Four women U.S. Olympians lead team in all three styles at Spanish Grand Prix, July 9-10
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Elena Pirozhkova battles Erin Clodgo at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, on the way to qualifying for her second Olympic Team. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.
A U.S. team consisting of top Senior and Junior wrestlers in all three styles will compete in the Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid, Spain, July 9-10.
Included on the 17-athlete U.S. women’s freestyle roster are all four of the 2016 U.S. Olympians: Haley Augello (Lockport, Ill./New York AC/OTC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Helen Maroulis (Huntington Beach, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs., Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Adeline Gray (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/OTC) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
This will be a final tune-up event for the U.S. Olympians in women’s freestyle prior to competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Gray is a three-time World champion and five-time World medalist. Pirozhkova is a 2012 World champion, four-time World medalist and two-time Olympian. Maroulis is a 2015 World champion and three-time World medalist. Augello is a past Cadet World champion.
2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion Tamyra Mensah (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) will wrestle at 69 kg/152 lbs., and 2013 World Team member and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up Victoria Anthony (Huntington Beach, Calif./Sunkist Kids) will battle at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
In men’s freestyle, 2015 World bronze medalist James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Titan Mercury WC) will compete at 70 kg/154 lbs., while national team member David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) is entered at 86 kg/189 lbs.
In Greco-Roman, 2015 World Team member Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) is registered at 80 kg/176 lbs., along with three members of the U.S. Marine Corps team.
There are seven members of the 2016 U.S. UWW Junior World Team who will compete in the Senior division at this event, four in women’s freestyle and three in men’s freestyle.
The UWW Junior Team members in women’s freestyle are Becka Leathers (Choctaw, Okla./Titan Mercury WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky./Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs., Maya Nelson (Denver, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Rachel Watters (Ankeny, Iowa/Gator/OKCU Women’s RTC) at 69 kg/152 lbs. Leathers was a 2015 Junior World bronze medalist while Miracle was a 2014 Junior World bronze medalist.
The men’s freestyle members of the UWW Junior World Team on this tour are Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla./Team BIG) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs., Seth Gross (Rosemount, Minn./Jackrabbit WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. and Zahid Valencia (Bellflower, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 86 kg/189 lbs.
The men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions will be held on Saturday, July 9, while the women’s freestyle competition is set for Sunday, July 10.
GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
At Madrid, Spain, July 9-10
U.S. women’s freestyle roster
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC/OTC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Nicole Woody, Odenton, Mich. (Terrapin WC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Cody Pfau, Brush, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. - Becka Leathers, Choctaw, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
58 kg/128 lbs. - Randi Beltz, Chesterfield, Mo. (Titan Mercury WC)
58 kg/128 lbs. – Jacarra Winchester, San Leandro, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Amanda Hendey, San Gabriel, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. - Tamyra Mensah, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. - Forrest Molinari, Benicia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. - Rachel Watters, Ankeny, Iowa (Gator/OKCU Women’s RTC)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC/OTC)
National Women’s Coach – Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Afsoon Johnston, San Diego, Calif.
Coach – Valentin Kalika, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Coach – Maxim Molonov, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. Men’s freestyle roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Daton Fix, Sand Springs, Okla. (Team BIG)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Seth Gross, Rosemount, Minn. (Jackrabbit WC)
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. - David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Zahid Valencia, Bellflower, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
Coach – Zeke Jones, Tempe, Ariz.
Coach – Lee Pritz, Tempe, Ariz.
Coach – Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, State College, Pa.
U.S. Greco-Roman roster
71 kg/156 lbs. – Raymond Bunker, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Jayshon Wilson, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
80 kg/176 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Daniel Miller, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
Coach – Jason Loukides, Quantico, Va.
Medical – Carrie Moore, Wentzville, Mo.
