Mapping out where the 2019 National Team members come from
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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