Colorado Springs, Colorado (December 12, 2019) -- Today USA Weightlifting announced its squads for the 2020 Senior Pan American Championships and International Weightlifting Federation Junior World Championships.

"We've put together squads that will fight for the top of the medal table," USA Weightlifting Senior Director of Sport Performance and Coaching Education Mike Gattone said. "Many people have had the Pan Ams circled on their calendars as we close out the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying."

The 2020 Senior Pan American Championships are scheduled for April 17-24 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It's the final gold-level qualifier for American athletes before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification period ends on April 30, 2020.

Pan American Championships - Men's Squad

Athlete Name BW Hometown Club Coach Alex Lee 67 Chandler, AZ Alee Athletics Shahin Nasirinia Jacob Horst 67 Reading, PA Garage Strength Dane Miller Jerome Smith* 73 St. Louis, MO Lift for Life Gym Jimmy Duke Harrison Maurus 81 Auburn, WA Power and Grace Performance Spencer Arnold Christian Rodriguez 81 San Ramon, CA California Strength Dave Spitz Jordan Cantrell 89 Clovis, CA Mash Mafia Weightlifting Travis Mash John Downey 89 Lake Forest, CA Academy of Weightlifting Russell McCarthy Trevor Cuicchi 96 Mesa, AZ Alee Athletics Shahin Nasirinia Jason Bonnick* 96 Loxahatchee, FL Team Divergent Ray Jones Wes Kitts 109 Livermore, CA California Strength Dave Spitz Caine Wilkes +109 Indian Trail, NC Little League Weightlifting Chris Wilkes Kesier Witte +109 Phoeniz, AZ Alee Athletics Shahin Nasirinia

*Denotes Reserve



Pan American Championships - Women's Squad

Athlete Name BW Hometown Club Coach Jourdan Delacruz 49 Dacula, GA Power and Grace Performance Spencer Arnold Morghan King 49 Dacula, GA Power and Grace Performance Spencer Arnold Alyssa Ritchey* 49 Perrysburg, OH Team Juggernaut Max Aita Taylor Turner 59 Saint Johns, FL Vero Beach Weightlifting Vance Newgard Sarabeth Jumper 59 Muscle Shoals, AL Catalyst Athletics Aimee Everett Hunter Elam* 59 Winston Salem, NC Unattached N/A Mattie Sasser 64 Grayslake, IL Forza Weightlifting Club David Ester Mattie Rogers 71 Orlando, FL Catalyst Athletics Aimee Everett Meredith Alwine 71 Virginia Beach, VA Unattached N/A Kate Nye 76 Berkley, MI Team Hercules Josh Galloway Shacasia Johnson 76 Blue Springs, MO Team Juggernaut Max Aita Sarah Robles +87 League City, TX Team Houston Tim Swords

*Denotes Reserve

The 2020 Junior World Championships also serves as a gold-level Tokyo 2020 qualifying event. It is scheduled for March 14-24 in Bucharest, Romania.

Junior World Championships - Men's Squad

Athlete Name BW Hometown Club Coach Hampton Morris 61 Marietta, GA ALLSOUTH Barbell Tripp Morris Carlos Millen 61 Savannah, GA Coastal Empire Weightlifting Kerri Goodrich Antwan Kilbert* 61 St. Louis, MO Lift for Life Gym Jimmy Duke Ryan Grimsland 67 Lewisville, NC Mash Mafia Weightlifting Travis Mash CJ Cummings 73 Beaufort, SC Team Divergent Ray Jones Jerome Smith 73 St. Louis, MO Lift for Life Gym Jimmy Duke Harrison Maurus 81 Auburn, WA Power and Grace Performance Spencer Arnold Nathan Cerwinske 81 Mesa, AZ Performance One Weightlifting Joe Micela Nathan Prokop 89 Atherton, CA Menlo College Weightlifting Freddie Myles Will Easley* 89 Aurora, IL Aurora Weightlifting Club Thomas Kraus Morgan McCullough 96 Clemmons, NC Mash Mafia Weightlifting Crystal McCullough Tayon Vereen 109 Savannah, GA Coastal Empire Weightlifting Kerri Goodrich

*Denotes Reserve

Junior World Championships - Women's Squad

Athlete Name BW Hometown Club Coach Ella Grizzle 55 Severna Park, MD Choptank Anthony Hernandez Emma Nye 55 Kansas City, MO Vero Beach Weightlifting Brian Secrest Madeline Staniszewski* 55 Jupiter, FL Vero Beach Weightlifting Brian Secrest Peyton Brown 59 Peoria, AZ Team E3 David Brown Kate Wehr 59 Kutztown, PA Garage Strength Dane Miller Juliette Chang-Fane* 59 Merritt Island, FL Vero Beach Weightlifting Brian Secrest Meaghan Strey 64 Auburn, WA Alpha Barbell Kevin Simons Kristina Robinson 64 Malta, IL Praire State Barbell Brandon Male Olivia Reeves 71 Hixson, TN Unattached Stephan Fauer Athena Schrijver 76 Rohnert Park, CA Myles Ahead Weightlifting Freddie Myles Nadeen Pierre 76 Andover, MN Union Weightlifting Vinh Huynh Avery Owens 81 Fort Meade, MD CHFP Weightlifting Club Cara Heads Slaughter

*Denotes Reserve