International achievements of 2025 NCAA Div. I All-Americans for Team USA

The 2025 NCAA Div. I National Championships concluded on Saturday night, as 80 athletes across the country were celebrated for achieving NCAA All-American status, while 10 champions were crowned.

Of the 80 NCAA All-Americans, 37 (46.25%) have represented Team USA internationally at an Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American Championships, and/or Pan American Games at both the Senior level and age-group level.

The weight class with the most All-Americans that have a connection to Team USA was 285 pounds. Entering the tournament, 13 wrestlers in the 285-pound bracket had competed international for the United States, including six age-group/Senior World champions and one Senior National Team member, Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State.

Seven NCAA National champions have experience wrestling for Team USA, Lucas Byrd of Illinois (133, Greco-Roman), Jesse Mendez of Ohio State (141, Men’s freestyle), Ridge Lovett of Nebraska (149, Greco-Roman), Antrell Taylor of Nebraska (157, Men’s freestyle), Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State (165, Men’s freestyle), Carter Starocci of Penn State (184, Men’s freestyle) and Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State (285, Men’s freestyle).

Prior to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, USA Wrestling released a full list of 2025 NCAA DI National Qualifiers that have represented Team USA at World and Pan American Championships.

See the full list of 2025 NCAA All-Americans and the connection to USA Wrestling below.

125 pounds

3rd Place – Luke Lilledahl of Penn State – Silver at 2021 Cadet Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2022 U17 Worlds (MFS), Silver at 2023 U20 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2024 U20 Worlds (MFS)

4th Place – Matt Ramos of Purdue – Gold at 2018 Cadet Worlds (MFS)

8th Place – Stevo Poulin of Northern Colorado – 5th at 2019 Cadet Worlds (MFS)

133 pounds

1st Place – Lucas Byrd of Illinois – 8th at 2017 Cadet Worlds (GR)

4th Place – Zan Fugitt of Wisconsin – 13th at 2022 U17 Worlds (GR), Gold at 2022 U17 Pan Ams (GR), Gold at 2022 U17 Pan Ams (MFS), Silver at 2023 U20 Pan Ams (GR)

141 pounds

1st Place – Jesse Mendez of Ohio State – Silver at 2023 U20 Worlds (MFS), 8th at 2021 Junior Worlds (MFS), 9th at 2019 Cadet Worlds (MFS), Bronze at 2016 U15 Pan Ams (MFS), Gold at 2019 Cadet Pan Ams (MFS), Gold at 2019 Cadet Pan Ams (GR)

2nd Place – Brock Hardy of Nebraska – Bronze at 2023 U23 Worlds (MFS)

3rd Place – Beau Bartlett of Penn State – Bronze at 2021 Junior Worlds (MFS), Silver at 2018 Cadet Pan Ams (GR), Gold at 2018 Cadet Pan Ams (MFS)

149 pounds

1st Place – Ridge Lovett of Nebraska – 7th at 2017 Cadet Worlds (GR)

4th Place – Dylan D`Emilio of Ohio State – 5th at 2015 Cadet Worlds (MFS)

6th Place – Ethan Stiles of Oregon State – Gold at 2019 U15 World School Combat Games (MFS)

157 pounds

1st Place – Antrell Taylor of Nebraska – Gold at 2023 U20 Pan Ams (MFS), Silver at 2019 U15 World School Combat Games (MFS)

3rd Place – Tyler Kasak of Penn State – Silver at 2022 U17 Worlds (MFS)

5th Place – Meyer Shapiro of Cornell – Gold at 2023 U20 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2021 Cadet Worlds (MFS)

165 pounds

1st Place – Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State – Silver at 2022 U20 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2023 U20 Worlds (MFS), Bronze at 2024 U23 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2022 U20 Pan Ams (MFS), Gold at 2023 U20 Pan Ams (MFS)

6th Place – Hunter Garvin of Stanford – Silver at 2022 U20 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2023 U20 Worlds (MFS), Bronze at 2024 U23 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2022 U20 Pan Ams (MFS), Gold at 2023 U20 Pan Ams (MFS)

174 pounds

2nd Place – Keegan O`Toole of Missouri – Gold at 2021 Junior Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2023 U23 Worlds (MFS)

3rd Place – Levi Haines of Penn State – 7th at 2021 Cadet Worlds (MFS)

4th Place – Patrick Kennedy of Iowa – 7th at 2024 U23 Worlds (MFS)

6th Place – Cade DeVos of South Dakota State – Gold at 2021 Junior Pan Ams (MFS)

7th Place – Matthew Singleton of NC State – Bronze at 2023 U20 Worlds (MFS), 22nd at 2021 Junior Worlds (GR), 5th at 2021 Junior Pan Am Games

184 pounds

1st Place – Carter Starocci of Penn State – Bronze at 2022 U23 Worlds (MFS)

3rd Place – Max McEnelly of Minnesota – Bronze at 2022 U17 Worlds (MFS)

4th Place – Dustin Plott of Oklahoma State – 17th at 2023 U23 Worlds (MFS)

6th Place – Jaxon Smith of Maryland –  5th at 2022 U20 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2022 U20 Pan Ams (MFS)

8th Place – Donnell Washington of Indiana – 11th at 2021 Junior Worlds (MFS)

197 pounds

2nd Place – Josh Barr of Penn State – Silver at 2024 U20 Worlds (MFS)

3rd Place – AJ Ferrari of CSU Bakersfield – Bronze at 2018 Cadet Worlds (MFS)

4th Place – Jacob Cardenas of Michigan – Silver at 2022 U23 Worlds (MFS), Bronze at 2023 U23 Worlds (MFS), Silver at 2024 U23 Worlds (MFS)

8th Place – Camden McDanel of Nebraska – Bronze at 2023 U20 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2023 U20 Pan Ams (MFS)

285 pounds

1st Place – Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State – Gold at 2023 U23 Worlds (MFS), 5th at 2021 Junior Worlds (MFS)

2nd Place – Gable Steveson of Minnesota – Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics (MFS), Gold at 2017 Junior Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2016 Cadet Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2015 Cadet Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2021 Senior Pan Ams (MFS)

3rd Place – Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State – 10th at 2023 Senior Worlds (GR), 15th at 2022 Senior Worlds (GR), 14th at 2021 Senior Worlds (GR), Silver at 2019 Junior Worlds (GR), 16th at 2018 U23 Worlds (GR), Bronze at 2018 Junior Worlds (GR), Gold at 2017 Cadet Worlds (GR), 14th at 2017 Junior Worlds (GR), 14th at 2016 Cadet Worlds (GR), Gold at 2015 Cadet Pan Ams (MFS), Gold at 2015 Cadet Pan Ams (GR), Silver at 2023 Pan Am Games (GR), Bronze at 2024 Senior Pan Ams (GR)

4th Place – Isaac Trumble of NC State – 2024 Olympic Team Trials Finalist, Gold at 2023 U23 Worlds (MFS)

6th Place – Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State – Gold at 2017 Cadet Worlds (MFS), Silver at 2018 Cadet Worlds (MFS), 5th at 2019 U23 Worlds (MFS)

7th Place – Joshua Heindselman of Michigan – Gold at 2021 Junior Pan Ams (MFS)

8th Place – Ben Kueter of Iowa – Gold at 2022 U20 Worlds (MFS), Silver at 2024 U20 Worlds (MFS), Gold at 2022 U20 Pan Ams (MFS)