Senior Greco-Roman seeds released for 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships

The Senior Greco-Roman pre-seeds for the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships have been finalized ahead of this weekend’s competition in Las Vegas.

Tournament seeding was based on an agreed upon set of seeding criteria that included USA Wrestling PIN ratings, head-to-head results, tournament placements, and common opponents. Pre-seeds were finalized by the U.S. Greco-Roman national team staff.

Seeding is not final until after weigh-ins conclude. Adjustments to the seeding will be made if a wrestler drops out of the field for any reason. In that case, the wrestler in question will be removed from the list and every wrestler underneath will bump up to the next seed.

Among those receiving at No. 1 seed include 2020 Olympians Ildar Hafizov at 63 kg and Alejandro Sancho at 72 kg, and 2024 Olympians Kamal Bey at 77 kg, Payton Jacobson at 87 kg, Josef Rau at 97 kg and 2018 World Silver medalist Adam Coon at 130 kg. Dalton Roberts, a U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion, is the No. 1 seed at 60 kg.

The Senior Greco-Roman tournament will take place April 24-26 at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas. Action will begin at 10 a.m. (PT) both days. Semifinals are scheduled for 4 p.m. (PT) on Thursday, with finals for the first group set for 6 p.m. (PT) on Friday, and finals for the second group set for 6 p.m. (PT) on Saturday. A detailed schedule of events is available at usawrestlingevents.com.

The 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Brackets will be available through USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s new best-in-class event management software. Tickets are still available for purchase through the USA Wrestling events website.

Check out TheMat.com today for the pre-seeds in women’s freestyle and men’s freestyle for the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships.

