Max Black at the 2023 Senior Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas.
2024 U23 Greco-Roman World Team Bios
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by Savannah Asmann, USA Wrestling
55kg – Billy Sullivan (Las Vegas, Nev./Army WCAP)
2024: Valamar Cup silver medalist…U23 Pan American Championships bronze medalist…Third at Senior World Team Trials…Druskininkai Cup bronze medalist…U23 Greco-Roman Nationals champion…
2023: Third at Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament…Sixth at US Open…
2021: Thor Masters silver medalist…15th at U20 World Championships…Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier champion…UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion…
2020: UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up…
2019: U20 Pan American Championships bronze medalist…USMC Junior Nationals champion…USA Western States Championships Folkstyle champion… USA Western States Championships Greco-Roman champion… USA Western States Championships Freestyle champion…Marine Corps US Open Junior Greco-Roman runner-up…
2018: Fourth at USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals…Third at Northern Plains Regional in Greco-Roman…Marines Western Regional Greco-Roman champion…Third at Marines Western Regional in freestyle…
Personal: Born on November 13, 2001…22 years old…
60 kg – Max Black (Castle Rock, Colorado/ NMU-National Training Center)
2024: Druskininkai Cup silver medalist…Senior World Team Trials runner-up at 63 kg…Third at U.S. Olympic Team Trials…Thor Masters bronze medalist…
2023: U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… U20 Greco-Roman Nationals champion… Third in U.S. Open in Greco-Roman…
2022: Competed at U20 Greco-Roman World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria… U20 Greco-Roman Pan-American Championships bronze medalist… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… U23 Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up… Fourth in World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Greco-Roman… U20 Greco-Roman nationals champion… U.S. Open runner-up in Greco-Roman… Fourth in 2022 Bill Farrell Memorial International in Greco-Roman…
2021: USMC Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, seventh in freestyle… Western Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle… Fifth in UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals…
2019: USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals champion… Third in UWW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals… Western Regional champion in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle…
2018: Fifth in USMC Cadet Freestyle Nationals… Northwest Regional third in Greco-Roman, second in freestyle… Western Regional champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle…
College: Wrestles at Northern Michigan University…
High School: Fourth in 2021 CHSAA State Championships for Douglas County (Colorado) High School… Third in 2020… Third in 2019… fifth in 2018…
Personal: Born on March 3, 2003… 21 years old…
63 kg – Jonathan Gurule (Peralta, N.M./NMU-National Training Center)
2024: Fifth at Druskinikai Cup…U23 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman…Fourth at Last Chance OTT Qualifier in Greco-Roman…
2023: U23 Nationals runner-up in Greco-Roman…Fourth at Senior WTT Challenge tournament…Fifth at US Open in Senior Greco-Roman…
2022: Twelfth at U20 Greco-Roman World Championships…U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman…Last Chance Qualifier champion in Greco-Roman…USMC US Open third place in U20 Greco-Roman…
2021: Fourth at US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals in Junior Greco-Roman…Fourth at UWW Junior Nationals…
2020: Sixth at USAW Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals…
2019: Seventh at UWW Cadet Nationals…Northwest 16U/JR Greco Regional champion…Northwest 16U/JR Freestyle Regional champion…
2018: Eighth at USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman…
High School: Competed for 505 Wrestling Club and Betterman Elite Wrestling Club…Graduate of Los Lunas High School…
Personal: Born on August 25, 2002…22 years old…
67 kg – Robert Perez III (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)
2024: Druskinikai Cup silver medalist…U23 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman…
2023: Eleventh at U23 World Championships…Eighteenth at Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial…Twelfth at Pan American Championships…Final X runner-up…US Open champion…
2022: Seventh at U20 World Championships…U20 Pan American Championships silver medalist…Sixteenth at Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament… U20 World Team Trials champion…USMC US Open champion…Third at Bill Farrell Memorial International…
2021: Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier champion…Sixth at UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals…
2020: Third at Last Chance Qualifier…UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up…
2019: Thirteenth at Cadet World Championships…Cadet Pan American Championships champion in Greco-Roman…Cadet Pan American Championships champion in freestyle…USMC/USAW 16U Nationals champion…UWW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals champion…Third at FloNationals in freestyle…FloNationals Greco-Roman champion…USAW 16U Folkstyle Nationals champion…
2018: USMC/USAW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals champion…Fifth at USMC/USAW Cadet Freestyle Nationals…Marines Western Regional-Folkstyle champion…Marines Western Regional-Freestyle champion…Marines Western Regional-Greco-Roman champion…USAW Cadet Folkstyle Nationals champion…
High School: 2023 graduate of Springs Studios in Colorado Springs, Colorado…
Personal: Born July 6, 2003…21 years old…
72 kg – Justus Scott (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)
2024: U23 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U23 Nationals champion…
2023: Eighth at Senior Nationals…Seventeenth at U23 World Championships…Final X runner-up…Senior Pan American Championships gold medalist…US Open champion…
2021: Twenty-second at Junior World Championships…Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier champion…UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion…USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals runner-up…
2019: Third at Marines Western Regional-Freestyle…Third at Marines Western Regional-Greco-Roman…
2018: Marines Western Regional-Greco-Roman runner-up…
College: Wrestled at Baker University…
High School: Wrestled at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada…
Personal: Son of Marina and Josh Scott…Born May 20, 2001…23 years old…
77 kg – Hunter Garvin (North Liberty, Iowa/California RTC (CA RTC))
2024: U23 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in freestyle… U23 Nationals champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman…Sixth at NCAA Division I Championships sixth place at 165 pounds…
2023: U20 World Team Trials runner-up in freestyle…Third at U20 World Team Trials in Greco-Roman…Fourth at US Open in U20 Greco-Roman…US Open runner-up in U20 freestyle…
2022: U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials runner-up…U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman…U20 Nationals runner-up in freestyle…Fourth at USMC US Open in U20 freestyle…USMC US Open runner-up in U20 Greco-Roman…USA Wrestling High School National Recruiting Showcase champion…
2021: Fourth at UWW Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman…USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals champion…
2019: Fourth at USMC/USAW 16U Nationals in Greco-Roman…Third at UWW Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman… Marines Western Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman…Third at Marines Western Regional in freestyle… USAW Junior/16U Folkstyle Nationals champion…
2018: Eighth at USMC/USAW Cadet & Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman…Marines Western Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman…USAW Junior/Cadet Folkstyle Nationals champion…
College: Redshirt Sophomore at Stanford…
High School: 2022 graduate of Iowa City West…
Personal: Son of Rosalinda Chaires and David Garvin…Born May 17, 2003…21 years old…
82 kg – Beka Melelashvili (Philadelphia, Pa./Conestoga Youth Wrestling)
2024: Valamar Cup bronze medalist…U23 Pan American Championships silver medalist…Third at Senior World Team Trials…Druskininkai Cup silver medalist…U23 Greco-Roman Nationals champion…
2022 (Competing for Georgia): Fifth at U23 World Championships…Druskininkai Cup silver medalist…11th at U20 European Championships…14th at U23 European Championships…15th at Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov Tournament…
2021 (Competing for Georgia): Eighth at U20 European Championships…
87 kg – Payton Jacobson (Elkhorn, Wis./Sunkist Kids)
2024: Fifteenth at 2024 Paris Olympic Games…U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion…Ninth at Thor Masters…
2023: Ninth at Grand Prix of Germany…Twenty-third at Zagreb Open…Final X True-Thirds runner-up…U23 Nationals Greco-Roman champion…Senior World Team Trials Challenge runner-up…Third at US Open…
2022: Eighth at U20 World Championships…U20 World Team Trials champion…Third at World Team Trials Challenge…Third at Senior USMC US Open…Third at U20 USMC US Open…
2021: Junior Pan American Championships silver medalist…UWW Junior Nationals runner-up…
2020: UWW Junior Nationals champion…
2019: Sixth at WIAA Individual State Championships…
2018: Seventh at USMC/USAW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals…Third at UWW Cadet Nationals…Fourth at USMC/USAW Cadet GR Nationals…Third at Northern Plains Regional Freestyle…Third at Northern Plains Regional Greco-Roman…
College: Wrestles at Northern Michigan…
High School: Wrestled at Elkhorn Area High School in Elkhorn, Wisconsin…
Personal: Born September 12, 2002…22 years old…
97 kg – Wyatt Voelker (Manchester, Iowa/Panther Wrestling Club RTC)
2024: U23 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman…U23 Nationals runner-up in freestyle…
2023: Fifth at U20 World Championships…U20 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman… U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, fifth in freestyle… U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, fourth in freestyle…
2022: USMC Junior Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up, third in freestyle… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials runner-up… U20 Nationals sixth in Greco-Roman, seventh in freestyle… USA Wrestling High School National Recruiting Showcase champion…
2021: USMC Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, eighth in freestyle… Fourth in UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals… USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals runner-up…
2019: USMC 16U Nationals fourth in Greco-Roman, sixth in freestyle… USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals champion…
College: Will be a Redshirt Sophomore for the University of Northern Iowa…
High School: Two-time IHSAA state champion (2021-22) for West Delaware (Iowa) High School… Third in 2020… Fourth in 2019…
Personal: Son of Corey and Jenne Voelker… Born on May 18, 2003… 21 years old…
130 kg – KJ Miley (Little Rock, Ark./Arkansas RTC)
2024: U23 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman…U23 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman…Fourth at Last Chance OTT Qualifier…
2023: U20 Nationals runner-up in Greco-Roman…Third at US Open in U20 Greco-Roman…
2021: USAW Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion…Fourth at US Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals in Junior Greco-Roman… Southern Plains Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman…Sixth at UWW Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman…MOUSAW Boys Greco State champion…USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals runner-up…
2019: USAW Preseason Nationals champion…Fourth at Central Regional in freestyle and Greco-Roman…
2018: Seventh at USAW Junior/Cadet Folkstyle Nationals…
College: Redshirt Sophomore at Little Rock…
High School: Competed for Whitfield High School…
Personal: Born on June 18, 2003…21 years old…
