U.S. Senior Nationals Greco-Roman and women's freestyle seeds released for Saturday

Pat Smith and Ellis Coleman in the finals of the 2016 U.S. Senior Nationals. Photo: Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com.

LAS VEGAS – The seeds have been set for the first day of Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle competition at the 2017 U.S. Senior Nationals held at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino.


Four weight classes will be wrestled per style on both days of competition in Las Vegas. Greco-Roman will see 59 kg, 66 kg, 71 kg, and 75 kg compete on Saturday with the remaining weight classes taking the mat on Sunday. Similarly, the women’s freestyle weights of 60 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg and 75 kg wrestle tomorrow with the remaining four weights going on Sunday.


Complete brackets and a live stream of the U.S. Senior Nationals can be found on Flowrestling.com.

U.S. Senior Nationals Day One Brackets

Greco-Roman Seeds

59 kg/130 lbs.

1. Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

2. Hayden Tuma, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

3. Sam Jones, Folsom, La. (New York AC)

4. Justin LaValle, Burnsville, Mich. (Minnesota Storm)

5. Max Nowry, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

6. Taylor LaMont, Mapleton, Utah (Champions WC)

7. Dalton Roberts, Fowlerville, Mich. (New York AC)

8. Dennis Hall, Plover, Wisc. (World Gold WC)

66 kg/145 lbs.

1. Alejandro Sancho, Miami, Fla. (New York AC)

2. Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

3. Jessy Williams, Windsor, N.Y. (New York AC)

4. Jamal DeArmond, Sacramento, Calif. (New York AC)

71 kg/156 lbs.

1. Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

2. Marco Lara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

3. Anthonie Linares, San Jose, Calif. (New York AC)

4. Dylan Reel, Portland, Ore. (Minnesota Storm)

75 kg/165 lbs. 

1. Kendrick Sanders, Homestead, Fla. (New York AC)

2. Dillon Cowan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

3. Kamal Bey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

4. Jesse Porter, Clifton Park, N.Y. (New York AC)

Women’s Freestyle Seeds

60 kg/132 lbs. 

1. Jenna Burkert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

2. Arian Carpio, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

3. Carla Ponce, El Paso, Texas (Aries WC)

4. Nicole Joseph, Camarillo, Calif. (King)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.

1. Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Alexis Porter, Ballston Lake, N.Y. (New York AC)

3. Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

4. Jennifer Page, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)

69 kg/152 lbs.

1.  Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Tamyra Mensah, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Rachel Watters, Ankeny, Iowa (Aries WC)

4. Forrest Molinari, Benicia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)

75 kg/165 lbs.

1. Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

2. Julia Salata, Bristol, Tenn. (New York AC)

3. Brittany Marshall, Plainview, Texas (Wayland Baptist)

4. Brandy Lowe, Paxico, Kan. (McKendree Bearcat WC)