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by JD Rader, USA Wrestling

With both Final X events complete, the 2019 National Team is now set. The National Team consists of the top three athletes at each weight class.

Below is a breakdown of all National Teams by hometown and state. When available, the athlete’s hometown as listed on their college or club roster was used.

60 kg Greco-Roman World Team member Ildar Hafizov, a native of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was excluded from these maps.

Complete National Team

 

 

State

National Team members

State

National Team members

California

15

Missouri

2

Illinois

8

North Carolina

2

Colorado

7

Oregon

2

Ohio

5

Washington

2

Pennsylvania

5

Alabama

1

Wisconsin

5

Arizona

1

Minnesota

4

Idaho

1

New Jersey

4

Indiana

1

New York

4

Kentucky

1

Iowa

3

Michigan

1

Oklahoma

3

South Carolina

1

Texas

3

Tennessee

1

Florida

2

Utah

1

Louisiana

2

Virginia

1

Maryland

2

 

 

 

California by-in-far leads the overall state race, almost doubling second place Illinois. The bulk of California’s National Team members come from women’s freestyle. The Golden State has 11 athletes on the Women’s Freestyle National Team.


Women’s Freestyle

 

 

State

National Team members

State

National Team members

California

11

Indiana

1

Illinois

3

Kentucky

1

Colorado

2

Louisiana

1

Washington

1

New York

1

Wisconsin

1

Ohio

1

Alabama

1

Oklahoma

1

Arizona

1

Oregon

1

Indiana

1

Texas

1

 

While the number of Women's Freestyle National Team members from California might seem staggering, it’s not as surprising when you consider the age-level success California has had in women’s wrestling. Even without wrestling in 2010 or 2018, since the creation of women’s freestyle Junior National Duals in 2005, California has won seven times.

Greco-Roman

 

 

State

National Team members

State

National Team members

Illinois

5

Missouri

1

California

2

North Carolina

1

Colorado

2

Ohio

1

Florida

2

Oklahoma

1

Minnesota

2

Oregon

1

Wisconsin

2

Pennsylvania

1

Idaho

1

South Carolina

1

Louisiana

1

Tennessee

1

Maryland

1

Utah

1

Michigan

1

Virginia

1

 

With 20 states (and two countries) represented, Greco-Roman has the most diverse National Team. Illinois leads the Greco-Roman team race with five National Team members, four of which are on the World Team. Once again, this is not extremely surprising when considering the age-level success Illinois has had in Greco-Roman over the past decade.


Men's Freestyle

 

 

State

National Team members

State

National Team members

New Jersey

4

Maryland

2

Pennsylvania

4

Minnesota

2

Iowa

3

Missouri

1

New York

3

North Carolina

1

Ohio

3

Oklahoma

1

California

2

Texas

1

Colorado

2

Wisconsin

1

 

While the Men’s Freestyle National Team has members from all over the U.S., it is fairly Mid-Atlantic native heavy. Of the 30 members, 11 come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or New York, with the rest of the team being more spread out.

 

Women’s Freestyle National Team

Weight/Rank

Name

Hometown

50 kg #1

Whitney Conder

Payallap, Wash.

50 kg #2

Victoria Anthony

Huntington Beach, Calif.

50 kg #3

Amy Fearnside

Morgan Hill, Calif.

53 kg #1

Sarah Hildebrandt

Granger, Ind.

53 kg #2

Katherine Shai

Half Moon Bay, Calif.

53 kg #3

Haley Augello

Lockport, Ill.

55 kg #1

Jacarra Winchester

Oakland, Calif.

55 kg #2

Dominique Parrish

Scotts Valley, Calif.

55 kg #3

Areana Villaescusa

Rio Rico, Ariz.

57 kg #1

Jenna Burkert

Rocky Point, N.Y.

57 kg #2

Becka Leathers

Choctaw, Okla.

57 kg #3

Kelsey Campbell

Milwaukie, Ore.

59 kg #1

Alli Ragan

Carbondale, Ill.

59 kg #2

Lauren Louive

Massillon, Ohio

59 kg #3

Abigail Nette

Saint Rose, La.

62 kg #1

Kayla Miracle

Campbellsville, Ky.

62 kg #2

Mallory Velte

Sacramento, Calif.

62 kg #3

Desiree Zavala

Grandview, Wash.

65 kg #1

Forrest Molinari

Benicia, Calif.

65 kg #2

Maya Nelson

Denver, Colo.

65 kg #3

Macey Kilty

River Falls, Wisc.

68 kg #1

Tamyra Mensah-Stock

Katy, Texas

68 kg #2

Alexandria Glaude

West Sacramento, Calif.

