Four-man brackets have become a Who's Number One tradition for particularly deep weight classes. This year, 160 lbs fits the bill. North Carolina product Joe Sealey is the top recruit in the class of 2024, but he's third in this weight. His first match will be against Nicco Ruiz, a Monster Garage guy who has beaten him twice in the last year including in the Super 32 finals. On the other side of the four-man, we'll see Illinois commit and Askren Wrestling Academy product Braeden Scoles against #1 Angelo Ferrari, the second ranked recruit in the class of 2024.

Nicco Ruiz and Joe Sealey's 2021 Super 32 final

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Ferrari earned his top spot with a pile of ranked wins that he earned in the last month and change with titles at Ironman and in an insanely deep Oklahoma weight that included John Wiley and Jordan Williams. He also finished third at both Super 32 and the 2021 Cadet World Team Trials.

Nicco Ruiz's #2 ranking came in part because of his two victories over Sealey. He was also a Super 32 champ in 2021 and has racked up 17 ranked victories since the 2021 Cadet World Team Trials.

Joe Sealey, the third-ranked man here, is a U17 World champ. Domestically, he won the U17 trials, National Preps, Powerade, and Beast of the East in the last several months and hauled in 17 ranked wins of his own.

Braeden Scoles also has double-digit ranked wins and is coming off a third-place finish in Fargo where he narrowly lost to Nicco Ruiz in the semifinals.

Scoles and Ruiz's wild Fargo semifinal

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Previous Who's Number One match announcements: 120 lbs | 126 lbs | 132 lbs | 138 lbs | 145 lbs | 152 lbs | 170 lbs | 182 lbs

Hit Lists

All four of the athletes vying for the top spot at 160 lbs have double-digit ranked wins since the 2021 Cadet World Team Trials. Dive into these incredible resumes with links to most of the ranked matches these guys have won.

Angelo Ferrari Hit List

#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink

#6 Pierson Manville

#7 Jordan Williams

#8 John Wiley x3

#8 Michael Kilic

#10 Erik Gibson

#11 Connor Euton

#13 Jude Swisher

#14 Logan Ours

#15 Q'Veli Quintanilla

#16 Ethan Mojena

#19 Jon Ley

#20 Nick Vafiadis

Nicco Ruiz Hit List

#3 Joe Sealey x2

#3 Kyle Dutton

#4 Aiden Riggins

#4 Braeden Scoles

#4 Ethan Stiles

#7 Ty Whalen

#7 (2021) Derek Fields x2

#8 Michael Kilic x2

#9 Paul Ognissanti

#11 (2020) Clayton Ulrey

#13 Richard Fedalen

#15 Kal Miller

#19 Jon Ley

#20 Nick Vafiadis

Joe Sealey Hit List

The World At 71kg Under The Age Of 17

#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink

#2 Zack Ryder

#2 LaDarion Lockett

#7 Jackson Arrington

#7 Ty Whalen

#8 Antrell Taylor

#10 Andy Troczynski x3

#12 Danny Nini

#13 Richard Fedalen

#14 KJ Evans x2

#17 Dominic Bambinelli x2

#18 Nick Kunstek

#20 Nick Vafiadis

Braeden Scoles Hit List

#3 MJ Gaitan

#5 Rafael Hipolito

#6 Jed Wester

#8 Antrell Taylor

#10 Erik Gibson

#13 Antwaun Burns

#14 KJ Evans

#16 J Conway x2

#17 Brendon Abdon