Las Vegas to play host for Greco and women’s freestyle U.S. Senior Nationals, Dec. 17-18
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by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling
The 2016 U.S. Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle Senior Nationals are set to take place next weekend, Dec. 17-18, in Las Vegas at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino.
The top-seven wrestlers will earn a bid for the 2017 World Team Trials, slated for April.
The U.S. Open champions at the Olympic weights will earn a No. 1 seed at the Trials.
Several of the nation’s top Greco and women’s freestyle wrestlers are expected to compete.
For those who want to register, visit Trackwrestling.com to do so.
The tournament will be held alongside the 2016 Las Vegas Royal Crush, a Tour of America folkstyle event for bantam, intermediate, novice and middle school divisions as well as high school women.
The tournament starts Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. and will end Sunday evening.
Those interested in attending can book accommodation at the Westgate here. Use promo code SWSN6R for a special USA Wrestling discount.
The tournament will be broadcast live on Flowrestling.com, with the brackets hosted on FloArena.
USA Wrestling will release an in-depth preview next week on the athletes expected to compete.
2016 U.S. Open Champions
Women’s freestyle
48 kg – Cody Pfau (TMWC)
53 kg - Michaela Hutchison (TMWC)
58 kg – Teshya Alo (TMWC)
63 kg – Amanda Hendey (TMWC)
69 kg – Tamyra Mensah (TMWC)
75 kg – Jackie Surber (TMWC)
Greco-Roman
59 kg – Ildar Hafisov (WCAP)
66 kg – Ellis Coleman (WCAP)
75 kg – Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets)
85 kg – Jake Clark (Minnesota Storm)
98 kg – Josef Rau (Minnesota Storm)
130 kg – Adam Coon (NYAC/CKWC)
U.S. SENIOR NATIONALS
Las Vegas, Nev. :: Dec. 17-18 :: Westgate Resort and Casino
Saurday, Dec. 17
GR - 59 KG, 66 KG, 71 KG and 75 KG
WFS - 60 KG, 63 KG, 69 KG and 75 KG
9:30 a.m. – Session One
3:30 p.m. – Session Two
7:30 p.m. – Finals and medal matches
Sunday, Dec. 18
GR - 80 KG, 85 KG, 98 KG and 130 KG
WFS - 48 KG, 53 KG, 55 KG and 58 KG
9:30 a.m. – Session One
3:30 p.m. – Session Two
7:30 p.m. – Finals and medal matches
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