The stage is set for the men’s freestyle finals at the 2025 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. After a thrilling semifinal round in Louisville, eight weight classes are down to two contenders each. The winners will advance to Final X on June 14 in Newark, New Jersey, where they’ll compete for a spot on Team USA for the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Below are the finalized championship matchups:
65 kg
- Real Woods (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Brock Hardy (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
70 kg
- Bryce Andonian (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. PJ Duke (Titan Mercury WC)
74 kg
- David Carr (Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Jarrett Jacques (Tiger Style WC)
79 kg
- Levi Haines (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Dean Hamiti Jr. (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg
- Kyle Dake (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Carter Starocci (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
92 kg
- Josh Barr (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style WC)
97 kg
- Hayden Zillmer (Gopher WC) vs. Jay Aiello (Penn RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
125 kg
- Demetrius Thomas (New York AC) vs. Trent Hillger (Gopher WC)
Finals action begins Saturday, May 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET.