USA Wrestling will host the U23 World Team Trials at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn., October 6-8. This will be the qualifying event in all three Olympic disciplines for the U23 World Championships, set for Bydgoszcz, Poland, November 21-26.
This is a new World Championships being hosted by United World Wrestling for the first time. Athletes who are between 19-23 years old can enter (Born 1994-1998), with 18-year-olds (Born 1999) able to compete with a medical and parental certificate.
This age group covers a variety of talented athletes, including wrestlers who are college graduates, others still competing in college and even some of the nation’s best high school upperclassmen.
Women’s freestyle and four Greco-Roman weights (66 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg and 98 kg) will be contested on Saturday, October 7. Men’s freestyle and four Greco-Roman weights (59 kg, 71 kg, 80 kg, & 130 kg) will be contested on Sunday, October 8
The entry fee for the U23 World Team Trials is $50 (a $20 discount) for those staying at one of the host hotels listed on the event website. The deadline for the discounted entry fee is Tuesday, October 3 at 10:00 p.m. MST. Online registration will begin on September 5. Those who book other hotel arrangements or register onsite will pay a $70 entry fee.
All participants must hold a 2017-18 USA Wrestling Open license, which can be purchased on-line at usawmembership.com
The event will feature the 2017 UWW weight classes contested on the Senior level which are:
Men’s freestyle: 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg
Greco-Roman: 59 kg, 66 kg, 71 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 85 kg, 98 kg, 130 kg
Women’s freestyle: 48 kg, 53 kg, 55 kg, 58 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg
In this World Team Trials, the competition will be single elimination, with a repechage for those who lose to a gold-medal finalists resulting in two bronze medals.
Click here for U23 World Team Trials website
http://usawevents.sportngin.com/u23
U23 WORLD TEAM TRIALS SCHEDULE
At Rochester, Minn., October 6-8
Friday, October 6
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off
- Women’s Freestyle: All weights
- Greco Roman: 66kg, 75kg, 85kg, & 98kg
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Medical Check & Weigh Ins
- Women’s Freestyle: All weights
- Greco Roman: 66kg, 75kg, 85kg, & 98kg
4:00p.m. – Women’s Freestyle (All Weights) Seeding Meeting
4:00p.m. – Greco-Roman (66kg, 75kg, 85kg, & 98kg) Seeding Meeting
Saturday, October 7
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Session I: Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals
- Women’s Freestyle: All weights
- Greco Roman: 66kg, 75kg, 85kg, & 98kg
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off
- Men’s Freestyle: All weights
- Greco Roman: 59kg, 71kg, 80kg, & 130kg
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Medical Check & Weigh Ins
- Men’s Freestyle: All weights
- Greco Roman: 59kg, 71kg, 80kg, & 130kg
4:00p.m. – Men’s Freestyle (All Weights) Seeding Meeting
4:00p.m. – Greco-Roman (59kg, 71kg, 80kg, & 130kg) Seeding Meeting
3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Session II: Final Trials- Best of 3 Series: Match #1, Match #2 and Match #3 (if needed), & Repechage
- Women’s Freestyle: All weights
- Greco Roman: 66kg, 75kg, 85kg, & 98kg
Sunday, October 8
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Session III: Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals
- Men’s Freestyle: All weights*
- Greco Roman: 59kg, 71kg, 80kg, & 130kg
3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Session IV: Final Trials – Best of 3 Series: Match #1, Match #2 and Match #3 (if needed), & Repechage
- Men’s Freestyle: All weights
- Greco Roman: 59kg, 71kg, 80kg, & 130kg