The Dubuque Wrestling Club is sending 11 wrestlers to the UWW U23 World Team Trials, which takes place in Akron, Ohio. The event starts on Friday June 1st with Greco-Roman competition before switching to freestyle the final two days. With the winners of each weight making a World Team for the United States wrestlers that reach the finals of their respective brackets will compete in a best-of-three showdown. The Trials champion will then get the opportunity to wrestle at the World Championships in Bucharest, Romania in November.
Leading the squad will be Kevin Kelly, who was a NCAA qualifier for the Duhawks this past season at 141 pounds. Kelly is notably registered at 70 kg, which is almost two weights higher than he competed at during the college season. Additionally Matt Randone (57 kg) and Sam Schuler (79 kg) are also registered for this weekend’s competition. Both Randone and Schuler were postseason starters for Loras this past season.
| 57 kg | |
| Jacob Hiles | |
| Matt Randone | |
| 61 kg | |
| Steven Lee | |
| 65 kg | |
| Joseph Riordan | |
| Scott Cook | |
| 70 kg | |
| Kevin Kelly | |
| 74 kg | |
| George Strang | |
| 79 kg | |
| Brock Timmons | |
| Dakotah Peterson | |
| Sam Schuler | |
| 86 kg | |
| Javier Soto | |
| 92 kg | |
| n/a | |
| 97 kg | |
| n/a | |
| 125 kg | |
| n/a |
Schedule of Events (all times Eastern)
Friday, June 1
Session 1: Greco-Roman
U23 GR & UWW Cadet GR Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, & Consolations
10:00 AM – 2:15 PM
Session 2: Greco-Roman
U23 GR & UWW Cadet GR Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
4:00PM – Conclusion
Saturday, June 2
Session 1: Freestyle
U23 (Men) FS & UWW Cadet FS Preliminaries and Consolations
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Session 2: Freestyle
UWW Cadet FS Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, and Consolations
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
U23 (Men) FS Preliminaries and Consolations
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday, June 3
Session 3: Freestyle
UWW Cadet FS Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
U23 (Men) FS & UWW Cadet FS Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM