USA Weightlifting Names Squads for Youth Worlds, Junior Pan-Ams, Junior Worlds

Following the 2017 USA Weightlifting Nike National Junior Championships — the last American qualification event for several international Youth and Junior competitions in 2017 — USAW has named its first three international squads of the year.

The full list of qualifying athletes is below. The competitions are the IWF Youth World Championships in Thailand, Junior Pan-American Championships in Ecuador, and IWF Junior World Championships in Japan.

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IWF Youth World Championships
April 4-11 –  Bangkok, Thailand

Men’s Squad

Athlete	Weight Category	Hometown
CJ Cummings	69kg	Beaufort, SC
Harrison Maurus	77kg	Auburn, WA
Nicholas Bramble	94kg	Burke, VA
Dean Scicchitano	94kg	Leawood, KS
Seth Tom	50kg	San Francisco, CA
Antwan Kilbert	56kg	St. Louis, MO
Shane Burdsall	56kg	Clifton Heights, PA
Marcos Bribiesca	+94kg	Amarillo, TX
William Cohen	69kg	Savannah, GA
Jerome Smith	69kg	St. Louis, MO

Women’s Squad

Athlete	Weight Category	Hometown
Kaela Stephano	53kg	Boca Raton, FL
Olivia Chardon	44kg	Stuart, FL
Athena Schrijver	69kg	Santa Rosa, CA
Shay Carlock	+75kg	Rathdrum, ID
Emma Nye	44kg	Kansas City, MO
Taylor Babb	63kg	Arlington, TN
Kuinini Manumua	+75kg	San Francisco, CA
Claire Mackey	69kg	Rocklin, CA
Shelby Neal	58kg	Wake Forest, NC
Nadeen Pierre	69kg	Andover, MN

Junior Pan-American Championships
April 30-May 7 – Guayaquil, Ecuador

Men’s Squad 

Athlete	Weight Category	Hometown
Ryan Sennett	+105kg	Rochester Hills, MI
Jacob Horst	62kg	Reading, PA
Dylan Cooper	105kg	Clemmons, NC
Michael Cohen	94kg	Savannah, GA
Zackary Burks	105kg	Savannah, MO
Mason Groehler	77kg	Denmark, WI
Josh Piasecki	85kg	St. Cloud, FL
Kolton Koontz	85kg	Mesa, AZ
Dennis Tan	105kg	Queen Creek, AZ
Matthew Montgomery	94kg	Adkins, TX

Women’s Squad

Athlete	Weight Category	Hometown
Jourdan Delacruz	53kg	Wylie, TX
Hayley Reichardt	48kg	Leesport, PA
Jessie Bradley	75kg	Provo, UT
Meredith Alwine	69kg	Virginia Beach, VA
Sha’la McMillan	+90kg	Palmetto, FL
Juliana Riotto	75kg	Fairfield, NJ
Taylor Turner	58kg	St. Augustine, FL
Kaitlyn Jarrett	+90kg	Palo Cedro, CA
Shannon McNames	48kg	Wilmington, DE
Amara Wiggan	+90kg	Orlando, FL

 

IWF Junior World Championships
June 16-23 – Tokyo, Japan

Men’s Squad

Athlete	Weight Category	Hometown
CJ Cummings	69kg	Beaufort, SC
Dylan Cooper	105kg	Clemmons, NC
Ryan Sennett	+105kg	Rochester Hills, MI
Jacob Horst	62kg	Reading, PA
Jordan Wissinger	69kg	Denver, PA
Mason Groehler	77kg	Denmark, WI
Michael Cohen	105kg	Savannah, GA
Josh Piasecki	85kg	St. Cloud, FL
Zackary Burks	105kg	Savannah, MO
Dale Loch	77kg	Blandon, PA

Women’s Squad 

Athlete	Weight Category	Hometown
Maddy Myers	63kg	San Diego, CA
Megan Seegert	48kg	Durham, CA
Jourdan Delacruz	53kg	Wylie, TX
Hayley Reichardt	48kg	Leesport, PA
Jessie Bradley	75kg	Provo, UT
Juliana Riotto	75kg	Fairfield, NJ
Sha’la McMillan	+90kg	Palmetto, FL
Meredith Alwine	69kg	Virginia Beach, VA
Kaitlyn Jarrett	+90kg	Palo Cedro, CA
Rebecca Walker	90kg	Apache Junction, AZ

 

Congratulations to all the qualifying athletes, and we’re looking forward to seeing them compete!

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