UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials and Freestyle Nationals set for Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-29
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by Kala Ibarra, USA Wrestling
2016 Junior World champion Mark Hall, who went on to win an NCAA title in 2017, is eligible to return to the UWW Junior Nationals.
The nation’s best 17-20 year olds will compete in both Greco-Roman and men’s freestyle at the Junior Nationals (UWW age-group) at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-29. This event will feature many of the nation’s best college underclassmen and high school stars.
The UWW Junior National events are part of the 2017 Open Wrestling Championships, April 25-29. Billed as “All Ages, All Styles,” offers competitions in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle, Greco-Roman, Folkstyle and Grappling, for wrestlers from youth ages to the Senior level and up to the Masters division.
The UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials is the qualifying event for the UWW Junior World Championships in Tampere, Finland, Aug. 1-6. The top Greco-Roman finisher in each of the UWW Junior weight categories will earn a spot in the 2017 Junior World Team. The championship finals in the UWW Junior World weight classes will be a best-of-three series.
In the three non UWW Junior World weight classes, there will be a one-match finals.
Returning 2016 UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion eligible to return include 2016 Junior World bronze medalist and 2016 Senior National Champion G’Angelo Hancock (New York AC) at 96 kg, 2016 Junior World bronze medalist Taylor LaMont (60 kg/Champions WC) and Senior National Champion Kamal Bey (74 kg/New York AC) are also eligible returning champions.
Two other returning champions who also competed in the 2016 UWW Junior World Greco-Roman Championships are Nick Reenan (84 kg/Dallas Dynamite WC) and Michael Rogers (120 kg/Bison Legend WC).
2016 UWW Greco-Roman National champion Quentin Hovis (70 kg/Arizona) will also return.
2016 Junior Greco-Roman National/World Team Trials runner-ups eligible to compete in this year’s competition include Dack Punke (50 kg/Illinois), Jordan Martinez (55 kg/Front Range WC), Mitchell McKee (60 kg/Minnesota Storm), Ryan Leisure (63 kg/Team Valley), Jaron Jensen (66 kg/Utah United), Jesse Porter (74 kg/NYAC/NMU), Carter Nielsen (79 kg/BWC), Wyatt Koelling (84 kg/Champions Wrestling Club), and Nicholas Boykin (120 kg/Murfreesboro).
The UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships will act as a qualifier into the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials in Lincoln, NE, June 9-10. The top seven freestyle finishers per weight category will earn a spot in the 2017 U.S. UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials.
2016 UWW Junior Freestyle National champions that are eligible to return to this year's competition include 2016 Junior World champion and 2017 NCAA champion Mark Hall (OTC) at 74 kg, 2016 Junior World champion Spencer Lee (Young Guns) at 50 kg and 2016 Junior World bronze medalist Daton Fix (Team BIG) at 55 kg.
Adding to the list of eligible 2016 UWW Junior Freestyle champions to return are Mitchell McKee (60 kg/Minnesota Storm), Cole Martin (63 kg/Badger WC), Beau Breske (79 kg/Ringers), Zahid Valencia (84 kg/Arizona State Wrestling), and Rylee Streifel (120 kg/Minnesota Storm).
2016 UWW Junior Freestyle National runner-ups eligible to compete in this year’s competition include Patrick McKee (50 kg/Minnesota Storm), Gavin Teasdale (55 kg/Young Guns), Evan Wick (70 kg/TMWC), and Lance Benick (96 kg/Arizona State Wrestling).
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UWW JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS
UWW JUNIOR FREESTYLE NATIONALS SCHEDULE
At South Point Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-29
Wednesday, April 26
7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off
7:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals Medical Check & Weigh-ins
Thursday, April 27
3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals 1st, 3rd, 5th Place Matches
7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off
7:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Medical Check & Weigh-ins
Friday, April 28
8:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Rules Clinic for Athletes and Coaches
Saturday, April 29
12:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Semifinals, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th Place Matchess
2016 UWW Junior Greco-Roman National/World Team Trials Champions
50 KG - Randon Miranda of NMU-OTS
55 KG- Dalton Roberts of NMU-OTS
60 KG- Taylor LaMont of Champions Wrestling Club
63 KG- Francisco Casas of RMN-OTC
66 KG- Jamal DeArmond of NMU-OTS
70 KG- Quentin Hovis of Arizona
74 KG- Kamal Bey of Front Range Twisters
79 KG- Jacobi Jones of CSU Pueblo Wrestling RTC
84 KG- Nick Reenan of Dallas Dynamite Wrestling Club
96 KG- G`Angelo Hancock of Front Range Twisters
120 KG- Michael Rogers of Bison Legend Wrestling Club
2016 UWW Junior Freestyle National Champions
50 kg- Spencer Lee of Young Guns
55 kg- Daton Fix of Team BIG
60 kg- Mitchell McKee of Minnesota Storm
63 kg- Cole Martin of Badger Wrestling Club
66 kg- Alec Pantaleo of Michigan - RTC
70 kg- Michael Kemerer of University of Iowa
74 kg- Mark Hall of OTC
79 kg- Beau Breske of Ringers
84 kg- Zahid Valencia of Arizona State Wrestling
96 kg- Jacob Seely of Northern Colorado RTC
120 kg- Rylee Streifel of Minnesota Storm
The nation’s best 17-20 year olds will compete in both Greco-Roman and men’s freestyle at the Junior Nationals (UWW age-group) at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-29. This event will feature many of the nation’s best college underclassmen and high school stars.
