We're already most of the way through the U23 World Championships in Bucharest, Romania. Our Greco-Roman and women's freestyle teams have wrapped up their tournaments. Additionally, half the men's freestyle team had their preliminary matches today. Tomorrow will see the medal matches for those guys and prelims for the final five Americans, followed by medal matches for those last five weights on the ultimate day of the event. 

Here's how Team USA has done so far. 

Greco-Roman

Bucharest has been rough on the Team USA Greco squad. All 10 competitors lost in the first round. The two wrestlers pulled into the repechage also lost their first matches, resulting in a combined 0-12 record. 

Final Results:

55 kg: Dalton Duffield (Moore, Okla./NMU-OTS) – dnp/12th
LOSS Bence Kovacs (Hungary), 10-2

60 kg: Randon Miranda (Palmdale, Calif./New York AC) – dnp/25th
LOSS Justas Petravicius (Lithuania), 9-0

63 kg: Travis Rice (Washington, Ill./Illinois RTC/New York AC) – dnp/14th
LOSS Oleksandr Hrushyn (Ukraine), 4-0

67 kg: Nolan Baker (Byron, Ill./Northern Illinois Elite WC) – dnp/15th
LOSS Karim Jafarov (Azerbijan), 14-6
LOSS Ryo Nakahashi (Japan), 16-8

72 kg: Logan Kass (New Prague, Minn./NMU-OTS) – dnp/18th
LOSS Nikita Masjuks (Latvia), 8-0

77 kg: Jesse Porter (Albany, N.Y./New York AC) – dnp/25th
LOSS Fatih Cengiz (Turkey), 8-0

82 kg: Carter Nielsen (Foley, Minn./NMU-OTS) – dnp/26th
LOSS Nicu Ojog (Romania), fall 0:55
LOSS Gegham Tormogyan (Armenia), 7-4

87 kg: George Sikes (Fort Pierce, Fla./NMU-OTS) – dnp/20th
LOSS Anton Kurs (Belarus), 4-2

97 kg: G’Angelo Hancock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) – dnp/17th
LOSS Vladlen Kozliuk (Ukraine), 17-7

130 kg: Cohlton Schultz (Parker, Colo./New York AC) – dnp/16th
LOSS Boban Zivanovic (Serbia), 4-0

Here's Greco head coach Matt Lindland recapping the tournament:

Women's Freestyle

The women had a better go at it than their Greco counterparts. Two Americans — Alexandria Glaude and Korinahe Bullock — won bronze medals. Two others — Dominique Parrish and Kayla Miracle — settled for fifth. Overall the women finished with 11 wins against 13 losses in Bucharest. 

Final Results:

50 kg: Cody Pfau (Brush, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) - dnp/7th
WIN Dominika Szynkowska (Poland), fall 3:31
LOSS Namuuntsetseg Tsogt Ochir (Mongolia), 15-4

53 kg: Charlotte Fowler (Katy, Texas/Campbellsville)  - dnp/16th
LOSS Kristina Bereza (Ukraine), 10-0

55 kg: Dominique Parrish (Scotts Valley, Calif./Sunkist Kids)  - dnp/5th
LOSS Saki Igarashi (Japan), 3-0
WIN Chelsey Sicard (Canada), 11-0
LOSS Elena Brugger (Germany), fall 5:07

57 kg: Becka Leathers (Choctaw, Okla./Titan Mercury WC/ Tarheel WC) - dnp
LOSS Akie Hanai (Japan), 10-2
LOSS Aleksandra Andreeva (Russia), 12-4

59 kg: Abigail Nette (Saint Rose, La./Lion WC) - dnp/12th
LOSS Zelfira Sadraddinova (Russia), fall 2:27

62 kg: Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky./Sunkist Kids/Hawkeye WC) - 3/5th
WIN Kathrin Mathis (Austria), 12-2
LOSS Ilona Prokopevniuk (Ukraine), 11-1
WIN Sakhipjamal Aleuatdinova (Uzbekistan), 10-0
LOSS Louisa Niemsch (Germany)

65 kg: Forrest Molinari (Benicia, Calif./Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) - dnp
WIN Danute Domikaityte (Lithuania), fall 5:54
LOSS Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine), 4-3

68 kg: Alexandria Glaude (West Sacramento, Calif./Titan Mercury WC/Bearcat WC) - 3rd BRONZE
WIN Alla Belinska (Ukraine), 5-3
LOSS Miwa Morikawa (Japan), 7-2
WIN Natalia Strzalka (Poland), fall 0:56
WIN Khishigmaa Munkhbat (Mongolia), 7-5

72 kg: Rachel Watters (Ankeny, Iowa/Aries WC) - dnp
WIN Kamile Gaucaite (Lithuania), 11-1
LOSS Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan), 6-4

76 kg: Korinahe Bullock (Cahokia, Ill./Bearcat WC) - 3rd BRONZE
WIN Zagardulum Naigalsuren (Mongolia), fall 1:29
LOSS Aysegal Ozbege (Turkey), 2-1
WIN Gracelyn Doogan (Canada), 4-1

Men's Freestyle

Only half the men's freestyle team has competed so far, but everyone will return home with at least one win. Unfortunately for former Nebraska Cornhusker Colton McCrystal and current Virginia Tech Hokie David McFadden, their tournament is over, as their vanquishers then lost a subsequent match to knock them out of medal contention. 

