Nate Jackson at the 2022 World Cup (photo courtesy of Ginnie Coleman/UWW)57 KG
Two-time NCAA champion Nick Suriano made his return to freestyle competition at the World Cup, after having not competed since the 2021 61 KG World Team Trials. Suriano went 1-0 at the World Cup, taking a win over 2019 Dan Kolov champion Beka Bujiashvili of Georgia. Suriano returns to the rankings at #3. #4 Zane Richards went 2-0 at the World Cup, beating 2022 Senior world bronze medalist Zanabazar Zandanbud of Mongolia and Reza Momeni of Iran.
61KG
#1 Seth Gross went undefeated at the World Cup, taking wins over Ebrahimi Elahi (IRI) and Teimuraz Vanishvili (GEO). #3 Nahshon Garrett won his showcase match at Beat The Streets against 2020 Senior European runner-up Andrey Dzhelep of Ukraine.
65KG
#1 Yianni Diakomihalis went 1-2 at the World Cup, losing to #7 (INT) Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL) and #1 (INT) Rahman Amouzad (IRI) while taking a win over Beka Lomtadze (GEO).
70KG
#3 Tyler Berger went 1-0 at the World Cup, taking a win over Monkhtulga Zuunbayangin (MGL). #6 Alec Pantaleo (USA) went 2-0 at the World Cup where he beat #4 (INT) Amir Mohammad Yazdani (IRI) and #7 (INT) Giorgi Elbakidze (GEO). Pantaleo is currently ranked #3 in the world but is sixth in the U.S. and the reason for that is Pantaleo's last domestic competition saw him take losses at the World Team Trials to #1 Zain Retherford and #5 Sammy Sasso.
74KG
#3 (79) Vincenzo Joseph cut down to 74 KG for the World Cup, going 0-1 after a loss to Mongolia's Sumiyabaazar Zandanbud. Joseph clocks in at #3 in the rankings based off his wins up at 79 KG over #2 (79) Chance Marsteller, #5 (79) David McFadden, and #6 (79) Alex Dieringer. #2 Jason Nolf went 1-1 at the World Cup, beating Giorgi Sulava of Georgia and losing to #8 (INT) Mohammad Firouzpour of Iran.
79KG
#1 Jordan Burroughs went 2-1 at the World Cup, posting victories over Temuujin Mendbilegiin of Mongolia and 2022 U23 world champion #15 Vladimeri Gamkrelidze of Georgia, while losing to #1 (INT) Ali Savadkouhi of Iran. #9 Evan Wick upset 2022 Senior world bronze medalist #9 (INT) Vasyl Mykhailov of Ukraine at Beat The Streets.
86KG
#2 Zahid Valencia went undefeated at the World Cup, finishing with a perfect 3-0 record that saw him take out Bat-Erdene Bayasgalangiin (MGL), #6 (INT) Alireza Karimimachiani (IRI), and Sandro Aminashvili (GEO).
92KG
#2 Nathan Jackson went undefeated at the World Cup with a 3-0 record. Jackson won a forfeit over Mongolia and then put together excellent wins over 2022 Senior world bronze medalist Miriani Maisuradze of Georgia and Iran's #8 Amirhossein Firouzpour.
97KG
#1 Kyle Snyder went undefeated at the World Cup with a perfect 3-0 record. Snyder took a forfeit win over Batsul Ulzisaikhan of Mongolia and beat 2022 Senior world bronze medalist #7 (INT) Givi Matcharashvili of Georgia in pool action. In the finals, Snyder took on reigning two-time 92 KG world champion #1 (INT) Kamran Ghasempour of Iran in the marquee match of the tournament. Living up to the occasion, Snyder walked away with a controlling 5-0 victory over the credentialed Iranian to help the U.S. win the World Cup title.
125KG
#1 Hayden Zillmer went 1-2 at the World Cup, taking a close match against 2022 U23 world runner-up Solomon Manashvili of Georgia and losing to Amir Reza Masoumi of Iran and #3 Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia.
Pound for Pound
#13 Vincenzo Joseph dropped nine spots in the rankings to #22 for his loss to Sumiyabaazar Zandanbud of Mongolia at the World Cup.
