Final 24 athletes qualify for U.S. Olympic Team Trials field in Iowa City at Last Chance Trials Qualifier
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Obe Blanc, shown competing at the 2010 World Championships, was among 24 athletes who qualified for the Olympic Trials in Iowa City at the Last Chance Qualifier. Photo by Larry Slater.
There were 24 athletes added this past weekend for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10. The qualification process is now completed.
The Last Chance Trials Qualifier was held in Cedar Falls, Iowa on April 1-3. This was an Olympic Trials qualifier in all three styles, with the champions in each of the Olympic weight classes earning a spot in the field in Iowa City. In women’s freestyle, the runners-up were also qualifiers, based upon the procedures approved in that style only.
The athletes added to the Olympic Trials field were:
Men’s Freestyle 57 kg/125.5 pounds– Obe Blanc, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
Men’s Freestyle 65 kg/143 pounds– B.J. Futrell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Titan Mercury WC/Cliff Keen WC)
Men’s Freestyle 74 kg/163 pounds– Mark Hall, Apple Valley, Minn. (OTC)
Men’s Freestyle 86 kg/189 pounds– Deron Winn, Ames, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
Men’s Freestyle 97 kg/213 pounds – Kallen Kleinschmidt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (OTC)
Men’s Freestyle 125 kg/275 pounds – Blaize Cabell, Independence, Iowa (Panther WC)
Greco-Roman 59 kg/130 pounds– Justin LaValle, Burnsville, Minn., (Minnesota Storm)
Greco-Roman 66 kg/145.5 pounds – Marco Lara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 75 kg/165 pounds– Alec Ortiz, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Greco-Roman 85 kg/187 pounds– Hayden Zillmer, Crosby, Minn. (CrosbyHay)
Greco-Roman 98 kg/215 pounds – John Lorenz, LaCrosse, Wis. (unattached)
Greco-Roman 130 kg/286 pounds – Donny Longendyke, Vadnais Heights, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Women’s Freestyle 48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Alesha Zappitella, Brighton, Mich. (unattached)
Women’s Freestyle 48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Brittney Taylor, Omaha, Neb. (Omaha)
Women’s Freestyle 53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Dajan Treder, Anchorage, Alaska, (Jimmie WC)
Women’s Freestyle 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Christina Powell, Powder Springs, Ga. (Missouri Valley)
Women’s Freestyle 58 kg/128 lbs.– Trinity Griffin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
Women’s Freestyle 58 kg/128 lbs.– Lauren Louive, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)
Women’s Freestyle 63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Rachael Shannon, Ballwin, Mo. (Xtreme Training)
Women’s Freestyle 63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Axa Molina, Federal Way, Wash. (Lindenwood Women’s Wrestling)
Women’s Freestyle 69 kg/152 lbs. – Lorrie Ramos, Williamsburg, Ky. (Titan Mercury WC)
Women’s Freestyle 69 kg/152 lbs. – Hanna Gladden, Gadsden, Ala. (EAWC)
Women’s Freestyle 75 kg/165 lbs. – Tanya Kusse, Ballwin, Mo.. (Xtreme Training)
Women’s Freestyle 69 kg/152 lbs. – Mary Westman, Cattaraugus, N.Y. (Jimmie WC)
Please note that the qualifiers may enter any weight class in the U.S. Olympic Trials that they wish, and are not restricted to competing only at the weight in which they qualified.
At this time, the total number of qualifiers through the #Road2IowaCity qualifying process is 238 wrestlers. This includes 78 men’s freestyle wrestlers, 71 Greco-Roman wrestlers and 93 women’s freestyle wrestlers.
Click here for the Final U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers list
Click here for the state-by-state breakdown of all of the Olympic Trials Qualifiers
All-session tickets to the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials are available for purchase. All-session options include adult ($75), and youth (18 and younger, $50). VIP tickets are sold out. Fans can purchase tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or online at iowacitytorio.com.
