Michigan State wrestlers Cameron Caffey and Peyton Omania will both attempt to get one step closer to making the 2022 U.S. Senior World Team this weekend, as the two Spartans are slated to compete in the U.S. World Team Trials Challenge Tournament on May 21-22 at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Caffey, the 2022 U.S. Open champion in the 92kg senior freestyle division, and Omania, the 2021 U.S. World Team member at the 67kg Greco-Roman weight class, are both set to open action on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT).
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Omania Earns USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week
Following last week’s championship series victory at the USA Senior World Team Trials in Lincoln, Nebraska, redshirt sophomore Peyton Omania of the Michigan State wrestling team was named the USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week on Saturday evening.
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Omania Earns Spot on Team USA with Victory at World Team Trials
Redshirt sophomore Peyton Omania of the Michigan State wrestling team had to defeat two former Olympians to secure a spot on Team USA at the upcoming World Greco-Roman Championships, but the current Spartan was able to do just that this weekend at the Senior World Team Trials in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Omania Off to Senior World Team Trials
Michigan State redshirt sophomore Peyton Omania (Concord, Calif.) is in Lincoln, Nebraska this weekend to take part in the USA Wrestling 2021 Senior World Team Trials in Greco-Roman. He is the No. 6 seed at 67K.
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Peyton Omania Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Michigan State wrestler Peyton Omania was named the Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Week, announced by the conference office Wednesday. Omania is Michigan State’s first Big Ten Wrestler of the Week award recipient since Drew Hughes earned the accolade on Dec. 11, 2018.
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MSU Wrestling’s Omania to Olympic Redshirt for 2019-20
Michigan State wrestling redshirt freshman Peyton Omania has elected to take an Olympic redshirt for the 2019-20 season, MSU wrestling head coach Roger Chandler announced Wednesday. Omania, from Concord, Calif., will take the year off to train in hopes to make the 2020 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Olympic Team at 67 kg.
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Omania Claims Bronze at Greco-Roman Junior World Championships
Michigan State wrestler Peyton Omania claimed the bronze medal Sunday at the Greco-Roman Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Omania became the first Spartan wrestler to earn a World medal since Franklin Gomez’ silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul.
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Cameron Caffey and Peyton Omania Go for Gold
Michigan State wrestlers Cameron Caffey and Peyton Omania experienced something special this off-season, representing the United States in international competitions. Both qualified for teams that sent wrestlers to opposite ends of the earth to compete against some of the world’s best.
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Peyton Omania Competing at Junior Greco-Roman World Championships
Michigan State freshman Peyton Omania is set to compete for the U.S. Junior Greco-Roman World Team at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia September 17-23. Omania will compete in the 67kg bracket.
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Incoming Freshman Wins Greco-Roman Junior National Wrestling Championship
Michigan State wrestling incoming freshman Peyton Omania won the Greco-Roman Junior National Wrestling Championship in Fargo, North Dakota on Friday night. Omania defeated Tyler Eischens of Andover, Minnesota, an incoming freshman at Stanford, in the final at 152 pounds. The future Spartan rallied from a six-point deficit to secure an 8-7 victory.
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MSU Wrestling Incoming Freshman Peyton Omania Qualifies For Team USA At Junior Worlds
Michigan State wrestling incoming freshman Peyton Omania earned an invitation to represent Team USA at the 2018 Junior World Wrestling Championships after he won the 67-kg division at the USA Wrestling Greco-Roman World Team Trials on Friday in Indianapolis.