Busy international month in November for Team USA in Europe and Asia
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Two-time Greco-Roman World bronze medalist Andy Bisek is among the top U.S. stars competing in November international events. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.
With the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling in Iowa City just five months away, the best international wrestlers from the United States will be very busy in competition and training during November.
Kicking off the month was the Bill Farrell International, held at the New York Athletic Club in New York, N.Y., Nov. 6-7. This event was included in the #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers series, as 14 athletes earned a spot in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City. There were 11 U.S. champions in the tournament.
A group of U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete in a pair of international events in Finland, the Vantaa Cup in Vantaa, Finland, Nov. 21 and the Arvo Haavisto Cup in Ilmajoki, Finland, Nov. 28. The trip will feature two-time Olympian Spenser Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and 2012 Olympian Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Past World Team members on the tour include three-time World Team member Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) at 98 kg/215 lbs. along with 2011 World Team member Cheney Haight (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
The Titan Mercury Wrestling Club will send a talented team of men’s freestyle wrestlers to compete for the second straight year at the World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Mazandaran, Iran. Last year, the Titan Mercury WC had a great performance at this event, placing second in the tournament with an impressive 4-1 record. Titan Mercury defeated teams from Azerbaijan, Syria, Iran and China to reach the finals, before falling to the powerful Bimeh Razi Jouybar club of Iran. The Titan Mercury WC roster has not yet been announced but will be posted when released.
A team with U.S. wrestlers in all three styles will compete at the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 27-29. This is the final event of the annual UWW Golden Grand Prix series. Nations must qualify athletes through specific events to enter. Prize money includes $10,000 to champions, $5,000 to silver medalists and $2,000 for bronze medalists.
The Greco-Roman roster for Baku features six past World Team members, including two-time World bronze medalist Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) at 75 kg/165 lbs., three-time World Team members Robby Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 130 kg/286 lbs. and Jordan Holm (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 85 kg/187 lbs, plus 2013 World Team member Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wis./New York AC) at 59 kg/130 lbs., 2010 World Team member Jake Fisher (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 80 kg/176 lbs. and 2014 World Team member Joe Rau (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 98 kg/215 lbs. –
The U.S. women competing in Azerbaijan include past World champion and three-time World medalists Helen Maroulis (Huntington Beach. Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs. and Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs., three-time World Team member Alli Ragan (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., plus 2015 World Team member Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
The U.S. men’s freestylers wrestling at the Golden Grand Prix Finals include two-time World Team member J.D. Bergman (Columbus, Ohio/New York AC/Ohio RTC) at 97 kg/213 lbs., along with 2014 World Team members Jimmy Kennedy (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. and Nick Marable (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Four-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) will wrestle at 65 kg/143 lbs.
A U.S. team with men’s and women’s freestyle wrestlers are scheduled to compete in the Henri Deglane Challenge in Nice, France, Nov. 27-28. The men’s freestyle team will feature 2004 Olympic silver medalist Stephen Abas (Sanger, Calif.) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. , three-time World Team member Reece Humphrey (Columbus, Ohio/New York AC/Ohio RTC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. and 2014 World Team member Nick Marable (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Also competing are University World champion Tyler Caldwell (Stillwater, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 86 kg/189 lbs. and Junior World champion Dom Bradley (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
The two U.S. women competing in France include 2008 World champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Clarissa Chun (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids) and two-time World Team member Jessica Medina (Champaign, Ill./Sunkist Kids), both competing at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
There will be training camps for each of the Olympic styles during November, as well. A group of U.S. men’s freestyle athletes is training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 8-14. The U.S. women’s freestyle national team will travel to Beijing, China, for training with top Chinese women athletes from Nov. 14-24.
The U.S. athletes competing in Greco-Roman at the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals will leave earlier and have a training camp with top Azerbaijan athletes from November 8-15.
Please note that wrestlers who win medals in major international events in the upcoming months in women’s freestyle and in men’s Greco-Roman will qualify to compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10. This is not part of the Olympic Trials qualifying process in men’s freestyle.
Updated results on these tours will be posted on TheMat.com throughout the month.
VANTAA CUP, ARVO HAAVISTO CUP
At Vantaa, Finland on Nov. 21 and Ilmajoki, Finland on Nov. 28
U.S. Greco-Roman lineup
59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Brian Graham, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Alec Ortiz, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Cheney Haight, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
85 kg/187 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
85 kg/185 lbs. – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Kevin Beazley, Howell, Mich. (Virginia Beach RTC)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Patrick Carey, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Ron Dombkowski, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/OTS)
130 kg/286 lbs. – Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Coach –Herb House, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Shon Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – David Beazley, Howell, Mich.
Referee (Vantaa) – Na Humma, Tempe, Ariz.
