Tickets available to see nation’s best wrestlers at U.S. World Team Trials in Madison, Wis., June 12-14
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
2009 World silver medalist and 2012 Olympian Jake Herbert, shown winning gold at the 2015 U.S. Open, will be among the stars on display at the U.S. World Team Trials in Madison, Wis. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors
The top Olympic-caliber wrestlers in the United States will be on display at the 2015 U.S. World Team Trials in men’s and women’s freestyle, June 12-14 at the Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., June 13-14.
The U.S. World Team Trials will determine the U.S. World Team in both the men’s and women’s freestyle for the 2015 Senior World Wrestling Championships at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 7-12. There are 16 spots on the USA team up for grabs in Madison, eight in men’s freestyle and eight in women’s freestyle.
All-session and single session tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com or can be purchased at the Coliseum. To find the U.S. World Team Trials ticket ordering location on Ticketmaster.com, search for the “Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center.”
Click here to see ticket options for U.S. World Team Trials on Ticketmaster
For team/club group discounts, contact the Madison Ticket Agency at 608-267-3995. There are half-price General Admission tickets available for groups of 10 or more.
Among the top wrestlers qualified for the event are Olympic champions Jordan Burroughs and Jake Varner, Olympic/World medalists Clarissa Chun, Coleman Scott, Randi Miller, Jake Herbert and Tervel Dlagnev plus World champions Adeline Gray, Elena Pirozhkova and Iris Smith.
Burroughs has won an Olympic gold, two World golds and a World bronze. Chun is a World champion and Olympic bronze medalist. Gray and Pirozhkova have won four career World medals. Varner boasts an Olympic gold and a World bronze medal. Dlagnev is a two-time World bronze medalist.
Except in two weight classes, the champions from the U.S. Open, held in Las Vegas, Nev., May 8-9, will advance to the best-of-three Championship Series in their weight class in the evening 5:00 p.m. session. In men’s freestyle, 2014 World bronze medalists Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg and Tervel Dlagnev at 125 kg qualified for the Championship Series based upon their World medals.
The rest of the qualifiers for the World Team Trials will compete in the Challenge Tournament at their weight class in the 10:00 a.m. morning session. Only the winner of the Challenge Tournament will advance to compete in the best-of-three series against the top ranked athlete.
In addition to the top stars from across the nation, there are some talented qualifiers with a strong local angle. Included are two stars from the Wisconsin Regional Training Center who train in Madison, Nazar Kulchytskyy at 70 kg, who was a three-time NCAA Div. III champion for UW-Oshkosh, and Connor Medbery at 125 kg, who was fourth in the 2015 NCAA Div. I Championships for the Univ. of Wisconsin. Two prominent past stars from Wisconsin are also in the field, NCAA champion Andrew Howe at 74 kg and NCAA runner-up Tyler Graff at 57 kg. Among the Wisconsin natives in the field is two-time World bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe at 48 kg, who was a state runner-up for Tomahawk High School.
Also included in the weekend is the UWW Junior World Team Trials in men’s freestyle, held at the Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center on Friday, June 11. The event features athletes in the UWW Junior age division (17-20 years old), some of the best wrestling talent from the collegiate and high school levels.
The results of the UWW Junior World Team Trials will determine the men’s freestyle teams competing in the Junior World Championships in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, August 11-16.
There are three Univ. of Wisconsin wrestlers who have qualified for the UWW Junior World Team Trials, Jens Lantz (63 kg), Andrew Crone (66 kg) and Ricky Robertson (84 kg).
The United States placed second as a team at the 2014 UWW Junior World Championships. All three of the 2014 Junior World medalists are eligible to try out for the team again, silver medalist Joey McKenna (60 kg), silver medalist Aaron Pico (66 kg) and bronze medalist Kyle Snyder (96 kg).
The Wisconsin Regional Training Center is working with the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association, Wisconsin Wrestling Federation and the Madison Area Sports Commission as local organizers for the event. This is the second straight year which the event has been hosted in Madison.
“Madison and Wisconsin has a great heritage in the sport of wrestling. It is an honor to be able to host this events with the world’s best athletes competing in Madison. This is a rare opportunity for our community to be able to see these elite wrestlers in action so I would encourage all fans of the sport to come out and be a part of the action,” Jamie Patrick, Vice President of the Madison Area Sports Commission.
