UPDATED: 14 athletes qualify for U.S. Olympic Team Trials field in Iowa City through Bill Farrell International
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Bill Farrell International champion Ed Ruth, shown at the 2015 Freestyle World Cup, was among the 14 athletes who qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials this past weekend.
There were 14 athletes added to the field this weekend for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10.
The first #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers event was held on Nov. 6-7, as the Bill Farrell International took place at the New York Athletic Club in New York City.
The highest placed U.S. athlete winning a medal in each weight class in all three styles qualify for Iowa City. This included six men’s freestyle athletes, six Greco-Roman athletes and two women’s freestyle athletes who met the qualifying standards.
The athletes added to the Olympic Trials field were:
Men’s freestyle 57 kg/125.5 pounds – Tyler Graff, Dublin, Ohio (New York AC)
Men’s freestyle 65 kg/143 pounds – Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 pounds – Dan Vallimont, Long Beach, N.Y. (Blue and Gold WC)
Men’s freestyle 86 kg/189 pounds – Ed Ruth, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Men’s freestyle 97 kg/213 pounds – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
Men’s freestyle 125 kg/275 pounds – Nick Gwiazdowski, Delanson, N.Y. (New York AC/Wolfpack WC)
Greco-Roman 59 kg/130 pounds – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 66 kg/145.5 pounds – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 75 kg/165 pounds – Kendrick Sanders, Homestead, Fla. (New York AC/NMU-OTS)
Greco-Roman 85 kg/187 pounds – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 98 kg/215 pounds – Jarod Trice, Ames, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
Greco-Roman 130 kg/286 pounds – Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Women’s freestyle 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Michaela Hutchison, Lebanon, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)
Women’s freestyle 58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids)
At this time, there has been 60 athletes who have met qualifying standards for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 22 in women’s freestyle, 21 in Greco-Roman and 17 in men’s freestyle.
Click here for U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers, through November 10, 2015
The next #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers event is the U.S. Senior Nationals/Trials Qualifier, to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 18-19. Only Olympic weight classes will be contested in this event. The top seven placewinners in each weight class in all three styles qualify for Iowa City. This event will qualify as many as 126 athletes for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. This event will be broadcast by Flowrestling.
Note: Women freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers who win a medal on an international tour event within the year also may qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
All-session tickets to the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials are available for purchase. All-session options include adult ($75), and youth (18 and younger, $50). VIP tickets are sold out. Fans can purchase tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or online at iowacitytorio.com.
Remaining #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers
December 18-19– U.S. Senior Open, Las Vegas, Nev. (FS/GR/W)**
January 28-30 – Dave Schultz Memorial International, Colorado Springs, Colo. (FS/GR/W)**
February 12-13 - WCWA Women’s College Nationals, Oklahoma City, Okla. (W)**
February 20-21– Armed Forces Championships, Naval Base KITSAP, Seattle, Wash. (GR)
February 26-28 - Pan American Championships, Frisco, Texas (FS/GR/W)
March 4-6 - Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier, Frisco, Texas (FS/GR/W)
March 17-19 - NCAA Div. I Championships, New York, N.Y. (GR/FS)
March 26 - Women’s University Nationals, Oklahoma City, Okla. (W)**
April 2-3 – Last Chance Trials Qualifier, Cedar Falls, Iowa (FS/GR/W)**
** - #Road2IowaCity events currently scheduled for Flowrestling broadcasts
For specific information on the Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2016 Olympic Games, visit:
Athlete Selection Procedures – Women’s Freestyle
http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-WFS.pdf
Athlete Selection Procedures – Men’s Freestyle
http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-MFS.pdf
Athlete Selection Procedures – Greco-Roman
http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-GR.pdf
There were 14 athletes added to the field this weekend for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10.
The first #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers event was held on Nov. 6-7, as the Bill Farrell International took place at the New York Athletic Club in New York City.
The highest placed U.S. athlete winning a medal in each weight class in all three styles qualify for Iowa City. This included six men’s freestyle athletes, six Greco-Roman athletes and two women’s freestyle athletes who met the qualifying standards.
The athletes added to the Olympic Trials field were:
Men’s freestyle 57 kg/125.5 pounds – Tyler Graff, Dublin, Ohio (New York AC)
Men’s freestyle 65 kg/143 pounds – Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 pounds – Dan Vallimont, Long Beach, N.Y. (Blue and Gold WC)
Men’s freestyle 86 kg/189 pounds – Ed Ruth, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Men’s freestyle 97 kg/213 pounds – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
Men’s freestyle 125 kg/275 pounds – Nick Gwiazdowski, Delanson, N.Y. (New York AC/Wolfpack WC)
Greco-Roman 59 kg/130 pounds – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 66 kg/145.5 pounds – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 75 kg/165 pounds – Kendrick Sanders, Homestead, Fla. (New York AC/NMU-OTS)
Greco-Roman 85 kg/187 pounds – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 98 kg/215 pounds – Jarod Trice, Ames, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
Greco-Roman 130 kg/286 pounds – Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Women’s freestyle 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Michaela Hutchison, Lebanon, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)
Women’s freestyle 58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids)
At this time, there has been 60 athletes who have met qualifying standards for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 22 in women’s freestyle, 21 in Greco-Roman and 17 in men’s freestyle.
Click here for U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers, through November 10, 2015
The next #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers event is the U.S. Senior Nationals/Trials Qualifier, to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 18-19. Only Olympic weight classes will be contested in this event. The top seven placewinners in each weight class in all three styles qualify for Iowa City. This event will qualify as many as 126 athletes for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. This event will be broadcast by Flowrestling.
Note: Women freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers who win a medal on an international tour event within the year also may qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
All-session tickets to the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials are available for purchase. All-session options include adult ($75), and youth (18 and younger, $50). VIP tickets are sold out. Fans can purchase tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or online at iowacitytorio.com.
Remaining #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers
December 18-19– U.S. Senior Open, Las Vegas, Nev. (FS/GR/W)**
January 28-30 – Dave Schultz Memorial International, Colorado Springs, Colo. (FS/GR/W)**
February 12-13 - WCWA Women’s College Nationals, Oklahoma City, Okla. (W)**
February 20-21– Armed Forces Championships, Naval Base KITSAP, Seattle, Wash. (GR)
February 26-28 - Pan American Championships, Frisco, Texas (FS/GR/W)
March 4-6 - Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier, Frisco, Texas (FS/GR/W)
March 17-19 - NCAA Div. I Championships, New York, N.Y. (GR/FS)
March 26 - Women’s University Nationals, Oklahoma City, Okla. (W)**
April 2-3 – Last Chance Trials Qualifier, Cedar Falls, Iowa (FS/GR/W)**
** - #Road2IowaCity events currently scheduled for Flowrestling broadcasts
For specific information on the Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2016 Olympic Games, visit:
Athlete Selection Procedures – Women’s Freestyle
http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-WFS.pdf
Athlete Selection Procedures – Men’s Freestyle
http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-MFS.pdf
Athlete Selection Procedures – Greco-Roman
http://content.themat.com/forms/2016-critieria-GR.pdf
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