By Richard Immel
USA Wrestling

NEWARK, N.J. – The 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, showcase opened on Friday afternoon at Prudential Center with U.S. National Team spots in 10 weight classes being decided—six in men’s freestyle and four in women’s freestyle.

Army WCAP’s Samara Chavez scored an elite win over 2025 World Team member Felicity Taylor at 50 kg. She ended things quickly with a 10-0 technical fall to highlight the women’s freestyle true-third bouts.

Also on the women’s freestyle side, Alex Hedrick won a battle of past age-group World medalists 5-3 over Amani Jones at 57 kg, and Latifah McBryde took it 8-2 over three-time age-group World medalist Jasmine Robinson at 68 kg.

Three men’s freestyle bouts were contested, with a down-to-the-wire finish between Parker Keckeisen and Aeoden Sinclair leading the way. Keckeisen took the match on criteria, 5-5, to make his first Senior National Team at 86 kg.

Other men’s freestyle winners were Evan Wick, who earned a gritty 8-4 win over Patrick Kennedy at 79 kg, plus Dustin Plott routing Seth Shumate in a 10-0 first-period technical fall at 92 kg.

Four athletes received wins by forfeit—Austin DeSanto (61 kg), Beau Bartlett (65 kg) and Landon Robideau (70 kg) in men’s freestyle, and Reese Larramendy (65 kg) in women’s freestyle.

True-third matches determine the No. 3 athlete on the U.S. National Team for the 2026-27 season. These matches are specifically held in weight classes where the second- and third-place finishers from the last Final X qualifying event—either the U.S. Open or Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament—did not wrestle against one another in said qualifying event.

The winner of each true-third match is eligible for U.S. National Team support, including funding, training, and competition opportunities.

The action continues from Prudential Center at 2 p.m. (ET) with round one of the best-of-three championship series to determine the U.S. World Team.

A live stream of 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, is available at FloWrestling.com. Results can be found on USA Bracketing.

2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management 

At Prudential Center, Newark, N.J., June 19 

Reference Links  

• Event Hub

• Live Stream

• Brackets

Men’s Freestyle True-Third Results  

70 kg – Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) forfeit Caleb Henson (Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

79 kg – Evan Wick (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Patrick Kennedy (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC), 8-4

86 kg – Parker Keckeisen (Panther WC-RTC) dec. Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 5-5

92 kg – Dustin Plott (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 10-0

61 kg – Austin DeSanto (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) forfeit Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

65 kg – Beau Bartlett (New York City RTC/Titan Mercury WC) forfeit Joey McKenna (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Women’s Freestyle True-Third Results  

65 kg – Reese Larramendy (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC) forfeit Emma Bruntil (Titan Mercury WC)

50 kg – Samara Chavez (Army WCAP) tech. fall Felicity Taylor (Titan Mercury WC), 10-0

57 kg – Alex Hedrick (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Amani Jones (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 5-3

68 kg – Latifah McBryde (Cobra Wrestling Academy) dec. Jasmine Robinson (Army WCAP), 8-2