Referee (Haavisto), - Jose Delgado, McKinney, Texas
UWW GOLDEN GRAND PRIX FINALS
At Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 27-29
U.S. Greco-Roman roster
59 kg/130 lbs. – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (New York AC)
71 kg/156 lbs. – Pat Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
75 kg/163 lbs. – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm)
80 kg/176 lbs. – Jake Fisher, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
85 kg/187 lbs. – Jordan Holm, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
130 kg/286 lbs. – Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
National Greco-Roman Coach – Matt Lindland, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Assistant National Greco-Roman Coach – Momir Petkovic, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. women’s freestyle roster
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, Huntington Beach. Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Carlene Sluberski, Fredonia, N.Y. (New York AC)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Jennifer Page, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Alli Ragan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Jaclyn Surber, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
National Women’s Coach – Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Maxim Molonov, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. men’s freestyle roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise, Idaho (Titan Mercury WC)
61 kg/132 lbs. – Chris Dardanes, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Logan Stieber, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Kevin LeValley, Williamsport, Pa. (Minnesota Storm)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Nick Marable, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Anthony Valencia, Pico Rivera, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Clayton Foster, Laramie, Wyo. (GRIT Athletics/Cowboy WC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – Dustin Kilgore, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Dom Bradley, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
National Freestyle Coach – Bruce Burnett, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Assistant National Freestyle Coach – Bill Zadick, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Team Leader – Paul Kieblesz, New York, N.Y.
Medical – Randy Boswell, Newman Lake, Wash.
Referee – Cody Hesser, Gonzales, La.
Videographer – Del Hawkins, Nashville, Tenn.
HENRI DEGLANE CHALLENGE
At Nice, France, Nov. 27-28
U.S. men’s freestyle roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Stephen Abas, Sanger, Calif.
65 kg/143 lbs. – Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Nazar Kulchytsky, Madison, Wis. (Titan Mercury WC)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Nick Marable, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Tyler Caldwell, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
97 kg/213 lbs. – David Zabriskie, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – Enock Francois, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC/Finger Lakes WC)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Connor Medbery, Madison, Wis. (Titan Mercury)
125 lbs./275 lbs. – Dom Bradley, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. women’s freestyle roster
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Clarissa Chun, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Jessica Medina, Champaign, Ill. (Sunkist Kids)
Assistant National Freestyle Coach – Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Referee: Michael Jordan, Newark, Del.
WOMEN’S CHINA TRAINING CAMP
At Beijing, China, Nov. 14-24
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Alyssa Lampe, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Michaela Hutchison, Lebanon, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Katherine Fulp-Allen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Jennifer Page, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Leigh Jaynes-Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs – Sally Roberts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Tamyra Mensah, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Randi Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
National Women’s Coach – Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Maksim Molonov, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Medical – Afsoon Johnston, San Diego, Calif.
With the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling in Iowa City just five months away, the best international wrestlers from the United States will be very busy in competition and training during November.
Kicking off the month was the Bill Farrell International, held at the New York Athletic Club in New York, N.Y., Nov. 6-7. This event was included in the #Road2IowaCity Trials Qualifiers series, as 14 athletes earned a spot in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City. There were 11 U.S. champions in the tournament.
A group of U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete in a pair of international events in Finland, the Vantaa Cup in Vantaa, Finland, Nov. 21 and the Arvo Haavisto Cup in Ilmajoki, Finland, Nov. 28. The trip will feature two-time Olympian Spenser Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and 2012 Olympian Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Past World Team members on the tour include three-time World Team member Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) at 98 kg/215 lbs. along with 2011 World Team member Cheney Haight (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
The Titan Mercury Wrestling Club will send a talented team of men’s freestyle wrestlers to compete for the second straight year at the World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Mazandaran, Iran. Last year, the Titan Mercury WC had a great performance at this event, placing second in the tournament with an impressive 4-1 record. Titan Mercury defeated teams from Azerbaijan, Syria, Iran and China to reach the finals, before falling to the powerful Bimeh Razi Jouybar club of Iran. The Titan Mercury WC roster has not yet been announced but will be posted when released.
A team with U.S. wrestlers in all three styles will compete at the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 27-29. This is the final event of the annual UWW Golden Grand Prix series. Nations must qualify athletes through specific events to enter. Prize money includes $10,000 to champions, $5,000 to silver medalists and $2,000 for bronze medalists.
The Greco-Roman roster for Baku features six past World Team members, including two-time World bronze medalist Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) at 75 kg/165 lbs., three-time World Team members Robby Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 130 kg/286 lbs. and Jordan Holm (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 85 kg/187 lbs, plus 2013 World Team member Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wis./New York AC) at 59 kg/130 lbs., 2010 World Team member Jake Fisher (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 80 kg/176 lbs. and 2014 World Team member Joe Rau (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 98 kg/215 lbs. –
The U.S. women competing in Azerbaijan include past World champion and three-time World medalists Helen Maroulis (Huntington Beach. Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs. and Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs., three-time World Team member Alli Ragan (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., plus 2015 World Team member Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
The U.S. men’s freestylers wrestling at the Golden Grand Prix Finals include two-time World Team member J.D. Bergman (Columbus, Ohio/New York AC/Ohio RTC) at 97 kg/213 lbs., along with 2014 World Team members Jimmy Kennedy (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. and Nick Marable (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Four-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) will wrestle at 65 kg/143 lbs.
