By Richard Immel
USA Wrestling

POREC, Croatia – The U.S. picked up a silver medal from Caeden Dominguez and a fifth-place finish from Will Detar to highlight the first day of U20 Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2026 Trophy Adriatic.

Dominguez cruised to the finals at 55 kg with an opening round pin against 2025 U17 European champion Stanislav Ivanov of Bulgaria, followed by a pair of shutout technical falls on 2026 Henri Deglane Grand Prix runner-up Nolan Pissocher of France and Janis Bernet of Switzerland. He was stopped in the gold medal match by 2025 U20 Asian bronze medalist Yerassyl Mussan of Kazakhstan, 11-2.

The Ralston, Neb., native was the only medalist for Team USA on Saturday at the Sports Hall Finida. Dominguez was a Greco-Roman All-American at the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals and won the 11-12 grade division at the 2025 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals.

Qualifying for a 60 kg bronze medal match was Detar, who finished the event with a solid 2-2 record. Detar, a 2025 U17 World Team member in Greco-Roman, notched preliminary wins over Amirmukhammed Kabulov of Kazakhstan and Levin Meier of Switzerland to make the semifinals. The Mechanicsburg, Pa., talent dropped his next two bouts by decision to Georgian opponents—Kakha Goginashvili, 5-1, and 2023 U17 World bronze medalist Koba Karumidze, 10-8.

Finishing in ninth place at 60 kg with a 1-2 record was 2026 U20 World Team Trials champion Manuel Saldate, who defeated Detar in the best-of-three championship series in Las Vegas to earn the U20 World Team selection. Saldate took a tough 8-6 win over 2025 U17 European bronze medalist Magomed Varaev of France in the round-of-16.

Three athletes dropped opening round matchups and were not pulled into repechage—Nicholas Sorrow at 63 kg, Amryn Nutter at 67 kg and Dominic Wilson at 72 kg.

The Trophy Adriatic continues at 10 a.m. local time on Sunday with Greco-Roman Group Two weight classes. Seven U.S. athletes will be in action. Porec, Croatia, is located six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.

A live stream of the event is provided by the Croatia Wrestling Federation at hhs.hr.  Brackets and results are available at arena.hhs.hr.

2026 Trophy Adriatic 

At Porec, Croatia, May 30 

Greco-Roman Results 

Team Rankings | Group One 

1. Kazakhstan, 110

2. Georgia, 85

3. United States, 36

4. Germany, 36

5. Bulgaria, 28

6. France, 27

7. Netherlands, 25

8. Hungary, 25

9. Switzerland, 18

10. Czechia, 15

Weight Class Rankings | Group One 

55 kg 

Gold – Yerassyl Mussan (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Caeden Dominguez (United States)

Bronze – Jakub Sedlák (Czechia)

Bronze – Nolan Pissocher (France)

5th – Muhannad Majrasha (Saudi Arabia)

5th – Janis Bernet (Switzerland)

7th – Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria)

8th – Noah Franz End (Germany)

9th – Lenny Wörner (Germany)

10th – Alexandre Sobral (Portugal)

Gold – Yerassyl Mussan (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Caeden Dominguez (United States), 11-2

Bronze – Jakub Sedlák (Czechia) tech. fall Muhannad Majrasha (Saudi Arabia), 9-0

Bronze – Nolan Pissocher (France) tech. fall Janis Bernet (Switzerland), 8-0

60 kg 

Gold – Kakha Goginashvili (Georgia)

Silver – Alpamys Bolatuly (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Koba Karumidze (Georgia)

Bronze – Zhanbolat Saparbek (Kazakhstan)

5th – Will Detar (United States)

5th – Zhivko Hinkov (Bulgaria)

7th – Levin Meier (Switzerland)

8th – Bauyrzhan Sadykanov (Kazakhstan)

9th – Manuel Saldate (United States)

10th – Ivan Seibel (Germany)

