Spencer Lee accepts 2025 Final X berth at 57 kg in men’s freestyle

2024 Olympic Games silver medalist Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) has accepted his automatic bid to Final X and will battle for the men’s freestyle 57 kg spot on the 2025 U.S. World Team. Final X is set for Saturday, June 14 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

In addition to his Olympic achievements in Paris, France, last summer, Lee has an extensive track-record of international success in men’s freestyle. Lee owns three age-group World titles, four-age-group U.S. World Team berths, a 2024 Senior Pan American title, and a recent gold medal at the 2025 Zagreb Open Ranking Series event. He automatically qualified for Final X by way of earning a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Lee was a three-time NCAA champion, four-time NCAA All-American, three-time Big Ten champion and two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner for the University of Iowa from 2017 to 2023. He was named the 2020 AAU James E. Sullivan Award winner, which is presented annually to the outstanding amateur athlete in the U.S.

Final X will determine the 2025 U.S. Senior World Team in two-of-three international disciplines—men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle. In total, 20 weight classes will be contested, 10 in each discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight classes will wrestle a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the U.S. representative at the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

The Final X opponent for Lee will be determined April 26 at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. The men’s freestyle 57 kg champion at the U.S. Open will advance to face Lee in a best-of-three series at Final X.

Final X will serve as the Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit, the 15^th BTSNY Annual Benefit to date. These unique electrifying events help BTSNY raise more than $1 million each year to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. The BTSNY Annual Benefit after-party will follow the conclusion of Final X.

Final X will mark Lee’s first appearance in a Beat the Streets Annual Benefit event.

Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (Final X plus exclusive after party celebration access), that also provide the best wrestling-event seats, are available at give.btsny.org/2025FinalX. Proceeds from Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages will directly help BTSNY serve NYC youth. For more information on ticket packages, email BTSNY Executive Director Brendan Buckley at bbuckley@btsny.org. 

Event-only tickets for Final X without access to the BTSNY after-party celebration are available on Ticketmaster.

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcast partner for Final X. Fans can watch the event live or on-demand at FloWrestling.com.

Online results for Final X will be available on USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s new best-in-class event management software.

Final X will be held in two sessions on Saturday, June 14. Session I, which starts at 2 p.m. (ET), will feature round one in each best-of-three series. Session II, which starts at 5 p.m. (ET), will continue with round two and if-necessary round three matches. Match order for each session will be provided at a later date.

If Prudential Center’s tenant, New Jersey Devils, host an NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs game on June 14 the contingency date for Final X would be Sunday, June 15.

For more information about Final X, please visit themat.com.

57 kg – Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

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