U.S. WORLD TEAM TRIALS
UWW JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS
At Madison, Wis., June 12-14
Friday, June 12
9:00 a.m. – UWW Junior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament (Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals, Consolations and Consolation Semifinals)
2:00 p.m. – UWW Junior World Team Trials Final Trials: Best of 3 Series (Match #1, Match #2 and Match #3 -if needed, plus 3rd Place and True 2nd Challenge Tournament)
Saturday, June 13
Senior Men's Freestyle: 57 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg and 125 kg
Senior Women's Freestyle: 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 75 kg
10:00 a.m. - Session I - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Challenge Finals/Consolations and 3rd Place, Challenge Tournament Finals
5:00 p.m. - Session II - Final World Team Trials – Best of 3 Series (Rd # 1, Rd # 2 and Rd # 3 - if Needed, True Second Place Matches from Challenge Tournament)
Sunday, June 14
Senior Men's Freestyle: 61 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, and 97 kg
Senior Women's Freestyle: 48 kg, 55 kg, 60 kg and 69 kg
10:00 a.m. - Session I - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Challenge Finals/Consolations and 3rd Place, Challenge Tournament Finals
5:00 p.m. - Session II - Final World Team Trials – Best of 3 Series (Rd # 1, Rd # 2 and Rd # 3 - if Needed, True Second Place Matches from Challenge Tournament)
2015 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS
Men’s freestyle national champions
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Tony Ramos, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
61 kg/134 lbs. - Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC)
66 kg/143 lbs. - Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC)
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nick Marable, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
74 kg/163 lbs. - David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC) **
86 kg/189 lbs. - Jake Herbert, Ann Arbor, Mich. (NYAC)
97 kg/213 lbs. - Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC)
125 kg/275 lbs.– Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC)
** NOTE - Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC) advances to the best-of-three Championship series at 74 kg as a 2014 World medalist. Open champion David Taylor will be top seed in the Challenge Tournament.
Women’s freestyle national champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
55 kg/121 lbs – Sharon Jacobson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
58 kg/128 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, Rockville, Md. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Leigh Jaynes-Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S, Army WCAP)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2015 UWW JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (at the World Championship weights)
Men’s freestyle national champions
50 kg/110 lbs - Danny Vega (Tucson Cyclones – AZ)
55 kg/121 lbs - Daton Fix (Team Big - OK)
60 kg/132 lbs - Gary Wayne Harding (Cowboy WC - OK)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Aaron Pico (Titan Mercury WC - CA)
74 kg/163 lbs - Mark Hall (Minnesota Storm – MN)
84 kg/185 lbs - Zahid Valencia (Sunkist Kids - CA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs - Anthony Cassar (Nittany Lion WC - PA)
120 kg/ 264.5 lbs - Nathan Butler (Stanford WC - CA)
About Madison Area Sports Commission:
The Madison Area Sports Commission (MASC) is the greater Madison area's official sports marketing organization. Launched by the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau in 2010, MASC is charged with elevating the recognition and awareness of the impact of sports tourism on the regional economy while serving the unique needs of the sports tourism business. For more information, check out our website at madisonsports.org.
The top Olympic-caliber wrestlers in the United States will be on display at the 2015 U.S. World Team Trials in men’s and women’s freestyle, June 12-14 at the Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., June 13-14.
The U.S. World Team Trials will determine the U.S. World Team in both the men’s and women’s freestyle for the 2015 Senior World Wrestling Championships at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 7-12. There are 16 spots on the USA team up for grabs in Madison, eight in men’s freestyle and eight in women’s freestyle.
All-session and single session tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com or can be purchased at the Coliseum. To find the U.S. World Team Trials ticket ordering location on Ticketmaster.com, search for the “Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center.”
Click here to see ticket options for U.S. World Team Trials on Ticketmaster
For team/club group discounts, contact the Madison Ticket Agency at 608-267-3995. There are half-price General Admission tickets available for groups of 10 or more.
Among the top wrestlers qualified for the event are Olympic champions Jordan Burroughs and Jake Varner, Olympic/World medalists Clarissa Chun, Coleman Scott, Randi Miller, Jake Herbert and Tervel Dlagnev plus World champions Adeline Gray, Elena Pirozhkova and Iris Smith.
Burroughs has won an Olympic gold, two World golds and a World bronze. Chun is a World champion and Olympic bronze medalist. Gray and Pirozhkova have won four career World medals. Varner boasts an Olympic gold and a World bronze medal. Dlagnev is a two-time World bronze medalist.
Except in two weight classes, the champions from the U.S. Open, held in Las Vegas, Nev., May 8-9, will advance to the best-of-three Championship Series in their weight class in the evening 5:00 p.m. session. In men’s freestyle, 2014 World bronze medalists Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg and Tervel Dlagnev at 125 kg qualified for the Championship Series based upon their World medals.
The rest of the qualifiers for the World Team Trials will compete in the Challenge Tournament at their weight class in the 10:00 a.m. morning session. Only the winner of the Challenge Tournament will advance to compete in the best-of-three series against the top ranked athlete.
