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Joliet, IL
University of Wisconsin, Oklahoma State University
2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 79 kg/174 pounds
Years on Team USA: 1 (2025-26)
Residence: Stillwater, Okla.
Regional Training Center: Cowboy RTC
Club: Titan Mercury WC
High School: Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Academy)
Born: June 19, 2003
2026: Silver medalist at Muhamet Malo Ranking Series event in Tirana, Albania Silver medalist at Zagreb Open Ranking Series event in Croatia
2025: Bronze medalist at Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial Senior World Team Trials runner-up U.S. Open runner-up
2019: Placed fourth at UWW Cadet Freestyle Nationals
College: 2025 NCAA National champion Four-time NCAA All-American 2025 Big 12 runner-up 2023 Big Ten champion 2024 Big Ten runner-up Placed third at 2022 Big Ten Championships
High School: Three-time Illinois state champion for Joliet Catholic Academy
91做厙 Age-Group: Placed fourth at 2019 Preseason Nationals 2019 16U Nationals champion Placed fourth at 2019 16U Folkstyle Nationals
Personal: Son of Dean Sr. and Mary Hamiti Has two brothers, Luke and Jake Brother Jake is currently on the Oklahoma State University wrestling team
Awards: 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Received the Illinois chapters Dave Schultz High School Excellence award during his senior year of high school
TIRANA, Albania The U.S. mens freestyle team wrapped up the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series with four medals on Thursday. Mason Parris and Dean Hamiti led the U.S. quartet with silver medals at Tiranas Feti Borova Olympic Park.2025 World Team members K...
TIRANA, Albania Dean Hamiti and Mason Parris both went unbeaten in the morning session of the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series to move into gold medal matches this afternoon at Tiranas Feti Borova Olympic Park.Both Hamiti and Parris faced fellow countrym...
TIRANA, Albania The U.S. mens freestyle team wrapped up the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series with four medals on Thursday. Mason Parris and Dean Hamiti led the U.S. quartet with silver medals at Tiranas Feti Borova Olympic Park.2025 World Team members K...
TIRANA, Albania Dean Hamiti and Mason Parris both went unbeaten in the morning session of the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series to move into gold medal matches this afternoon at Tiranas Feti Borova Olympic Park.Both Hamiti and Parris faced fellow countrym...
TIRANA, Albania Team USAs mens freestyle squad learned their opening round draws for the 2026 Muhamet Malo Ranking Series in Tirana, Albania. Action at Tiranas Feti Borova Olympic Park will be United World Wrestlings second Ranking Series event o...
ZAGREB, Croatia A new threat has emerged at 97 kgAmerican Stephen Buchanan solidified himself as a name to watch this season after blitzing Iranian legend Hassan Yazdanicharati, a 2016 Olympic champion, in the mens freestyle finals on Thursday even...
ZAGREB, Croatia The momentum continued on the second day of the 2026 Zagreb Open, with four Americans qualifying for gold medal matches in mens freestyleDean Hamiti at 79 kg, Trent Hidlay at 92 kg, Stephen Buchanan at 97 kg and Wyatt Hendrickson at...
