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FAIRFAX, Va. – Six men's freestyle standouts have secured spots at the world championships. 2024 US Olympic Trials After winning the top award in a deep and talented field, Last Chance Olympic Trials Preliminaries Sunday field.
On Sunday, the youth movement arrived at James W. Robinson Secondary School and the 57kg champion stole the show. jacks forest A native of Pennsylvania, he is a sophomore at Bishop McCourt Catholic High School. Forrest, the 2022 U17 World Championship silver medalist, was a mainstay at the senior level in the final, defeating NCAA champion and four-time All-American Nathan Tomasello from Ohio State University, 10-0.
2023 Bill Farrell Silver medalist, US Open 3rd place finisher Matthew Kolodzik In the 65kg final, she ended the run of 2021 U17 World Champion Beau Bassett. Kolodzik defeated the up-and-coming high schooler with a 10-0 technical fall. Like Forrest, Bassett is also in his sophomore year at Bishop McCourt University.
Two-time NCAA champion at Penn State and 2022 U.S. Open runner-up Vincenzo Joseph In the 74kg final, he defeated Northwestern's Yahya Thomas, a two-time age group World Team member and NCAA All-American, with a 2-0 decision.
Two veteran players, both former US Open champions, competed in the 86kg final. David McFadden and CISM Military World Champion Morgan McIntosh. McFadden made it to the Olympic trials with a 12-2 technical fall. Both are three-time NCAA All-Americans, McFadden at Virginia Tech and McIntosh at Penn State.
The two-time U20 World Team member also qualified for the Olympic Trials. christian carroll Weight 97kg, former Maryland softshell turtle Jaron Smith At 125 kg.
With today's results in Fairfax, all 231 spots for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials (Wrestling) have been confirmed. Catch the action April 19-20 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania on USA Network and Peacock. Tickets are still available if you would like to attend in person.
Archived matches from the Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers are available to watch on FloWrestling.com. Brackets and live results are available at Trackwrestling.com.
For more information on the Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers, visit usawrestlingevents.com.
