GENEVA, Ohio — USA Wrestling’s 2026 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials in men’s wrestling is set to take place May 29-31 at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio.
The event features competition for U23-age athletes (born 2003-2008) in men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman and U20-age athletes (born 2006-2009) in men’s freestyle.
U23 athletes will be vying for an opportunity to potentially represent Team USA at the 2026 UWW U23 World Championships from Oct. 12-18, 2026 in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the U20 World Team Trials winners will represent Team USA at the 2026 UWW U20 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, August 16-23.
For a full preview of the U20 World Team Trials from USA Wrestling, click here.
USA Wrestling’s preview of the men’s U23 Greco-Roman division can be found here.
Follow all the action at USABracketing.com throughout the duration of the event.
| Start Time | End Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, May 24 | ||
| 10:00 PM ET | Online registration closes for all divisions | |
| Thursday, May 28 | ||
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Practice Times & Credential Pick-up: U23 Greco-Roman & U20 Freestyle (All weights) – SPIRES INSTITUTE |
| 6:00 PM | Late registration deadline: U23 Greco-Roman & U20 Freestyle (must be processed online) | |
| Friday, May 29 | ||
| 6:30 AM | Doors open for warmup | |
| 7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | U23 Greco-Roman & U20 Freestyle (scratch weight) – Athletes competing in both styles must weigh-in for each style, no weight allowance |
| 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Mat Officials Clinic |
| 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Operations Officials Clinic |
| 10:00 AM | 2:15 PM | U23 Greco-Roman – Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Consolation |
| 10:00 AM | 2:30 PM | U20 Freestyle World Team Trials (Challenge Tournament) – Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation & Challenge Tournament Finals |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | U23 Greco-Roman – All Medal Matches & Best 2 out of 3 Finals |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | U20 Freestyle World Team Trials – All Medal Matches & Best 2 out of 3 Finals |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Practice Times & Credential Pick-up: U23 Freestyle (All weights) – SPIRES INSTITUTE |
| 6:00 PM | Late Registration Deadline: U23 Freestyle (must be processed online) | |
| Saturday, May 30 | ||
| 6:00 AM | Doors open for warmup | |
| 7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | U23 Freestyle (scratch weight) – Athletes competing in both styles must weigh-in for each style, no weight allowance |
| 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Mat Officials Clinic |
| 9:30 AM | 2:30 PM | U23 (Men) Freestyle – Preliminaries & Consolation |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | U23 (Men) Freestyle – Preliminaries & Consolation |
| Sunday, May 31 | ||
| 6:30 AM | Doors open for warmup | |
| 7:30 AM | 7:45 AM | U23 (Men) Freestyle (scratch weight) – Athletes competing in both styles must weigh-in for each style, no weight allowance |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | College Coaches Meeting |
| 10:00 AM | 3:30 PM | U23 (Men) Freestyle – Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation, All Medal Matches & Best 2 out of 3 Finals |