Aaron Brooks and Kennedy Blades led a youth moment for the United States wrestling program as they had big wins at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials on Saturday in State College, Penn., while Helen Maroulis and Kyle Snyder are set to become three-time Olympians. Wrestlers who won are either the U.S. nominees for Paris 2024, or will go to Turkiye to try and secure a quota. Read the full results below.
As National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games, athletes' participation at the Paris Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Paris 2024.
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Men’s Freestyle Best-of-Three Championship Series Matchups
57 kg: Spencer Lee vs. Thomas Gilman
Match 1: Lee wins match 1 6-3
Match 2: Lee wins by pin
Lee takes the series 2-0
*As the U.S. has not obtained a quota for this weight class, Lee will now head to the World Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkiye, on 9-12 May.
65 kg: Nick Lee vs. Zain Retherford
Match 1: Retherford wins 2-1
Match 2: Retherford wins 5-0
Retherford takes the series 2-0
*As the U.S. has not obtained a quota for this weight class, Retherford will now head to the World Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkiye, on 9-12 May.
74 kg: Kyle Dake vs. Jason Nolf
Match 1: Dake wins 4-1
Match 2: Dake wins 3-1
Dake wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
86 kg: David Taylor vs. Aaron Brooks
Match 1: Brooks wins 4-1
Match 2: Brooks wins 3-1
Brooks wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
97 kg: Kyle Snyder vs. Isaac Trumble
Match 1: Snyder wins 5-0
Match 2: Snyder wins 4-0
Snyder wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
125 kg: Mason Parris vs. Hayden Zillmer
Match 1: Parris wins 7-0
Match 2: Parris wins 7-0
Parris wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024
Women’s Freestyle Best-of-Three Championship Series Matchups
50 kg: Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Audrey Jimenez
Match 1: Hildebrandt wins by technical fall, 10-0
Match 2: Hildebrandt wins by technical fall, 10-0
Hildebrandt wins the series 2-0, and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
53 kg: Dominique Parrish vs. Haley Augello
Match 1: Parrish wins 2-1
Match 2: Parrish wins 5-2
Parrish wins the series 2-0, and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
57 kg: Helen Maroulis vs. Jacarra Winchester
Match 1: Maroulis wins by pin in 2:41
Match 2: Maroulis wins 6-0
Maroulis wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
62 kg: Kayla Miracle vs. Macey Kilty
Match 1: Miracle wins 8-5
Match 2: Miracle wins 3-1
Miracle wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
68 kg: Amit Elor vs. Forrest Molinari
Match 1: Elor wins 6-0
Match 2: Elor wins 2-1
Elor wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
76 kg: Adeline Gray vs. Kennedy Blades
Match 1: Blades wins 11-6
Match 2: Blades wins 8-3
Blades wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
Greco-Roman Best-of-Three Championship Series Matchups
60 kg: Ildar Hafizov vs. Dalton Roberts
Match 1: Roberts wins 2-0
Match 2: Hafizov wins by technical fall, 10-1
Match 3: Roberts wins 3-2
As the U.S. has not obtained a quota for this weight class, Roberts will now head to the World Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkiye, on 9-12 May.
67 kg: Alejandro Sancho vs. Ellis Coleman
Match 1: Sancho wins 1-1
Match 2: Coleman wins 2-0
Match 3: Coleman wins 3-2
As the U.S. has not obtained a quota for this weight class, Coleman will now head to the World Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkiye, on 9-12 May.
77 kg: Kamal Bey vs. Aliaksandr Kikinou
Match 1: Bey wins by technical fall, 9-1
Match 2: Bey wins 6-0
As the U.S. has not obtained a quota for this weight class, Bey will now head to the World Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkiye, on 9-12 May.
87 kg: Spencer Woods vs. Payton Jacobson
Match 1: Jacobson wins 8-2
Match 2: Woods wins 5-2
Match 3: Jacobson wins 3-1
Jacobson wins the series 2-0 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
97 kg: Alan Vera vs. Josef Rau
Match 1: Vera wins 7-1
Match 2: Rau wins 6-0
Match 3: Rau wins 8-0
Rau wins the series 2-1 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
130 kg: Cohlton Schultz vs. Adam Coon
Match 1: Schultz wins 3-1
Match 2: Coon wins 1-1
Match 3: Coon wins 6-1
Coon wins the series 2-1 and will be the U.S. nominee for Paris 2024.
