2018 US Open Wrestling Championships

Who's Still Not Qualified For World Team Trials?

Who's Still Not Qualified For World Team Trials?

Which wrestlers are not yet qualified for this year's World Team Trials and will have to wrestle at the U.S. Open?

Apr 1, 2018 by Wrestling Nomad
Who's Still Not Qualified For World Team Trials?

There is just one single event remaining through which American athletes can qualify for this year's World Team Trials. That would be the U.S. Open on April 25-28 in Las Vegas.

So how do you qualify for the WTT challenge tournament in Rochester, MN, in June? By placing top seven at the Open in a few weeks.

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Now that the Bill Farrell is over, we know exactly who has to come to the Open if they want to make a senior level world team this year. The names include past Olympians, former world team members, multiple-time national team members, and guys with more a couple or more NCAA titles.

As for the list of guys who are already qualified, you can find that here. Qualification and procedures for the world team can be found here.

Not Yet Qualified For WTT

  • Kyle Dake
  • David Taylor
  • Frank Molinaro
  • Tony Ramos
  • Mark Hall
  • Gable Steveson
  • Nahshon Garrett
  • Jimmy Kennedy
  • Zach Rey
  • Nathan Tomasello
  • Isaiah Martinez
  • Kyven Gadson
  • Nico Megaludis
  • Kendric Maple
  • Tyler Graff
  • Jayson Ness
  • Cody Brewer
  • Alan Waters
  • Pat Downey
  • Chance Marsteller
  • Tony Nelson
  • Frank Perrelli
  • Josh Kindig
  • Chris Dardanes
  • Nick Dardanes
  • Jaydin Eierman
  • Jason Chamberlain
  • Kollin Moore
  • Mario Mason
  • Dylan Ness
  • Hayden Zillmer

Wow. What a list. Will all of these guys wrestle at the Open? Maybe, maybe not. And let's not even try to speculate on what weight some of these guys will wrestle at.

The U.S. Open starts Friday, April 27, at 9 AM Pacific Time, with the semifinals coming at 5 PM. The finals are on Saturday, April 28, at 3 PM Pacific. Brackets will be on FloArena and you'll be able to watch live HERE.