USA Wrestling Olympic Team Roster

2012 USA Olympic Wrestling Team (hometown, club)

Greco Roman
55 kg/121 lbs. - Spenser Mango, St. Louis, MO (U.S. Army)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Ellis Coleman, Oak Park, IL (New York AC)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Justin Lester, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (U.S. Army)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Ben Provisor, Stevens Point, WI (Sunkist Kids)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts, St. Michael-Albertville HS (Minnesota Storm)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - none qualified
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers, Kings Mountain, NC (U.S. Army)

Men’s freestyle
55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel, Pensacola, FL (Sunkist Kids)

60 kg/132 lbs. - Coleman Scott, Waynesburg, PA (Gator WC)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jared Frayer, Clearwater, FL (Gator WC)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Jordan Burroughs, Atco, NJ (Sunkist Kids)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Jake Herbert, Wexford, PA (New York AC)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Jake Varner, Bakersfield, CA (Nittany Lion WC)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Tervel Dlagnev, Arlington, TX (Sunkist Kids)

Women’s freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Clarissa Chun, Hawaii (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg/121 lbs. - Kelsey Campbell, Milwaukie, OR (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Elena Pirozhkova, Greenfield, MA (Gator WC)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Stephany Lee, Hawaii (Sunkist Kids)

U.S.A. Olympic Wrestling Team Decided

The U.S. Olympic Trials were held this past weekend in Iowa City. All winners advanced to the U.S.A. Olympic Team.

Freestyle results:
121: Sam Hazewinkel

Betts (blue) vs Holm
Photo by  Matthew Stockman

132: Coleman Scott
145.5: Jared Frayer
163: Jordan Burroughs
185: Jake Herbert
211.5: Jake Varner
264.5: Tervel Diagnev

Greco-Roman results:
121: Spenser Mango
132: Ellis Coleman
145.5: Justin Lester (def. C.P. Schlatter, Univ. of Minnesota '08)
163: Ben Provisor
185: Chas Betts, St. Michael-Albertville HS '94, Minnesota Storm (def. Jordan Holm, Northfield HS '99, Minnesota Storm)
211.5: R.C. Johnson
264.5: Dremiel Byers

Women's Freestyle results:
105.5: Clarissa Chun
111: Kelsey Campbell
138.75: Elena Pirozhkova
158.5: Stephaney Lee (def. Ali Bernard, New Ulm HS '04)