Soldier Salute pre-seeds announced

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Updated: January 2, 2026

Photo: Wyoming’s Joey Novak is the No. 1 seed at 197 lbs. Photo by Sam Janicki.

Courtesy of InterMat’s Earl Smith

The Soldier Salute will take place on January 3-4 in Coralville, Iowa. The pre-seeds are as follows:

125 lbs.

  1. Kysen Terukina (North Carolina)
  2. Sebastian DeGennaro (Oklahoma)
  3. Mack Mauger (Missouri)
  4. Joey Cruz (Iowa)
  5. Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State)
  6. Blake Beissel (Minnesota)
  7. Brandon Paez (Northern Iowa)
  8. Sefton Douglass (Wyoming)

133 lbs.

  1. Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)
  2. Luke Willochell (Wyoming)
  3. Matthew Botello (North Carolina)
  4. Garret Rinkin (Northern Iowa)
  5. Kade Moore (Missouri)
  6. Gage Walker (Missouri)
  7. Adrian Meza (Iowa State)
  8. Cale Seaton (South Dakota State)

141 lbs.

  1. Nasir Bailey (Iowa)
  2. Luke Simcox (North Carolina)
  3. Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)
  4. Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy)
  5. Isaiah Powe (Unattached)
  6. Kale Petersen (Iowa)
  7. Max Brady (Northern Iowa)
  8. Nick O’Neill (North Carolina)

149 lbs.

  1. Josh Edmond (Missouri)
  2. Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)
  3. Seth Mendoza (Missouri)
  4. Kael Voinovich (Iowa)
  5. Nikade Zinkin (Nebraska)
  6. Nate Askew (North Carolina)
  7. Jager Eisch (Minnesota)
  8. Cole Brooks (Wyoming)

157 lbs.

  1. Jordan Williams (Iowa)
  2. Teague Travis (Missouri)
  3. Victor Voinovich (Iowa)
  4. J Conway (Missouri)
  5. Laird Root (North Carolina)
  6. Jared Hill (Wyoming)
  7. David Gleason (Missouri)
  8. Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa)

165 lbs.

  1. Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)
  2. Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)
  3. Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa)
  4. Jacob Herm (South Dakota State)
  5. Manny Rojas (Iowa State)
  6. Sloan Swan (Wyoming)
  7. Charlie Darracott (North Carolina)
  8. CJ Torres (Unattached)

174 lbs.

  1. Danny Wask (Navy)
  2. Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
  3. Clayton Whiting (Minnesota)
  4. Nicholas Fea (North Carolina)
  5. Jed Wester (Minnesota)
  6. Tyler Eise (Nebraska)
  7. Melton Powe (Iowa State)
  8. Lane Foard (Wyoming)

184 lbs.

  1. Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri)
  2. Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)
  3. Jake Dailey (North Carolina)
  4. Waylon Cressell (Unattached)
  5. Logan Cole (Missouri)
  6. Keenan Sheridan (South Dakota State)
  7. Burk Blasius (South Dakota State)
  8. Jared Thiry (South Dakota State)

197 lbs.

  1. Joey Novak (Wyoming)
  2. Evan Bates (Missouri)
  3. Anthony Harris (Oklahoma)
  4. Harvey Ludington (Iowa)
  5. Robert Platt (North Carolina)
  6. Silas Dailey (Minnesota)
  7. Mikey Calcagno (North Carolina)
  8. Gunner Henry (Wyoming)

285 lbs.

  1. Christian Carroll (Wyoming)
  2. Spencer Lanosga (Navy)
  3. Cade Ziola (Nebraska)
  4. Koy Hopke (Minnesota)
  5. Coby Merrill (Unattached)
  6. Jarrett Stoner (Missouri)
  7. Bennett Tabor (Minnesota)
  8. Jacob Levy (North Carolina)