2026 Galaxy U23 World Championships Feature College Stars

The 2026 Galaxy U23 World Championships are currently underway in Las Vegas, and men’s freestyle action takes place October 16-18.

The U.S. squad is loaded as it looks to repeat as team champions, and college wrestling fans will recognize a lot of names, including National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winners Jayden James and Aeoden Sinclair.

2026 Downstate New York NWHOF Inductees

Downstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Class of 2026

John Laurenzi, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Michael A. Ondich, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Bill Patton, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Gary Pesko, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Ben Resnick, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Carol Roseto, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Dave Smith, Lifetime Service to Wrestling

Elliott Tepper, Outstanding American

Women’s College Notebook: Setting the Stage for the 2026-27 Season

Tanner Lafever of USA Wrestling takes a look back at the 2025-26 women's college wrestling season to set the stage for the upcoming year.

ESPN, FloSports Will Deliver Every National Duals Invitational Match Live

he National Duals Invitational, a groundbreaking $1 million collegiate wrestling event sponsored by Paycom, has announced that its championship match will air on ESPN on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. CST from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The nationally televised final will follow 27 duals streamed live on FloWrestling, ensuring wrestling fans nationwide have complete access to the high-stakes tournament on Dec. 12 and 13.

2026 Oregon - NWHOF Inducts 8

The Oregon Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted eight members in its Class of 2026.

Jeff Corliss, Tammy Johnson, Walt Markee, Kacey McNulty, Jeremy Rhoades, Dan Russell, Joe Russell and Jeff Zerba are all recipients of the Lifetime Service to Wrestling award.

U.S. Set to Welcome World to Las Vegas for Galaxy U23 World Championships

Team USA is ready to welcome the world to the U.S. for the 2026 Galaxy U23 World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 12-18, at the Thomas & Mack Center. All three Olympic styles will take place, with Greco-Roman kicking off the action on October 12. Women’s freestyle begins October 14, and men’s freestyle starts October 16 to close out the week-long event.

The 30-person roster representing the U.S. on home soil features 2024 Olympic champion and two-time Senior World champion Amit Elor. The U23 World Championships will be Elor’s return to international competition since the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

USA Wrestling Hosts Three-Part Coaching Girls Wrestling Seminar

As girls' and women's participation in wrestling continues to grow across the United States, USA Wrestling will host a three-part webinar series focused on coaching girls wrestling. The series will run over three weeks — Oct. 7, 14 and 21 — with each webinar starting at 6 p.m. MT.

Each webinar will focus on a specific coaching and leadership topic for girls wrestling. The series is open to coaches of all ages, experience levels, and genders.

The series is designed for coaches seeking to start or strengthen a girls wrestling program. Topics will include community building, athlete development, shared experiences and team culture. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and share their experiences and lessons with fellow coaches.

Episode 13 of 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 Now Available

Episode 13 of 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 is now available featuring World silver medalist and three-time World Team member Mike Zadick, who was a three-time All-American and a Big Ten champion for the University of Iowa.

Host Shane Sparks visits with Mike about wrestling at Iowa and on the world stage, his family and more.