MADISON, Wis. — All eyes will be on Omaha, Nebraska this weekend as the nation's top wrestlers in high school and college will be competing this weekend at the UWW Junior and U23 Nationals.
In total, 15 wrestlers with ties to the Badgers will be competing at the event held at the Convention Center at CHI Health Center in Omaha. Brackets and videos will be streamed online on FloWrestling. https://www.flowrestling.org/events/6785057-2020-uww-jr-and-u23-nationals
More on Nationals
Each division will feature all three Olympic styles (men's freestyle, women's freestyle and Greco-Roman) with 10 weights in each style. The winners in each weight at the UWW U23 Nationals will secure a bid to the 2021 Senior World Team Trials. The winners in each style of the UWW Junior Nationals will earn a bid to the 2021 Senior World Team Trials and the 2021 Junior World Team Trials, if age eligible. Howevere, this is not a qualifying event for the 2021 Olympic Team Trials. The event will be conducted following the requirements of the state and local health authorities, as well as using the safety provisions of the USA Wrestling Return to Events Guidelines.
Schedule
Friday, November 13
Session 1
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CT - U23 Greco-Roman, UWW Junior Greco-Roman and UWW Junior Women
Session 2
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM CT - U23 Greco-Roman, UWW Junior Greco-Roman and UWW Junior Women
Saturday, November 14
Session 3
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM CT - U23 Women, U23 Men's Freestyle and UWW Junior Freestyle
Session 4
3:00 PM to 8:30 PM CT - U23 Women, U23 Men's Freestyle and UWW Junior Freestyle
Sunday, November 15
Session 5
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM CT - U23 Women, U23 Men's Freestyle and UWW Junior Freestyle
Session 6
2:30 PM to 5:00 PM CT - U23 Men's Freestyle and UWW Junior Freestyle
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A complete list of wrestlers with ties to Wisconsin to watch is below:
Current Wisconsin Wrestlers
Future Wisconsin Wrestlers
(Signed National Letters of Intent Nov. 2020)
- Graham Calhoun 79kgs / U20 Freestyle
- Joseph Zargo - 65kg / U20 Freestyle
Olympic Year Waiver
