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    Team USA wrestlers selected for Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic

    The 42nd annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic (formerly known as the Dapper Dan) will be held six weeks from tomorrow. Event organizers announced the wrestlers competing for Team USA late on Friday afternoon.

    Three wrestlers on the squad are ranked No. 1 in the country at their weight class: Chad Red (New Palestine, Ind.) at 132 pounds, Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) at 170, and Samuel Colbray (Hermiston, Ore.) at 195. Two others are ranked second in the nation, Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) at 120 and Shawn Streck (Merrillville, Ind.) at 285.

    Five additional wrestlers are ranked third in the country: Danny Vega (Ironwood Ridge, Ariz.) at 113, Kyle Norstrem (Brandon, Fla.) at 126, Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.) at 152, Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) at 160 (ranked at 170), and Matt Stencel (Oregon Clay, Ohio) at 220.

    Rounding out the squad are the following three wrestlers: No. 5 Mitch McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.) at 138, No. 7 (at 138) Hunter Marko (Amery, Wis.) at 145, and No. 4 Keegan Moore (Jackson County Central, Minn.) at 182.

    Wrestlers for the Pennsylvania squad will be selected after their state championship concludes on Saturday, March 12.

    The Team USA vs. Pennsylvania match takes place at 6:00 p.m. in the Fitzgerald Field House on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. An undercard match featuring senior stars from Indiana and the WPIAL will precede at 4:00 p.m.

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