-seeds are out. No MM, as anticipated.
Retherford is No. 1 at 70 kg
Sealey is No. 1 at 74kg
James is No. 9 at 74kg
Cole Mirasola is No. 11 at 125kg
Connor Mirasola is No. 12 at 125kg
Pre-Seeds Released for Senior Men’s Freestyle at Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Pre-seeds have been announced for the five Senior men’s freestyle brackets at 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Action takes place on Thursday and Friday this week at Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Ky.All 42...
Not crazy at all. I was hesitant to pick James with Duke in the bracket but now I can see him making a run. He teched Sealey last year although Sealey is much improved this year. 74kg is stacked but James is special. James vs Caliendo first round. Good test right out of the gate
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Injuries suck. At least it isn’t anything serious. I had him making the team though so this blows
No. But, beyond that, I'm just stuck on the fact that Mikey Caliendo find outs he does not have to face Mesenbrink in this field and then finds out he will have to go through both non-Mesenbrink PSU guys (albeit one of them isn't Duke) just to get to the semis.
And for anyone doubting Mitch's recent comments about what his next "anything" will be, here's some foreshadowing I first noticed a couple years ago.
I always thought of him more as a table guy, idk, just me?What?! VHS is not Jay Borschel?That’s it. I’m calling him Betamax from now on.
Reminder: Weigh ins are 7:30-8 a.m. ET. Because this is a USABracketing.com events, brackets likely won't be out until right at 10 a.m. or perhaps just before then.
Will Mitchell Mesenbrink wrestle at the World Team Trials? The Penn State champ's decision is in
Penn State wrestler Mitchell Mesenbrink has decided whether or not he'll compete for a spot on the senior Team USA in 2026.
mornin everyone .... day of WTT ... plume of smoke from my morning stogie fills the air ... I'll watch today, but is it because the work calendar is slow or am I really into this off-season? Am I the only one who feels the WTT team should be finalized at the conclusion? Do we really need Final X?
Good morning. If anything, I'd turn Final X into a two-day event and get rid of this standalone WTT tournament. It's treated as a non-spotlight event being contested on a Thursday and Friday, so why not just wrestle these brackets to completion the day before Final X and then have Final X and be done with it.
no. absolutely not. We've done that in that past and it's ridiculous. Same with OTT. Final X is the absolute most fair way to determine the team. Having guys wrestle through the mini-tourney to wrestle the next day is an injustice to the point of even having the tournament/try-outs. USA Wrestling has one job - to get our best team.
Final X is also an easy sell in terms of marketing, promotion and attendance. There is no need to rush this.
Connor Mirasola is indeed out of the World Team Trials field as we reported on last night and this morning. Brackets are out, and seeds held for today's 10 a.m. opening session.
Preview: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-stat...today-whos-in-the-schedule-brackets-and-more/
Preview: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-stat...today-whos-in-the-schedule-brackets-and-more/
To be clear, and I should have made it so in the original post, I was not advocating for getting rid of one or the other. Just responding to the poster's thought of getting rid of one and how I thought it would make the most sense if they did. I agree with your points.