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The Process For Making The 2023 Senior World Wrestling Team Explained

A breakdown of how USA Wrestling will decide the 2023 Senior World Team.
The college wrestling season is over and that means it’s time to shift our attention to the international styles of wrestling! Over the next few months, the best wrestlers in the United States will compete for the right to represent Team USA at the World Championships this September in Belgrade, Serbia. Because the process for earning a spot on the world team slightly changes from year to year, the below article is a quick breakdown of how athletes will earn their spot on the 2023 Senior World Team.

2023 US Open Wrestling Championships

Final X – June 10

We’ll start with the end – Final X on June 10 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. This final step of the world team trials process will be a best 2 of 3 wrestle-off between the top 2 wrestlers at every weight in every style with the winners heading to the World Championships. This is the first year all three styles will be featured at the same location with all weights being contested.

So how do the best wrestlers in the country qualify for Final X? First, every returning senior world medalist is eligible to accept their bid directly to Final X. Check out all of the returning medalists who are eligible to wrestle at Final X:

Men’s Freestyle

• 57kg: Thomas Gilman
• 65kg: Yianni Diakomihalis
• 70kg: Zain Retherford
• 74kg: Kyle Dake
• 79kg: Jordan Burroughs
• 86kg: David Taylor
• 92kg: J’den Cox
• 97kg: Kyle Snyder

Women’s Freestyle

• 50kg: Sarah Hildebrandt
• 53kg: Dom Parrish
• 57kg: Helen Maroulis … rest of story at Flowrestling.org/articles/process-for-making-the-2023-senior-world-wrestling-team-explained

April 7, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized