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Nebraska wrestlers LJ Araujo, Omar Ayoub and Christopher Minto will travel to Las Vegas, Nev., for the U23 World Championships at the Thomas & Mack Center, Oct. 16-18. The three will represent their heritage in the men’s freestyle bracket, with Araujo competing for Brazil at 74 kg, Ayoub for Puerto Rico at 65 kg and Minto for Jamaica at 79 kg.
Competition began on Monday, Oct. 12, for the Greco-Roman and women’s divisions.
Araujo, a 2024 U20 World bronze medalist for Brazil, will compete at 74 kg.
Ayoub will return to the world stage after winning a U20 World bronze for Puerto Rico in 2025, defeating Russia’s Adlan Saitiev, 8-6, in the bronze-medal match. A two-time Ohio state champion at Dublin Coffman High School, he will wrestle at 65 kg.
2026 NCAA 174 runner-up, Minto will represent Jamaica at 79 kg. A two-time All-American, he finished second at the 2026 Big Ten Championships and was named Nebraska’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2025-26.
Araujo’s qualification rounds begin Friday, Oct. 16, at 12:30 p.m. (CT), with semifinals at 6:45 p.m. Repechages are Saturday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m., and medal matches and awards follow at 8 p.m.
Ayoub and Minto begin Saturday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m. (CT), with semifinals at 6:45 p.m. Repechages are Sunday, Oct. 18, at 12:30 p.m., and medal matches and the award ceremony are slated to begin at 3 p.m.
The competition can be streamed on FloWrestling and live results are available on UWW. Below is the full men’s freestyle schedule.
Schedule (Times in CT)
Friday, Oct. 16
12:30 p.m. – Qualification Rounds (MFS 61-74-86-92-125 kg)
6:45 p.m. – Semifinals (MFS 61-74-86-92-125 kg)
8 p.m. – Medal Matches and Awards (WW 53-57-62-65-72 kg)
Saturday, Oct. 17
12:30 p.m. – Qualification Rounds (MFS 57-65-70-79-97 kg) and Repechage (MFS 61-74-86-92-125 kg)
6:45 p.m. – Semifinals (MFS 57-65-70-79-97 kg)
8 p.m. – Medal Matches and Awards (MFS 61-74-86-92-125 kg)
Sunday, Oct. 18
12:30 p.m. – Repechage (MFS 57-65-70-79-97 kg)
3 p.m. – Medal Matches and Awards (MFS 57-65-70-79-97 kg)