USA Wrestling and FloSports announce weight class assignments

January 10, 2019 by · Leave a Comment
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

AUSTIN, Texas – Today, USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, and FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, have announced which weight classes will be assigned to the two Final X events for 2019

Final X: Rutgers will be hosted at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., on Saturday, June 8. Final X: Lincoln will be hosted at the Bob Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Saturday, June 15. 

Each of the 30 World Championships weight classes have been assigned to a Final X location:

June 8 Final X: Rutgers weight classes

Men’s Freestyle: 65 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 125 kg

Women’s Freestyle: 50 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg

Greco-Roman: 55 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg

June 15 Final X: Lincoln weight classes

Men’s Freestyle: 57 kg, 61 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg

Women’s Freestyle: 53 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 62 kg, 76 kg

Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg Read more

Weight Class Schedule Set For U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials

November 3, 2015 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Olympic Games, Sports 

US Olympic Wresting Member Jordan Burroughs with Wrestling Icon Dan GableFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 3, 2015

Weight Class Schedule Set For U.S. Olympic Team Trials For Wrestling in Iowa City, April 9-10, 2016

The weight class schedule has been set for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on the campus of the University of Iowa, April 9-10, 2016.

There will be two days of competition, with each day featuring all three Olympic styles of wrestling, men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman.

There are two sessions each day. The first session, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. feature the preliminaries through Challenge Tournament finals. The second session, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. features the best two of three Championship Series.

On Saturday, April 9, there will be four Greco-Roman weight classes (59 kg, 66 kg, 85 kg and 98 kg), three women’s freestyle weight classes (58 kg, 63 kg and 69 kg) and two men’s freestyle weight classes (65 kg and 125 kg).

Some of the star U.S. wrestlers who are expected to compete on Saturday, based upon their projected weight classes, include: Read more

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