2026 U20 World Championships

College Fan Guide To The 2026 U20 World Championships

College Fan Guide To The 2026 U20 World Championships

All the American wrestlers going to the 2026 U20 World Championships and their collegiate connections.

Aug 12, 2026 by Andrew Spey
College Fan Guide To The 2026 U20 World Championships

The U20 World Championships are coming up soon in Bratislava, Slovakia (aka the Big Brat) and Team USA is sending a full squad of hammers in all three styles, men's freestyle, women's freestyle and Greco-Roman. 

Fans of NCAA wrestling may want to know what programs these wrestlers are attending or to where they are committed prospects. And good news for fans who desire that information but don't yet possess it: we have it all right here for you! 

Army WCAP

65kg: Riley Hanrahan, Women’s Freestyle

Army's World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) is not a college, nor is it related to Army West Point, but it is still part of the US military, so Black Knight fans may still want to show their support for Hanrahan. 

Colorado Mesa

72kg: Gretchen Donally, Women’s Freestyle

Cornell

57kg: Isaiah Cortez, Men’s Freestyle

72kg: Eli Esguerra, Greco-Roman

Isaiah will start his college career this fall, while Eli still has one more year of high school to complete. 

Iowa

53kg: Taylor Whiting, Women’s Freestyle

55kg: Everest Leydecker, Women’s Freestyle

57kg: Karlee Brooks, Women’s Freestyle

62kg: Bella Williams, Women’s Freestyle

77kg: Leister Bowling IV, Greco-Roman

Iowa is flexing its women's wrestling muscle at U20s, with a whopping 40% of Team USA's starting lineup being rostered Hawkeyes. 

Iowa State

92kg: Jimmy Mastny, Men’s Freestyle

76kg: Piper Fowler, Women’s Freestyle

Cyclones fans will have a second wrestling team to root for next season, as the university announced it will be starting a women's varsity team with world medalist Alli Regan as head coach. Fowler will wrestle her first season in Ames this year, while Mastny will be rostered after another year of seasoning in high school.

McKendree

59kg: Caley Graber, Women’s Freestyle

Michigan State

63kg: Nicholas Sorrow, Greco-Roman

Missouri

86kg: Aeoden Sinclair, Men’s Freestyle

Sinclair placed third at 184lbs last March wrestling for the Tigers. 

New York University

82kg: Arvin Khosravy, Greco-Roman

Khosravy announced this summer he would transfer from Army West Point to NYU. 

North Dakota State

55kg: Ezekiel Witt, Greco-Roman

Witt was a national qualifier at 125lbs for the Bison last season in his freshman campaign. 

Northern Michigan

67kg: Amryn Nutter, Greco-Roman

87kg: Aidan Squier, Greco-Roman

With NMU sadly shuttering their wrestling program, it's presumed that Nutter and Squier will transfer to wherever the Greco-Roman training center relocates to, although nothing has yet been publicly announced.

Northwestern

130kg: Trayvn Boger, Greco-Roman

Ohio State

97kg: Michael Boyle, Men’s Freestyle

Boyle is currently the #4 recruit in the nation in the class of 2027. 

Oklahoma State

70kg: Landon Robideau, Men’s Freestyle

125kg: Dreshaun Ross, Men’s Freestyle

Robideau won a title for the Cowboys last season as a true freshman, while uber recruit Ross will be making his way to Stillwater this fall by way of Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Oregon State

60kg: Manuel Saldate, Greco-Roman

Penn State

74kg: Jayden James, Men’s Freestyle

The lone Nittany Lion on the world team, James is slated to be a member of Penn State's loaded roster this fall. 

Rochester CTC

97kg: Cito Tuttle, Greco-Roman

Virginia Tech

61kg: Aaron Seidel, Men’s Freestyle

65kg: Bo Bassett, Men’s Freestyle

79kg: Ryan Burton, Men’s Freestyle

Three Hokies made the U20 team, the most of any program. Seidel placed third at NCAAs last March, Burton will be a freshman coming off a redshirt season, finally, Bo Bassett is expected to start as a true freshman, where his expectations will be sky-high.

Not committed

50kg: Morgan Turner, Women’s Freestyle

68kg: Taina Fernandez, Women’s Freestyle

Turner just finished her high school career and is currently focused on her senior level career, while Taina has one more year at Archbishop Spalding High School in Maryland.