Hayden Hidaly is still alive for a medal, having given rising Russian superstar David Baev all he could handle in the round of 16. Baev, a Junior World Champion and Russian National bronze medalist, beat Hidlay 7-6, then won his next two matches to make the finals. Hidaly will have to win his next three bouts if he wants to return to the North Carolina State with hardware. 

Virginia's Jack Mueller is also still alive. After Mueller beat Canadian Darthe Capellan he fell to Japan's Toshihiro Hasewaga. Hasewaga advanced to the finals, pulling Mueller into the repechage. The Cavalier will have to beat Iran and then China consecutively to earn a bronze medal. 

Ohio State's Kollin Moore has already guaranteed himself either a silver or gold medal. The Buckeye junior had a brutal draw, starting with Russian Nationals bronze medalist Igor Ovsiannikov. Moore's cardio was up to the task however, and Moore scored a go-ahead takedown in the final 30 seconds to eliminate the Russian from gold medal contention. 

After dispatching with Canadian Nishan Randhawa and Turkey's highly decorated Yunus Dede, Moore faced another tough challenge in Ukraine's Magamed Zakariiev. Moore found himself trailing 8-2 at the half thanks to a series of crotch-lift counters from the Ukrainian. But the unflappable Moore didn't panic and continued to apply pressure, also once again showing off the better gas tank. Moore came back to win 10-8 and punched his ticket to the finals, the first for any American in any style at Bucharest. 

Kollin Moore's finals opponent will be Givi Matcharashvili of Georgia. Moore will hope to reverse the result from last year's Junior World Championship that saw Matcharashvili tech fall Moore in the semifinals. 

Results:

57 kg: Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas/Cavalier WC) - repechage
WIN Darthe Capellan (Canada), 13-3
LOSS Toshihiro Hasewaga (Japan), 9-4

65 kg: Colton McCrystal (Sergeant Bluff, Iowa/Nebraska WTC) - dnp
WIN Nurgazy Abdurazakov (Kyrgyzstan), fall 5:09
WIN Haji Ali (Bahrain), 14-4
LOSS Morteza Ghiasi Cheka (Iran), 10-0

70 kg: Hayden Hidlay (Lewistown, Pa./Wolfpack WC) - repechage
WIN Alexander Chaves (Canada), 10-0
LOSS David Baev (Russia), 6-5

79 kg: David McFadden (West Milford, N.J./Southeast RTC) - dnp
WIN Muhammet Kucukyildirim (Turkey), 12-4
WIN Uladzislau Yeliseyeu (Belarus), 10-0
LOSS Isa Shapiev (Uzbekistan), 12-9

97 kg: Kollin Moore (Burbank, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) - 1/2
WIN Igor Ovsiannikov (Russia), 6-5
WIN Nishan Randhawa (Canada), 10-0
WIN Yunus Dede (Turkey), 11-1

WIN Magamed Zakariieve (Ukraine), 10-8

Wrestling continues tomorrow when Sean Fausz, Alex Smythe, Myles Martin, Christian Brunner, and Youssif Hemida start their tournament. Mueller and Hidlay will also continue their quest for bronze and Moore will go for gold!

*SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE!*

Gold medal matches for the second to last day haven't happened yet but at 57 kg, Jack Mueller won a wild repechage match to make the bronze medal bout. In the bronze medal match, which literally just happened, Mueller lost a tough 11-9 bout with China. Trent Hidlay lost a 4-4 nailbiter on criteria in his first repechage match and with it his shot at a bronze medal at 70 kg.

Hidlay's Wolfpack teammate Sean Fausz, however, is in the 61 kg finals! He beat a two-time junior world champ from Iran in the semis to guarantee he returns to Raleigh, NC with no worse than a silver medal!

Alex Smythe lost his first match to Tyler Rowe of Canada and was then eliminated when Rowe lost his next match. Myles Martin and Christian Brunner each won their first match but then lost their next one and were then subsequently eliminated from medal contention. 

And at heavyweight, Maryland's Youssif Hemida powered his way into the finals with superior conditioning, breaking his Georgian opponent and winning 4-2.

The men's freestyle team will come home with at three medals, we just need to find out what color!