The 2025 UWW Senior World Championships are rapidly approaching and college wrestling fans, likely such as yourself, might want to know the NCAA D1 college connections of Team USA's men's freestylers. With that in mind, we created this guide, so you can be full prepared when the World Championships arrive on September 13!

Below is a list of schools in alphabetical order at which members of Team USA's men's freestyle team attended or, in the case of the high schoolers who made the world team, will attend. 

We've also included the years those world teamers attended the school and their placements at the NCAA Championships. Wrestlers that transferred and competed for different schools are listed under multiple schools. We also included Roman Bravo-Young, Austin Gomez and Darian Cruz, who are wrestling for Team Mexico and Puerto Rico, but still may be of interest to college wrestling fans. 

College Wrestling Connections

Air Force

• 125kg: Wyatt Hendrickson, USA 2021-2024 (R12, R16, 3rd, 3rd)

Arizona State

• 86kg: Zahid Valencia, USA 2016-2020 (RS, 3rd, 1st, 1st, DNC)

Campbell

• 70kg: Shannon Hanna, Bahamas 2020-2025 (DNQ, DNQ, R32, R32, RS, R32)

Cornell

• 92kg: Ben Honis, Italy 2016-19 (DNS, R24, DNS, 8th)

Iowa

• 57kg: Spencer Lee, USA 2018-2023 (1st, 1st, NQ, 1st, RS, 6th)
• 65kg: Real Woods, USA 2023-2024 (2nd, 4th)
• 70kg Victor Voinovich, Serbia 2024-2026 (DNS, DNS)

Iowa State

• 70kg: Austin Gomez, Mexico 2018-2021 (RS, R12, RS, RS)
• 74kg: David Carr, USA 2019-2024 (RS, NQ, 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 1st)

Lehigh

• 57kg: Darian Cruz, Puerto Rico 2014-2018 (7th, RS, R12, 1st, 5th)

Michigan

• 70kg: Austin Gomez, Mexico 2024 (2nd)

NC State

• 92kg: Trent Hidlay, USA 2019-2024 (RS, NQ, 2nd, 5th, 4th, 2nd)

Nebraska

• 79kg: Michael Labriola 2018-2023 (RS, 6th, NQ, 3rd, 7th, 2nd)

North Carolina

• 86kg: Ethan Ramos, Puerto Rico 2014-2018 (RS, 6th, R32, R24, R16)

Northwestern

• 65kg: Sebastian Rivera, Puerto Rico 2018-2020 (RS, 6th, 3rd, NQ)

Ohio State

• 97kg: Kyle Snyder, USA 2015-2018 (2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st)

Oklahoma State

• 57kkg: Rin Sakamota, Japan 2025 (RS)
• 61kg: Jax Forrest, USA (high school senior)
• 70kg Victor Voinovich, Serbia 2022-23 (RS, R16)
• 125kg: Wyatt Hendrickson, USA 2025 (1st)

Penn State

• 57kg: Roman Bravo-Young, Mexico 2019-2023 (8th, NQ, 1st, 1st, 2nd)
• 70kg: PJ Duke, USA (college freshman)
• 79kg: Levi Haines, USA 2023-2026 (2nd, 1st, 3rd)

Pennsylvania

• 74kg: Adam Thomson, Canada 2023-2026 (DNW, DNQ, DNQ)

Rutgers

• 61kg: Dylan Shawver, Puerto Rico 2021-26 (DNQ, R16, RS, 7th, R12)
• 65kg: Sebastian Rivera, Puerto Rico 2021-22 (4th, 3rd)

Stanford

• 65kg: Real Woods, USA 2019-2022 (RS, NQ, R12, 6th)

Wisconsin

• 70kg: Austin Gomez, Mexico 2022-2023 (4th, R16)

But what about after college? Where are the world teamers training now that they've graduated? Well, good news, we have another list for you with that information! 

The proliferation of regional training centers in recent years has provided wrestlers with more options than ever, and that's reflected by the amount of movement evident in the below lists. 

Wrestling Training Club Connections

Cyclone Regional Training Center (Iowa State)

• David Carr

Cliff Keen Wrestling Club (Michigan)

• Real Woods
• Austin Gomez

Cowboy Regional Training Center (Oklahoma State)

• Rin Sakamoto
• Wyatt Hendrickson
• Zahid Valencia
• Roman Bravo-Young
• Jax Forrest

Hawkeye Wrestling Club (Iowa)

• Spencer Lee
• Victor Voinovich

Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC (Lehigh)

• Ben Honis

Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (Penn State)

• Levi Haines
• Kyle Snyder
• PJ Duke

NYCRTC (Columbia)

• Sebastian Rivera

Pennsylvania RTC (UPenn)

• Darian Cruz
• Adam Thomson

Scarlet Knight RTC (Rutgers)

• Dylan Shawver
• Miachel Labriola

Tarheel RTC (North Carolina)

• Shannon Hanna
• Ethan Ramos

Wolfpack Regional Training Center (NC State)

• Trent Hidlay

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