Corrected: Six weight classes to watch at the Bill Farrell Memorial International in New York City, Nov. 8-9

Each year, top wrestlers from across the United States and from around the world come to the Big Apple for the Bill Farrell Memorial International at the historic New York Athletic Club in Manhattan, New York City. The event is held in honor of the late Bill Farrell, a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, an NYAC Wrestling Chairman and 1972 U.S. Olympic freestyle head coach.

With some late additions to the field, which was first published last Friday, here are six weight classes that should have some excellent competition. The Greco-Roman and women’s wrestling competition will be on Friday, November 8. The men’s freestyle action is set for Saturday, November 9.

The competition will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Follow the results on FloArena.

Women’s freestyle 76 kg

Among those registered at 76 kg is 2024 U23 World champion Yelena Makoyed, who has been on the Senior National Team in the past.  Add in 2022 Senior World Team member Dymond Guilford, also a 2022 U23 World silver medalist. These three stars are among those who should challenge for future World Team berths. Jumping up in weight is age-group World medalist Alexandria Glaude. Makoyed and Guilford have been multiple college national champions, Makoyed in the NCAA and Guilford in the NAIA. The international athletes to watch include Sandra Guerrero of Puerto Rico, who was a NCWWC national champion last year for Jersey City University. A pair of Canadian wrestlers, Shauna Kuebeck and Vivianne Rouleau, add depth. Kuebeck has competed at the Senior World Championships, and Rouleau at the age-group World level.

Note: Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades was mistakenly added to the entry list for this weight class but will not be competing. Apologies for the reporting error and photo which was posted in this story and has been corrected.

Skyler Gassel, Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club

Alexandria Glaude, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

Dymond Guilford, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

Yelena Makoyed, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)

Shauna Kuebeck, Canada

Vivianne Rouleau, Canada

Sandra Guerrero, Puerto Rico

Men’s Freestyle 97 kg

This weight class is headlined by 2016 Olympic champion and three-time Senior World champion Kyle Snyder, competing for the first time since he wrestled at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Snyder begins his next Olympic quadrennium by competing in New York against a strong field on U.S. opponents. Michael Macchiavello, an NCAA champ for NC State and a member of the Senior National Team, has showed continued improvement at the world level, winning a 2023 Pan American Championships gold medal. Jay Aiello, a 2021 U23 World bronze medalist and also a past Senior National Team member, is also making a run at this weight. Aiello has twice been third at the U.S. Open. One of the rising stars in men’s freestyle is Justin Rademacher, who is fresh off a bronze-medal performance at the 2024 U23 World Championships. A popular wrestler at this weight class is “Gas Tank” Gary Traub, who was third in the 2023 Senior Nationals. Callum Knox of Canada, a U23 Pan American medalist, along with Luis Perez Sosa of the Dominican Republic, a 2024 Olympian and multiple Pan American medalist, add international flavor to the weight class.

Jonathan Aiello, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

Duncan Lee, Cyclone Regional Training Center  

Michael Macchiavello, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

Justin Rademacher, Beaver Dam Wrestling Regional Training Center

Kyle Snyder, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

Gary Traub, Cowboy RTC

Callum Knox, Canada

Luis Perez Sosa, Dominican Republic

Greco-Roman 72 kg

This weight class has a pair of past U.S. Senior World Team members registered, Aliaksandr Kikiniou and RaVaughn Perkins. Kikiniou, who wrestled a week ago at the Senior World Championships for Team USA at the age of 44, was a past Olympian and World medalist for Belarus. Perkins, a 2018 Senior World Team member and two-time Senior Pan American champion, has a wealth of experience and talent. Pursuing Greco-Roman at the Senior level is Peyton Robb, who was a multiple All-American at Nebraska and made a nice run at the recent Senior World Team Trials. Placing third. Robb has a U23 Nationals freestyle title to his credit. Patrick Brackett, a 2024 U23 World Team member, should add additional talent to the field. It will be fun to see Rudy James, who has won a number of Veterans World medals for the USA, as he tests the younger athletes. The USA athletes will need to get past some tough international opponents, including 2020 Olympic silver medalist and two-time Olympian Parviz Nasibov of Ukraine and past Asian U20 champion Abunassyr Omirzak of Kazakhstan.

