USA Weightlifting Announces First International Teams Of 2017

USA Weightlifting Announces First International Teams Of 2017

Here are the athletes USA Weightlifting has named to Team USA for the 2017 Junior World Championships, Youth World Championships, and Junior Pan Ams!

Mar 2, 2017 by Armen Hammer
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USA Weightlifting has just announced the first set of international teams they'll be sending to earn gold at the Youth World Championships, Junior World Championships, and Junior Pan Ams. Here are the teams:

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


Men's Team


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 Team


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
Juliette Chang-Fane 63kg Merritt Island, FL

Junior Pan Ams, April 30-May 7 in Guayaquil, Ecuador


Men's Team

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 Team


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 in Tokyo, Japan


Men's Team


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 Team


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 these athletes on earning the right to represent Team USA at international level events. We're all looking forward to seeing them earn some hardware!

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