The NCAA season is right around the corner and it’s got me thinking - who will be competing for their college team and who will be focusing 100% on their Olympic dreams? Like real redshirts, the Olympic version is ongoing. You don't need to formally declare your intentions to do so, and if you do plan on taking one you can still end it and begin competing for your team at any time. However, if you do take one, you cannot compete collegiately in the 203-24 season.

Let's first take a look at the criteria:

1. Past National Team members
2. Top 8 at the April 2023 Senior US Open
3. Top 8 at the December 2023 Senior US Nationals
4. Top 3 at the 2023 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships
5. NCAA D1 champion from a previous year AND top 2 from 2023 U23 Nationals (must accomplish both)
6. Previous U17, U20, or U23 World Medalists

The U23 World Championships are the only age-level World Championships remaining before the season. These athletes could still become eligible if they win a medal:

• Julian Chlebove, Arizona State
• Brock Hardy, Nebraska
• Doug Zapf, Penn (potentially with Sammy Sasso likely no longer wrestling in U23 World Championships)
• Julian Ramirez, Cornell
• Dustin Plott, Oklahoma State
• Nick Stemmet, Stanford
• Yusief Lillie, Utah Valley (Greco)
• Jordan Hamdan, Michigan State (Greco)
• Tereus Henry, Fort Hayes State (Greco)

A wrestler could also become eligible if they place top 8 at Senior Nationals in December. However, they would not be able to compete attached before that unless they are a true freshman.

You can keep track of all the wrestlers confirmed to be taking an Olympic redshirt HERE.

And now, the list of those already qualified and how they did so.

Air Force

Wyatt Hendrickson - 3rd place, 2023 NCAA Championships

Arizona State

Jacori Teemer - bronze medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Cohlton Schultz - gold medal, 2017 Junior World Championships (Greco)

Richard Figuera - silver medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships

Buffalo

Sam Mitchell - 6th place, 2023 US Open

Columbia

Richard Fedalen - 7th place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Cornell

Vito Arujau - silver medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

Meyer Shapiro - gold medal, 2021 U17 World Championships

Jacob Cardenas - silver medal, 2022 U23 World Championships

Chris Foca - 3rd place, 2023 NCAA Championships

Gardner-Webb

Drew West - 5th place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Illinois

Danny Braunagel - 7th place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Zac Braunagel - 3rd place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Luke Luffman - 4th place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Indiana

Derek Gilcher - 5th place, 2023 US Open

Iowa

Abe Assad - bronze medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships

Anthony Cassioppi - gold medal, 2021 U23 World Championships

Ben Kueter - gold medal, 2022 U20 World Championships

Real Woods - 2nd place, 2023 NCAA Championships

Iowa State

David Carr - bronze medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

Michigan

Will Lewan - gold medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Lucas Davison - silver medal, 2019 U20 World Championships

Joel Adams - gold medal, 2022 U17 World Championships (Greco)

Minnesota

Max McEnelly - bronze medal, 2022 U17 World Championships

Missouri

Zach Elam - silver medal, 2018 Junior World Championships

Keegan O'Toole - gold medal, 2021 U20 World Championships

Rocky Elam - gold medal, 2021 U20 World Championships

NC State

Trent Hidlay - bronze medal, 2019 U20 World Championships

Jakob Camacho - 3rd place, 2023 US Open

Dylan Fishback - 6th place, 2023 US Open

Isaac Trumble - 2nd place, 2023 US Open

Matthew Singleton - bronze medalist, 2023 U20 World Championships

Nebraska

Caleb Smith - 7th place, 2023 US Open

Silas Allred - 4th place, 2023 US Open

Camden McDanel - bronze medalist, 2023 U20 World Championships

North Carolina

Cade Lautt - 7th place, 2023 US Open

Northern Colorado

Andrew Alirez - 1st place, 2023 NCAA Championships

Northern Iowa

Cory Land - silver medal, 2021 U17 World Championships (Greco)

Parker Keckeisen - 2nd place, 2023 NCAA Championships

John Gunderson - 8th place, 2023 US Open

Ohio State

Gavin Hoffman - bronze medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Sammy Sasso - 2nd place, 2023 US Open

Nicholas Boykin - 2nd place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Nic Bouzakis - bronze medal, 2023 U20 World Championships

Jesse Mendez - silver medal, 2023 U20 World Championships

Oklahoma State

Daton Fix - bronze medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships

Oregon State

Aden Attao - bronze medal, 2022 U20 World Championships (Greco)

Penn

Maximus Hale - 8th place, 2023 US Open

Penn State

Kurt McHenry - gold medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

Greg Kerkvliet - gold medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Aaron Brooks - gold medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Alex Facundo - bronze medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships

Beau Bartlett - silver medal, 2021 U20 World Championships

Tyler Kasak - silver medal, 2022 U17 World Championships

Mitchell Mesenbrink - silver medal, 2022 U20 World Championships

Carter Starocci - 2022 National Team member

Shayne Van Ness - 3rd place, 2023 NCAA Championships

Levi Haines - 2nd place, 2023 NCAA Championships

Princeton

Marc-Anthony McGowan - gold medal, 2019 U17 World Championships

Purdue

Matt Ramos - gold medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships

James Rowley - silver medal, 2021 U17 World Championships

SDSU

Bennett Berge - silver medal, 2022 U20 World Championships

Tanner Sloan - silver medal, 2022 U23 World Championships

Stanford

Kyle Rowan - 8th place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Chayse LaJoie - 3rd place, 2023 US Open (Greco)

Virginia Tech

Mekhi Lewis - gold medal, 2018 Junior World Championships

Jim Mullen - silver medal, 2021 U17 World Championships

Bryce Andonian - silver medal, 2021 U20 World Championships

Cooper Flynn - 5th place, 2023 US Open

Wisconsin

Braxton Amos - 2021 National Team Member (Greco)

Wyoming

Jore Volk - gold medal, 2022 U20 World Championships