Seth Gross selected as USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week

Seth Gross (Madison, Wisc./Sunkist Kids) has been selected as USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week on Nov. 19, 2019.

Over the weekend, Gross won the Bill Farrell International at 57 kg/125.5 lbs., wrestling eight pounds less than his current college weight.

Gross, a 2018 NCAA champion while at South Dakota State, went through some tough opponents to get the gold.

Now wrestling at the University of Wisconsin, Gross' wins included a 7-4 first-round win over Austin Miller, followed by a late 4-2 win over 2019 NCAA champion for Rutgers Nick Suriano in the quarterfinals.

In the semis, Gross took down current National Team member Darian Cruz in a 12-1 technical fall to move onto the title match.

There, he met up with 2015 NCAA champion for Ohio State Nathan Tomasello, who he took down multiple times for another technical fall, 11-1.

With the win, Gross qualified for the 2020 Olympic Team Trials at Penn State on April 4-5. Until then, he will balance a college folkstyle season while preparing for the Trials.

 It is the second-straight year that Gross has put together a medal-winning performance at the event. Last year, he claimed a bronze medal.

Each week USA Wrestling will select an Athlete of the Week based upon performance within wrestling for that week. The selection committee will consider any level of wrestling from youth programs through the senior level. Twitter fan votes also play a part in decision.

To nominate a wrestler for this honor please send the athlete's name, wrestling program, weekly accomplishments and career accolades to USA Wrestling Communications Coordinator Taylor Miller at tmiller@usawrestling.org.