U23 World Team Trials seeds for men’s freestyle and final four Greco-Roman weight classes set
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Nathan Tomasello of the Ohio RTC was top seed at 57 kg in men's freestyle.
The second day of weigh ins, featuring all eight men’s freestyle weight classes and four Greco-Roman weight classes have completed, and seeds have been selected for the USA Wrestling U23 World Team Trials at the Mayo Civic Center for Sunday’s action.
This is the qualifying event in all three Olympic disciplines for the U23 World Championships, set for Bydgoszcz, Poland, November 21-26.
Three past NCAA Div. I champions have signed up and received No. 1 seeds, Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State Isaiah Martinez of Illinois and Myles Martin of Ohio State.
Tomasello, representing the Ohio RTC and Titan Mercury WC, is top seed at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. He was No. 3 on the Senior National Team in 2017 and was a 2015 NCAA champion. Earning the No. 2 seed at the weight class is 2017 Junior World champion Daton Fix of Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC, a freshman this year at Oklahoma State.
Martinez, who won two NCAA titles and is a three-time NCAA finalist, got the No. 1 seed at 74 kg/163 lbs. The No. 2 seed is Chance Marsteller of the Titan Mercury WC. Marsteller was a 2017 University Nationals champion, while Martinez won University Nationals in 2016. They are the only two entries in the weight class, so they advance directly into the best-to-three Championship Series.
Martin, a 2016 NCAA champion, is top seed at 86 kg/189 lbs. The No. 2 seed at the weight class is former Iowa All-American Sammy Brooks of the Hawkeye WC.
2017 Junior World silver medalist Mitchell McKee of the Minnesota Storm is the top seed at 61 kg/134 lbs. 2014 Junior World silver medalist Joey McKenna of the Lehigh Valley AC/TMWC is top seed at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Other No. 1 seeds in men’s freestyle are Anthony Collica of CRTC/TMWC at 70 kg/154 lbs., Ty Walz of the Southeast RTC at 97 kg/213 lbs. and Michael Kosoy of the Wolfpack WC at 125 kg/275 lbs
In Greco-Roman, 2017 U.S. Senior World Team member G’Angelo Hancock of the New York AC received the No. 1 seed at 130 kg/286 lbs. Hancock, who was also a 2016 Junior World bronze medalist, has moved up from his normal 98 kg/215 lbs.
2017 Junior World champion Kamal Bey of the Sunkist Kids is the No. 1 seed at 80 kg/176 lbs. Bey is No. 2 on the 2017 Senior National Team.
Other No. 1 Greco-Roman seeds are Dalton Roberts of NYAC/NMU-OTS at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Colin Schubert of NYAC/NMU-OTS at 71 kg/156 lbs.
The event will be broadcast live by TrackWrestling, with session times of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
U23 WORLD TEAM TRIALS
At Rochester, Minn.
Men’s Freestyle seeds
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
1. Nathan Tomasello, Ohio RTC/TMWC
2. Daton Fix, CRTC/TMWC
3. Joshua Rodriguez, Nittany Lion WC
4. Tim Lambert, Sunkist Kids
5. Gary Harding, CRTC/TMWC
6. Skyler Petrie, Minnesota Storm
61 kg/134 lbs.
1. Mitchell McKee, Minnesota Storm
2. Josh Terao, DCAC
65 kg/143 lbs.
1. Joey McKenna, LVWC/TMWC
2. Jaydin Eierman, Missouri Wrestling RTC
3. Robbie Mathers, Sunkist Kids
4. Matt Findlay, Utah Valley RTC
5. Brock Zacherl, Clarion RTC
70 kg/154 lbs.
1. Anthony Collica, CRTC/TMWC
2. Grant LaMont, Utah Valley RTC
3. Tyler Berger, Sunkist Kids
4. Lavion Mayes, Clarion RTC
5. Richard Lewis, Scarlett Knight WC
6. Sahid Kargbo, Patriot Elite WC
74 kg/163 lbs.
