Mendez Continues Run of Success at U.S. Olympic Trials

Final Brackets

COLUMBUS, Ohio – NCAA Champions Jesse Mendez continued his run of success over the weekend with a fourth-place finish at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania.

Mendez won his first three bouts at the event before falling to former Buckeye Joey McKenna in the third-place match. Mendez defeated McKenna in the first match at 65kg.

Three-time Ohio State NCAA champion Kyle Snyder (97kg) earned a trip to his third Olympic Games with a pair of wins in the best-of-three battle with Isaac Trumble. Snyder has been a part of the U.S. Olympic team for the last 10 years. For more on Snyder go HERE.

Kollin Moore, a four-time All-American with Ohio State, took second at 97kg as did Nick Boykin in the 97kg Greco-Roman bracket. Boykin defeated another former Buckeye, Tate Orndorff.

2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Results for My Wrestlers
Challenge MFS 65 KG
Jesse Mendez's place is 4^th
Champ. Round 1 - Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) won by decision over Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) (Dec 8-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) won by decision over James Green (NWTC / SKWC) (Dec 6-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) won by decision over Yianni Diakomihalis (SPAR / TMWC) (Dec 12-7)
Semifinal - Zain Retherford (NLWC / TMWC) won by decision over Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi - Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) won by tech fall over Nahshon Garrett (LVWC / TMWC) (TF 11-0)
3rd Place Match - Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) won by decision over Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) (Dec 4-4)

Challenge MFS 65 KG
Joey McKenna's place is 3^rd
Champ. Round 1 - Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) won by decision over Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) won by decision over Beau Bartlett (NLWC / TMWC) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) won by tech fall over Matthew Kolodzik (NJRTC/NYAC) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Semi - Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) won by forfeit over Yianni Diakomihalis (SPAR / TMWC) (FF)
3rd Place Match - Joey McKenna (PRTC / TMWC) won by decision over Jesse Mendez (OH RTC / TMWC) (Dec 4-4)

Challenge GR 87 KG
Fritz Schierl's place is 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Epps (WCAP) won by decision over Fritz Schierl (MN Storm) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Fritz Schierl (MN Storm) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Fritz Schierl (MN Storm) won by injury default over Richard Carlson (MN Storm / NYAC) (Inj. 0:00)
Cons. Round 3 - Fritz Schierl (MN Storm) won by fall over Ben Provisor (NYAC) (Fall 5:18)
Cons. Semi - Fritz Schierl (MN Storm) won by injury default over Mahmoud Sebie (NYAC) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Zachary Braunagel (IRTC / NYAC) won by decision over Fritz Schierl (MN Storm) (Dec 4-0)

Challenge GR 97 KG
Nicholas Boykin's place is 2nd
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Boykin (SKWC) won by decision over George Sikes (NMU / NYAC) (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal - Nicholas Boykin (SKWC) won by fall over Diante Cooper (AFRTC) (Fall 1:24)
1st Place Match - Josef Rau (TMWC) won by decision over Nicholas Boykin (SKWC) (Dec 5-3)
2nd Place Match - Nicholas Boykin (SKWC) won by decision over David Orndorff (OH RTC / TMWC) (Dec 4-3)

Challenge GR 97 KG
David Orndorff's place is 3rd
Quarterfinal - David Orndorff (OH RTC / TMWC) won by decision over Michael Altomer (C3S/NYAC) (Dec 6-0)
Semifinal - Josef Rau (TMWC) won by decision over David Orndorff (OH RTC / TMWC) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Semi - David Orndorff (OH RTC / TMWC) won by forfeit over George Sikes (NMU / NYAC) (FF)
3rd Place Match - David Orndorff (OH RTC / TMWC) won by tech fall over Brandon Marshall (BGWC) (TF 9-0)
2nd Place Match - Nicholas Boykin (SKWC) won by decision over David Orndorff (OH RTC / TMWC) (Dec 4-3)

Challenge MFS 97 KG
Kollin Moore's place is 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Kollin Moore (OH RTC / TMWC) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Kollin Moore (OH RTC / TMWC) won by tech fall over Nate Jackson (NYAC) (TF 16-6)
Semifinal - Kollin Moore (OH RTC / TMWC) won by decision over J`den Cox (CKWC / TMWC) (Dec 2-2)
1st Place Match - Isaac Trumble (WRTC / TMWC) won by tech fall over Kollin Moore (OH RTC / TMWC) (TF 11-1)
2nd Place Match - Kollin Moore (OH RTC / TMWC) won by no contest over Nate Jackson (NYAC) (NC)

Challenge GR 60 KG
Brady Koontz
Champ. Round 1 - Phillip Moomey (SPAR / TMWC) won by decision over Brady Koontz (DBQ RTC / TMWC) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Brady Koontz (DBQ RTC / TMWC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Taylor Lamont (GWC / SKWC) won by decision over Brady Koontz (DBQ RTC / TMWC) (Dec 5-2)

Challenge MFS 125 KG
Gary Traub
Champ. Round 1 - Jaron Smith (OCWC) won by decision over Gary Traub (CWC / TMWC) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Gary Traub (CWC / TMWC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Gary Traub (CWC / TMWC) won by decision over Demertius Thomas (PittWC / NYAC) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Wyatt Hendrickson (AFRTC) won by tech fall over Gary Traub (CWC / TMWC) (TF 16-5)

Finals MFS 97 KG
Kyle Snyder
Round 1 - Kyle Snyder (NLWC / TMWC) won by decision over Isaac Trumble (WRTC / TMWC) (Dec 5-0)
Round 2 - Kyle Snyder (NLWC / TMWC) won by decision over Isaac Trumble (WRTC / TMWC) (Dec 4-0)

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