A U.S. team with men’s and women’s freestyle wrestlers are scheduled to compete in the Henri Deglane Challenge in Nice, France, Nov. 27-28. The men’s freestyle team will feature 2004 Olympic silver medalist Stephen Abas (Sanger, Calif.) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. , three-time World Team member Reece Humphrey (Columbus, Ohio/New York AC/Ohio RTC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. and 2014 World Team member Nick Marable (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Also competing are University World champion Tyler Caldwell (Stillwater, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 86 kg/189 lbs. and Junior World champion Dom Bradley (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
The two U.S. women competing in France include 2008 World champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Clarissa Chun (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids) and two-time World Team member Jessica Medina (Champaign, Ill./Sunkist Kids), both competing at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
There will be training camps for each of the Olympic styles during November, as well. A group of U.S. men’s freestyle athletes is training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 8-14. The U.S. women’s freestyle national team will travel to Beijing, China, for training with top Chinese women athletes from Nov. 14-24.
The U.S. athletes competing in Greco-Roman at the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals will leave earlier and have a training camp with top Azerbaijan athletes from November 8-15.
Please note that wrestlers who win medals in major international events in the upcoming months in women’s freestyle and in men’s Greco-Roman will qualify to compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10. This is not part of the Olympic Trials qualifying process in men’s freestyle.
Updated results on these tours will be posted on TheMat.com throughout the month.
VANTAA CUP, ARVO HAAVISTO CUP
At Vantaa, Finland on Nov. 21 and Ilmajoki, Finland on Nov. 28
U.S. Greco-Roman lineup
59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Brian Graham, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Alec Ortiz, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Cheney Haight, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
85 kg/187 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
85 kg/185 lbs. – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Kevin Beazley, Howell, Mich. (Virginia Beach RTC)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Patrick Carey, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Ron Dombkowski, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/OTS)
130 kg/286 lbs. – Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Coach –Herb House, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Shon Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – David Beazley, Howell, Mich.
Referee (Vantaa) – Na Humma, Tempe, Ariz.
Referee (Haavisto), - Jose Delgado, McKinney, Texas
UWW GOLDEN GRAND PRIX FINALS
At Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 27-29
U.S. Greco-Roman roster
59 kg/130 lbs. – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (New York AC)
71 kg/156 lbs. – Pat Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
75 kg/163 lbs. – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm)
80 kg/176 lbs. – Jake Fisher, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
85 kg/187 lbs. – Jordan Holm, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
130 kg/286 lbs. – Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
National Greco-Roman Coach – Matt Lindland, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Assistant National Greco-Roman Coach – Momir Petkovic, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. women’s freestyle roster
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, Huntington Beach. Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Carlene Sluberski, Fredonia, N.Y. (New York AC)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Jennifer Page, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Alli Ragan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Jaclyn Surber, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
National Women’s Coach – Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Maxim Molonov, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. men’s freestyle roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise, Idaho (Titan Mercury WC)
61 kg/132 lbs. – Chris Dardanes, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Logan Stieber, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Kevin LeValley, Williamsport, Pa. (Minnesota Storm)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Nick Marable, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Anthony Valencia, Pico Rivera, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Clayton Foster, Laramie, Wyo. (GRIT Athletics/Cowboy WC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – Dustin Kilgore, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Dom Bradley, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
National Freestyle Coach – Bruce Burnett, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Assistant National Freestyle Coach – Bill Zadick, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Team Leader – Paul Kieblesz, New York, N.Y.
Medical – Randy Boswell, Newman Lake, Wash.
Referee – Cody Hesser, Gonzales, La.
Videographer – Del Hawkins, Nashville, Tenn.
HENRI DEGLANE CHALLENGE
At Nice, France, Nov. 27-28
U.S. men’s freestyle roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Stephen Abas, Sanger, Calif.
65 kg/143 lbs. – Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Nazar Kulchytsky, Madison, Wis. (Titan Mercury WC)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Nick Marable, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Tyler Caldwell, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
97 kg/213 lbs. – David Zabriskie, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – Enock Francois, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC/Finger Lakes WC)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Connor Medbery, Madison, Wis. (Titan Mercury)
125 lbs./275 lbs. – Dom Bradley, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
U.S. women’s freestyle roster
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Clarissa Chun, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Jessica Medina, Champaign, Ill. (Sunkist Kids)
Assistant National Freestyle Coach – Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Referee: Michael Jordan, Newark, Del.
WOMEN’S CHINA TRAINING CAMP
At Beijing, China, Nov. 14-24
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Alyssa Lampe, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Michaela Hutchison, Lebanon, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Katherine Fulp-Allen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Jennifer Page, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Leigh Jaynes-Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs – Sally Roberts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Tamyra Mensah, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Randi Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
National Women’s Coach – Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Maksim Molonov, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Medical – Afsoon Johnston, San Diego, Calif.
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