1. Isaiah Martinez, IRTC
2. Chance Marsteller, TMWC
86 kg/189 lbs.
1. Myles Martin, Ohio RTC/TMWC
2. Samuel Brooks, NYAC/HWC
3. Brett Pfarr, Minnesota Storm
4. Nathan Jackson, NYAC, Princeton WC
5. Garrett Lineberger, MD unattached
97 kg/213 lbs.
1. Ty Walz, SE RTC
2. Nikko Reyes, Valley RTC
3. Daniel Chaid, Tarheel WC
4. Riley Lefever, Nittany Lion WC
125 kg/275 lbs.
1. Michael Kosoy, Wolfpack WC
2. Michael Kroells, Minnesota Storm
3. Joey Goodhart, Drexel/PRTC
4. Yousif Hemida, Terrapin WC
Greco Roman seeds
59 kg/130 lbs.
1. Dalton Roberts, NYAC/NMU-OTS
2. Randon Miranda, NYAC/NMU-OTS
3. Dalton Young, Stanford unattached
4. Ty Pelot, X-Factor Elite
5. Taylor Zippe, USMC
6. Louis Hernandez, OTC
71 kg/156 lbs.
1. Colin Schubert, NYAC/NMU-OTS
2. Alex Mossing, Air Force RTC
3. Raymond Bunker, U.S. Marine Corps
4. Lenny Merkin, Princeton WC
5. Logan Kass, NMU-OTS
6. Calvin Germinaro, Minnesota Storm/NMU
80 kg/176 lbs.
1. Kamal Bey, Sunkist Kids
2. Thomas Brackett, unattached
3. Andrew Berreyesa, NYAC/FLWC
4. Carter Nielsen, Minnesota Storm/NMU
5. Alex Meyer, Hawkeye WC
130 kg286 lbs.
1. G’Angelo Hancock, NYAC
2. Eric Fader, U.S. Marine Corps
3. Michael Rogers, NYAC/OTC
4. David Tate Orndorff, Utah Valley RTC
5. Nicholas Boykin, Sunkist Kids
The second day of weigh ins, featuring all eight men’s freestyle weight classes and four Greco-Roman weight classes have completed, and seeds have been selected for the USA Wrestling U23 World Team Trials at the Mayo Civic Center for Sunday’s action.
This is the qualifying event in all three Olympic disciplines for the U23 World Championships, set for Bydgoszcz, Poland, November 21-26.
Three past NCAA Div. I champions have signed up and received No. 1 seeds, Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State Isaiah Martinez of Illinois and Myles Martin of Ohio State.
Tomasello, representing the Ohio RTC and Titan Mercury WC, is top seed at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. He was No. 3 on the Senior National Team in 2017 and was a 2015 NCAA champion. Earning the No. 2 seed at the weight class is 2017 Junior World champion Daton Fix of Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC, a freshman this year at Oklahoma State.
Martinez, who won two NCAA titles and is a three-time NCAA finalist, got the No. 1 seed at 74 kg/163 lbs. The No. 2 seed is Chance Marsteller of the Titan Mercury WC. Marsteller was a 2017 University Nationals champion, while Martinez won University Nationals in 2016. They are the only two entries in the weight class, so they advance directly into the best-to-three Championship Series.
Martin, a 2016 NCAA champion, is top seed at 86 kg/189 lbs. The No. 2 seed at the weight class is former Iowa All-American Sammy Brooks of the Hawkeye WC.
2017 Junior World silver medalist Mitchell McKee of the Minnesota Storm is the top seed at 61 kg/134 lbs. 2014 Junior World silver medalist Joey McKenna of the Lehigh Valley AC/TMWC is top seed at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Other No. 1 seeds in men’s freestyle are Anthony Collica of CRTC/TMWC at 70 kg/154 lbs., Ty Walz of the Southeast RTC at 97 kg/213 lbs. and Michael Kosoy of the Wolfpack WC at 125 kg/275 lbs
In Greco-Roman, 2017 U.S. Senior World Team member G’Angelo Hancock of the New York AC received the No. 1 seed at 130 kg/286 lbs. Hancock, who was also a 2016 Junior World bronze medalist, has moved up from his normal 98 kg/215 lbs.
