MSU Wrestling’s Peyton Omania Competing At Olympic Trials
4/1/2021 7:56:00 PM | Wrestling
Spartan will be in the 67 kg division of Greco-Roman.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State wrestler Peyton Omania will be competing at the 2021 United States Olympic Wrestling Team Trials this weekend at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday and Saturday, April 2-3.
The champions from the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials will become eligible to represent the United States at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, August 1-7, 2021.
Omania, a native of Concord, Calif., will be competing in the Greco-Roman division in the 67 kg weight class.
The Spartan wrestler has a well-decorated U.S. Wrestling background, winning two-straight U23 National crowns, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2019 Junior Worlds in Greco-Roman.
Most recently, Omania captured the 67 kg gold medal at the 2020 U23 Greco-Roman championships at Omaha, Nebraska in November, 2020.
Omania also earned the bronze medal at the 2019 Greco-Roman Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, to become the first Spartan wrestler to earn a World medal since Franklin Gomez' silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul. Omania defeated Xin Huang of China in the bronze medal match, 6-5, jumping out to quick 4-0 lead and holding on to collect the bronze.
Every match of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials competition will be available for fans to watch on a number of NBC platforms, including on NBCSN, Peacock and NBC digital platforms. Championship series coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, April 3 on NBCSN.
Click HERE for the complete NBC and Peacock broadcast schedule.
The champions from the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials will become eligible to represent the United States at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, August 1-7, 2021.
Omania, a native of Concord, Calif., will be competing in the Greco-Roman division in the 67 kg weight class.
The Spartan wrestler has a well-decorated U.S. Wrestling background, winning two-straight U23 National crowns, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2019 Junior Worlds in Greco-Roman.
Most recently, Omania captured the 67 kg gold medal at the 2020 U23 Greco-Roman championships at Omaha, Nebraska in November, 2020.
Omania also earned the bronze medal at the 2019 Greco-Roman Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, to become the first Spartan wrestler to earn a World medal since Franklin Gomez' silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul. Omania defeated Xin Huang of China in the bronze medal match, 6-5, jumping out to quick 4-0 lead and holding on to collect the bronze.
Every match of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials competition will be available for fans to watch on a number of NBC platforms, including on NBCSN, Peacock and NBC digital platforms. Championship series coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, April 3 on NBCSN.
Click HERE for the complete NBC and Peacock broadcast schedule.
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