Team USA held serve with the most recent UWW rankings.  All told 10 American freestylers remained at their respective ranking.

The most recent additions to the rankings were James Green (ranked 16th), David Taylor (ranked 17th), Jake Herbert (ranked 19th), Kyle Snyder (ranked 15th) and Wynn Michalak (ranked 20th). 

Tony Ramos remained 17th at 57kg.  Brent Metcalf continues to hold down the 2nd position at 65kg. Metcalf is coming off a fantastic showing at 65kg at the Pan American Games.

At 70kg, James Green’s Spanish Gran Prix victory looked to have been the deciding factor behind his newfound International ranking. Like Green, David Taylor’s Spanish GP title as well as a Stepan Sargsyan title earned him a spot on the World Rankings as well at #17. Jordan Burroughs maintains his top spot as the #1 ranked 74kg wrestler.

Finishing 2nd at Pan Am’s was enough for Herbert to just skate onto the rankings at #19 at 86kg. Kyle Snyder made his debut after a dominant showing at the Pan Am games and sits at 15th. Wynn Michalak, who won the Spanish Gran Prix debuts at 20. 

Tervel’s inactivity continues to haunt him in the UWW rankings as he slips down to 16th, just on spot ahead of Zach Rey who comes in at 17th after his Pan Am win.

Men's Freestyle World Championships get started Thursday with Brent Metcalf at 65kg.  Friday will feature 61kg, 86kg and 97kg (Reece Humphrey, Jake Herbert and Kyle Snyder).  Saturday wraps up the competition with 57kg, 70kg, 74kg and 125kg (Tony Ramos, James Green, Jordan Burroughs, Zach Rey).

Final Team USA Rankings Recap:
#17 Tony Ramos-57kg
#2 Brent Metcalf-65kg
#16 James Green-70kg
#1 Jordan Burroughs-74kg
#17 David Taylor-74kg
#19 Jake Herbert-86kg
#15 Kyle Snyder-97kg
#20 Wynn Michalak-97kg
#16 Tervel Dlagnev-125kg
#17 Zach Rey-125kg

The complete UWW rankings can be found here.