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Millersville to host 2020 Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier

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MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - Millersville University will host the 2020 Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at Pucillo Gymnasium. The tournament, which features three separate wrestling disciplines (men's freestyle, women's freestyle, and men's Greco-Roman) is the final chance for Olympic hopefuls to qualify for the 2020 USA Wrestling Olympic Trials, which are scheduled for April 4-5 at Penn State University's Bryce Jordan Center.

The top two athletes from each weight class at the Last Chance Qualifier will qualify for the Olympic Trials.

Probable entries into the men's freestyle qualifier include four NCAA champions: Darian Cruz, Anthony Ashnault, Anthony Cassar, and Jason Nolf, who earned three NCAA championships in his career. Additional entries into the men's freestyle field will likely include three-time NCAA All-American Jaydin Eierman and Chance Marsteller, a two-time NCAA All-American and former Lock Haven University wrestler.

Probable entries into the Greco-Roman qualifier include:

Brady Koontz: 60 kg (TMWC/Ohio RTC) — 2019 U23 World Team, '19 Final X runner-up, '18 Junior World Team
Travis Rice: 60 kg (IRTC) — 2018 U23 World Team, '15 Junior World Team
Joe Warren: 67 kg (NYAC) — 2006 World Champion, '07 World Cup gold
Jesse Porter: 77 kg (NYAC/OTS) — Three-time U23 World Team
Kendrick Sanders: 77 kg (NYAC/OTS) — Two-time US National Champion

Probable entries into the women's freestyle qualifier include:

Kori Bullock: 78 kg (McKendree Bearcat WC) — U23 World Championship Bronze Medalist (2018), currently ranked No.2 in 170-lb. NWCA Women's College Rankings poll
Gracie Figueroa: 57 kg (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) —Cadet World bronze medalist (2016), 2019 WCWA National Champion
Rachel Watters: 68 kg (New York Athletic Club) — Final X runner-up (2018), U23 World Team member (2017 & 2018)

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Event Schedule

Friday, March 27, 2020: Senior Women's Freestyle and Greco Roman
  • 9 a.m. - Doors Open for spectators
  • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Senior Women's Freestyle and Greco Roman- Session I
    • Preliminaries
    • Quarterfinals
    • Semifinals
    • Consolation Rounds 1-4
  • 3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.- Senior Women's Freestyle and Greco Roman- Session II
    • Consolation Semifinals, 3rd Place, Finals and True 2nds if necessary
  • 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.- Late and Onsite Registration- Senior Men's Freestyle
    • Weigh In card pick up- for online registrants 
 
Saturday, March 28, 2020: Senior Men's Freestyle 
  • 9 a.m. - Doors Open for spectators
  • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.- Senior Men's Freestyle- Session I
    • Preliminaries
    • Quarterfinals
    • Semifinals
    • Consolation Rounds 1-4
  • 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.- Senior Men's Freestyle- Session II
    • Consolation Semifinals
    • 3rd Place
    • Finals and True 2nds if necessary


 
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