February 2025 U.S. Freestyle Wrestling Rankings

57 KG

#1 Spencer Lee won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over Thomas Epp (SWI) with Guesseppe Rea (ECU) taking bronze. #8 (61) Liam Cronin takes the #9 spot at 57 KG after finishing fourth at the Dan Kolov. #10 Brandon Courtney took fifth at the Dan Kolov Memorial.

61 KG

#3 Nahshon Garrett won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over Arman Eloyan (FRA) with Killian Delaney taking bronze. Devan Turner debuts in the US rankings at #4 for finishing runner up at the Dan Kolov where he beat Ceyhun Allakhverdiev (AZE) to make the finals after Allakhverdiev tech falled former #3 (now #5) Nahshon Garrett in Garrett’s opening match. Michael McGee debuts in the rankings at #9 for taking 8th at the Dan Kolov after a loss to Rizvan Kovacs (ROU).

65 KG

No changes in the rankings. No Americans competed in international competition in January.

70 KG

No changes in the rankings. #5 Yahya Thomas took silver at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix behind Ibragim Veliev (BEL). #8 Will Lewan won the Dan Kolov Memorial over Kaloyan Atanasov (BUL).

74 KG

#3 Quincy Monday took silver at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix behind 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist #4 (INT) Chermen Valiev (ALB). #3 Quincy Monday took gold at the Dan Kolov Memorial over Ivan Kusyak (UKR). Elroy Perkin took 7th at the Dan Kolov Memorial after a loss to Gigi Subtirica (ROU).

79 KG

#6 Kennedy Monday beat 2020 Olympian Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA) to win the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. #6 Kennedy Monday finished runner-up at the Dan Kolov Memorial behind Tornike Tulashvili (GEO).

86 KG

#2 (92) Zahid Valencia beat #2 (79) Chance Marsteller in the finals of the Dan Kolov Memorial to take the #2 spot at 86 KG behind 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist #1 Aaron Brooks. Marsteller takes the #3 spot in the rankings behind Valencia. #3 Chance Marsteller won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over Lars Schaeffle (GER).

92 KG

#1 David Taylor, #2 Zahid Valencia, and #7 Jay Aiello are out of the rankings; Taylor for retiring, Valencia for going to 86, and Aiello going to 97 KG. For this, Cam Caffey, Aeoden Sinclair, and Wyatt Voelker take the #8, #9, and #10 spot in the rankings.

#2 Michael Macchiavello won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over #20 (INT) Adlan Viskhanov (FRA). #3 Eric Schultz took bronze at the Dan Kolov Memorial.

97 KG

#7 (92) Jay Aiello moved up to 97 KG and is currently ranked #12 internationally for beating 2023 92 KG Senior World Champion #13 (INT) Rizabek Aitmukhan (KAZ) at the 2024 Kunaev. No Americans competed internationally in January.

125 KG

#7 Jordan Wood took bronze at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. #1 Mason Parris won the Dan Kolov Memorial over Georgii Ivanov (BUL) with #7 Jordan Wood taking bronze.

Pound for Pound

#3 David Taylor was dropped from the rankings due to retiring. Jay Aiello debuts in the pound for pound rankings at #19 for beating 2023 92 KG Senior World Champion Rizabek Aitmukhan in December at the Kunaev Memorial. Michael Macchiavello is back in the pound for pound rankings at #20 for taking gold at the Henri Deglane. David Carr takes the #24 spot and Mitchell Mesenbrink takes the #25 spot.