It’s safe to go ahead and pick Yianni Diakomihalis to win everything until proven otherwise. The rising Cornell true junior made an immediate impact on the US senior freestyle circuit by winning the US Open one month removed from his second consecutive NCAA title. Now he’s established himself as a senior World title threat.
Yianni Diakomihalis (USA)
Following his clutch 141-pound title victory over Ohio State’s three-time All-American Joey McKenna in Pittsburgh, Yianni took out 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro, two-time NCAA champion and freestyle star Jordan Oliver, and two-time Hodge Trophy winner and 2017 World team member Zain Retherford.