USA Weightlifting Announces 2017 Summer Universiade Team

Earlier tonight, USA Weightlifting announced the official lineup for their Summer Universiade Team, the group of young American athletes who are headed to Taipei to compete from August 19-30 of this year.

The Summer Universiade is held every two years by the International University Sport Federation.

Earlier this month, USA Weightlifting’s University & Under 25 National Championships served as the final qualifier for the Universiade. At that competition, 58kg lifter Taylor Turner broke a nearly 15-year-old Junior American Record in the snatch to highlight an eventful weekend in Gainesville, Florida.

The full roster for both the Men and Women is below. Congrats to all the team members!

Team USA Men

Name	Weight Category	Hometown	Club	College/University
Christian Rodriguez-Ocasio	85kg	Toa Baja, Puerto Rico	Stoneage Weightlifting Club	East Tennessee State University
Zachary Karlins	85kg	Orlando, FL	Florida Elite	University of Central Florida
Darren Barnes	56kg	St Louis, MO	East Coast Gold	Lindenwood University
Andrew Cheung	56kg	Richmond, CA	Sense Gym Weightlifting	Midwestern University
Jake Baker	105kg	Aurora, CO	Delta Weightlifting	California State University, Sacramento
Drake Thompson	105kg	Englewood, OH	Pinnacle Weightlifting	Sinclair Community College
David Jorge	+105kg	Morristown, NJ	East Coast Gold	Union County College
Javier Pagliery	+105kg	Miami, FL	Team Soul Miami	St. Thomas University

 

Team USA Women

Name	Weight Category	Hometown	Club	College/University
Shannon McNames	48kg	Wilmington, DE	West Chester Weighlifting	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Danielle Roberts	58kg	Snellville, GA	East Alamama Weightlifting	University of North Georgia
Taylor Turner	58kg	Saint Augustine, FL	Vero Beach Weightlifting	Northern Michigan University
Adrianne Acosta	63kg	Forest Lake, MN	Mash Mafia Weightlifting	Herzing University
Kristin Pope	63kg	Atlanta, GA	Team Juggernaut	CCC
Danielle Hudes	69kg	Medford, NJ	East Coast Gold	Pima Medical Institute
Sylvia Hoffman	69kg	Philadelphia, PA	East Coast Gold	Pikes Peak Community College
Ruby Haman	75kg	Colorado Springs, CO	Pinnacle Weightlifting	University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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Nick English contributed reporting to this article.

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