USA Wrestling announces Lincoln to host U.S. Freestyle Wrestling World Team Trials, UWW Junior World Trials
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Wrestling has announced that its most important domestic men’s freestyle event of the year, the 2017 U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials, will be held at the Bob Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska, on Saturday, June 10.
Held alongside the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials, the event features top college and high school stars, and is set for Friday, June 9, also in the Devaney Center.
The winners of the U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials in the eight World Championships weight classes will earn a spot on the U.S. World Team which will compete in the World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France, Aug. 21-26, 2017.
The winners of the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials in the eight World Championships weight classes will earn spots on the U.S. Junior World Team which will compete in the UWW Junior World Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland, August 1-6, 2017.
Tickets are now on sale for both events through huskers.com/tickets.
The U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials tickets are $30 for general admission and $50 for VIP seating. There are group discounts for 10 or more tickets for $20 each. At the UWW Junior World Team Trials, general admission tickets are $20, with group discounts for 10 or more tickets for $ $10 each.
The local organizing committee includes the Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau partnering with University of Nebraska facilities to host the event.
Among the star athletes expected to compete at the U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials are Husker grads Jordan Burroughs, a 2012 Olympic champion and three-time World champion, and James Green, a 2015 World bronze medalist, both who train full-time in Lincoln with the Nebraska Wrestling Regional Training Center. Another top Husker star, T.J. Dudley, is also expected to try out for World Team. Husker wrestlers C.J. Red, Beau Breske, Eric Schultz and others are expected to compete at the UWW Junior World Team Trials, along with stars from other major Div. I wrestling programs and top high school programs.
Other stars expected to compete are 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’den Cox, who was the Missouri and Central Region winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2013; 2016 World champion and 2010 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award national winner Logan Stieber, 2016 U.S. Olympians Daniel Dennis, Frank Molinaro and many other top stars.
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Held alongside the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials, the event features top college and high school stars, and is set for Friday, June 9, also in the Devaney Center.
The winners of the U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials in the eight World Championships weight classes will earn a spot on the U.S. World Team which will compete in the World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France, Aug. 21-26, 2017.
The winners of the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials in the eight World Championships weight classes will earn spots on the U.S. Junior World Team which will compete in the UWW Junior World Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland, August 1-6, 2017.
Tickets are now on sale for both events through huskers.com/tickets.
The U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials tickets are $30 for general admission and $50 for VIP seating. There are group discounts for 10 or more tickets for $20 each. At the UWW Junior World Team Trials, general admission tickets are $20, with group discounts for 10 or more tickets for $ $10 each.
The local organizing committee includes the Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau partnering with University of Nebraska facilities to host the event.
Among the star athletes expected to compete at the U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials are Husker grads Jordan Burroughs, a 2012 Olympic champion and three-time World champion, and James Green, a 2015 World bronze medalist, both who train full-time in Lincoln with the Nebraska Wrestling Regional Training Center. Another top Husker star, T.J. Dudley, is also expected to try out for World Team. Husker wrestlers C.J. Red, Beau Breske, Eric Schultz and others are expected to compete at the UWW Junior World Team Trials, along with stars from other major Div. I wrestling programs and top high school programs.
Other stars expected to compete are 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’den Cox, who was the Missouri and Central Region winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2013; 2016 World champion and 2010 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award national winner Logan Stieber, 2016 U.S. Olympians Daniel Dennis, Frank Molinaro and many other top stars.
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