2025 UWW Senior World Championships: Meet Team USA (Men’s FS)

The following is a closer look at the 2025 United States men’s freestyle team that will compete in the UWW World Championships this September 13-16 in Zagreb, Croatia. For each weight, first-round matches start daily at 10:30 am (Zagreb time), semis at 7 p.m. and finals (the next day) at 7 p.m. Next-day repechage matches precede first-round matches. There is a six-hour difference between Zagreb and New York City (EST).

57k/125.5 lbs — Spencer Lee (Hawkeye WC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 14-15

Age: 26 (born Oct. 14, 1998); Hometown: Murrysville, Pa.

Beat Luke Lilledahl at Final X

International Experience: Lee earned a silver medal for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics at 57kg.

Other: The former Iowa Hawkeye won three NCAA titles (2018, 2019, and 2021) while also being named the Dan Hodge Trophy recipient in 2020 and 2021.

61k/132 lbs — Jax Forrest (Cowboy RTC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 13-14

Age: 18 (born Oct. 13, 2006); Hometown: Johnstown, Pa.

Beat Vito Arujau at Final X

International Experience: Forrest earned a silver medal at the 2022 U17 World Championships. So far in 2025, he won the U.S. Open, Pan-American Championships and Final X to solidify his slot on Team USA’s Senior World Team.

Other: A senior-to-be at Bishop McCort High School, the two-time PA state champion and former Fargo champ is committed to wrestle at Oklahoma State.

65k/143.5 lbs — Real Woods (Cliff Keen WC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 15-16

Age: 25 (born Dec. 9, 1999); Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.

Beat Joey McKenna at Final X

International Experience: Woods was a 2016 U17 (then FILA Cadet) World Team member, placing 15th in Greco-Roman. In 2025, he placed fourth at the U.S. Open and won the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament.

Other: Woods was a four-time NCAA All-American, placing twice while at Stanford before finishing second (2023) and fourth (2024) for Iowa.

70k/154lbs — PJ Duke (Nittany Lion WC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 13-14

Age: 19 (born July 7, 2006); Hometown: Slate Hill, N.Y.

Beat Yianni Diakomihalis at Final X

International Experience: Duke claimed a bronze medal at the 2024 U20 World Championships before recently capturing gold at the 2025 U20s. On the Senior level, he won the Bill Farrell Open and the 2025 WTT Challenge before winning at Final X.

Other: A four-time New York state champion, Duke was named WIN Magazine’s 2025 Junior Dan Hodge Trophy recipient. He will be a freshman this season at Penn State.

74k/163 lbs — David Carr (Cyclone RTC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 15-16

Age: 26 (born March 28, 1999); Hometown: Canton, Ohio

Beat Mitchell Mesenbrink at Final X

International Experience: Carr won a bronze medal at the 2016 U17 (then FILA Cadet) World Championships before winning gold at the 2019 U20 World Championships.

Other: Carr was a five-time All-American at Iowa State and a two-time national champ, winning titles as a freshman in 2021 and again as a senior in 2024.

79k/174 lbs — Levi Haines (Nittany Lion WC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 14-15

Age: 21 (born August 5, 2004); Hometown: Arendtsville, Pa.

Beat Evan Wick at Final X

International Experience: Haines placed seventh at the 2021 U17 World Championships. So far in 2025, he won the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament as well as the U23 Pan-American Championships before winning at Final X.

Other: Haines, currently a senior at Penn State, is already a three-time All-American, having finished second as a true freshman in 2023, claiming the 157-pound title in 2024 and finishing third at 174 at the 2025 NCAA Championships.

86k/189 lbs — Zahid Valencia (Cowboy RTC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 13-14

Age: 28 (born May 11, 1997); Hometown: Bellflower, Calif.

Beat Kyle Dake at Final X

International Experience: Valencia has competed in three Junior Worlds, now known as U20 World Championships, which included earning a silver medal in 2017. On the Senior level, Valencia won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships to go along with two Pan-Am Championship golds (2023 and 2025).

Other: Valencia was a three-time NCAA All-American at Arizona State; highlighted by championships in both 2018 and 2019 at 174 pounds. He finished third in the 2017 NCAAs.

92k/202 lbs — Trent Hidlay (Wolfpack WC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 14-15

Age: 26 (born April 7, 1999); Hometown: Lewistown, Pa.

Beat Josh Barr at Final X

International Experience: Hidlay earned a bronze medal at the 2019 U20 World Championships. In 2022, he claimed a silver medal at the U23 World Championships. On the Senior level, he won gold at the 2023 Bill Farrell Open and earned a gold medal at the 2025 Pan-Am Championships to go along with numerous Ranking Series event medals.

Other: Hidlay was a four-time All-American at NC State, reaching the finals as a freshman in 2021 and again as a senior in 2024, falling to Penn State’s Aaron Brooks on both occasions.

97k/213lbs — Kyle Snyder (Nittany Lion WC / TMWC)

Competes Sept. 15-16

Age: 29 (born November 20, 1995); Hometown: Woodbine, Md.

Beat Hayden Zillmer at Final X

International Experience: Snyder is a three-time World champ (2015, 2017 and 2022), two-time World silver medalist (2018 and 2021) and two-time World bronze medalist (2019 and 2023). He became an Olympic gold medalist in 2016 and won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics. In Paris at the 2024 Olympic Games, Snyder finished fifth. Snyder also won Junior Worlds in 2013.

Other: Snyder was a three-time NCAA champ and four-time NCAA finalist from Ohio State (2014-18).

125k/275lbs — Wyatt Hendrickson (Cowboy RTC / U.S. Air Force WCAP)

Competes Sept. 13-14

Age: 23 (born March 4, 2002); Hometown: Newton, Kan.

Beat Trent Hillger at Final X

International Experience: Hendrickson earned a gold medal at the 2023 U23 World Championships. So far in 2025, Hendrickson won gold at the Pan-Am Championships and won the U.S. Open.

Other: Hendrickson’s decorated collegiate career included three All-American finishes (at Air Force in 2023 and 2024), including capturing the 2025 NCAA title for Oklahoma State. Hendrickson was named the recipient of the Dan Hodge Trophy in 2025 and also won the Schalles Award as the nation’s top pinner in 2022, 2023 and 2025.