The United States will enter teams in all three Olympic styles at the FILA Cadet World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary, August 23-28.

FILA Cadets are athletes who are 15-17 years old. Many of the nation’s top high school wrestlers compete at this level. The U.S. teams in all three styles are currently in training for the event, with the men in Colorado Springs, Colo. and the women in Marquette, Mich.

The U.S. men’s teams were set at the 2011 FILA Cadet Nationals in Akron, Ohio in April, while the women’s team was set at the 2011 Body Bar FILA Cadet Women’s Nationals in Kissimmee, Fla. in May.

Freestyle competition will be held on Tuesday, August 23 and Friday, August 24. Women’s freestyle competition will be held on Thursday, August 25 and Friday, August 26. Greco-Roman competition is set for Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28.

In men’s freestyle, all 10 team members won FILA Cadet Nationals titles in freestyle in Akron, Ohio in April. Many have also had impressive summer wrestling performances at other age levels.

Gannon Volk of Minnesota, competing at 42 kg/92.5 lbs., was a 2011 Cadet Triple Crown winner, claiming USA Wrestling national titles in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman the same year.

Thomas Gilman of Nebraska at 54 kg/119 lbs. and Zane Richards of Illinois at 58 kg/127.75 lbs., won Junior Nationals freestyle titles in Fargo, N.D. this summer. Jordan Rogers of Washington, who will wrestle at 76 kg/167.5 lbs., was a Junior Nationals runner-up. Rogers was second at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

Joining Volk as Cadet Nationals freestyle champions in Fargo this year was Tommy Thorn of Minnesota, who is competing at 46 kg/101.25 lbs.

Adam Coon of Michigan, who is competing at 100 kg/220 lbs. won a Pan American Cadet freestyle title this summer in Mexico.

Serving as coach of the team is 1976 Olympic champion and 1972 Olympic silver medalist John Peterson of Comstock, Wis., along with National Freestyle Developmental Coach Bill Zadick of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Eight of the nine athletes on the women’s freestyle team were champions at the Body Bar FILA Cadet Nationals in Kissimmee, Fla. this summer. Many of the members were also successful at other competitions this season.

Haley Augello of Illinois, who is competing at 46 kg/101.25 lbs., won her second straight Junior Nationals title in Fargo this year. Junior Nationals runners-up on the Cadet World Team include Kayla Miracle of Indiana, who is competing at 49 kg/108 lbs. and Mary Westman of New York, who is competing at 70 kg/154 lbs.

Members of the team claiming Cadet National titles in Fargo this summer were Miracle, plus twin sisters Marina Doi of California, who is competing at 40 kg/88 lbs. and Regina Doi of California, who is competing at 43 kg/ 94.75 lbs. Marina Doi won a Pan American Cadet title this summer also.

Coaching the women’s team is Donny Stephens of West Covina, Calif. along with USOEC Women’s Assistant Coach Tony DeAnda of Marquette, Mich.

In Greco-Roman, five team members won FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman titles in April, Lincoln Olson of Michigan at 42 kg/92.5 lbs., Darius Henry of Illinois at 54 kg/119 lbs., Hayden Tuma of Idaho at 58 kg/127.75 lbs., Ryan Gartner of Wisconsin at 69 kg/152 lbs. and Adam Coon of Michigan at 100 kg/220 lbs.

Coon was a Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion in Fargo this summer. Tuma was second in Greco-Roman and freestyle champion at the Cadet National Championships in Fargo.

Coaching the Greco-Roman team is Mel Dow of Stoughton, Wis. along with National Greco-Roman Developmental Coach Ike Anderson of Colorado Springs, Colo.

This will be the first time that FILA will have hosted a Cadet World Championships since 1999. Cadet World champions for the USA in 1999 included Justin Lester of Ohio at 54 kg in freestyle and Mary Kelly of Illinois at 43 kg in women’s freestyle. Lester has won two Senior World bronze medals in Greco-Roman and Kelly was a 2006 U.S. Women’s World Team member. 

