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    U.S. Open returns to Las Vegas next weekend

    The 2015 ASICS U.S. Senior Open returns to Las Vegas, May 8-9. This is not new. In fact, the U.S. Open, presented by USA Wrestling, has been hosted in Las Vegas 22 previous times.

    What is new is that this is an important first step for U.S. wrestlers hoping to compete in the first World Wrestling Championships ever held in Las Vegas, which comes to the Orleans Arena, Sept. 7-12. This will be a spectacular year for Olympic wrestling in Las Vegas.

    Something else that is new is the venue for the Open. For the first time, the U.S. Open will be hosted at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa. Spectators will be able to enjoy the excitement from stadium seating that provides the best viewing experience possible for all.

    The U.S. Open includes these provisions for qualifying athletes for the World Championships in Vegas:

  • For Greco-Roman athletes, the U.S. Open serves as the first stage of the World Team Trials. Only the two gold-medal finalists in each weight class will advance to the U.S. Greco-Roman World Team Trials Wrestle-off in Ithaca, N.Y. on June 4. The U.S. Open championship match will serve as the first bout of their best-of-three series for the World Team. Round two and three (if necessary) will be held in Ithaca

  • Men's freestyle athletes that place in the top five of their weight class will qualify for the U.S. Freestyle World Team Trials in Madison, Wis., June 12-14.

  • Women's freestyle athletes that place in the top seven of their weight class will qualify for the U.S. Women's Freestyle World Team Trials, also in Madison, Wis., June 12-14.

    This year's U.S. Open is expected to be star-studded. Olympic champions who may compete in Las Vegas are Jordan Burroughs (74 kg -- men's freestyle) and Jake Varner (97 kg -- men's freestyle). Olympic medalists expected in the field are 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Clarissa Chun (48 kg -- women's freestyle), 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott (61 kg -- men's freestyle) and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Randi Miller (women's freestyle -- 69 kg).

    Two-time World champions Jordan Burroughs and Adeline Gray (75 kg -- women's freestyle) could be joined by World champions Clarissa Chun, Elena Pirozhkova (women's freestyle -- 69 kg) and Iris Smith (women's freestyle -- 75 kg).

    Gray, Pirozkhova and Burroughs have won four career World medals. Two-time World medalists who may compete in the Open include Tervel Dlagnev (125 kg -- men's freestyle), Alyssa Lampe (48 kg -- women's freestyle) and Helen Maroulis (55 kg -- women's freestyle). Other past World medalists to watch include Andy Bisek (75 kg -- Greco-Roman) and Jake Herbert (86 kg - men's freestyle).

    The field will also include numerous World and Olympic team members in all three styles. These are the athletes expected to challenge for spots on the 2015 U.S. World Team, the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team and beyond.

    The U.S. Senior Open Greco-Roman tournament will have championship finals on two nights, with four weight classes competing on Friday, May 8 (66 kg, 71 kg, 85 kg, 130 kg) and the other four weight classes having championship finals on Saturday, May 9 (59 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 98 kg).

    For the U.S. Senior Open tournaments in men's and women's freestyle, the semifinals will be held during the evening session on Friday, May 8, with the championship finals set for the evening session on Saturday, May 9.

    In addition to the U.S. Senior Open, there will be many other competitions going on during the week, including the UWW Junior Greco-Roman and Freestyle National Championships, the Veterans Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals, the Western Junior Regionals for boys and girls and the second year of the new U.S. Kids/Cadets Open.

    In short, athletes of all ages will compete during the week, with all of the styles of wrestling being contested. Competition in these other important tournaments begins on Wednesday, May 6 and continues all of the way through Saturday, May 9. A schedule with the championship finals of each of these tournaments is below.

    The U.S. Senior Open finals will be telecast on two major national networks. Universal?Sports Network will go live on?Saturday, May 9 with a two-hour show at 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. NBC Sports Network is doing a 90-minute tape-delayed show on Wednesday, May 13 at 8:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Check your local listings for time and station in your area.

    The entire Open Wrestling Championships week will be webcast live by FloWrestling, on its Flo Pro platform, with expanded coverage planned.

    Tickets can be purchased online in advance at TrackWrestling.com or will be available at the door

    For fans, All-event (4-day pass) admission is $160 for VIP (main floor next to mats), $75 for General Admission Adults and $40 for General Admission Youth (ages 6-17). A two-day pass is $90 for VIP, $50 for General Admission Adults and $30 for General Admission Youth. One-day tickets are $45 for VIP, $25 for General Admission Adults and $15 for General Admission Youth.

    Click here to purchase tickets for the 2015 ASICS U.S. Senior Open on the TrackWrestling website.
    http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=145034009&TIM=1416333050767&twSessionId=ekpkqdmhjghadgq

    For more information, and also to receive media accreditation for the U.S. Open, please contact Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org or call his cell at 719-659-9637.

