The remaining vacancies at Final X will be determined this weekend in Lousiville, Kentucky, at the 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. To help college fans prepare for the event, we've produced this handy guide!
Below is a list of all the wrestlers registered to compete at the Trials, grouped by the last program they attended. We've also added the placement at NCAAs, or the round in which they were eliminated, along with the corresponding year. NQ stands for national qualifier and is used for the cancaled 2020 tournament.
| WEIGHT | WRESTLER | CLUB | SCHOOL | NCAA FINISHES | NCAA YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg | Michael McGee | Southwest WC/NYAC | Old Dominion, Arizona State | 24, 12, 6, 4, 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 125 kg | Lucas Stoddard | West Point WC | Army | 32 | 2024 |
| 74 kg | Evan Wick | TMWC | Wisconsin, Cal Poly | 3, 4, NQ, 3 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| 57 kg | Elijah Oliver | NYAC/Capital WC | Indiana | 24, 32, 24, 24 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 57 kg | Spencer Lee | HWC/TMWC | Iowa | 1, 1, 1, 1, 6 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| 57 kg | Brody Teske | PWC RTC | Northern Iowa, Iowa | 12, 16, 24, 12 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 61 kg | Austin DeSanto | HWC/TMWC | Drexel, Iowa | 12, 5, NQ, 3, 3 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| 70 kg | Jordan Williams | HWC/TMWC | Oklahoma State, Little Rock, Iowa | 16, 12 | 2024, 2025 |
| 74 kg | Michael Caliendo | HWC/TMWC | North Dakota State, Iowa | 7, 4, 2, 2 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| 125 kg | Anthony Cassioppi | TMWC | Iowa | NQ, 3, 7, 4 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 70 kg | Ian Parker | Panther WC/TMWC | Iowa State | 24, NQ, 24, 24 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| 74 kg | David Carr | Cyclone RTC/TMWC | Iowa State | NQ, 1, 3, 2, 1 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 125 kg | Jordan Wood | Lehigh RTC/NYAC | Lehigh | 12, 4, NQ, 16, 3 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| 57 kg | Austin Assad | Seasons Freestyle | Michigan | ||
| 70 kg | Alec Pantaleo | CKWC/TMWC | Michigan | 16, 6, 5, 3 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| 74 kg | Will Lewan | CKWC/TMWC | Michigan | NQ, 16, 5, 8, 24 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 125 kg | Mason Parris | CKWC/TMWC | Michigan | 12, 2, 2, 5, 1 | 2019, NQ, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 125 kg | Taye Ghadiali | CKWC | Campbell, Michigan | 32, 24, 24, 8, 3 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| 74 kg | Jarrett Jacques | Tiger Style WC | Missouri | 24, NQ, 12, 32, 16 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 70 kg | Ed Scott | Brunson UVRTC/TMWC | NC State | 12, 5, 12, 24 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 125 kg | Isaac Trumble | WOLFPACK/TMWC | NC State | 24, 16, 4, 1 | 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| 57 kg | Liam Cronin | NEB RTC/TMWC | Indiana, Nebraska | NQ, 24, 5 | 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| 125 kg | Hayden Zillmer | Gopher RTC/TMWC | North Dakota State | 32, 6, 16 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 61 kg | Nathan Tomasello | LVWRTC/TMWC | Ohio State | 1, 3, 3, 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 61 kg | Ben Davino | OHIO RTC/TMWC | Ohio State | 2 | 2026 |
| 61 kg | Jax Forrest | Cowboy/TMWC | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2026 |
| 70 kg | Landon Robideau | Cowboy/TMWC | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2026 |
| 74 kg | Cameron Amine | Cowboy/TMWC | Michigan, Oklahoma State | 7, 4, 4, 12, 8 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 125 kg | Coby Merrill | NYAC | Iowa State | 2 | 2026 |
| 70 kg | Zain Retherford | NLWC/TMWC | Penn State | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 74 kg | Jayden James | KD Trained/TMWC | Penn State | ||
| 74 kg | Joseph Sealey | NLWC/TMWC | Penn State | ||
| 74 kg | PJ Duke | NLWC/TMWC | Penn State | 3 | 2026 |
| 125 kg | Greg Kerkvliet | SC RTC/TMWC | Penn State | 7, 4, 3, 1, 6 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 125 kg | Cole Mirasola | NLWC/TMWC | Penn State | 16 | 2026 |
| 125 kg | Connor Mirasola | NLWC/TMWC | Penn State | ||
| 125 kg | Demetrius Thomas | NYAC/Brown RTC | Pitt | 24, NQ | 2019, 2020 |
| 74 kg | Quincy Monday | NJRTC/TMWC | Princeton | 32, NQ, 2, 3 | 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| 57 kg | Anthony Knox | Scarlet Knight WC | Rutgers | ||
| 125 kg | Jay Aiello | OHIO RTC/TMWC | Virginia | 24, NQ, 24, 12 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| 61 kg | Aaron Seidel | SERTC/TMWC | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2026 |
| 70 kg | Caleb Henson | SERTC/TMWC | Virginia Tech | 5, 1, 2 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 125 kg | Jimmy Mullen | SERTC/TMWC | Virginia Tech | 24, 24 | 2025, 2026 |
We've also organized the competitors by weight class.
57 Kilograms
Anthony Knox - Rutgers
Austin Assad - Michigan
Brody Teske - Northern Iowa, Iowa
Elijah Oliver - Indiana
Liam Cronin - Indiana, Nebraska
Spencer Lee - Iowa
61 Kilograms
Aaron Seidel - Virginia Tech
Austin DeSanto - Drexel, Iowa
Ben Davino - Ohio State
Jax Forrest - Oklahoma State
Michael McGee - Old Dominion, Arizona State
Nathan Tomasello - Ohio State
70 Kilograms
Alec Pantaleo - Michigan
Caleb Henson - Virginia Tech
Ed Scott - NC State
Ian Parker - Iowa State
Jordan Williams - Oklahoma State, Little Rock, Iowa
Landon Robideau - Oklahoma State
Zain Retherford - Penn State
74 Kilograms
Cameron Amine - Michigan, Oklahoma State
David Carr - Iowa State
Evan Wick - Wisconsin, Cal Poly
Jarrett Jacques - Missouri
Jayden James - Penn State
Joseph Sealey - Penn State
Michael Caliendo - North Dakota State, Iowa
PJ Duke - Penn State
Quincy Monday - Princeton
Will Lewan - Michigan
125 Kilograms
Anthony Cassioppi - Iowa
Coby Merrill - Iowa State
Cole Mirasola - Penn State
Connor Mirasola - Penn State
Demetrius Thomas - Pitt
Greg Kerkvliet - Penn State
Hayden Zillmer - North Dakota State
Isaac Trumble - NC State
Jay Aiello - Virginia
Jimmy Mullen - Virginia Tech
Jordan Wood - Lehigh
Lucas Stoddard - Army
Mason Parris - Michigan
Taye Ghadiali - Campbell, Michigan
Only five weights are being contested in Men's Freestyle at the Trials as the other five weight classes feature returning 2025 world medalists who earned byes to Final X, and whose opponents at Final X were determined at the US Open in April.
Additionally, this article was published before registration closed, so there may be wrestlers not listed above who will compete at the Trials.