![]() Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock earned gold in women’s freestyle at 68kg in the 2022 World Championships but has since retired from freestyle wrestling.Īthletes who did not earn a world medal to 2022 and a bye to Final X had an opportunity to earn their Final X spot by winning the U.S. Open champion Joye Levendusky for the 72 kg women's freestyle spot at #FinalX | June 10Ĭox also earned silver in 2023 at 92kg but is moving up to 97kg to take on Snyder and thus did not earn a bye to Final X. This year, there are 13 returning medalists across men’s and women’s freestyle, including Thomas Gilman (men’s freestyle, silver, 57kg), Yianni Diakomihalis (men’s freestyle, silver, 65kg), Zain Retherford (men’s freestyle, silver, 70kg), Kyle Dake (men’s freestyle, gold, 74kg), Jordan Burroughs (men’s freestyle, gold, 79kg), David Taylor (men’s freestyle, gold, 86k), Kyle Snyder (men’s freestyle, gold, 97kg), Sarah Hildebrandt (women’s freestyle, 50kg, bronze), Dominique Parrish (women’s freestyle, 53kg, gold) Helen Maroulis (women’s freestyle, 57 kg, silver), Kayla Miracle (women’s freestyle, 62 kg, silver), Mallory Velte (women’s freestyle, 65kg, bronze) and Amit Elor (women’s freestyle, 72 kg, gold). Open or the World Team Trials, and they instead waited as the rest of the field battled it out for the opportunity to wrestle the returning world medalist.Ģ021 OLYMPIC TEAM: The complete college careers of the U.S. They did not have to compete in any of the qualifying events such as the U.S. Any athlete who medaled in the world championships in 2022 earned a bye to this tournament. First, a quick overview of the event:Īthletes interested in qualifying for the 2023 World Championships have a number of pathways to make the team, but all of those paths run through Final X. Here’s everything you need to know about Final X and the biggest names wrestling in this event. Snyder match will occur at 97kg and will be one of 30 matches to watch this weekend featuring a mix of Olympic, NCAA and high school stars. Now, on Saturday, Cox and Snyder will wrestle again in Final X, the final domestic tournament to determine the 2023 World Championships team for the men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and men’s greco programs. ![]() Both athletes, following this national tournament, would win multiple NCAA tiles each as well as Olympic medals - Snyder earning gold in the Rio Games at 97kg and Cox earning bronze at 86kg. Snyder would go on to finish second that year after being pinned in the NCAA finals by Kyven Gadson, while Cox would end that season fifth. Snyder, a true freshman at the time, topped Cox 3-2 in a competitive bout. These two stars wrestled just once in college, in 2015. Let’s break down the scenarios, the rest of the bubble, and put this coming weekend in perspective.If college wrestling fans were making a list of dream matches across eras to watch again, there’s no doubt that Kyle Snyder vs. Zero wins or one win: Better luck next year.ĭifficult, yes, but far from impossible.It’s not an unassailable position, but it’s pretty darn close. They’d be right on the cutline, vulnerable to bid thieves and other bubble teams winning, but it gives them a chance on Selection Sunday. Two wins gets the Wolverines squarely back into the thick of the conversation.And as things stand, here’s how I see it: But the past is the past, and as Michigan heads to Chicago for the Big Ten Tournament, there is still work to be done to earn an NCAA Tournament bid. Yes, I know, the overtime losses of this past week were agonizing – I didn’t name my Bracketology site “Heartbreak City” for nothing, after all. And it also serves as a timely call to action for players, coaches, and fans of the Michigan men’s basketball program: keep moving forward. Seeing as we’re only a few days removed from that date, I figure we can still celebrate it. Natoci, who correctly predicted Michigan’s seed and first round opponent in last year’s NCAA Tournament, publishes his own bracket at Heartbreak City and will outline where Michigan stands in current bracketology models, both in his own bracket and notable national brackets, along with updates and insights about the process, key bubble games to watch, and more.Ī good friend once told me that there’s only one date on the calendar that’s also a complete sentence: March Fourth. Tony Natoci is back this year to provide bracket updates as needed as we lead up to the NCAA Tournament.
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