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Meet The Dream Team: 2018 Men's Freestyle Credentials

Meet The Dream Team: 2018 Men's Freestyle Credentials

Meet the Dream Team: all of the NCAA and freestyle credentials for the 10 men heading to Budapest this October to represent Team USA.

Jun 25, 2018 by Wrestling Nomad
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Now that Final X is over, our 2018 men's freestyle world team is set. To say expectations are high would be an understatement. 

Not only is Team USA the defending world champs, but the additions of Kyle Dake, David Taylor, and Nahshon Garrett also have some calling this a "Dream Team." So, just how similar is this American squad to the legendary 1992 basketball team from the Barcelona Games?

Here are the total collegiate and freestyle credentials for this team:

  • 2 Olympic gold medals
  • 7 World titles
  • 3 Olympic medals
  • 13 World medals
  • 20 Combined medals, all age levels
  • 5 Hodge trophies
  • 21 NCAA titles
  • 38 All-American finishes
  • 29 Senior-level teams (includes this year)
  • 40 Combined teams, all age levels


Thomas Gilman

  • 3x All-American
  • 2017 World Silver
  • 2014 JR world bronze
  • 5th Combined team


Nahshon Garrett

  • 4x All-American
  • 2016 NCAA champ


Final X - Lehigh event hub


Logan Stieber

  • 4x NCAA Champ
  • 2016 World champ
  • 2015 Hodge trophy
  • 2011 JR world silver
  • 4th Combined team


James Green

  • 4x All-American
  • 2017 World silver
  • 2015 World bronze
  • 2014 University silver
  • 6th Combined team


Jordan Burroughs

  • 2012 Olympic champ
  • 4x world champ
  • 3x All-American
  • 2x NCAA Champ
  • 2011 Hodge trophy
  • 9 combined teams


Final X - Lincoln event hub


Kyle Dake

  • 4x NCAA champ
  • 2013 Hodge trophy
  • 2008 JR Greco team


David Taylor

  • 4x NCAA finalist
  • 2x NCAA Champ
  • 2012, 2014 Hodge trophy
  • 2013 University Games bronze
  • 2007 JR team


Final X - State College event hub


J'den Cox

  • 2017 World bronze
  • 2016 Olympic bronze
  • 4x All-American
  • 3x NCAA champ


Kyle Snyder

2016 Olympic champ

  • 2x World champ
  • 3x NCAA champ
  • 4x NCAA finalist
  • 2013 JR world champ
  • 2014 JR world bronze


Nick Gwiazdowski

  • 2017 World bronze
  • 4x All-American
  • 3x NCAA Finalist
  • 2x NCAA champ