Four Americans Into Semis, Black to Bronze Match at U23 World Championships

NOVI SAD, Serbia – Two-time Senior World medalist and defending U23 World champion Kylie Welker, 2024 U20 World champion Jasmine Robinson and five-time age-group World medalist Audrey Jimenez qualified for the Wednesday evening semifinals at the U23 World Championships. On the Greco-Roman side, Senior World Team members Max Black at 60 kg and Beka Melelashvili at 82 kg took the mats and are both still in medal contention. 

Jacobson Earns Bronze at U23 Greco-Roman World Championships, Black to Repechage

NOVI SAD, Serbia – Payton Jacobson won a bronze medal at 87 kg at the 2025 U23 Greco-Roman World Championships while Otto Black has been pulled back into the repechage at 67 kg.

Black Falls In Quarterfinals at U23 Greco-Roman World Championships

NOVI SAD, Serbia – Otto Black carried the U.S. banner during session one of the 2025 U23 World Championships on Tuesday. He won a pair of matches to make the quarterfinal round before dropping a 1-1 criteria contest to Mohamed Abdelrehim of Egypt. He now awaits his repechage fate, needing Abdelrehim to win in the semifinals. 

Olympian and U.S. Senior World Team member Payton Jacobson will wrestle for a bronze medal at 87 kg this evening against two-time age-group World medalist and U23 European bronze medalist Lachin Valiyev of Azerbaijan. 

Jacobson Will Wrestle For Bronze, Rix McElhinney Into Repechage

NOVI SAD, Serbia – Payton Jacobson of the United States will wrestle in the bronze medal at the U23 World Championships while Aydin Rix McElhinney will wrestle in repechage at 130 kg, needing two wins to reach the bronze medal match. 

Jacobson Advances to Semis at U23 Greco-Roman World Championships

NOVI SAD, Serbia – Paris Olympian Payton Jacobson put himself in the 87 kg Greco-Roman semifinals on Monday at the U23 World Championships with a stellar 3-0 outing in the morning session.

Jacobson, who was fifth at the 2024 U23 Worlds, impressed with dynamic wins over Rohit Bura of India, Gabriel Lupasco of Moldova and Zaur Shangereev of UWW. He controlled all three matches with terrific forward pressure in neutral and was excellent in par terre. Jacobson converted from top on each opponent and gave up no turns from underneath.

National Duals Invitational Introduces $50,000 in TeamTakedown Bonuses

The National Duals Invitational, a groundbreaking $1 million collegiate wrestling event sponsored by Paycom, is adding another twist to its opening day with $50,000 of team takedown bonuses designed to reward aggressive starts and teamwide intensity. The marquee tournament takes place Nov. 15-16 at the BOK Center in Tulsa.

Iron Maidens – Wrestling for Glory Streaming On Prime

Iron Maidens – Wrestling for Glory is a girls wrestling documentary at the heart of the fight for women to gain legitimacy in a sport they love and to be afforded the opportunity to compete fully and fairly.

All American Documentary Begins Streaming October 17

All American is an inspiring documentary about three high school women wrestlers breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport. Filmed over five years, it reveals their struggles with family, culture, and identity while chasing victory on and off the mat—a powerful story of resilience, courage, and the American dream.