    2014 ASICS U.S. SENIOR OPEN MEN'S FREESTYLE CHAMPIONS
    57 kg/125.5 lbs -- Sam Hazewinkel (Sunkist Kids)
    61 kg/134 lbs -- Jimmy Kennedy (NYAC/Cliff Keen WC)
    65 kg/143 lbs -- Brent Metcalf (NYAC/Hawkeye WC)
    70 kg/154 lbs -- Nick Marable (Sunkist Kids/Missouri WF)
    74 kg/163 lbs -- Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska Wrestling TC)
    86 kg/189 lbs -- Keith Gavin (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
    97 kg/213 lbs -- Jake Varner (Nittany Lion WC)
    125 kg/275 lbs -- Tervel Dlagnev (Sunkist Kids WC/Ohio RTC)
    Outstanding Wrestler -- Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska Wrestling TC)

    2014 ASICS U.S. SENIOR OPEN GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONS
    59 kg/130 lbs -- Spenser Mango (Army WCAP)
    66 kg/145.5 lbs -- RaVaughn Perkins (ReadyRP Nationals)
    71 kg/156 lbs -- Justin Lester (Army WCAP)
    75 kg/165 lbs -- Andy Bisek (Minnesota Storm)
    80 kg/176 lbs -- Kendrick Sanders (NYAC/USOTS)
    85 kg/187 lbs -- Jordan Holm (Minnesota Storm)
    98 kg/216 lbs -- Caylor Williams (Army WCAP)
    130 kg/286 lbs -- Robert Smith (NYAC)
    Outstanding Wrestler -- RaVaughn Perkins (Ready RP Nationals)

    2014 ASICS U.S. SENIOR OPEN WOMEN'S FREESTYLE CHAMPIONS
    48 kg/105.5 lbs -- Alyssa Lampe (Sunkist Kids)
    53 kg/114.5 lbs -- Whitney Conder (Army WCAP)
    55 kg/121 lbs -- Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids)
    58 kg/128 lbs -- Alli Ragan (NYAC/King University)
    60 kg/132 lbs -- Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC)
    63 kg/138.75 lbs -- Elena Pirozhkova (Titan Mercury WC)
    69 kg/152 lbs -- Randi Miller (Army WCAP)
    75 kg/165 lbs -- Jackie Cataline (Titan Mercury WC)
    Outstanding Wrestler -- Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids)

    ASICS U.S. SENIOR OPEN SCHEDULE
    May 8-9, 2015

    Friday, May 8
    9:00 a.m. -- Session I
    Senior Men's Freestyle: Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation
    Men's Greco-Roman: (66 kg, 71 kg, 85 kg, 130 kg) -- Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Consolation Semi-Finals

    12:00 p.m. -- Session II
    Senior Women's Freestyle -- Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation
    12:30 p.m. -- Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup and Waiver Drop-off for Senior Men's Greco-Roman
    59 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 98 kg
    1:00 p.m. -- Senior Men's Greco-Roman Medical Check & Weigh-in
    59 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 98 kg

    6:30 p.m. -- Session III
    Senior Men's Freestyle: Championship Semifinals (beginning at 7 p.m.)
    Men's Greco-Roman: (66 kg, 71 kg, 85 kg, 130 kg) -- Medal Matches for 1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th
    Senior Women's Freestyle: Championship Semifinals (beginning at 7 p.m.)

    Saturday, May 9
    9:00 a.m. -- Session IV
    Senior Men's Freestyle: Consolation, Consolation Semifinals & Medal Matches for 3rd, 5th & 7th
    Men's Greco-Roman: (59 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 98 kg) -- Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals &Consolation Semifinals
    Senior Women's Freestyle: Consolation, Consolation Semifinals & Medal Matches for 3rd, 5th & 7th

    6:30 p.m. -- Session V
    Senior Men's Freestyle: Championship Finals (beginning at 7 p.m.)
    Men's Greco-Roman: (59 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 98 kg) -- Medal Matches for 1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th
    Senior Women's Freestyle: Championship Finals (beginning at 7 p.m.)

    SESSIONS WITH CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FOR OTHER TOURNAMENTS
    Note: Exact finals time for some tournaments may not be set.

    Wednesday, May 6
    9:00 a.m. -- Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals -- Veterans Greco-Roman
    2:30 p.m. -- Semifinals, Consolation, Consolation Semifinals & 1st-6thPlace Matches -- Western Junior Greco-Roman
    2:30 p.m. -- Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals -- Western Junior Women
    3:00 p.m. -- 1st Place Finals -- Kids/Cadet Greco-Roman

    Thursday, May 7
    3:30 p.m. -- Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, 1st-8th Place Championship Matches -- UWW Junior Greco-Roman
    4:30 p.m. -- Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals -- Veterans Freestyle

    Friday, May 8
    10:00 a.m. -- 1st Place Finals -- Kids/Cadet Folkstyle
    2:30 p.m. -- 1st-6th Place Medal Matches -- Western Junior Freestyle

    Saturday, May 9
    11:00 a.m. -- 1st Place Finals -- Kids/Cadet Freestyle
    2:00 p.m. --Semifinals, Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, 1st -- 8th Place Matches -- UWW Junior Freestyle
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