The IRTC Lineup for U20 & U23

 

You will have a full viewing slate starting on June 3 with IRTC athletes Zane Richards, Max Nowry and Tanner Farmer at Final X. Additionally, there will be a ton of the young IRTC members going to Ohio for the U20 and U23 World Team Trials. That list includes the following wrestlers in the U20 tourney:




I've been able to confirm the list with Coach Medlin of the IRTC. He also indicated that there would be even more ILLINI representation at the U23 tourney:




The complete list includes the following for U-20: Isiah Pettigrew, Caden Ernd, Luke Odom and Joey "Bulldog" Braunagel. It is fantastic to see Caden back from injury and ready to hit the mat! There's an even larger squad for U-23, which includes: Danny and Zac Braunagel, Maximo Renteria, Jake Reicin, Jake Harrier and Edmond Ruth.

I'm excited to see everybody wrestle, but, of course, you always have a little bit more interest in the rooks. How will they stack up? 

The veterans have World Team Trials experience and have notched a WTT spot before. How will this juggernaut do in Ohio? 


Comments

  1. Greg GermanMay 30, 2022 at 7:11 AM

    And it appears that uber-recruit Kannon Webster is registered to go at 61kg in the U-20 Freestyle competition!

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  2. Huff HallMay 31, 2022 at 5:57 AM

    That's awesome, go illini

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    1. Greg GermanJune 1, 2022 at 1:41 AM

      I have a Flo subscription and finally have something to watch on Flo. Cheers, Huff!

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