The long road to representing the United States at the UWW World Championships takes an important step with the USA Wrestling World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina from 17-19 May.
The winners will advance to the Final X – final ten, get it? – tournaments in Piscataway, New Jersey on 8 June and Lincoln, Nebraska on 15 June, whee the winners will form the U.S. team at the 2019 Worlds.
Who’s up? The current USA Wresting rankings show the options, with the Final X participant already noted. Everyone else has a chance!
Men/Freestyle
● 57 kg:
1. Tom Gilman
2. Tony Ramos
3. Daton Fix ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
4. Nathan Tomasello
5. Spencer Lee
● 61 kg:
1. Kendric Maple
2. Joe Colon ~ Final X (Worlds bronze medalist)
3. Jon Morrison
4. Brandon wright
5. Tyler Graff
● 65 kg:
1. Zain Retherford
2. Logan Stieber ~ Retired
3. B.J. Futrell
4. Joey McKenna
5. Ryan Deakin
= Yianni Diakomihalis ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
● 70 kg:
1. James Green
2. Frank Molinaro
3. Jason Nolf
4. Richie Lewis
5. Kyle Ruschell
= Ryan Deakin ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
● 74 kg:
1. Jordan Burroughs ~ Final X (Worlds bronze medalist)
2. Dan Vallimont
3. Nazar Kulchytskyy
4. Isaiah Martinez
5. Thomas Gantt
● 79 kg:
1. Kyle Dake ~ Final X (World Champion)
2. Alex Dieringer
3. Jon Reader
4. Mark Hall
5. Zahid Valencia
● 86 kg:
1. David Taylor ~ Final X (World Champion)
2. Richard Perry
3. Bo Nickal
4. Sam Brooks
5. Patrick Downey III
● 92 kg:
1. J’den Cox ~ Final X (World Champion)
2. Nicholas Heflin
3. Riley Lefever
4. Timmy McCall
5. Kenneth Courts
● 97 kg:
1. Kyle Snyder ~ Final X (Worlds silver medalist)
2. Kyven Gadson
3. Hayden Zillmer
4. Ty Walz
5. Kollin Moore
● 125 kg:
1. Nick Gwiazdowski ~ Final X (Worlds bronze medalist)
2. Dom Bradley
3. Anthony Nelson
4. Zachary Rey
5. Bobby Telford
Men/Greco-Roman
● 55 kg:
1. Randon Miranda
2. Max Nowry ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
3. Kyndall Ruiz
4. Elijah Varona
5. Camden Russell
● 60 kg:
1. Xavier Johnson
2. Ildar Hafizov
3. Taylor LaMont
4. Dalton Roberts
5. Mike Fuenffinger ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
● 63 kg:
1. Hayden Tuma
2. Ryan Mango ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
3. Jesse Thielke
4. Sam Jones
5. Travis Rice
● 67 kg:
1. Alex Sancho
2. Brian Graham
3. Raymond Bunker ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
4. Jessy Williams
5. Austin Morrow
● 72 kg:
1. Pat Smith
2. RaVaughn Perkins
3. Ellis Coleman ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
4. Chris Gonzalez
5. Jamel Johnson
● 77 kg:
1. Kamel Bey ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
2. Jesse Porter
3. Mason Manville
4. Kendrick Sanders
5. Cody Pack
● 82 kg:
1. Cheney Haight
2. John Stefanowicz
3. Geordan Speiller
4. Barrett Stanghill
5. Jon Jay Chavez
= Kendrick Sanders ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
● 87 kg:
1. Ben Provisor
2. Joe Rau ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
3. Jon Anderson
4. Courtney Myers
5. Kevin Radford
● 97 kg:
1. G’Angelo Hancock ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
2. Hayden Zillmer
3. Lucas Sheridan
4. Jacob Kasper
5. Enock Francois
● 130 kg:
1. Robby Smith
2. Adam Coon ~ Final X (Worlds silver medalist)
3. Toby Erickson
4. Jacob Mitchell
5. Donald Longendyke
Women/Freestyle
● 50 kg:
1. Victoria Anthony
2. Whitney Conder ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
3. Amy Fearnside
4. Erin Golston
5. Cody Pfau
● 53 kg:
1. Haley Aguello
2. Sarah Hildebrandt ~ Final X (Worlds silver medalist)
3. Charlotte Fowler
4. Dajan Treder
5. Gabrielle Weyhrich
● 55 kg:
1. Becka Leathers
2. Jacarra Winchester ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
3. Dominique Parrish
4. Brieana Delgado
5. Samantha Klingel
● 57 kg:
1. Helen Maroulis
2. Koral Sugiyama
3. Alexandra Hedrick
4. Arian Carpio
5. Michaela Beck
= Becka Leathers ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
● 59 kg:
1. Alli Ragan ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
2. Kelsey Campbell
3. Lauren Louive
4. Megan Black
5. Abigail Nette
● 62 kg:
1. Mallory Velte ~ Final X (Worlds bronze medalist)
2. Kayla Miracle
3. Jenna Burkert
4. Amanda Henley
5. Teshya Alo
● 65 kg:
1. Forrest Molinari ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
2. Julia Salata
3. Jaydin Laurent
4. Alexis Porter
5. Kayla Marano
● 68 kg:
1. Tamyra Stock ~ Final X (Worlds bronze medalist)
2. Niauni Hill
3. Alexandria Glaude
4. Jasmine Bailey
5. Anna Naylor
● 72 kg:
1. Victoria Francis
2. Erin Clodgo
3. Rachel Watters
4. Alyvia Fiske ~ Final X (U.S. Open Champion)
5. Tatum Sparks
● 76 kg:
1. Adeline Gray ~ Final X (World Champion)
2. Brittany Marshall
3. Mariah Harris
4. Korianahe Bullock
5. Janelle Fuamatu
Look for results here.
