2021 World Championships

[kijana]

Not sure how these things work but will some of our wrestlers that didn't qualify for the Olympics(Nikal, Zain, Lee, Hall, etc) have a shot to get into the Worlds in October?

 

[nerfstate]

Not sure how these things work but will some of our wrestlers that didn't qualify for the Olympics(Nikal, Zain, Lee, Hall, etc) have a shot to get into the Worlds in October?

If all our medal winners decide to, they can automatically take the team slot at their weight, meaning only 61, 65, 70, 79, & 92 kg would be contested. But yes, those weights are in play.

here’s a list of who’s qualified:

https://rokfin.com/article/5304/Everyone-Qualified-for-The-2021-World-Team-Trials

sorry, I think this article is free, but you do need a Rokfin account to see it.

 

[El-Jefe]

That article is paywalled, but here's a free one:

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/May/18/2021-World-Team-Trials-qualifiers

 

[PSU Mike]

That article is paywalled, but here's a free one:

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/May/18/2021-World-Team-Trials-qualifiers

I thought all the qualifiers were locked down a couple months back, but I guess I was wrong:

70 kg or college weight
2019 World Team member – James Green (Titan Mercury WC/SERTC)
2020 Pan American Championships champion – Anthony Ashnault (New York AC/NJRTC)
2021 NCAA Div. I champion at 149 lbs. – Austin O’Connor (North Carolina)
2020 U23 Nationals champion – Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC)
2020 UWW Junior Nationals champion – Keegan O’Toole (Tiger Style WC)
April 2021 Senior Nationals runner-up – Alec Pantaleo (TMWC/Cliff Keen WC)
April 2021 Senior Nationals third place – Brayton Lee (Gopher WC RTC)
April 2021 Senior Nationals fourth place – Tyler Berger (Sunkist Kids)
April 2021 Senior Nationals fifth place – Elroy Perkin (Gopher WC RTC)
August 2021 Wrestling Board Expert first place -
CFJisJoePaII (BWI WC)