Three Cornellians are Set to Compete in the 2024 Senior World Team Trials
SOURCE: cornellbigred.com
September 13, 2024

 


OMAHA, NE - The 2024 Senior World Team Trials are taking place on Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15, in Omaha, Nebraska. Three Cornell wrestling alumni will be representing the university at the event. Those former Big Red wrestlers are Vito Arujau '24, Nahshon Garrett '16 and Phillip Moomey '24.

Arujau and Garrett will be competing in 61 kg Men's Freestyle and Moomey will be competing in 63 kg Greco-Roman.

Garrett and Moomey will both compete on Saturday in a challenge tournament to determine who will wrestle in the best-of-three finals. Arujau, as the reigning Freestyle World Champion at 61 kg, has a bye to the finals on Sunday.

Looking back to last year's world team trials, Arujau defeated Garrett to earn his first national team spot in a thrilling two match final. This could be a Big Red rematch in the making as both are competing once again in this year's world team trials for 61 kg.

Here is a tentative overall schedule of events:

Saturday, September 14

10:00 a.m. (CT): Prelims, Quarterfinals and Consolations

5:00 p.m.(CT): Semifinals and Consolations


Sunday, September 15

10:00 a.m. (CT): Consolations, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd Place and Round 1 (2 out of 3) Finals

2:00 p.m. (CT): Round 2 (2 out of 3) Finals *Round 3 if necessary


Brackets will be posted on FloArena shortly before the competition begins.

The winner of each weight class will represent Team USA at the Non-Olympic World Championships in Tirana, Albania October 28-31.

Wrestling fans can watch all of the Senior World Team Trial action live on FloWrestling.


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