2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier

Who Qualified For The OTT In MFS At Senior Nationals

Who Qualified For The OTT In MFS At Senior Nationals

We break down which men's freestylers qualified for the Olympic Teams at the 2019 Senior Nationals.

Dec 23, 2019 by Andrew Spey
Who Qualified For The OTT In MFS At Senior Nationals
Another quadrennial Senior Nationals is in the books, a tournament of paramount importance on the Olympic team qualifying calendar. There are a maximum of five qualifying spots for the Olympic Team Trials available to the top five placers, however, wrestlers who already qualified for the OTT can block one of those five bids if they enter Senior Nationals and finish in the top five. 

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Another quadrennial Senior Nationals is in the books, a tournament of paramount importance on the Olympic team qualifying calendar. There are a maximum of five qualifying spots for the Olympic Team Trials available to the top five placers, however, wrestlers who already qualified for the OTT can block one of those five bids if they enter Senior Nationals and finish in the top five. 

Below, we cover who's qualified for the trials thanks to a top-five placement at the Senior Nationals.

Watch replays of the 2019 Senior Nationals here.

57 Kilograms

Qualified via Senior Nationals:

Spencer Lee

Nathan Tomasello

Vito Arujau

Nick Suriano

Zach Sanders

Already Qualified:

Daton Fix

Thomas Gilman

Nahshon Garrett

Seth Gross

Joe Colon


65 Kilograms

Qualified via Senior Nationals:

Joey McKenna

Nick Lee

Yianni Diakomihalis

Frank Molinaro

Already Qualified:

Zain Retherford

Tyler Graff (note: Graff entered Senior Nationals in the Greco-Roman 60kg division.)

Jordan Oliver (note: Oliver qualified by winning the 2019 Bill Farrell but entered and won the 2019 Senior Nationals anyway.)


74 Kilograms

Qualified via Senior Nationals:

Logan Massa

Mekhi Lewis

Tommy Gantt

Evan Wick

Anthony Valencia

Already Qualified:

Jordan Burroughs

Kyle Dake

James Green

David Carr

Isaiah Martinez


86 Kilograms

Qualified via Senior Nationals:

Myles Martin

Zahid Valencia

Brett Pfarr

Sammy Brooks

Already Qualified:

David Taylor

Pat Downey

Alex Dieringer (note: Dieringer qualified by winning the 2019 Bill Farrell but entered the 2019 Senior Nationals anyway, taking third and preventing a fifth bid to the OTT from being earned in Fort Worth.)


97 Kilograms

Qualified via Senior Nationals:

Kollin Moore

Hayden Zillmer

Ty Walz

Kyven Gadson

Jacob Kasper

Already Qualified:

J'den Cox (note: Cox has not announced whether he will go 86 or 97 for the Olympics.)

Bo Nickal (note: Nickal has not announced what weight he will go either.)

Kyle Snyder

Mike Macchiavello


125 Kilograms

Qualified via Senior Nationals:

Tony Nelson

Dom Bradley

Daniel Kerkvliet

Nick Nevills

Garrett Ryan

Already Qualified:

Nick Gwiazdowski

Mason Parris

Gable Steveson