The UWW Junior National events are part of the 2017 Open Wrestling Championships, April 25-29. Billed as “All Ages, All Styles,” offers competitions in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle, Greco-Roman, Folkstyle and Grappling, for wrestlers from youth ages to the Senior level and up to the Masters division.
The UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials is the qualifying event for the UWW Junior World Championships in Tampere, Finland, Aug. 1-6. The top Greco-Roman finisher in each of the UWW Junior weight categories will earn a spot in the 2017 Junior World Team. The championship finals in the UWW Junior World weight classes will be a best-of-three series.
In the three non UWW Junior World weight classes, there will be a one-match finals.
Returning 2016 UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion eligible to return include 2016 Junior World bronze medalist and 2016 Senior National Champion G’Angelo Hancock (New York AC) at 96 kg, 2016 Junior World bronze medalist Taylor LaMont (60 kg/Champions WC) and Senior National Champion Kamal Bey (74 kg/New York AC) are also eligible returning champions.
Two other returning champions who also competed in the 2016 UWW Junior World Greco-Roman Championships are Nick Reenan (84 kg/Dallas Dynamite WC) and Michael Rogers (120 kg/Bison Legend WC).
2016 UWW Greco-Roman National champion Quentin Hovis (70 kg/Arizona) will also return.
2016 Junior Greco-Roman National/World Team Trials runner-ups eligible to compete in this year’s competition include Dack Punke (50 kg/Illinois), Jordan Martinez (55 kg/Front Range WC), Mitchell McKee (60 kg/Minnesota Storm), Ryan Leisure (63 kg/Team Valley), Jaron Jensen (66 kg/Utah United), Jesse Porter (74 kg/NYAC/NMU), Carter Nielsen (79 kg/BWC), Wyatt Koelling (84 kg/Champions Wrestling Club), and Nicholas Boykin (120 kg/Murfreesboro).
The UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships will act as a qualifier into the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials in Lincoln, NE, June 9-10. The top seven freestyle finishers per weight category will earn a spot in the 2017 U.S. UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials.
2016 UWW Junior Freestyle National champions that are eligible to return to this year's competition include 2016 Junior World champion and 2017 NCAA champion Mark Hall (OTC) at 74 kg, 2016 Junior World champion Spencer Lee (Young Guns) at 50 kg and 2016 Junior World bronze medalist Daton Fix (Team BIG) at 55 kg.
Adding to the list of eligible 2016 UWW Junior Freestyle champions to return are Mitchell McKee (60 kg/Minnesota Storm), Cole Martin (63 kg/Badger WC), Beau Breske (79 kg/Ringers), Zahid Valencia (84 kg/Arizona State Wrestling), and Rylee Streifel (120 kg/Minnesota Storm).
2016 UWW Junior Freestyle National runner-ups eligible to compete in this year’s competition include Patrick McKee (50 kg/Minnesota Storm), Gavin Teasdale (55 kg/Young Guns), Evan Wick (70 kg/TMWC), and Lance Benick (96 kg/Arizona State Wrestling).
CLICK HERE FOR EVENT WEBSITE
UWW JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS
UWW JUNIOR FREESTYLE NATIONALS SCHEDULE
At South Point Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-29
Wednesday, April 26
7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off
7:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals Medical Check & Weigh-ins
Thursday, April 27
3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals 1st, 3rd, 5th Place Matches
7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off
7:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Medical Check & Weigh-ins
Friday, April 28
8:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Rules Clinic for Athletes and Coaches
9:00 a.m.- 12:30 a.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries and Consolations
2:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, and Consolations
Saturday, April 29
12:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.- UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Semifinals, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th Place Matchess
2016 UWW Junior Greco-Roman National/World Team Trials Champions
50 KG - Randon Miranda of NMU-OTS
55 KG- Dalton Roberts of NMU-OTS
60 KG- Taylor LaMont of Champions Wrestling Club
63 KG- Francisco Casas of RMN-OTC
66 KG- Jamal DeArmond of NMU-OTS
70 KG- Quentin Hovis of Arizona
74 KG- Kamal Bey of Front Range Twisters
79 KG- Jacobi Jones of CSU Pueblo Wrestling RTC
84 KG- Nick Reenan of Dallas Dynamite Wrestling Club
96 KG- G`Angelo Hancock of Front Range Twisters
120 KG- Michael Rogers of Bison Legend Wrestling Club
2016 UWW Junior Freestyle National Champions
50 kg- Spencer Lee of Young Guns
55 kg- Daton Fix of Team BIG
60 kg- Mitchell McKee of Minnesota Storm
63 kg- Cole Martin of Badger Wrestling Club
66 kg- Alec Pantaleo of Michigan - RTC
70 kg- Michael Kemerer of University of Iowa
74 kg- Mark Hall of OTC
79 kg- Beau Breske of Ringers
84 kg- Zahid Valencia of Arizona State Wrestling
96 kg- Jacob Seely of Northern Colorado RTC
120 kg- Rylee Streifel of Minnesota Storm
