U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials at Penn State: What You Need to Know
Penn State will introduce the country to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team in April, when its hosts the team trials at the Bryce Jordan Center. The nation's top male and female wrestlers, including current and former Nittany Lions, will compete to represent the U.S. at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
From the schedule to tickets to parking, here's everything you need to know about the U.S. Olympic Trials at Penn State.
What are the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials?
The U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials are the final stage of qualifying for most U.S. team members in men's freestyle, women's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Currently, the U.S. team has qualified 13 of 18 weight classes for the 2024 Olympics. The trials will determine the wrestler who will represent Team USA in those weight classes.
Each class will feature a challenge series of multiple wrestlers. The winner advances to a Saturday best-of-three championship series against the weight class' automatic qualifier to the finals. The championship series winner goes to the Olympics.
Team USA still must qualify five weight classes for the Olympics: 57 and 65 kg in men's freestyle and 60, 67 and 77 kg in Greco-Roman. The winners of those championship series then must compete at a world qualifier in May in Turkey to qualify their weight class, and themselves in the process, for the Olympics.
When are the 2024 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials?
Penn State will host the U.S. Olympic Trials on April 19-20 at the Bryce Jordan Center. USA Wrestling released the following schedule for the event.
Friday, April 19
Session 1 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.): Challenge tournament preliminary, quarterfinal and consolation rounds.
Session 2 (6:30 p.m.-10 p.m.): Challenge tournament semifinals and finals.
Saturday, April 20
Session 3 (10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.): Round 1 of the best-of-three championship series in all styles and weight classes; Round 2 of the best-of-three championship series in the five weight classes not yet qualified for the Olympics.
Session 4 (6:30 p.m.-10 p.m.): Round 3 (if necessary) of the best-of-three championship series in the five weight classes not yet qualified for the Olympics. After that, Round 2 and Round 3 (if necessary) of the best-of-three series in the 13 weight classes qualified for the Olympics. The U.S. Olympic team qualifiers will be introduced Saturday night.
How much are tickets to the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials?
All-session and single-session tickets are available for the trials. Prices begin at $30 for Friday single-session tickets and at $40 for Saturday's single sessions. USA Wrestling announced that floor seats for Saturday night's finals are $100.
Visit Ticketmaster to purchase tickets.
What is the parking situation for the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials?
According to USA Wrestling, only prepaid parking will be accepted at the event. Cash sales will not be available on event days. Parking passes will be available through the Bryce Jordan Center website.
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