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Riddle Set to Compete at Senior World Team Trials Challenge
5/15/2025 10:17:00 AM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota wrestler Ethan Riddle is set to compete this weekend at the 2025 Senior World Team Trials Challenge in Louisville, Ky.
Action starts Friday at Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center with prelims and quarterfinals starting at 9 a.m. CT. Semifinals and consolation matches are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Saturday features consolations and the third-place match beginning at 9 a.m., while the finals are slated to begin at 1 p.m. FloWrestling will have streaming coverage.
The winner of each bracket at the World Team Trials advances to Final X on June 14 to compete against the U.S. Open winners in a best-of-three competition for a spot on the 2025 World Team.
After finishing seventh at last month's U.S. Open, Riddle has earned the No. 7 pre-seed at 79 kg this weekend.
Competing as a redshirt freshman this past season, Riddle went 16-6 at 174 pounds with one win by pin, seven by tech fall and three via major decision. He went undefeated at the Daktronics Open with a 3-0 record and finished second at both the Cougar Clash and Patriots Last Chance Open. He also logged third-place finishes at the Mountaineer Invite and Cyclone Open. A native of Germantown, Wis., Riddle ranked fourth on the roster in wins by tech fall and tied for fifth in bonus point rate (.500).
Action starts Friday at Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center with prelims and quarterfinals starting at 9 a.m. CT. Semifinals and consolation matches are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Saturday features consolations and the third-place match beginning at 9 a.m., while the finals are slated to begin at 1 p.m. FloWrestling will have streaming coverage.
The winner of each bracket at the World Team Trials advances to Final X on June 14 to compete against the U.S. Open winners in a best-of-three competition for a spot on the 2025 World Team.
After finishing seventh at last month's U.S. Open, Riddle has earned the No. 7 pre-seed at 79 kg this weekend.
Competing as a redshirt freshman this past season, Riddle went 16-6 at 174 pounds with one win by pin, seven by tech fall and three via major decision. He went undefeated at the Daktronics Open with a 3-0 record and finished second at both the Cougar Clash and Patriots Last Chance Open. He also logged third-place finishes at the Mountaineer Invite and Cyclone Open. A native of Germantown, Wis., Riddle ranked fourth on the roster in wins by tech fall and tied for fifth in bonus point rate (.500).
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