WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A group of six Purdue wrestlers are set for freestyle competition at U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials this weekend. The four-day event is hosted by USA Wrestling in Geneva, Ohio, to determine who will represent the United States internationally at each respective age-group level this summer.
U23 accepts entrants under the age of 23, and U20 is for those under 20. Purdue’s six wrestlers will compete as representatives of the Boilermaker Regional Training Center.
U23 NATIONALS
- Ashton Jackson (57 kg)
- Isaiah Quintero (57 kg)
- Quinn Herbert (86 kg)
- Noah Weaver (92 kg)
- Dominic Burgett (125 kg)
U20 WORLD TEAM TRIALS
- Isaiah Schaefer (65 kg)
Coming off his true freshman season, Schaefer will be the lone Boilermaker competing in the U20 World Team Trials after earning Fargo Junior All-America status in both freestyle and Greco-Roman a year ago. He also posted an impressive freestyle showing last month when he went 5-3 in Las Vegas to become a U20 All-American at the U.S. Open.
Schaefer will wrestle in a small field of 13 on Friday against many of the nation’s top young wrestlers. The winner of the bracket will earn a world team berth and get to wrestle for Team USA at the 2026 U20 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, in August.
Whoever comes out on top will have to face Bo Bassett – the U.S. Open champion – in a best two out of three series to determine the world team member.
The other five Boilermakers competing at U23 Nationals will open their double-elimination brackets on Saturday. If any of them advance far enough in the tournament, the quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches will be held on Sunday.
U23 Nationals is a massive tournament for a variety of weight classes and it will crown national champions and All-Americans for the top-eight placewinners at each weight.
Brackets and matchups for both tournaments will be announced by USA Wrestling closer to the start of the event.
SCHEDULE
(all times Eastern)
U20 WORLD TEAM TRIALS – FREESTYLE
Friday, May 29
10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Prelims, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Cons. & Challenge Tournament Finals
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Medal Matches & Best 2 out of 3 Finals
U23 NATIONALS – FREESTYLE
Saturday, May 30
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Prelims & Cons.
4 – 9 p.m.: Prelims & Cons.
Sunday, May 31
10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Cons., Medal Matches & Best 2 out of 3 Finals