GENEVA, OH – Virginia Tech wrestling will be well-represented at the USA Wrestling U23 Nationals, sending Cooper Flynn and Sam Fisher for the chance to represent the US at the U23 World Championships set for October 23-29 in Tampere, Finland. The duo will take the mat on Saturday, June 3 through Sunday, June 4 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio with live streaming available on Flowrestling with a premium subscription.
Hokies at USA Wrestling U23 Nationals
Where: Spire Institute (5201 Spire Cir, Geneva, OH 44041)
When: June 3 – 4
Time: June 3 – Session 1: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Session 2: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
June 4 – Session 3: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
How to Watch: Flowrestling
Tickets: https://usawrestlingevents.com/event/2300157102/tickets
Coming off a fifth-place finish in his senior-level debut at the US Open, Cooper Flynn will take the mat at 57-kilograms looking to make his first career world team. The redshirt freshman Hokie looks to navigate through a loaded field in Geneva with 56 competitors currently registered in the bracket. Flynn did earn an Olympic redshirt option for the 2023-2024 collegiate season via his placement at the 2023 US Open.
Sam Fisher will look to improve upon a red-hot freestyle season from last summer that saw him rack up Junior US Open champion, Junior World Team runner-up, Junior Pan-American champion accolades. Fisher will also make his first world team and make his second-straight national team appearance for USA Wrestling. Fisher will take the field of 80 entries at 86-kilograms.
Live streaming on and results will be on Flowrestling and FloArena.
