Men's Recap Kaunas, Lithuania — Five American athletes took to the international stage today as the men’s field at the 2025 Modern Pentathlon Senior World Championships began competition in Kaunas, Lithuania. Ninety-five men from over 30 nations were divided into three qualification groups, with only the top 12 finishers in each group securing advancement to the semifinals. Team USA athletes were spread across all three groups: Kian O’Boyle and Luke Filar in Group A, Matthias Preidl in Group B, and Tyler Evans and Tristen Bell in Group C. In Group A, Luke Filar delivered a steady day across the disciplines, ultimately finishing 25th with 1,395 points. His standout moment came in the obstacle event, where he powered through the course to secure a second-place finish in the group. The strong performance demonstrated his athleticism and gave him one of the best highlights for Team USA. “Overall, this competition helped me to know what specifically I want to lock in on to improve as a pentathlete. I felt that my obstacle and running were both solid today, and overall I look forward to continuing to get stronger and faster,” Filar said. The Men's full story can be found here: https://www.usapentathlon.org/news/2025/august/27/team-usa-battles-through-qualification-at-modern-pentathlon-world-championships Women's Recap Kaunas, Lithuania — Team USA’s women delivered flashes of promise in the qualification round of the Modern Pentathlon World Championships, highlighted by Madison Gonzalez’s lightning-fast swim, Corinne Thompson’s fencing breakthrough, and Kseniya Voronina’s debut on the world stage. Seventy-one women from 25 countries were split into two groups, with the top 18 in each advancing to the final. The Americans were tested against a deep international field but found important milestones to carry forward. In Group A, Madison Gonzalez came up just short of the top-18 cutoff, finishing 21st with 1,322 points. Her second-fastest swim of the group stood out as one of the best individual performances of the day, showing she can compete with the top athletes in the pool.

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