Patrick Brackett, Mile High Wrestling Club

Rudy James, Minnesota Storm

Aliaksandr Kikiniou, Poway High School Wrestling

Charles McKune, NMU-National Training Center

RaVaughn Perkins, New York Athletic Club

Peyton Robb, Nebraska Wrestling Training Center

Ali Ibrahim Abdelhamid, Egypt

Abunassyr Omirzak, Kazakhstan

Parviz Nasibov, Ukraine

Women’s Freestyle 62 kg

This weight class features a lot of young U.S. talent, athletes expected to make a run at the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team. Past age-group World medalists Alara Boyd and Skylar Hattendorf are both capable of making future Senior World Teams and will be among the favorites at this weight class. Others in the field who have competed on age-group World teams include Katerina Lange and SaVannah Cosme, both who have been successful on the national level for years. Boyd and Lange are also past U.S. college national champions at the NCAA level. Other Americans with talent include Marisol Nugent and Kryssceah Ravenelle, both who compete on the college level.  Nugent won a 2020 U20 National title and was second in last year’s U23 Nationals. Canada brings some experienced wrestlers, including two-time Pan American Senior medalist Miki Rowbottom. Olympian and Asian Senior medalist Bolortuya Khurelkhuu of Mongolia is also capable of claiming the title here.

Marisa Angelos, NMU-National Training Center

Alara Boyd, Cardinal WC

SaVannah Cosme, Atreus Wrestling Club

Morgan Edwards, Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club

Skylar Hattendorf, New York Athletic Club

Katerina Lange, Minnesota Storm

Marisol  Nugent, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

Kryssceah Ravenelle, Beat the Streets New England – Providence

Ella Doornaert, Canada

Miki Rowbottom, Canada

Ameyarli Jessel Rojas, Mexico

Bolortuya Khurelkhuu, Mongolia

Men’s Freestyle 70 kg

This is another power packed weight class that includes young U.S. talent on the rise. Bryce Andonian, a 2021 U20 World bronze medalist and three-time All-American for Virginia Tech, is somebody to watch here.  PJ Duke, who is fresh off winning a U20 World bronze medal in 2024, is a New York high school star and a Penn State commit. Duke made an impressive run at the Senior World Team Trials in September. Jarrett Jacques is a Missouri grad who has made a big move on the domestic freestyle scene last year, placing fourth at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Jacques was a Bill Farrell Memorial runner-up, and has twice been fourth at the U.S. Open. Will Lewan, a 2017 U17 World champion, was an All-American in college career at Michigan, and seeking to make his mark in freestyle on the Senior level. Lewan won a 2020 U23 Nationals title. Jakob Bergeland, an All-American at Minnesota, is another past Bill Farrell Memorial medalist. International talents in the field include 2018 University World bronze medalist Vincent DeMarinis of Canada.

Bryce Andonian, Southeast Regional Training Center, Inc

Jakob Bergeland, Minnesota - RTC

PJ Duke, KD Training Center

Jarrett Jacques, Tiger Style Wrestling Club

Will Lewan, Cliff Keen Wrestling Club

Kollin Rath, Steller Trained Wrestling

Vincent De Marinis, Canada

Aly Ibrahim Abdelhamid, Egypt

Greco-Roman 87 kg

One of the fastest improving talents on the U.S. Greco-Roman scene is Payton Jacobson, who surprised many by earning a spot on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team. Although he did not medal in Paris, Jacobson followed it up with a nice run at the 2024 U23 World Championships, where he finished fifth. Jacobson is a returning Bill Farrell Memorial International champion. There are two other U.S. wrestlers in the weight who have competed on U.S. age-group World Teams, Tyler Cunningham and Michael Altomer. Cunningham competed on the 2022 U23 World Team and won a Bill Farrell Memorial title in 2022. Cunningham was also a 2022 Senior Pan American bronze medalist. Altomer, a New York native, was a member of the both the U20 and U23 World Teams in 2023. Altomer has won three age-group Pan American medals in his career. Christian Rouleau was seventh in the 2021 U.S. Open and is a past Bill Farrell Memorial medalist. International challengers include Artur Ovsepyan of Ukraine, a silver medalist at the Thor Masters in Denmark and the Haparanda Cup in Sweden.

Michael Altomer, Curby 3 Style Wrestling Club

Tyler Cunningham, MWC Wrestling Academy

Payton Jacobson, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

Scott Joll, Tar Heel Wrestling Club

Christian Rouleau, Minnesota Storm

Nurzhan Assan, Kazakhstan

Artur Ovsepyan, Ukraine

Event Schedule

Friday, November 8

9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Greco-Roman and Women’s Freestyle Preliminaries and Repechage

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. - Greco-Roman and Women’s Freestyle Medal Matches

Saturday, November 9

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Men’s Freestyle Preliminaries and Repechage

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. - Men’s Freestyle Medal Matches