2021 World Team Trials this weekend

The World Team Trials gets underway tomorrow in Lincoln, Nebraska (Saturday’s projected high: 100 degrees). A number of wrestlers with Division III ties have qualified, and some of those will wrestling tomorrow. See below for who to expect in the tournament working to qualify for a chance to compete in next month’s world championships in Oslo.

Brackets and live video will be available on FloWrestling.

Freestyle
61kg – Brady Kyner, Wartburg, 3rd (57kg) at 2021 U.S. Open – Kyner is entered at 61kg, since Thomas Gilman has earned the 57kg spot due to his Olympic medal. There are 19 entries at 61kg as of Friday morning. Wartburg article on Kyner
70kg – Elroy Perkin, Whitewater, 5th at 2021 U.S. Open – Perkin is preseeded 8th at 70kg. There are 10 entries at 70kg.

Greco-Roman
63kg – Leslie (Mike) Fuenffinger, Augsburg, Olympic Trials Qualifier – Fuenffinger is the #1 preseed at 63kg. His weight has 7 entries.
77kg – Ryan Epps, Augsburg, 2nd at 2021 U.S. Open – Epps is the #6 preseed at 77kg. There are 10 entries at 77kg.

82kg – Richard Carlson, UW-La Crosse – Carlson is the 4th seed of 6 at 82kg.
87kg – Dan Olsen, Wheaton, 5th at 2021 U.S. Open – Olsen is one of four entries at 87kg.
130kg – Donny Longendyke, Augsburg, Olympic Trials Qualifier – Longendyke is preseeded 3rd in a weight with 10 entries.
130kg – Kaleb Reeves, Coe, 5th at 2021 U.S. Open – Reeves is also entered at 130kg with Longendyke.

Three wrestlers are qualified for the event but have not registered. The final registration deadline is today at 6pm Central.

82kg – Kyle Briggs, Wartburg, 5th at 2021 U.S. Open – Briggs will not be wrestling, per Wartburg Athletics
87kg – Joe Rau, Elmhurst, Olympic Trials Qualifier
97kg – Eric Twohey, La Crosse, Olympic Trials Qualifier