USA team named for the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic on Saturday, March 14

The U.S. team has been named for the 2020 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, set for Saturday, March 14 at the Fitzgerald Field House at the University of Pittsburgh.

This annual high school wrestling event features top seniors from Pennsylvania facing many of the best seniors from across the nation.

This year's USA team will be coached by 2008 Olympian and two-time NCAA champion for Missouri, Ben Askren.

Athletes from this year's USA team comes from 11 different states. All of the USA athletes have signed to compete on a Div. I wrestling team in college.

Combined, this group has won 23 state titles (not counting 2020 season), and have a combined 1,604-103 career record.

Tickets are available at the three outlets and available online at:
• Wright Automotive in Allegheny County on Route 19 in Wexford, PA.
• Canon McMillan High School in Washington, County.
• Franklin Regional High School in Westmoreland County.
• www.wrestlingclassic.com to print a ticket order form and to mail with a check or to order online.
• http://www.nwcaonline.com/news-events/events/pittsburgh-classic-2020/ to purchase tickets using a credit card.
Follow them on Facebook and Twitter @PWrClassic.

Weight	Name	High School	Hometown		Career Record*	State Titles*	College Attending
120	Ryan Miller	Blair Academy	Stroudsburg, PA		85-8	2X	Pennsylvania
126	Eddie Ventresca	Pope John Paul XIII	Roxbury, NJ		143-12	1X	Virginia Tech
132	Dominick Serrano	Windsor	Greeley, CO		128-0	3X	Nebraska
138	Cael Happel	Lisbon	Lisbon, IA		165-5	3X	Northern Iowa
138	Frankie Tal-Shahar	American Heritage	Delray Beach, FL		126-12	1X	Northwestern
145	Austin Boone	Lowell	Ada, MI		116-8	3X	Penn State
152	Chase Saldate	Gilroy	Gilroy, CA		142-14	-	Michigan State
160	Keegan O'Toole	Arrowhead	Hartland, WI		110-5	3X	Missouri
170	Gavin Kane	Cambridge	Alpharetta, GA		163-2	3X	North Carolina
182	John Poznanski	Colonia	Colonia, NJ		114-13	-	Rutgers
195	Gabe Christenson	Southeast Polk	Runnells, IA		113-22	1X	Iowa
195	Silas Allred	Shenandoah	Muncie, IN		105-2	1X	Nebraska
220	Braxton Amos	Parkersburg South	Mineral Wells, WV		94-0	2X	Wisconsin
USA versus PA Weight Class Change Explanation Pittsburgh, PA – Each year brings a new set of circumstances and challenges when trying to assemble the Nation’s and Pennsylvania's best wrestlers. In the best interest of the event and the goal to provide the fans with the best senior high school wrestlers, the local organizing committee decided to drop the 113 lbs. and 285 lbs. weight classes and replace them with two 138 lbs. and 195 lbs. weights for the 13 individual matches. Due to the lack of top tier high school seniors in Pennsylvania and/or USA in certain weight classes and an overabundance in other weights are the primary factors that drove this difficult decision. The wrestling fans enjoy seeing both the smallest and the largest weight class compete, but the emphasis on showcasing the best wrestlers in the state and country was a critical factor in the decision. The decision was not made lightly, and the committee will enter next year with a plan for each weight class.