In addition to the top stars from across the nation, there are some talented qualifiers with a strong local angle. Included are two stars from the Wisconsin Regional Training Center who train in Madison, Nazar Kulchytskyy at 70 kg, who was a three-time NCAA Div. III champion for UW-Oshkosh, and Connor Medbery at 125 kg, who was fourth in the 2015 NCAA Div. I Championships for the Univ. of Wisconsin. Two prominent past stars from Wisconsin are also in the field, NCAA champion Andrew Howe at 74 kg and NCAA runner-up Tyler Graff at 57 kg. Among the Wisconsin natives in the field is two-time World bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe at 48 kg, who was a state runner-up for Tomahawk High School.
Also included in the weekend is the UWW Junior World Team Trials in men’s freestyle, held at the Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center on Friday, June 11. The event features athletes in the UWW Junior age division (17-20 years old), some of the best wrestling talent from the collegiate and high school levels.
The results of the UWW Junior World Team Trials will determine the men’s freestyle teams competing in the Junior World Championships in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, August 11-16.
There are three Univ. of Wisconsin wrestlers who have qualified for the UWW Junior World Team Trials, Jens Lantz (63 kg), Andrew Crone (66 kg) and Ricky Robertson (84 kg).
The United States placed second as a team at the 2014 UWW Junior World Championships. All three of the 2014 Junior World medalists are eligible to try out for the team again, silver medalist Joey McKenna (60 kg), silver medalist Aaron Pico (66 kg) and bronze medalist Kyle Snyder (96 kg).
The Wisconsin Regional Training Center is working with the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association, Wisconsin Wrestling Federation and the Madison Area Sports Commission as local organizers for the event. This is the second straight year which the event has been hosted in Madison.
“Madison and Wisconsin has a great heritage in the sport of wrestling. It is an honor to be able to host this events with the world’s best athletes competing in Madison. This is a rare opportunity for our community to be able to see these elite wrestlers in action so I would encourage all fans of the sport to come out and be a part of the action,” Jamie Patrick, Vice President of the Madison Area Sports Commission.
U.S. WORLD TEAM TRIALS
UWW JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS
At Madison, Wis., June 12-14
Friday, June 12
9:00 a.m. – UWW Junior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament (Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals, Consolations and Consolation Semifinals)
2:00 p.m. – UWW Junior World Team Trials Final Trials: Best of 3 Series (Match #1, Match #2 and Match #3 -if needed, plus 3rd Place and True 2nd Challenge Tournament)
Saturday, June 13
Senior Men's Freestyle: 57 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg and 125 kg
Senior Women's Freestyle: 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 75 kg
10:00 a.m. - Session I - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Challenge Finals/Consolations and 3rd Place, Challenge Tournament Finals
5:00 p.m. - Session II - Final World Team Trials – Best of 3 Series (Rd # 1, Rd # 2 and Rd # 3 - if Needed, True Second Place Matches from Challenge Tournament)
Sunday, June 14
Senior Men's Freestyle: 61 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, and 97 kg
Senior Women's Freestyle: 48 kg, 55 kg, 60 kg and 69 kg
10:00 a.m. - Session I - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Challenge Finals/Consolations and 3rd Place, Challenge Tournament Finals
5:00 p.m. - Session II - Final World Team Trials – Best of 3 Series (Rd # 1, Rd # 2 and Rd # 3 - if Needed, True Second Place Matches from Challenge Tournament)
2015 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS
Men’s freestyle national champions
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Tony Ramos, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
61 kg/134 lbs. - Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC)
66 kg/143 lbs. - Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC)
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nick Marable, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
74 kg/163 lbs. - David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC) **
86 kg/189 lbs. - Jake Herbert, Ann Arbor, Mich. (NYAC)
97 kg/213 lbs. - Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC)
125 kg/275 lbs.– Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC)
** NOTE - Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC) advances to the best-of-three Championship series at 74 kg as a 2014 World medalist. Open champion David Taylor will be top seed in the Challenge Tournament.
Women’s freestyle national champions
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
55 kg/121 lbs – Sharon Jacobson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
58 kg/128 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, Rockville, Md. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Leigh Jaynes-Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S, Army WCAP)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2015 UWW JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (at the World Championship weights)
Men’s freestyle national champions
50 kg/110 lbs - Danny Vega (Tucson Cyclones – AZ)
55 kg/121 lbs - Daton Fix (Team Big - OK)
60 kg/132 lbs - Gary Wayne Harding (Cowboy WC - OK)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Aaron Pico (Titan Mercury WC - CA)
74 kg/163 lbs - Mark Hall (Minnesota Storm – MN)
84 kg/185 lbs - Zahid Valencia (Sunkist Kids - CA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs - Anthony Cassar (Nittany Lion WC - PA)
120 kg/ 264.5 lbs - Nathan Butler (Stanford WC - CA)
About Madison Area Sports Commission:
The Madison Area Sports Commission (MASC) is the greater Madison area's official sports marketing organization. Launched by the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau in 2010, MASC is charged with elevating the recognition and awareness of the impact of sports tourism on the regional economy while serving the unique needs of the sports tourism business. For more information, check out our website at madisonsports.org.
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