Photo: Ellis Coleman (bottom), who appeared in the 2012 Olympics, moved closer to another Games when he defeated 2021 Olympian Alejandro Sancho at 67 kilos in the Greco-Roman tournament of the 2024 Olympic Trials in State College, Pa. The following are the Best-of-3 Championship matches in the six Greco-Roman weight of the 2024 Olympic Trials in State College, Pa., April 19-20. WIN Magazine will provide even more comprehensive coverage of this event in our next issue, printed May 1. Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe. 60k/132 pounds – Dalton Roberts (Army WCAP) defeated Ildar Hafizov ..read more

Photo: Olympic gold and bronze medalist Helen Maroulis (right) scored a pin and shutout against former World champ Jacarra Winchester at 57 kilos to earn a third Olympic appearance. (Sam Janicki photo) The following are the Best-of-3 Championship matches in the six women’s freestyle weights at the 2024 Olympic Trials in State College, Pa., April 19-20. WIN Magazine will provide even more comprehensive coverage of this event in our next issue, printed May 1. Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe.   50k/110 pounds — Sarah Hildebrandt (NYAC) defeated Audrey Jimenez (SKWC), two matches ..read more

Photo: Adam Coon, a former World silver medalist, dominated Aden Attao to win the Challenge Tournament final at 130 kilos in Greco-Roman action. He will meet Cohlton Schultz in the Best-of-3 Championship Final on Saturday. (Photo by Sam Janicki) Greco-Roman The following are the highlights of the finals and semifinals of the Challenge Tournament of the 2024 Olympic Trials, which took place Friday at the Penn State Bryce Jordan Center. Saturday’s Best-of-3 Championships Series, which will finalize Team USA for the Paris Olympics, begins at 10 a.m. EDT. 60k/132.5 pounds Challenge Tournament fina ..read more

Photo: Aaron Brooks rallied from a late deficit to beat Zahid Valencia in the finals of the Challenge Tournament of the 2024 Olympic Trials in State College, Pa. Brooks will face fellow Nittany Lion Wrestling Club teammate David Taylor Saturday in the Best-of-3 Championship Series. (Photo by Sam Janicki) Men’s Freestyle The following are the highlights of the finals and semifinals of the Challenge Tournament of the 2024 Olympic Trials, which took place Friday at the Penn State Bryce Jordan Center. Saturday’s Best-of-3 Championships Series, which will finalize Team USA for the Paris Olympics ..read more

Photo: From left, Levi Haines, Cohlton Schultz, Kayla Miracle and David Taylor met with the media on Thursday in Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center, one day before the 2024 Olympic Trials begin in State College, Pa. By Mike Finn A Challenge Tournament will take place Friday with the top-two finishers advancing to Saturday’s Best-of-3 Finals, unless a 2023 World medalist already earned a spot in the Championship Series. Kyle Dake has plenty of challenges to making his second straight Olympic team in freestyle at 74 kilos this weekend at the 2024 Olympic Trials. But no opponent will be tougher f ..read more

Any former Olympic medalists who will be attending the Olympic Trials April 19-20 in State College, Pa., are invited to attend the Olympic Medalists Autograph Session at Pegula Ice Arena from 2:30-3:30 on Friday or immediately following Session 1 if the session goes long. Please reach out to USA Wrestling’s Derek Sikora if you are going to be in attendance and are able to attend so arrangements can be. Sikora’s email is dsikora@usawrestling.org. The Fan Fest at Pegula Ice Arena is less than 1 block from the Bryce Jordan Center across University Drive. Over 15,000 fans are expected over the two ..read more

The following is a look at which wrestlers will be making the biggest impact at the six weight classes in Greco-Roman at the 2024 Olympic Trials, held April 19-20 in State College, Pa. A Challenge Tournament will take place on Friday with the top finishers advancing to Saturday’s Best-of-3 Championship Series. The lone exceptions are the weights where individuals qualified the weight at the 2024 Pan Am Olympic Qualifier earlier this year and earned an automatic spot in the Championship Series. Once the team is set, the winners of three weight classes — 60 kilos, 67 kilos and 77 kilos — will ha ..read more

The following is a look at what wrestlers will be making the biggest impact at the six weight classes in women’s freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Trials, held April 19-20 in State College, Pa. A Challenge Tournament will take place on Friday with the top finishers advancing to Saturday’s Best-of-3 Championship Series, where they will face individuals who either placed in last year’s Worlds or qualified the weight at the 2024 Pan Am Olympic Qualifier earlier this year. WIN Magazine will provide updates from State College as well as present a comprehensive look back at the Trials in the next issue ..read more

The following is a look at what wrestlers will be making the biggest impact at the six weight classes in men’s freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Trials, held April 19-20 in State College, Pa. A Challenge Tournament will take place on Friday with the top two finishers advancing to Saturday’s Best-of-3 Championship Series. The exceptions will come at weights where 2023 World Championship placers automatically earned a spot in the Best-of-3 Championship Series. Also, the two lightest weights still need to be qualified for the United States. The Olympic Trials winners at 57k and 65k will have one last ..read more

Wrestling fans attending the 2024 Olympic Trials in State College, Pa., will be in for in for a treat when they leave Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center between sessions as there will be a free Fan Fest across the street at Pegula Ice Arena. Similar to the Fan Fest at previous Olympic Trials and the annual Fan Fest/WIN Magazine Fan Expo at the NCAA Division I Championships every year, the event will be the gathering spot for the near-capacity crowd of wrestling fans attending the Trials. Fan Fest will be a great place to relax between sessions, allowing fans to not have to move their cars, meet ..read more