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Mendez Leads Buckeye Contingent to US Open
4/22/2025 2:16:00 PM | Wrestling
Ohio State represented by 10 wrestlers at event in Las Vegas
Event Schedule
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jesse Mendez, the NCAA Champion each of the last two years at 141 pounds, will lead a contingent of Buckeyes this week competing at the 2025 Senior Level US Open in Las Vegas.
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The event serves as the world team trials in the Greco-Roman division and the winners of the freestyle divisions will automatically advance to Final X, an annual series of wrestling events that determine the US Senior World/Olympic Team Members at each weight class.
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Mendez will be competing at 65kg and is seeded No. 2.Â
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Ohio State NCAA Tournament qualifiers from 2025 Brendan McCrone (57 kg.), Nic Bouzakis (61kg.), Carson Kharchla (79kg/5 seed) and Nick Feldman (125kg/4 seed) also will be competing. Redshirt Ben Davino is entered at 61kg.Â
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Senior freestyle events will be held Friday and Saturday.
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TJ Schierl will compete at 77kg in the Greco Roman competition. The Greco Roman competition begins at noon Thursday.
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In the Sunday U20 Freestyle competition, Ohio State's Vinny Kilkeary, Daxton Chase and Cayaen Smith will participate.
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Kilkeary will wrestle in the 57kg bracket. Chase is in the 70 kg and Smith in 86kg.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jesse Mendez, the NCAA Champion each of the last two years at 141 pounds, will lead a contingent of Buckeyes this week competing at the 2025 Senior Level US Open in Las Vegas.
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The event serves as the world team trials in the Greco-Roman division and the winners of the freestyle divisions will automatically advance to Final X, an annual series of wrestling events that determine the US Senior World/Olympic Team Members at each weight class.
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Mendez will be competing at 65kg and is seeded No. 2.Â
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Ohio State NCAA Tournament qualifiers from 2025 Brendan McCrone (57 kg.), Nic Bouzakis (61kg.), Carson Kharchla (79kg/5 seed) and Nick Feldman (125kg/4 seed) also will be competing. Redshirt Ben Davino is entered at 61kg.Â
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Senior freestyle events will be held Friday and Saturday.
Â
TJ Schierl will compete at 77kg in the Greco Roman competition. The Greco Roman competition begins at noon Thursday.
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In the Sunday U20 Freestyle competition, Ohio State's Vinny Kilkeary, Daxton Chase and Cayaen Smith will participate.
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Kilkeary will wrestle in the 57kg bracket. Chase is in the 70 kg and Smith in 86kg.
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