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12 Sooners to Compete at UWW Junior and Senior Nationals

April 30, 2021 | Wrestling

NORMAN - Set for their first action since the conclusion of the 2020-21 NCAA wrestling season, 12 Oklahoma wrestlers are set to compete at UWW Junior and Senior Nationals this weekend at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.Ā 

The event plays an important role in the qualification process for the 2021 U.S. Senior World Team in men's freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's freestyle, which will compete in Oslo, Norway, October 2-10. The top-five place winners in each weight class will advance to the 2021 World Team Trials on September 3-5, at a site to be announced. It will also have qualifying implications for the 2021 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, May 27-30.

The UWW Junior Nationals will have divisions in men's freestyle and Greco-Roman. The champion in men's freestyle and Greco-Roman will compete for the USA at the 2021 UWW Junior World Championships in Ufa, Russia, August 16-22. The UWW Junior Nationals will also have qualifying implications for both the 2021 Pan American Junior Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 9-13 as the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, September 15-18.

The event can be streamed on FloWrestling starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday.Ā 

Junior Nationals

Antonio George - 65kg
Caleb Tanner - 65kg
Willie McDougaldĀ - 70kg
Cam Picklo - 70kg
Jackson Oplotnik - 70kg
Thatcher Hall - 74kg
Alex Vislosky - 74 kg
Darrien Roberts - 86kgĀ 
Talon Borror - 86kg
Josh Heindselman - 125kg

Senior Nationals

Dom Demas - 65kg
Jake Boyd - 97kg

Schedule of Events

Saturday, May 1st

Session IV

UWW Junior and Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights

Preliminaries and consolations

11:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Session V

UWW Junior and Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights

Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations

5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Sunday, May 2nd

Session VI

UWW Junior and Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights

Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd Place, 5th Place and 7th Place

11:00 AM – 2:30 PMĀ 

Session VII

UWW Junior and Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights

Championship Finals and UWW Junior Best 2 out of 3 Finals

4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

WR Highlights: Big 12 Championships (Day Two)
Sunday, March 09
WR Highlights: Big 12 Championships (Day One)
Saturday, March 08
WR Highlights: OU 32, Arizona State 6
Sunday, February 16
WR Highlights: OU 23, Missouri 13
Saturday, February 01