Marcie Van Dusen of California, who won a 1999 Cadet World bronze medal, went on to make the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. Two other World medalists from the 1999 U.S. Cadet Women’s World Team, went on to make Senior World Teams, Erin Tomeo of Pennsylvania and Jenna Pavlik of Delaware.

FILA CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Szombathely, Hungary, August 23-28

U.S. team rosters

U.S. men’s freestyle team
42 kg/92.5 lbs. - Gannon Volk, Burnsville, Minn.
46 kg/101.25 lbs.- Tommy Thorn, St. Michael, Minn.
50 kg/110.25 lbs. - Dalton Brady, Queen Creek, Ariz.
54 kg/119 lbs. - Thomas Gilman, Omaha, Neb.
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Zane Richards, Carbondale, Ill.
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Joey Lavallee, Reno, Nev.
69 kg/152 lbs. - Oliver Pierce, Allen, Texas
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Jordan Rogers, Spokane, Wash.
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Sam Brooks, Oak Park, Ill.
100 kg/220 lbs. - Adam Coon, Fowlerville, Mich.
Coaches – John Peterson, Comstock, Wis.
Team Leader – National Freestyle Developmental Coach Bill Zadick, Colorado Springs, Colo.

U.S. women’s freestyle team
40 kg/88 lbs. - Marina Doi, Kingsburg, Calif.
43 kg/ 94.75 lbs. - Regina Doi, Kingsburg, Calif.
46 kg/101.25 lbs. - Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill.
49 kg/108 lbs. - Kayla Miracle, Culver, Ind.
52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Rachel McFarland, DeWitt, Mich.
56 kg/123.25 lbs. - Sophie Hertz, Colorado Springs, Colo.
60 kg/132.25 lbs. - Katie Germain, Lakeland, Fla.
65 kg / 143.25 lbs. - Zosima Castaneda, Atlanta, Ga 
70 kg/154 lbs. - Mary Westman, Cattaraugus, N.Y.
Coach – Donny Stephens, West Covina, Calif.
Team Leader – USOEC Assistant Coach Tony DeAnda, Marquette, Mich.

U.S. Greco-Roman team
42 kg/92.5 lbs. - Lincoln Olson, Linwood, Mich.
46 kg/101.25 lbs. - Matthew Rundell, Schaumberg, Ill.
50 kg/110 lbs. - Gabe Schroeck, Clancy, Montana
54 kg/119 lbs. - Darius Henry, Oak Park, Ill.
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Hayden Tuma, Boise, Idaho
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Mitchell Alexander, Schaumberg, Ill.
69 kg/152 lbs. - Ryan Gartner, Twin Lakes, Wis.
100 kg/220 lbs. - Adam Coon, Fowlerville, Mich.
Coach – Mel Dow, Stoughton, Wis.
Team Leader – National Greco-Roman Developmental Coach Ike Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Team Leaders – Don Reynolds, Frankfort, Ill.; Dan Coon, Fowlerville, Mich.
Medical – Chris Porowski, Fort Collins, Colo.
Referees – Jason Babi, Centennial, Colo.; Umberto Fasolino, Cuthogue, N.Y.

CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, August 23
Men’s Freestyle competition at 42 kg, 50 kg. 58 kg, 69 kg, 85 kg

Wednesday, August 24
Men’s Freestyle competition at 46 kg, 54 kg, 63 kg, 76 kg, 100 kg

Thursday, August 25
Women’s freestyle competition at 38 kg, 43 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 65 kg

Friday, August 26
Women’s freestyle competition at 40 kg, 46 kg, 52 kg, 60 kg, 70 kg

Saturday, August 27
Greco-Roman competition at at 42 kg, 50 kg. 58 kg, 69 kg, 85 kg

Sunday, August 28
Greco-Roman competition at 46 kg, 54 kg, 63 kg, 76 kg, 100 kg