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Windber, PA
2026-27 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 or 2 at 65 kg/143 pounds
Years on Team USA: 1 (2026-27)
Residence: Windber, Pa.
Regional Training Center: Southeast RTC
Club: Titan Mercury WC
Personal Coach: Bill Bassett, Jody Strittmatter, Nestor Varona, Howard Forrest, Jack Bassett
High School: Johnstown, Pa. (Bishop McCort High School)
Born: August 25, 2006
2024 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 65 kg), 2021 U17 Worlds (Gold at 45 kg, 12th at 45 kg in Greco-Roman)
2026: Gold medalist at U20 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … U.S. Open champion … U20 U.S. Open champion … U20 World Team Trials champion
2025: Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Gold medalist at U23 Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay … U20 World Team Trials runner-up … Placed third at U.S. Open in U20 division
2024: Bronze medalist at U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain … Gold medalist at U20 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru … U20 World Team Trials champion … U20 U.S. Open champion … Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier runner-up
2023: Placed fourth at U20 World Team Trials … Placed fourth at U.S. Open in U17 division
2022: U17 U.S. Open runner-up
2021: Gold medalist at U17 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placed 12th in Greco-Roman … Gold medalist at U17 Pan American Championships in Oaxtepec, Mexico, in freestyle and Greco-Roman … UWW Cadet Nationals champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman
College: Committed to Virginia Tech
High School: Three-time PIAA state champion … Compiled a record of 170-0 for Bishop McCort
91°µÍø Age-Group: 2025 Junior Nationals champion … Placed fourth at 2022 16U Nationals … 2019 Preseason Nationals champion … 2019 Kids Nationals champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman … 2019 Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion … 2018 Preseason Nationals runner-up … 2018 Kids Nationals champion, runner-up in Greco-Roman
Personal: Son of Bill and Karissa Bassett … Brother Keegan, who is also a U17 World champion
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