Senior Men’s freestyle seeds released for 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships

The Senior men’s freestyle 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. women’s freestyle 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 in men’s freestyle include four-time World champion and two-time Olympic medalist Kyle Dake (86 kg), 2016 Olympic champion, 2020 Olympic silver medalist and three-time World champion Kyle Snyder (97 kg), two-time World medalist James Green (70 kg) and 2022 Senior World Team member Hayden Zillmer (125 kg).

Other No. 1 seeds are Luke Lilledahl (57 kg), Marcus Blaze (61 kg), Joey McKenna (65 kg), David Carr (74 kg), Evan Wick (79 kg) and Trent Hidlay (92 kg).

The Senior men’s freestyle tournament will take place April 25-26 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 Friday, with finals 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 Greco-Roman for the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships

2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships

April 23-27, The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev.

Senior Men’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds

57 KG

1. Luke Lilledahl (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Daniel Deshazer (Gopher WC)

3. Liam Cronin (Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Brandon Courtney (Atreus WC)

5. Domenic Munaretto (Illinois)

6. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh Valley RTC)

7. Caleb Smith (Nebraska WTC)

8. Nico Provo (California RTC)

61 KG

1. Marcus Blaze (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Daton Fix (Cowboy RTC)

3. Nahshon Garrett (Lehigh Valley RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Seth Gross (MATPAC WC)

5. Austin DeSanto (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Jax Forrest (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Nico Megaludis (Pitt WC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Nathan Tomasello (West Coast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

65 KG

1. Joey McKenna (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Jesse Mendez (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Beau Bartlett (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Real Woods (Cliff Keen WC)

5. Aden Valencia (California RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Joshua Koderhandt (Navy WC)

7. Carter Young (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Vince Cornella (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

70 KG

1. James Green (Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Yianni Diakomihalis (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Alec Pantaleo (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC)

5. Yahya Thomas (New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Bryce Andonian (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Daniel Cardenas (California RTC)

8. Doug Zapf (Pennsylvania RTC)

74 KG

1. David Carr (Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Mitchell Mesenbrink (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Quincy Monday (New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)

5. Peyton Hall (West Virginia RTC)

6. Terrell Barraclough (Brunson UVRTC)

7. Elroy Perkin (Titan Mercury WC)

8. Ed Scott (Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC)

79 KG

1. Evan Wick (SoCal RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Dean Hamiti (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Kennedy Monday (New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Danny Braunagel (Illinois RTC/Illini WC)

5. Carson Kharchla (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Simon Ruiz (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Mohamed McBryde (New York AC)

8. Clayton Whiting (Minnesota RTC)

86 KG

1. Kyle Dake (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Zahid Valencia (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Chance Marsteller (New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Parker Keckeisen (Panther WC RTC)

5. Rocco Welsh (KD Training Center)

6. Marcus Coleman (Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Brayden Thompson (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Dylan Fishback (Wolfpack RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

92 KG

1. Trent Hidlay (Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Michael Macchiavello (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Aeoden Sinclair (Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Eric Schultz (Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Dustin Plott (Cowboy RTC)

6. Cameron Caffey (Michigan WC)

7. Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Gavin Nelson (Minnesota RTC)

97 KG

1. Kyle Snyder (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Jonathan Aiello (Pennsylvania RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Massoma Endene (Burg Training Center)

4. Gary Traub (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Gavin Hoffman (Pennsylvania)

6. Ethan Laird (DMV RTC)

7. Christian Knop (Wolfpack RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Mahkyi Smith (Sons of Atlas WC)

125 KG

1. Hayden Zillmer (Gopher WC)

2. Wyatt Hendrickson (Cowboy RTC/Air Force WCAP)

3. Trent Hillger (Gopher WC)

4. Nick Feldman (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Jordan Wood (New York AC)

6. Christian Lance (Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Lucas Stoddard (West Point WC)

8. Demetrius Thomas (Rhode Island)