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 kilos, 66 kilos, 85 kilos and 98 kilos), three women's freestyle weight classes (58 kilos, 63 kilos and 69 kilos) and two men's freestyle weight classes (65 kilos and 125 kilos).
Some of the star U.S. wrestlers who are expected to compete on Saturday, based upon their projected weight classes, include:
Of local interest on Saturday, Brent Metcalf, a four-time World Team member and two-time NCAA champion for Iowa, comes into the season as the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation at 65 kilos in men's freestyle.
On Sunday, April 10, there will be four men's freestyle weight classes (57 kilos, 74 kilos, 86 kilos, 97 kilos), three women's freestyle weight classes (48 kilos, 53 kilos, 75 kilos) and two Greco-Roman weight classes (75 kilos and 130 kilos).
Some of the most decorated U.S. wrestlers expected to compete on Sunday, based upon their projected weight classes include:
Of local interest on Sunday, two-time U.S. World Team member and NCAA champion from Iowa Tony Ramos, comes into the season as the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation at 57 kilos in men's freestyle.
All athletes that will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling will need to qualify to participate. All of the athletes listed above have already qualified to compete.
All-session tickets to the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials are available for purchase. All-session options remaining include adult ($75), and youth (18 and younger, $50). VIP tickets are sold out. Fans can purchase tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or online at iowacitytorio.com.
Single-day and single-session tickets go on sale April 4, 2016.
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling return to Iowa City, after the successful and sold-out U.S. Olympic Team Trials were held in the same location, April 21-22, 2012. The 2012 event smashed the attendance record for a U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, with a two-day total of 54,766 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The local organizing committee is led by the University of Iowa Athletics and the Iowa City/Coralville Area CVB and includes leaders from the City of Iowa City, City of Coralville and City of North Liberty.
WEIGHT CLASS SCHEDULE FOR U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR WRESTLING
At Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa, April 9-10
Saturday, April 9
Greco-Roman (59 kilos, 66 kilos, 85 kilos and 98 kilos)
Women's freestyle (58 kilos, 63 kilos and 69 kilos)
Men's freestyle weight (65 kilos and 125 kilos)
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Preliminaries through Challenge Tournament finals
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Best two of three Championship Series
Sunday, April 10
Men's freestyle (57 kilos, 74 kilos, 86 kilos, 97 kilos)
Women's freestyle (48 kilos, 53 kilos, 75 kilos)
Greco-Roman (75 kilos and 130 kilos)
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Preliminaries through Challenge Tournament finals
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Best two of three Championship Series
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