The most decorated female wrestler in U.S. history is preparing for a third-place Olympic appearance – Olympic silver medalist and six-time world champion Adeline Gray He will headline the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 76kg wrestling category.
Currently, with 10 Olympic and World Championship medals combined, Gray is the most decorated female wrestler in the United States. Her most recent medal win was in the 76kg category at the 2023 Senior World Championships where she won a bronze medal. The result in Belgrade, Serbia, secured the U.S. a spot at the Paris Olympics and propelled the Grays into the best-of-three championship series in State College.
After reaching the Tokyo Olympics finals three years ago, Gray took a few years off the mat to become a mother to twins. Remarkably, she made a stunning comeback in 2023, putting her in a good position to make a record third Olympic team. No U.S. female wrestler has ever competed in three Olympics. In addition to her Tokyo appearance, Gray also competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she placed seventh in the 75kg weight class.
Her six senior world titles are the most by any American in any style or gender. Gray also owns world titles at U20 and university age levels. She is a four-time Pan American Champion and five-time U.S. Open Champion.
Despite her impeccable career history, Gray has shown some kinks in her armor over the last year, giving hope to a talent-rich field of challenge tournaments.Gray was upset in the 2023 U.S. Open final by a three-time age-group world championship medalist. kennedy blade, 12-2—Result Gray was up 2-0 in Final X. Gray also won bronze medals at this year's Pan American Championships and Zagreb Open, losing to international opponents.
Blaze solidified his position as Gray's successor with last year's U.S. Open championship and Final X appearance. She has wins over all of the top contenders in the division and could break out of her pack if she plays her game.
In 2023, Blaze won a silver medal at the U23 World Championship and a bronze medal at the U20 World Championship. She was the 2021 U20 World Champion. Blaise, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was a finalist at the 2020 Olympic Trials at age 17, where she ultimately lost the best-of-three championship series to Olympic gold medalist Tamira Mensah-Stock.
Two former members of the Senior World Team are ready to take on top contenders – 2021 Team Members kylie welker and 2022 team members Dimond Guilford.
Welker was third on the national team ladder in 2023 in the 76kg weight class behind Gray and Blades. She is the 2021 U20 World Champion, owns three age-group world medals, and just completed her first full college season at the University of Iowa, where she won the NCWWC title at 170 pounds. Welker's most recent appearance at the senior level was at the Zagreb Open where she was stopped by Blades in the bronze medal match, where she placed fifth.
Guildford is in great shape for the start of 2024, having already won two international medals – gold at the Dan Koloff-Nikola Petrov International and bronze at the Henri Desgranes Grand Prix. She was the 2022 U23 World Championship silver medalist and won three NAIA collegiate national titles, one at Missouri Baptist and two at Cumberland.
Elena Macoed Three-time NCWWC Champion at North Central College, 2023 USA Wrestling Women's Collegiate Wrestler of the Year, and her win at the Bill Farrell International earned her a spot in the Olympic Trials. did. tristan kellywas the 2023 CISM Military World Champion and won a bronze medal at the 2022 U20 Worlds. skyler groat He was runner-up at the 2022 Final X and won the 2022 Pan American Championship.
precious visorwon the Senior Nationals in December 2023 and three U.S. Open titles. Those who also passed the qualifying round at the Senior Nationals were: Merlin Dido, brooklyn haze and Rose Cassioppi. Dide won two NCWWC titles, one in Augsburg and one in Iowa. Hayes won the True Third at Final X and is currently on the senior national team. Young star Cassioppi finished fifth at the Senior Nationals, qualifying him for the trials. Madison Sundquist I made it through the last chance qualifying and joined the field.
Although weight classes and final rosters will not be finalized until weigh-ins are complete, these 12 wrestlers will be eligible to compete in the 76kg weight class for 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 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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