GENEVA, Ohio - In the final domestic tournament of the year, the Northern Michigan Greco-Roman Wrestling team competed at the U20 World Team Trials and U23 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio, this past weekend.
The group had two members take first place at the U20 World Team Trials, securing their spot on the World Team. Another National Champion was crowned at U23 Nationals, with nine more earning podium finishes between the two competitions.
U20 World Team Trials
Landon Drury - 1st place - World Team Member
Otto Black - 1st place - World Team Member
Julian Slaastad - 2nd place
Jayden Tadeo-Gosal - 2nd place
Hank Baronowski - 3rd place
U23 Nationals
Kenneth Crosby - National Champion
Gunnar Hamre - 2nd place
Lukas Kanownik - 3rd place
Patrick Curran - 4th place
Mason Parsons - 4th place
Gabriel Brown - 6th place
Jimmy Hustoles - 7th place
Drury clinched his second United States U20 World Team in three years in the 63kg weight class. His teammate, Otto Black, persevered in the 67kg weight class to come away with his second consecutive victory at a U20 World Team selection tournament.
More from the weekend can be found
here (Black) and
here (Drury).
It was quite an impressive season for
Andy Bisek,
Parker Betts, and company. The Wildcats claimed eight World Team spots, the most for the program since 2018. Those include:
Max Black - Senior World Team, U23 World Team
Payton Jacobson - Senior World Team, U23 World Team
Kaden Ercanbrack - U23 World Team
Otto Black - U23 World Team, U20 World Team
Landon Drury - U20 World Team
Additionally, the group boasted an outstanding 18 All-Americans across the three age groups.
U20
Landon Drury - National Champion
Julian Slaastad - 3rd place
Hank Baronowski - 8th place
U23
Kenneth Crosby - National Champion
Gunnar Hamre - 2nd place
Lukas Kanownik - 3rd place
Patrick Curran - 4th place
Mason Parsons - 4th place
Gabriel Brown - 6th place
Jimmy Hustoles - 7th place
Senior
Max Black - National Champion
Payton Jacobson - National Champion
Kaden Ercanbrack - 3rd place
David Stepanian - 4th place
Jimmy Hustoles - 6th place
Timothy Eubanks - 8th place
Patrick Curran - 8th place
Kenneth Crosby - 8th place