68 kg #3

Jayden Laurent

Denmark, Wisc.

72 kg #1

Victoria Francis

Lithcfield, Ill.

72 kg #2

Alyvia Fiske

Napu, Calif.

72 kg #3

Iman Kazem

Tracy, Calif.

76 kg #1

Adeline Gray

Littleton, Colo.

76 kg #2

Precious Bell

Lancaster, Calif.

76 kg #3

Hannah Gladden

Gladden, Ala.

 

 

Greco-Roman National Team

Weight/Rank

Name

Hometown

55 kg #1

Max Nowry

Wheeling, Ill.

55 kg #2

Brady Koontz

Plover, Wisc.

55 kg #3

Dalton Duffield

Moore, Okla.

60 kg #1

Ildar Hafizov

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

60 kg #2

Leslie Fuenffinger

Hibbing, Minn.

60 kg #3

Taylor LaMont

Mapleton, Utah

63 kg #1

Ryan Mango

St. Louis, Mo.

63 kg #2

Xavier Johnson

Orangeburg, S.C.

63 kg #3

Sam Jones

Folsom, La.

67 kg #1

Ellis Coleman

Oak Park, Ill.

67 kg #2

Jamel Jonson

Winston Salem, N.C.

67 kg #3

Hayden Tuma

Boise, Idaho

72 kg #1

Raymond Bunker

Chicago, Ill.

72 kg #2

Alex Mossing

Toledo, Ohio

72 kg #3

Michael Hooker

Maryville, Tenn.

77 kg #1

Pat Smith

Chaska, Minn.

77 kg #2

Kamal Bey

Oak Park, Ill.

77 kg #3

Peyton Walsh

Glen Allen, Va.

82 kg #1

John Stefanowicz

Fawn Grove, Pa.

82 kg #2

Kendrick Sanders

Homestead, Fla.

82 kg #3

Geordan Speiller

Boca Raton, Fla.

87 kg #1

Joe Rau

Chicago, Ill.

87 kg #2

Ben Provisor

Stevens Point, Wisc.

87 kg #3

Patrick Martinez

Hemet, Calif.

97 kg #1

G’Angelo Hancock

Colorado Springs, Colo.

97 kg #2

Lucas Sheridan

Concord, Calif.

97 kg #3

Daniel Miller

Berlin, Md.

130 kg #1

Adam Coon

Fowlerville, Mich.

130 kg #2

Cohlton Schultz

Parker, Colo.

130 kg #3

Jacob Mitchell

Portland, Ore.

 

 

Men’s Freestyle National Team

Weight/Rank

Name

Hometown

57 kg #1

Daton Fix

Sand Springs, Okla.

57 kg #2

Thomas Gilman

Council Bluffs, Iowa

57 kg #3

Darian Cruz

Allentown, Pa.

61 kg #1

Tyler Graff

Loveland, Colo.

61 kg #2

Joe Colon

Clear Lake, Iowa

61 kg #3

Nico Megaludis

Murrysville, Pa.

65 kg #1

Zain Retherfod

Benton, Pa.

65 kg #2

Yianni Diakomihalis

Rochester, N.Y.

65 kg #3

Frank Molinaro

Barnegat, N.J.

70 kg #1

James Green

Willingboro, N.J.

70 kg #2

Ryan Deakin

Broomfield, Colo.

70 kg #3

Anthony Ashnault

South Plainfield, N.J.

74 kg #1

Jordan Burroughs

Sicklerville, N.J.

74 kg #2

Isaiah Martinez

Lemoore, Calif.

74 kg #3

Jason Nolf

Yatesboro, Pa.

79 kg #1 or #2

Kyle Dake

Ithaca, N.Y.

79 kg #1 or #2

Alex Dieringer

Port Washington, Wisc.

79 kg #3

Zahid Valencia

Bellflower, Calif.

86 kg #1

Patrick Downey III

Baltimore, Md.

86 kg #2

David Taylor

St. Paris, Ohio

86 kg #3

Nick Heflin

Massillon, Ohio

92 kg #1

J’den Cox

Columbia, Mo.

92 kg #2

Bo Nickal

Allen, Texas

92 kg #3

Michael Macchiavello

Monroe, N.C.

97 kg #1

Kyle Snyder

Woodbine, Md.

97 kg #2

Kyven Gadson

Waterloo, Iowa

97 kg #3

Ty Walz

Cleveland, Ohio

125 kg #1

Nick Gwiazdowski

Delanson, N.Y.

125 kg #2

Gable Steveson

Apple Valley, Minn.

125 kg #3

Anthony Nelson

Cambridge, Minn.

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