Gold – Kakha Goginashvili (Georgia) dec. Alpamys Bolatuly (Kazakhstan), 5-1

Bronze – Koba Karumidze (Georgia) dec. Will Detar (United States), 10-8

Bronze – Zhanbolat Saparbek (Kazakhstan) dec. Zhivko Hinkov (Bulgaria), 5-1

63 kg 

Gold – Giorgi Tchikaidze (Georgia)

Silver – Shynggys Kairat (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Davit Gabedava (Georgia)

Bronze – Dias Kertay (Kazakhstan)

5th – Andrej Velisavljev (Serbia)

5th – Mika Labes (Germany)

7th – Ilies Dahmani (France)

8th – Nicholas Sorrow (United States)

9th – Alyosha Iliev (Bulgaria)

10th – Sebastian Gröbner (Germany)

Gold – Giorgi Tchikaidze (Georgia) tech. fall Shynggys Kairat (Kazakhstan), 11-2

Bronze – Davit Gabedava (Georgia) tech. fall Andrej Velisavljev (Serbia), 9-0

Bronze – Dias Kertay (Kazakhstan) dec. Mika Labes (Germany), 9-5

67 kg 

Gold – Ilias Laaouina (Netherlands)

Silver – Dosbol Shamil (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Erekle Tavberidze (Georgia)

Bronze – Bende Olasz (Hungary)

5th – Ilja Pavlenkov (Germany)

5th – Almas Mussakan (Kazakhstan)

7th – Sebastian Wagner (Germany)

8th – Kristiyan Milenkov (Bulgaria)

9th – Ilian Doubach (France)

10th – Tin Turković (Croatia)

Gold – Ilias Laaouina (Netherlands) dec. Dosbol Shamil (Kazakhstan), 6-0

Bronze – Erekle Tavberidze (Georgia) dec. Ilja Pavlenkov (Germany), 8-1

Bronze – Bende Olasz (Hungary) dec. Almas Mussakan (Kazakhstan), 10-3

72 kg 

Gold – Marlan Bakayev (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Aleksandre Rusitashvili (Georgia)

Bronze – Giorgi Beridze (Georgia)

Bronze – Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan)

5th – Barna Toplak (Hungary)

5th – Yerassyl Temirgali (Kazakhstan)

7th – Finn Kühn (Germany)

8th – Yehonatan Nemsadze (Israel)

9th – Artur Gottfried (Germany)

10th – Balaz Uljhei (Serbia)

Gold – Marlan Bakayev (Kazakhstan) dec. Aleksandre Rusitashvili (Georgia), 6-2

Bronze – Giorgi Beridze (Georgia) dec. Barna Toplak (Hungary), 4-2

Bronze – Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan) dec. Yerassyl Temirgali (Kazakhstan), 5-1

U.S. Greco-Roman Results 

Group One 

55 kg – Caeden Dominguez (Ralston, Neb./MWC Wrestling Academy), silver medal 

WIN Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria), fall, 4:45

WIN Nolan Pissocher (France), tech. fall, 9-0

WIN Janis Bernet (Switzerland), tech. fall, 8-0

LOSS Yerassyl Mussan (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 11-2

60 kg – Manuel Saldate (Las Vegas, Nev./Beaver Dam Wrestling RTC), 9th place

WIN Magomed Varaev (France), 8-6

LOSS Alpamys Bolatuly (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-2

LOSS Zhivko Hinkov (Bulgaria), tech. fall, 19-10

60 kg – Will Detar (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Exodus WC), 5th place

WIN Amirmukhammed Kabulov (Kazakhstan), forfeit

WIN Levin Meier (Switzerland), 8-6

LOSS Kakha Goginashvili (Georgia), 5-1

LOSS Koba Karumidze (Georgia), 10-8

63 kg – Nicholas Sorrow (Jackson, Mich./Simmons Academy Of Wrestling), 8th place

LOSS Davit Gabedava (Georgia), tech. fall, 9-1

67 kg – Amryn Nutter (Fennimore, Wis./NMU-National Training Center), 11th place

LOSS Erekle Tavberidze (Georgia), tech. fall, 9-1

72 kg – Dominic Wilson (Rockwall, Texas/Ranger 47 Wrestling Club), 14th place

LOSS Giorgi Beridze (Georgia), 7-0