Photo: Tony Rotundo
The 2026 Bill Farrell Memorial belonged to a high schooler.
Grey Burnett, a Penn State commit and the #7 seed at 57kg, won four matches on Saturday at the New York Athletic Club, three of them by tech fall. In the final, he teched #1 seed Zane Richards 13-3. Richards hadn't given up a single point on his way to the final. Burnett outscored his opponents 40-5 on the day.
The top three Americans at each weight qualify for the 2027 World Team Trials in April.
Men's Freestyle Finals
| Weight | Champion | Result | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | #7 Grey Burnett | TF 13-3 | #1 Zane Richards |
| 61 | #1 Austin DeSanto | TF 11-0 | #3 Usman Indirbaev (RUS) |
| 65 | #5 Adam Arkhiev (RUS) | Dec 3-1 | #2 Beau Bartlett |
| 70 | #3 Ed Scott | Dec 8-6 | #5 Melvin Miller |
| 74 | #1 Quincy Monday | Dec 14-12 | #2 Michael Caliendo |
| 79 | #1 Patrick Kennedy | Dec 5-5 | #2 Carson Kharchla |
| 86 | Nathan Jackson | TF 10-0 | #2 Tanner Hodgins |
| 92 | Zac Braunagel | Dec 2-1 | #1 Garavous Kouekabakilaho |
| 97 | #2 Jay Aiello | TF 13-2 | #4 Jacob Cardenas |
| 125 | #5 Taye Ghadiali | Dec 5-0 | #1 Trent Hillger |
The Storylines
- Melvin Miller's run: The high school senior teched #2 seed Frank Molinaro 11-0 in the semifinals, then fell 8-6 to Ed Scott in the 70kg final.
- Monday holds on: Quincy Monday led Michael Caliendo 13-4 and was close to a tech before Caliendo stormed back. Monday held on, 14-12. Caliendo wrestles Cesar Alvan for the vacant RAF Welterweight title on Nov. 28 in Chicago.
- Russians split: Austin DeSanto teched Usman Indirbaev 11-0 at 61, but Adam Arkhiev beat Beau Bartlett 3-1 at 65.
- Chaos at 65: #9 seed Julian Farber beat #1 seed Vito Arujau 5-4 in the quarterfinals. Arujau battled back through repechage, beating Jason Luneau and CJ Composto, before a medical forfeit to Brock Hardy in the consolation semifinals. Hardy then beat Farber for third.
- Unseeded champions: Nathan Jackson won 86kg and teched high schooler Tanner Hodgins 10-0 in the final. Zac Braunagel won 92kg, beating #1 Garavous Kouekabakilaho 2-1, a day after taking Greco bronze at 97kg.
- Upsets at 125: #5 seed Taye Ghadiali shut out #1 Trent Hillger 5-0 for the title.
- Suriano teched for bronze: #4 Michael McGee teched #2 seed Nick Suriano 11-0 in the 61kg third-place match.
Third-Place Matches
| Weight | Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Samuel Sanchez | TF 10-0 | Sheldon Seymour |
| 61 | #4 Michael McGee | TF 11-0 | #2 Nick Suriano |
| 65 | #3 Brock Hardy | Dec 7-4 | #9 Julian Farber |
| 70 | #4 Chance Lamer | Dec 7-2 | #2 Frank Molinaro |
| 74 | #3 Terrell Barraclough | Dec 6-3 | #6 Hayden Hidlay |
| 79 | #3 Hunter Garvin | Dec 8-7 | #4 David McFadden |
| 86 | #1 Mekhi Lewis | Dec 9-0 | Michael Gasper |
| 97 | #1 Stephen Buchanan | TF 12-2 | Massoma Endene |
| 125 | #3 Demetrius Thomas | Dec 10-6 | Lucas Stoddard |
Seeds are pre-tournament seeds.
Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrapped up Friday. Every bracket and result from all three styles is on the Baschamania Bill Farrell tracker.