Penn State's Levi Haines dropped his gold medal match at the 2025 Wrestling World Championships, but still earned a silver medal.
79 kg Gold – Georgios Kougioumtsidis ud83cuddecud83cuddf7 dec. Levi Haines ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8, 3-2 #WrestleZagreb Haines earns a silver medal in his first Senior World Championships for Team USA.
— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) September 15, 2025
Haines looked strong in his path to the finals with a 5-2 and 10-0 victory in the first two rounds of the tournament.
In the quarterfinals, the Arendtsville, Pennsylvania, native took down Akhmed Usmanov of United World Wrestling, 3-2, earning a spot in the semifinals.