Medical – Rosie Main, Meridian, Idaho
Referee – Brock Zollinger, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Event Schedule
Saturday, July 9
Men’s freestyle (all weights)
Greco-Roman (all weights)
Sunday, July 10
Women’s freestyle (all weights)
A U.S. team consisting of top Senior and Junior wrestlers in all three styles will compete in the Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid, Spain, July 9-10.
Included on the 17-athlete U.S. women’s freestyle roster are all four of the 2016 U.S. Olympians: Haley Augello (Lockport, Ill./New York AC/OTC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Helen Maroulis (Huntington Beach, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs., Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Adeline Gray (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/OTC) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
This will be a final tune-up event for the U.S. Olympians in women’s freestyle prior to competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Gray is a three-time World champion and five-time World medalist. Pirozhkova is a 2012 World champion, four-time World medalist and two-time Olympian. Maroulis is a 2015 World champion and three-time World medalist. Augello is a past Cadet World champion.
2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion Tamyra Mensah (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) will wrestle at 69 kg/152 lbs., and 2013 World Team member and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up Victoria Anthony (Huntington Beach, Calif./Sunkist Kids) will battle at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
In men’s freestyle, 2015 World bronze medalist James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Titan Mercury WC) will compete at 70 kg/154 lbs., while national team member David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) is entered at 86 kg/189 lbs.
In Greco-Roman, 2015 World Team member Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) is registered at 80 kg/176 lbs., along with three members of the U.S. Marine Corps team.
There are seven members of the 2016 U.S. UWW Junior World Team who will compete in the Senior division at this event, four in women’s freestyle and three in men’s freestyle.
The UWW Junior Team members in women’s freestyle are Becka Leathers (Choctaw, Okla./Titan Mercury WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky./Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs., Maya Nelson (Denver, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Rachel Watters (Ankeny, Iowa/Gator/OKCU Women’s RTC) at 69 kg/152 lbs. Leathers was a 2015 Junior World bronze medalist while Miracle was a 2014 Junior World bronze medalist.
The men’s freestyle members of the UWW Junior World Team on this tour are Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla./Team BIG) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs., Seth Gross (Rosemount, Minn./Jackrabbit WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. and Zahid Valencia (Bellflower, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 86 kg/189 lbs.
The men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions will be held on Saturday, July 9, while the women’s freestyle competition is set for Sunday, July 10.
GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
At Madrid, Spain, July 9-10
U.S. women’s freestyle roster
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC/OTC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Nicole Woody, Odenton, Mich. (Terrapin WC)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Cody Pfau, Brush, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. - Becka Leathers, Choctaw, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
58 kg/128 lbs. - Randi Beltz, Chesterfield, Mo. (Titan Mercury WC)
58 kg/128 lbs. – Jacarra Winchester, San Leandro, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Amanda Hendey, San Gabriel, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. - Tamyra Mensah, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. - Forrest Molinari, Benicia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
69 kg/152 lbs. - Rachel Watters, Ankeny, Iowa (Gator/OKCU Women’s RTC)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC/OTC)
National Women’s Coach – Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach – Afsoon Johnston, San Diego, Calif.
Coach – Valentin Kalika, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Coach – Maxim Molonov, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. Men’s freestyle roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Daton Fix, Sand Springs, Okla. (Team BIG)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Seth Gross, Rosemount, Minn. (Jackrabbit WC)
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. - David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Zahid Valencia, Bellflower, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
Coach – Zeke Jones, Tempe, Ariz.
Coach – Lee Pritz, Tempe, Ariz.
Coach – Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, State College, Pa.
U.S. Greco-Roman roster
71 kg/156 lbs. – Raymond Bunker, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
75 kg/165 lbs. – Jayshon Wilson, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
80 kg/176 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Daniel Miller, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
Coach – Jason Loukides, Quantico, Va.
Medical – Carrie Moore, Wentzville, Mo.
Medical – Rosie Main, Meridian, Idaho
Referee – Brock Zollinger, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Event Schedule
Saturday, July 9
Men’s freestyle (all weights)
Greco-Roman (all weights)
Sunday, July 10
Women’s freestyle (all weights)
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