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Spencer Lee (57kg) joins teammate Stephen Buchanan (97kg) at FINAL X after winning the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Louisville, KY!!
Spencer defeated Brody Teske (12-2) & Anthony Knox (13-3) in dominant fashion to qualify for his second FINAL X appearance in two years. Spencer will once again face Luke Lilledahl, from Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, and Buchanan will see five-time World & Olympic Champion Kyle Snyder in the best-of-three championship series on Friday, June 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. These matches decide the US Senior Men’s Freestyle World Team spots for each weight class. You can buy tickets online here.
After Stephen Buchanan won his first US Open, he competed at the Pan-American Championships and brought home silver. He won his first two matches by technical fall, and fell in the championship finals to 2024 Cuban Olympian, Arturo Torres.
Austin DeSanto also competed at the Pan-American Championships and won the 61kg weight class! Austin went unscored upon, outscoring his opponents 39-0! He was 4-0 on the day, winning three matches by technical fall, and won his final bout 9-0, versus Caleb Smith of PUR. This was Austin’s 5th international medal of the year and his fourth gold!
Austin then traveled to Louisville, KY to compete at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament — taking third place. Austin lost to Aaron Seidel in the opening round and then beat NCAA champion Natan Tomasello to propel himself into the bronze medal bout, where he received a medical forfeit.
Because DeSanto & Patrick Kennedy got 3rd place at their last qualifying event, they will both wrestle for true-third prior to the start of the best-of-three series matches at FINAL X. Austin will wrestle Benjamin Davino, while Kennedy will face Evan Wick!
All matches can be streamed online at flowrestling.org, or you can purchase tickets online here!
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