Tyler Hannah, competing at 92 kilograms, is the lone wrestler alive for the United States despite losing his only match on Saturday. He fell 10-0 to Russia's Muhammad Evloev, a 2017 Cadet world silver medalist and 2018 Youth Olympic Games bronze medalist. Hannah earned a spot in repechage after Evloev reached the finals.
Parker Decker reached the quarterfinals at 60 kilograms before losing 11-1 to Arman Vardanyan of Armenia. Decker opened his tournament with a 9-0 shutout over Arturs Seskens of Latvia.
Also getting a win for the United States on Saturday was Jett Strickenberger, who defeated Ou Deng of China 9-0 in his first match. He then lost in the round of 16 to 2018 U15 European bronze medalist Denis Mihai of Romania 13-4.
Mason Gehloff (45 kilograms) and Daniel Segura (71 kilograms) dropped their first match and were eliminated in the opening session.
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