Soldier Salute pre-seeds announced
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.
- Kysen Terukina (North Carolina)
- Sebastian DeGennaro (Oklahoma)
- Mack Mauger (Missouri)
- Joey Cruz (Iowa)
- Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State)
- Blake Beissel (Minnesota)
- Brandon Paez (Northern Iowa)
- Sefton Douglass (Wyoming)
133 lbs.
- Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)
- Luke Willochell (Wyoming)
- Matthew Botello (North Carolina)
- Garret Rinkin (Northern Iowa)
- Kade Moore (Missouri)
- Gage Walker (Missouri)
- Adrian Meza (Iowa State)
- Cale Seaton (South Dakota State)
141 lbs.
- Nasir Bailey (Iowa)
- Luke Simcox (North Carolina)
- Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)
- Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy)
- Isaiah Powe (Unattached)
- Kale Petersen (Iowa)
- Max Brady (Northern Iowa)
- Nick O’Neill (North Carolina)
149 lbs.
- Josh Edmond (Missouri)
- Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)
- Seth Mendoza (Missouri)
- Kael Voinovich (Iowa)
- Nikade Zinkin (Nebraska)
- Nate Askew (North Carolina)
- Jager Eisch (Minnesota)
- Cole Brooks (Wyoming)
157 lbs.
- Jordan Williams (Iowa)
- Teague Travis (Missouri)
- Victor Voinovich (Iowa)
- J Conway (Missouri)
- Laird Root (North Carolina)
- Jared Hill (Wyoming)
- David Gleason (Missouri)
- Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa)
165 lbs.
- Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)
- Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)
- Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa)
- Jacob Herm (South Dakota State)
- Manny Rojas (Iowa State)
- Sloan Swan (Wyoming)
- Charlie Darracott (North Carolina)
- CJ Torres (Unattached)
174 lbs.
- Danny Wask (Navy)
- Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
- Clayton Whiting (Minnesota)
- Nicholas Fea (North Carolina)
- Jed Wester (Minnesota)
- Tyler Eise (Nebraska)
- Melton Powe (Iowa State)
- Lane Foard (Wyoming)
184 lbs.
- Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri)
- Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)
- Jake Dailey (North Carolina)
- Waylon Cressell (Unattached)
- Logan Cole (Missouri)
- Keenan Sheridan (South Dakota State)
- Burk Blasius (South Dakota State)
- Jared Thiry (South Dakota State)
197 lbs.
- Joey Novak (Wyoming)
- Evan Bates (Missouri)
- Anthony Harris (Oklahoma)
- Harvey Ludington (Iowa)
- Robert Platt (North Carolina)
- Silas Dailey (Minnesota)
- Mikey Calcagno (North Carolina)
- Gunner Henry (Wyoming)
285 lbs.
- Christian Carroll (Wyoming)
- Spencer Lanosga (Navy)
- Cade Ziola (Nebraska)
- Koy Hopke (Minnesota)
- Coby Merrill (Unattached)
- Jarrett Stoner (Missouri)
- Bennett Tabor (Minnesota)
- Jacob Levy (North Carolina)





