In women’s wrestling, a pair of world champions are on the team, 2019 world champion Jacarra WINCHESTER at 55kg and 2022 world champion Amit ELOR at 72kg. Winchester was also a member of the 2020 Olympic team. Elor became the first USA wrestler to win three world titles in the same year, also capturing a U20 world title and a U23 world title.
The team also features two-time world silver medalist Kayla MIRACLE at 62kg, two-time world bronze medalist Alyssa LAMPE at 50kg, two-time world bronze medalist Mallory VELTE at 65kg and 2021 world bronze medalist Jenna BURKERT at 55kg. Also competing on the U.S. team is 2022 World Team member Dymond GUILFORD at 76kg.
The women’s team features a local athlete, Felicity TAYLOR at 53kg, who is a member of the women’s wrestling team at the University of Iowa and is a native Iowan.
The United States, which was second at the 2022 World Championships in women’s wrestling, will be joined in the World Cup by World champion Japan, third place China, fourth place Mongolia and fifth place Ukraine, in addition to the All-World Team.
Ticket packages for the 2022 Men’s and Women’s Freestyle World Cup are currently on sale. The seating capacity for Xtream Arena for the World Cup will be approximately 5,300. Ticket packages include a Gold package for $275, a Silver package for $200 and All-Session tickets for $90.
A special presentation of teams and Team USA Meet & Greet will also be held on Friday, December 9, with tickets available at $10. Fans can receive a free youth ticket for the Friday night event, with the purchase of an adult general admission ticket.
Men’s and Women’s Freestyle World Cup tickets -> https://worldcupiowacity.com/tickets/
USA's Freestyle World Cup Team:
57kg – Zane RICHARDS
57kg – Nick SURIANO
61kg – Seth GROSS
61kg – Daniel DESHAZER
65kg – Yianni DIAKOMIHALIS
65kg – Evan HENDERSON|
70kg – Tyler BERGER
70kg – Alec PANTALEO
74kg – Jason NOLF
74kg – Vincenzo JOSEPH
79kg – Jordan BURROUGHS
79kg – Chance MARSTELLER
86kg – Zahid VALENCIA
86kg – Mark HALL
92kg – Nathan JACKSON
92kg – Jay AIELLO
97kg – Kyle SNYDER
97kg – Kollin MOORE
125kg – Hayden ZILLMER
125kg – Nick GWIAZDOWSKI
USA's Women's Wrestling World Cup Team:
50 kg – Alyssa LAMPE
50 kg – Erin GOLSTON
53 kg – Felicity TAYLOR
53 kg – Ronna GROSS
55 kg – Jacarra WINCHESTER
55 kg – Jenna BURKERT
57 kg – Alexandra HEDRICK
57 kg – Amanda MARTINEZ
59 kg – Lexie BASHAM
59 kg – Michaela BECK
62 kg – Kayla MIRACLE
62 kg – Jennifer ROGERS
65 kg – Mallory VELTE
68 kg – Sienna RAMIREZ
68 kg – Solin PIEARCY
72 kg – Amit ELOR
72 kg – Skylar GROTE
76 kg – Dymond GUILFORD
76 kg – Yelena MAKOYEV
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