Granger, Indiana, Products Sarah Hildebrand Ever since he decided to drop his weight to 50kg for the 2020 Olympics, he has been on a rampage. She became a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, and since then she has won a medal at every World Championship. Hildebrandt has five medals from the World Championships and the Olympics, so she is clearly the favorite to win at State University.
Hildebrand won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, automatically qualifying for the Championship Series. US Olympic Trials – Wrestling And the U.S. has earned a spot in its weight class for the next Olympic Games to be held in Paris, France. Team USA qualified for the Olympics in all six women's freestyle weight classes.
Scoring point after point and adept at leg racing, Hildebrandt is aiming for a return to the Olympics and her first gold medal at the senior level. Since the Tokyo Games, Hildebrandt has a record of 30 wins and 4 losses, but her only losses have been to international opponents Mongolia and Japan, both powerhouses of women's wrestling. She has not lost to an American opponent since 2017, when she competed in the 55kg weight class.
high school star Audrey Jimenez He competed against Hildebrandt in the 2023 Final Hildebrand defeated Jimenez 8-0, 11-0 in last year's Final X Series. Jimenez has already won four age-group world championship medals for the United States and is the No. 1 pound-for-pound high school wrestler in the nation.
The most experienced challenger in this field is a multiple-time member of the U.S. National Team Erin Gholston She is back in the running for her first senior team. Gholston has won medals in multiple age groups, and she also won a U.S. Open title along the way.
The rest of the field has talented All-American collegiate wrestlers who have found success in a wide range of age groups. The winner of the Senior Nationals in December 2023 was sage mortimer, transferred to Grand Valley State after his success at King.Mortimer defeats King's former teammate Samara Chavez We won 12-10 in an exciting Senior Nationals final.
Other college stars who made it to the Olympic Trials after the Senior Nationals were from North Central University. kendra ryanLock Heavens Kaelani Shufelt and William Penn's Mia Palumbo, 2024 NAIA Champion at 109 pounds. In terms of NCAA programs, Shufelt was NCWWC runner-up at 109 pounds this year, and Ryan was fourth. Chavez placed third at 116 pounds.
Iowa State teammates win the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship and qualify for the Olympic Trials. Emily Gonzalez101-pound champion, and Ava Bayless is the 109-pound champion, and the two will now fight in the 50 kg weight class. Both of his Hawkeyes were freestyle stars in high school before going on to college. Third Iowa Hawkeye takes the field, last chance qualifying champion Neela ValenciaParticipated in the 2023 U23 World Team.
Although weight classes and final rosters will not be finalized until weigh-ins are complete, these 11 wrestlers will be eligible to compete in the 50kg weight class at the Olympic Trials.
Fans who wish to attend the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in person can purchase all-session tickets and single-session tickets through Ticketmaster.
For those who can't get tickets, don't worry. All Bryce Jordan Center activities will be broadcast by his NBC properties on April 19th and April 20th. Friday and Saturday night sessions will air on USA Network. NBC's streaming platform Peacock will host a live stream of each mat during the competition.
Complete brackets and live results for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be hosted on Trackwrestling.com.Fans can also follow @usawrestling Updates will be made regularly on various social media platforms throughout the event.
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