As of last Friday, nearly 10,000 tickets have been purchased for the 2016 Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, hosted by the University of Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 9-10. Just over 4,000 tickets remain, and based upon the long tradition of late ticket purchases and walkup attendance at major USA Wrestling and University of Iowa wrestling events, fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance.
There were 24 athletes added this past weekend for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10. The qualification process is now completed.
The Last Chance Trials Qualifier was held in Cedar Falls, Iowa on April 1-3. This was an Olympic Trials qualifier in all three styles, with the champions in each of the Olympic weight classes earning a spot in the field in Iowa City. In women’s freestyle, the runners-up were also qualifiers, based upon the procedures approved in that style only.
The athletes added to the Olympic Trials field were:
Men’s Freestyle 57 kg/125.5 pounds– Obe Blanc, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
Men’s Freestyle 65 kg/143 pounds– B.J. Futrell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Titan Mercury WC/Cliff Keen WC)
Men’s Freestyle 74 kg/163 pounds– Mark Hall, Apple Valley, Minn. (OTC)
Men’s Freestyle 86 kg/189 pounds– Deron Winn, Ames, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
Men’s Freestyle 97 kg/213 pounds – Kallen Kleinschmidt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (OTC)
Men’s Freestyle 125 kg/275 pounds – Blaize Cabell, Independence, Iowa (Panther WC)
Greco-Roman 59 kg/130 pounds– Justin LaValle, Burnsville, Minn., (Minnesota Storm)
Greco-Roman 66 kg/145.5 pounds – Marco Lara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Greco-Roman 75 kg/165 pounds– Alec Ortiz, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Greco-Roman 85 kg/187 pounds– Hayden Zillmer, Crosby, Minn. (CrosbyHay)
Greco-Roman 98 kg/215 pounds – John Lorenz, LaCrosse, Wis. (unattached)
Greco-Roman 130 kg/286 pounds – Donny Longendyke, Vadnais Heights, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Women’s Freestyle 48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Alesha Zappitella, Brighton, Mich. (unattached)
Women’s Freestyle 48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Brittney Taylor, Omaha, Neb. (Omaha)
Women’s Freestyle 53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Dajan Treder, Anchorage, Alaska, (Jimmie WC)
Women’s Freestyle 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Christina Powell, Powder Springs, Ga. (Missouri Valley)
Women’s Freestyle 58 kg/128 lbs.– Trinity Griffin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
Women’s Freestyle 58 kg/128 lbs.– Lauren Louive, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)
Women’s Freestyle 63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Rachael Shannon, Ballwin, Mo. (Xtreme Training)
Women’s Freestyle 63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Axa Molina, Federal Way, Wash. (Lindenwood Women’s Wrestling)
Women’s Freestyle 69 kg/152 lbs. – Lorrie Ramos, Williamsburg, Ky. (Titan Mercury WC)
Women’s Freestyle 69 kg/152 lbs. – Hanna Gladden, Gadsden, Ala. (EAWC)
Women’s Freestyle 75 kg/165 lbs. – Tanya Kusse, Ballwin, Mo.. (Xtreme Training)
Women’s Freestyle 69 kg/152 lbs. – Mary Westman, Cattaraugus, N.Y. (Jimmie WC)
Please note that the qualifiers may enter any weight class in the U.S. Olympic Trials that they wish, and are not restricted to competing only at the weight in which they qualified.
At this time, the total number of qualifiers through the #Road2IowaCity qualifying process is 238 wrestlers. This includes 78 men’s freestyle wrestlers, 71 Greco-Roman wrestlers and 93 women’s freestyle wrestlers.
Click here for the Final U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers list
Click here for the state-by-state breakdown of all of the Olympic Trials Qualifiers
All-session tickets to the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials are available for purchase. All-session options include adult ($75), and youth (18 and younger, $50). VIP tickets are sold out. Fans can purchase tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or online at iowacitytorio.com.
As of last Friday, nearly 10,000 tickets have been purchased for the 2016 Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, hosted by the University of Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 9-10. Just over 4,000 tickets remain, and based upon the long tradition of late ticket purchases and walkup attendance at major USA Wrestling and University of Iowa wrestling events, fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance.
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