Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Announces Team USA
Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Announces Team USA
The Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic announced the roster for Team USA that will battle a team of Pennsylvania studs on Saturday, March 14.
The 45th annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, the "Rose Bowl of High School Wrestling," announced the USA All-Star Team that will take on Team Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 14.
Watch the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic LIVE on FloWrestling
WPIAL vs MD 4:00 PM ET | PA vs USA 6:00 PM ET
The 13 wrestlers competing in 11 weight classes from high schools across the country are as follows.
WT | NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | COLLEGE |
120 | Ryan Miller | Blair Academy, NJ | Pennsylvania |
126 | Eddie Ventresca | Pope John Paul XIII, NJ | Virginia Tech |
132 | Dominick Serrano | Windsor, CO | Nebraska |
138 | Cael Happel | Lisbon, IA | Northern Iowa |
138 | Frankie Tal-Shahar | American Heritage, FL | Northwestern |
145 | Austin Boone | Lowell, MI | Penn State |
152 | Chase Saldate | Gilroy, CA | Michigan State |
160 | Keegan O'Toole | Arrowhead, WI | Missouri |
170 | Gavin Kane | Cambridge, GA | North Carolina |
182 | John Poznanski | Colonia, NJ | Rutgers |
195 | Gabe Christenson | Southeast Polk, IA | Iowa |
195 | Silas Allred | Shenandoah, IN | Nebraska |
220 | Braxton Amos | Parkersburg South, WV | Wisconsin |
These elite wrestlers from across the United States are all ranked in the top 12 of their respective weight classes nationally, with 10 competitors in the top four and two in the pound-for-pound rankings (#1 Braxton Amos and #4 Keegan O'Toole).
The All-Pennsylvania team that will take on these All-Stars will be determined after the PIAA state Championships, which will take place in two weeks, live on FloWrestling.
2008 Olympian, Hodge Trophy winner and FRL co-host Ben Askren will serve as honorary coach of Team USA.
For the full press release, please see below.
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