Team USA Ready for Action at Junior Worlds
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by USA Weightlifting
Team USA landed safely in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for the IWF Junior World Championships which run May 23-May 31.
Fielding a ten of 19 athletes, ten women and nine men, USA Weightlifting hopes to bring home a haul of medals through the 8-day competition.
"This is a strong team," said Mike Gattone, USA Weightlifting's Senior Director of High Performance and Coaching Education. "I can't wait to watch them take the platform and bring home the hardware."
Livestream information is available at http://usaw.live or on the IWF's official Facebook page. Scroll down for Team USA competition times. Tashkent is 12 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time.
Team USA Women #
| Name | Wclass | Hometown | Coach | Club | Lifting Time (Local) | Lifting Time (PDT) | |
| Katharine Estep | 55 | Auburn, WA | Kevin Simons | Alpha Barbell | 5/24/21 7:00 PM | 5/24/21 7:00 AM | |
| Mallory Garza | 59 | Hickory, NC | Crystal McCullough | Mash Elite Performance | 5/25/21 11:00 AM | 5/24/21 11:00 PM | |
| Haley Trinh | 64 | San Francisco, CA | Ben Hwa | Team Divergent | 5/26/21 1:30 PM | 5/26/21 1:30 AM | |
| Olivia Reeves | 71 | Chatanooga, TN | Steve Fauer | Tennessee Speed and Strength | 5/27/21 4:00 PM | 5/27/21 4:00 AM | |
| Natalie Andrews | 71 | Broad Run | Cara Heads Slaughter | CH Fitness and Performance | 5/27/21 11:00 AM | 5/26/21 11:00 PM | |
| Anna McElderry | 76 | Oley | Dane Miller | Garage Strength | 5/28/21 4:00 PM | 5/28/21 4:00 AM | |
| Chloe Smith | 76 | Iota, LA | Kimberly Vincent | unattached | 5/28/21 4:00 PM | 5/28/21 4:00 AM | |
| Avery Owens | 87 | Woodbridge, VA | Cara Heads Slaughter | CH Fitness and Performance | 5/30/21 4:00 PM | 5/30/21 4:00 AM | |
| Alex Thornton | 81 | Dallas, TX | Bobby Sirkis | Spoon Barbell | 5/29/21 4:00 PM | 5/29/21 4:00 AM | |
| Amanda Robles | 87 | Oakley, CA | Mayra Castillo | Team Divergent | 5/30/21 4:00 PM | 5/30/21 4:00 AM |
Team USA Men #
| Name | Wclass | Hometown | Coach | Club | Lifting Time (Local) | Lifting Time (PDT) | |
| Seth Tom | 61 | San Francisco, CA | Ben Hwa | HassleFree BC | 5/24/21 1:30 PM | 5/24/21 1:30 AM | |
| Thomas Hart | 81 | Niceville, FL | Brian Chambers | Big Bend Strength and Conditioning | 5/27/21 1:30 PM | 5/27/21 1:30 AM | |
| Preston Powell | 81 | Chatanooga, TN | Brice Johnson | Bridge City Strength & Performance | 5/27/21 1:30 PM | 5/27/21 1:30 AM | |
| Will Easley | 89 | Aurora, IL | Dan Brown | LiftLab | 5/28/21 1:30 PM | 5/28/21 1:30 AM | |
| Lander Wells | 89 | Elko New Market, MN | Tyler Depuydt | Northern Michigan University | 5/28/21 1:30 PM | 5/28/21 1:30 AM | |
| Morgan McCullough | 96 | Granite Falls, NC | Crystal McCullough | Mash Elite | 5/29/21 1:30 PM | 5/29/21 1:30 AM | |
| Chrisanto D'Agostino | 96 | Moorhead, MN | Cory Hermann | Team Minnesota | 5/29/21 1:30 PM | 5/29/21 1:30 AM | |
| Ryland Shriver | 102 | Sacramento, CA | Tyler Depuydt | Northern Michigan University | 5/30/21 1:00 PM | 5/30/21 1:00 AM | |
| Sean Hammell | 102 | Leavenworth, KS | Travis Mash | Mash Elite Performance | 5/30/21 1:00 PM | 5/30/21 1:00 AM |