55 kg

1. Brady Koontz (Dubuque RTC/ Titan Mercury WC)

2. Kenneth Crosby (NMU-National Training Center)

3. Jayden Raney (New York Athletic Club)

4. Billy Sullivan (Army WCAP)

5. Zachary Silvis (Minnesota Storm/NYAC)

6. Fabian Gutierrez (West Point WC)

7. Peter Del Gallo (South Side WC)

8. Tyler Klein (Dubuque RTC)

9. Ray Ray Harris (Tiger WC) 

10. Jurane Culbreath (Chicago WC)

11. Eathon Rider (Central Valley RTC)

12. Jeffrey Brewer (California)

13. Austin Thiel (Betterman Elite)

60 kg

1. Dalton Roberts (Army WCAP)

2. Max Black (NYAC/NMU-National Training Center)

3. Randon Miranda (NYAC)

4. Zane Richards (Illinois RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Phillip Moomey (Nebraska/NYAC)

6. Dylan Koontz (Dubuque RTC/ Titan Mercury WC)

7. Isaiah Cortez (Daniel Cormier WC)

8. King Sandoval (DMV RTC)

9. Camden Russell (Nebraska/NYAC)

10. Rhett Peak (NYAC)

11. Joseph Couch (West Point WC)

12. Elijah Cortez (Gilroy HS Wrestling)

13. Roberto Estrada (Western Colorado WC)

14. Jayden Carson (Arkansas RTC)

15. David Medina (Southeast RTC Inc.)

16. Carson Jackson (Thunder Mountain WC)

63 kg

1. Ildar Hafizov (Army WCAP)

2. Ellis Coleman (Army WCAP)

3. Riley Lomenick (US OTC)

4. Savion Haywood (Iguana WC)

5. Kaden Ercanbrack (NMU-National Training Center)

6. Jace Koelzer (Bear Cave WC)

7. Logan James (MWC Wrestling Academy)

8. Ruben Calderon (Paradigm Wrestling)

9. Lukas Kanownik (NMU-National Training Center)

10. Ty Lydic (NYAC)

11. Ryu Brown (Sons of Thunder Wrestling)

12. Austin Long (Clinic Wrestling)

13. Robert Pinto (California)

14. Laturey Villegas (All-Air Force)

67 kg

1. Xavier Johnson (Army WCAP)

2. David Stepanian (NYAC)

3. Alston Nutter (Army WCAP)

4. Taylor LaMont (West Point WC)

5. Otto Black (NYAC/Colorado Top Team WC)

6. Duncan Nelson (Air Force WCAP)

7. Jaxon Bearden (Team Prestige Wrestling)

8. Richard Fedalen (New York City RTC)

9. Logan Savvy (NYAC)

10. Nicholas Leonetti (Suples WC)

11. Farrokh Safaeinejad (Florida)  

12. Noah Rice (LAW)

13. Maddox Khalimsky (NMU-National Training Center)

14. Dean Noble (Western Colorado WC)

15. Issac Chavarria (Western Colorado WC)  

16. Pablo Monreal (All Navy Wrestling)

17. Dylan Phelps (Olivet WC)

18. Connor DeBorde  (Minnesota Storm)

19. Justin Feldman (South West Washington WC)

72 kg

1. Alejandro Sancho (Army WCAP)

2. Peyton Robb (Nebraska/NYAC)

3. Justus Scott (Army WCAP)

4. Noah Wachsmuth (NYAC)

5. Tyler Antoniak (MWC Wrestling Academy/NYAC)

6. Aliaksandr Kikiniou (NYAC)

7. Peter Ogunsanya (Army WCAP)

8. Jadon Skellenger (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC)

9. Alec Ortiz (Minnesota Storm)

10. Will Scherer (Combat W.C. School of Wrestling)

11. Riley Briggs (NMU-National Training Center)

12. Brayden Roberts (LIRTC)

13. Clay Radenz (Bison WC)

14. Brett McIntosh (Wyoming Wrestling RTC)

15. Bobby Yamashita (All Navy Wrestling)

16. Charles McKune (NMU-National Training Center)

17. DeShon Gallegos (Skyview Wolverine WC)

18. Dylan Straley (Southern Oregon RTC)

19. Max Schierl (NMU-National Training Center)

20. Steven Villalobos (Garage Boyz Wrestling)

21. Nicholas Janowitz

22. Ivan Morris (Northern Colorado WC)

23. Grady Tisdale (Betterman Elite)

24. Conrado Lopez (Unattached)

77 kg

1. Kamal Bey (Army WCAP)

2. Aliaksandr Kikiniou (NYAC)

3. Arvin Khosravy (West Point WC)

4. Tyler Eischens (Tar Heel WC/NYAC)

5. Aydin Rix McElhinney (NYAC/NMU-National Training Center)

6. Britton Holmes (Army WCAP)

7. Quinlan Nelson (Illinois)

8. Caden Young (NYAC)

9. Glenn Rhees (Greater Heights)

10. Patrick Curran (NYAC/NMU-National Training Center)

11. TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury WC)

12. Ethan Barr (Golden Pride WC)

13. Kai Simmons (NMU-National Training Center)

14. Justin McCunn (Viking WC)

15. Drew Allgeyer (NYAC/Minnesota Storm)

16. Daniel Richardson (All Navy Wrestling)

17. Rene Hernandez

18. Dayton Hill (Valley WC)

82 kg

1. Jesse Porter (NYAC)

2. Beka Melelashvili (NYAC)

3. Fritz Schierl (Minnesota Storm/NYAC)

4. Ryan Epps (Minnesota)

5. Andrew Berreyesa (NYAC)

6. Tommy Brackett (NYAC)

7. Achilles Evans (Betterman Elite)

8. Arian Khosravy (California)

9. Tyler Cunningham (NYAC)

10. Talmage Carman (Mustang WC)

11. Adrian Artsisheuskiy, NY

12. Tyson Beauperthuy (Tiger WC)

13. Jack Gillis (Ringers WC)

14. Luke Ciampa (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC)

15. Michael Higgins (NMU-National Training Center)

16. Alex Hamm (Florida)

17. Aidan Squier (Combat W.C. School of Wrestling)

18. Ryan Whittle (Atlas WC)

19. Tanner Baumgartner (Colorado Mesa WC)

87 kg

1. Payton Jacobson (NMU-National Training Center/NYAC)

2. Spencer Woods (Army WCAP)

3. Zachary Braunagel (Illinois Regional Training Center/Illini WC)

4. Jonathon Fagen (JG)

5. Damen Pape (Wolves WC)

6. Christian Rouleau (Minnesota Storm/NYAC)

7. Keenan Wyatt (Knights RTC)

8. Hunter Gonzalez (California)

9. Lukas Poloncic (Minnesota Storm/NYAC)

10. Kyle Knudtson (Crook County HS Wrestling)

11. Marcus Curry (Ford Dynasty)

12. Daniel Eubanks (NMU-National Training Center)

13. Jordan Lara (505 WC)

14. Mason Buss (Mustang WC)

15. Chance Goodman (Western Washington WC)

97 kg

1. Josef Rau (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Nicholas Boykin (Ohio)

3. David Tate Orndorff (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Timothy Young (Army WCAP)

5  Brandon Marshall (Big Game WC)

6. Michial Foy (Army WCAP)

7. Austin Harris (Club Lucha)

8. Orry Elor (NYAC)

9. Cade Lautt (NYAC/Tar Heel WC)

10. Austin Craig (All Navy Wrestling)

11. Eli Pannell (Dubuque RTC)

12. Jayden Tadeo-Gosal (NMU-National Training Center)

13. Michael Altomer (Curby/NYAC)

14. Eric Schwark (Ashland WC)

15. Austin Kohlhofer (West Point WC)

16. Timothy Eubanks

17. Braden Baumgartner (Colorado Mesa WC)

18. Kody Marschner (Mustang WC)

19. Jayden Loehnig (Golden State WC)

20. Ian Huston (Ford Dynasty)

21. Anthony Edson (All Navy Wrestling)

22. Eric Mittlestead (Cal State Bakersfield)

130 kg

1. Adam Coon (Cliff Keen WC/NYAC)

2. Cohlton Schultz (Atreus WC)

3. Aden Attao (NYAC)

4. Keith Miley (Arkansas RTC/NYAC)

5. Courtney Freeman (All-Marine)

6. Michael Rogers (West Point WC)

7. Max Balow (Viking RTC)

8. Brandon Ballard (Frontier WC)

9. Sebastian Echeverria (Southern Oregon)

10. Nathaniel Lennon (Valhalla Training Center)

11. Daimon Altamirano (505 WC)

12. Tashaud Nelson (Norse RTC)

13. James Hustoles (NMU-National Training Center)

14. Cameron Dubose (Mustang WC)

15. Tom Foote (NYAC)

16. Donald DeGarmo (All-Air Force)