2017 Junior World champion Kamal Bey of the Sunkist Kids is the No. 1 seed at 80 kg/176 lbs. Bey is No. 2 on the 2017 Senior National Team.
Other No. 1 Greco-Roman seeds are Dalton Roberts of NYAC/NMU-OTS at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Colin Schubert of NYAC/NMU-OTS at 71 kg/156 lbs.
The event will be broadcast live by TrackWrestling, with session times of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
U23 WORLD TEAM TRIALS
At Rochester, Minn.
Men’s Freestyle seeds
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
1. Nathan Tomasello, Ohio RTC/TMWC
2. Daton Fix, CRTC/TMWC
3. Joshua Rodriguez, Nittany Lion WC
4. Tim Lambert, Sunkist Kids
5. Gary Harding, CRTC/TMWC
6. Skyler Petrie, Minnesota Storm
61 kg/134 lbs.
1. Mitchell McKee, Minnesota Storm
2. Josh Terao, DCAC
65 kg/143 lbs.
1. Joey McKenna, LVWC/TMWC
2. Jaydin Eierman, Missouri Wrestling RTC
3. Robbie Mathers, Sunkist Kids
4. Matt Findlay, Utah Valley RTC
5. Brock Zacherl, Clarion RTC
70 kg/154 lbs.
1. Anthony Collica, CRTC/TMWC
2. Grant LaMont, Utah Valley RTC
3. Tyler Berger, Sunkist Kids
4. Lavion Mayes, Clarion RTC
5. Richard Lewis, Scarlett Knight WC
6. Sahid Kargbo, Patriot Elite WC
74 kg/163 lbs.
1. Isaiah Martinez, IRTC
2. Chance Marsteller, TMWC
86 kg/189 lbs.
1. Myles Martin, Ohio RTC/TMWC
2. Samuel Brooks, NYAC/HWC
3. Brett Pfarr, Minnesota Storm
4. Nathan Jackson, NYAC, Princeton WC
5. Garrett Lineberger, MD unattached
97 kg/213 lbs.
1. Ty Walz, SE RTC
2. Nikko Reyes, Valley RTC
3. Daniel Chaid, Tarheel WC
4. Riley Lefever, Nittany Lion WC
125 kg/275 lbs.
1. Michael Kosoy, Wolfpack WC
2. Michael Kroells, Minnesota Storm
3. Joey Goodhart, Drexel/PRTC
4. Yousif Hemida, Terrapin WC
Greco Roman seeds
59 kg/130 lbs.
1. Dalton Roberts, NYAC/NMU-OTS
2. Randon Miranda, NYAC/NMU-OTS
3. Dalton Young, Stanford unattached
4. Ty Pelot, X-Factor Elite
5. Taylor Zippe, USMC
6. Louis Hernandez, OTC
71 kg/156 lbs.
1. Colin Schubert, NYAC/NMU-OTS
2. Alex Mossing, Air Force RTC
3. Raymond Bunker, U.S. Marine Corps
4. Lenny Merkin, Princeton WC
5. Logan Kass, NMU-OTS
6. Calvin Germinaro, Minnesota Storm/NMU
80 kg/176 lbs.
1. Kamal Bey, Sunkist Kids
2. Thomas Brackett, unattached
3. Andrew Berreyesa, NYAC/FLWC
4. Carter Nielsen, Minnesota Storm/NMU
5. Alex Meyer, Hawkeye WC
130 kg286 lbs.
1. G’Angelo Hancock, NYAC
2. Eric Fader, U.S. Marine Corps
3. Michael Rogers, NYAC/OTC
4. David Tate Orndorff, Utah Valley RTC
5. Nicholas Boykin, Sunkist Kids
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