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Two major international weightlifting competitions are fast approaching, and USA Weightlifting (USAW) is not pulling punches with its roster selections. The inaugural 2021 Junior Pan American Games (JPAG) are scheduled for Nov. 25 through Dec. 5, 2021, in Cali Valle, Colombia. The 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships (WWC) start two days after the JPAC concludes, running from Dec. 7-17, 2021, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
USAW’s JPAC team includes 10 members led by 2021 Junior World Champion Olivia Reeves. Here is the full roster:
USAW 2021 Junior Pan American Games Roster
- Olivia Reeves — Women’s 76-kilograms
- Katharine Estep — Women’s 55-kilograms
- Meaghan Strey — Women’s 59-kilograms
- Anna McElderry — Women’s 87-kilograms
- Avery Owens — Women’s +87-kilograms
- Hampton Morris — Men’s 61-kilograms
- Ryan Grimsland — Men’s 69-kilograms
- Chrisanto D’Agostino — Men’s 96-kilograms
- Morgan McCullough — Men’s 109-kilograms
- Ryland Shriver — Men’s +109-kilograms
USAW’s roster did well at the 2021 Youth Weightlifting World Championships, and many of the same lifters will compete in Cali Valle. Morris scored two youth world records, a silver medal, two gold medals, including the overall win. At 61-kilograms, Colin Reis scored a clean & jerk silver medal at 102-kilograms, Estep swept gold at 55-kilograms and set two youth world records in the process, Miranda Ulrey hit a bronze medal snatch in the same category, Haley Trinh scored silver medals for clean & jerk and total at 64-kilograms, and Alyssa Ballard swept silver at 76-kilograms.
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USAW 2021 IWF World Championships Roster
- Cicely Kyle — Women’s 45-kilograms
- Jourdan Delacruz — Women’s 49-kilograms
- Taylor Wilkins — Women’s 59-kilograms
- Mattie Sasser — Women’s 64-kilograms
- Meredith Alwine — Women’s 71-kilograms
- Olivia Reeves — Women’s 71-kilograms
- Mattie Rogers — Women’s 76-kilograms
- Kate Nye — Women’s 76-kilograms
- Jessie Stemo — Women’s 81-kilograms
- Laura Alexander — Women’s 87-kilograms
- Ryan Grimsland — Men’s 67-kilograms
- Jacob Horst — Men’s 67-kilograms
- CJ Cummings — Men’s 73-kilograms
- Beau Brown — Men’s 89-kilograms
- Travis Cooper — Men’s 89-kilograms
- Ryan Sester — Men’s 102-kilograms
- Ian Wilson — Men’s 109-kilograms
- Keiser Witte — Men’s +109-kilograms
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