USA Wrestling World Team Trials Results: Jordan Burroughs and Vito Arujau secure spots for Senior World Team in men's freestyle

Jordan Burroughs and Vito Arujau earned their spots in the senior world team during the USA Wrestling World Team Trials held at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The qualified wrestlers will represent the United States at the World Wrestling Championships, scheduled from October 28 to 31, 2024 in Tirana, Albania.

Day 2 of the USA Wrestling World Team Trials on September 15, 2024, featured the final rounds of four weight categories in the men's freestyle, women's freestyle, and greco-roman events. All the categories are non-Olympic weight categories.

On that note, let's take a look at the results from Day 2 of the USA Wrestling World Team Trials.

James Green and David Taylor secured victories in the best of three rounds at the USA Wrestling World Team Trials

The final round featured the best of three rounds format. 2023 World Champion Vito Arujau pinned Marcus Blaze in two of the three rounds with 2-1 and 3-1 to earn a spot in the 61kg men's freestyle category.

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist David Taylor defeated Zahid Valencia in two rounds in the 92 kg category, securing the second round with a technical fall. Areana Villaescusa, Jacarra Winchester, Macey Kilty, and Kylie Welker earned spots in their respective weight categories in the women's freestyle events.

The results of the best-of-three rounds at the USA Wrestling World Team Trials have been provided below:

61kg men's freestyle:

Vito Arujau defeats Marcus Blaze two matches to none

Round 1 – Arujau dec. Blaze, 2-1

Round 2 – Arujau dec. Blaze, 3-1

Third place bout: Jax Forrest tech fall Liam Cronin, 16-6 (4:26)

70kg men's freestyle:

James Green defeats Alec Pantaleo two matches to none

Round 1 – Green tech. fall Pantaleo, 10-0

Round 2 – Green dec. Pantaleo, 2-1

Third place bout: Pj Duke dec. Yahya Thomas, 5-1

79kg men's freestyle:

Jordan Burroughs defeats Chance Marsteller two matches to none

Round 1 – Burroughs dec. Marsteller, 3-0

Round 2 –Burroughs dec. Marsteller, 6-3

Third place bout: David Carr dec. Levi Haines, 8-2

92kg men's freestyle:

David Taylor defeats Zahid Valencia two matches to none

Round 1 – Taylor dec. Valencia, 3-3

Round 2 – Taylor fall Valencia, 2:49

Third place bout: Michael Macchiavello tech fall Marcus Coleman, 11-0 (5:53)

55kg women's freestyle at the USA Wrestling World Team Trials

Areana Villaescusa defeats Amanda Martinez two matches to none

Round 1 – Villaescusa dec. Martinez, 4-3

Round 2 – Villaescusa dec. Martinez, 11-8

Third place bout: Elena Ivaldi (California) dec. Felicity Taylor (TMWC), 12-12

59kg women's freestyle

Jacarra Winchester defeats Michaela Beck two matches to none

Round 1 – Winchester tech. fall Beck, 11-0

Round 2 – Winchester tech. fall Beck, 11-0

Third place bout: Xochitl Mota-pettis dec. Abigail Nette, 9-3

65 kg women's freestyle

Macey Kilty defeats Aine Drury two matches to none

Round 1 –Kilty tech. fall Drury, 10-0

Round 2 – Kilty tech. fall Drury, 12-1

Third place bout: Claire Dicugno dec. Savannah Cosme, 7-4

72 kg women's freestyle

Kylie Welker defeats Yelena Makoyed two matches to none

Round 1 – Welker fall Makoyed, 5:03

Round 2 –Welker dec. Makoyed, 5-2

Third place bout: Skylar Grote tech fall Gretchen Donally, 10-0 (2:32)

55kg Greco-Roman at the USA Wrestling World Team Trials

Brady Koontz defeats Kenneth Crosby two matches to none

Round 1 – Koontz tech. fall Crosby, 9-0

Round 2 – Koontz tech. fall Crosby, 8-0

Third place bout: Billy Sullivan tech fall Peter Del Gallo, 9-0 2:24

63kg Greco-Roman

Ildar Hafizov defeats Max Black two matches to one

Round 1 – Hafizov tech. fall Black, 11-0

Round 2 – Black dec. Hafizov, 3-1

Round 3 – Hafizov tech. fall Black, 9-0

Third place bout: Dylan Gregerson tech fall Aidan Nutter, 9-0 1:42

72kg Greco-Roman

Benjamin Peak defeats RaVaughn Perkins two matches to none

Round 1 – Peak forfeit Perkins

Round 2 – Peak forfeit Perkins

Third place bout: Peyton Robb tech fall Hunter Lewis, 8-0 (2:03)

82kg Greco-Roman

Aliaksandr Kikiniou defeats Jesse Porter two matches to none

Round 1 –Kikiniou dec. Porter, 5-1

Round 2 – Kikiniou dec. Porter, 3-1

Third place bout: Beka Melelashvili tech fall Tyler Eischens, 11-2 (3:35)