USA Wrestling team for World Championships set after Final X

Zahid Valencia Humbles Kyle Dake in Unexpected Fashion as Wrestling Fans Debate Over Final X Result

Kyle Dake stood in disbelief, the four-time world champion reduced to a spectator as the unthinkable unfolded. The 86 kg throne he once ruled was now gone. Ripped from under him by Zahid Valencia, the man who has made a habit of turning legends into stepping stones. In the most anticipated clash of Final X, it wasn’t a war. It was a takeover. Dake wasn’t edged out. He was outclassed. Valencia walked in already holding a recent win from the U.S. …

Final X Newark results, 2025: Who will represent U.S. at World Wrestling Championships?

Check out who is representing the United States at the world championships.

USA Wrestling team for World Championships set after Final X

The team for September's worlds in Croatia includes three Paris Olympic medalists.

Hawkeye State Dominates World Team Trials

The U.S. Senior World team roster is finalized, and as is often the case, a contingent with Iowa ties stands out among the crowd. At the Final X event, held June 14 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, 20 intense best-of-three series determined who would represent the USA at the Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, this September. Among the victors, eight wrestlers with connections to Iowa punched their tickets to this prest…

Three Penn State Affiliated Wrestlers Claim Starting Positions For World Championships After Final X Competition

PJ Duke, Levi Haines, and Kyle Snyder will be starters ahead of the 2025 World Championships in September.

Penn State Wrestling Legend Carter Starocci Beats Old Foe To Make National Team

Penn State wrestling legend Carter Starocci has qualified for the U.S. National Team and beat an old foe to do it. Starocci had already beaten Parker Keckeisen twice in folkstyle when the former was at Penn State and the latter at Northern Iowa. Now, Starocci has a win over Keckeisen in freestyle, beating him 4-3 to take third place at Final X and make it to the U.S. National Team. Starocci made the national team by placing third at 86 KG. The p…