SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (April 18, 2021) -- Team USA is ready to return to the platform at this week’s rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships, a final stop for many of USA Weightlifting’s Olympic hopefuls on their road to qualifying for the Tokyo Games.

In addition to Olympic qualification implications, the meet, which runs April 19 - 25 brings high expectations of Team USA athletes who will defend titles and records after historic performances at the 2019 Pan American championships. Held in Guatemala City in April 2019, Team USA brought home 43 medals, 22 of which were gold, and were named men’s and women’s team champions.

Defending Pan American Champions for Team USA are:

Jourdan Delacruz (55kg Champion competing at 49kg)

Kate Nye (71kg Champion competing at 76kg)

Sarah Robles (+87kg Champion)

Wes Kitts (109kg Champion)

Caine Wilkes (+109kg Champion)

Delacruz, Nye, Robles and Kills will also be defending Pan American records set at the 2019 Championships.

The competition is a gold-level qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and the first eligible competition for the final Olympic qualifying period as determined by the International Weightlifting Federation. Athletes selected for the Olympic Team will be determined by our published Selection Procedures. The final Olympic qualification period runs through the end of May.

The U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Team, comprised of four men and four women, is expected to be named by mid-June.

Watch the competition live at usaw.live. Download the start book here.

Name	Wclass	Hometown	Coach	Club	Instagram	Competition (All times EST)
CJ Cummings	73	Beaufort, SC	Ray Jones	Team Divergent	cj__cummings	Wed. 4/21 12:00p
Harrison Maurus	81	Auburn, WA	Spencer Arnold	Power and Grace Performance	Harrisonmaurus	Wed. 4/21 4:00p
Jordan Cantrell	89	Clovis, CA	Travis Mash	Mash Elite	cantrell89kg	Thurs. 4/22 12:30p
Christian Rodriguez Ocasio	89	San Ramon, CA	David Spitz	California Strength	chevynsville	Thurs. 4/22 12:30p
John Downey	96	Corona, CA	Juan Martinez	Stable	john_squats	Thurs. 4/22 5:30p
Nathan Damron	96	San Ramon, CA	Dave Spitz	California Strength	Nathandamron96	Thurs. 4/22 5:30p
Jason Bonnick	102	Loxahatchee, FL	Ryan Seacrest	Florida Elite	jasonbonnick	Fri. 4/23 12:30a
Wes Kitts	109	Knoxville, TN	David Spitz	California Strength	Weskitts22	Fri. 4/23 5:30p
Keiser Witte	+109	Phoenix, AZ	Shahin Nasirinia	ALEE Athletics	kaiser_keiser	Sat. 4/24 10a
Caine Wilkes	+109	Indian Trail, NC	Chris Wilkes	Little League Weightlifting	thedragonwilkes	Sat. 4/24 10a

Team USA Women

Name	Wclass	Hometown	Coach	Club	Instagram	Competition (All times EST)
Cicely Kyle	45	Pensacola, FL	Spencer Arnold	Power and Grace Performance	cicelykyle	Mon. 4/19 12p
Jourdan Delacruz	49	Wylie, TX	Spencer Arnold	Power and Grace Performance	jourdannn_14	Tues. 4/20 12:30p
Hayley Reichardt	49	Leesport, PA	Dane Miller	Garage Strength	hayleyreichardt	Tues. 4/20 12:30p
Taylor Wilkins	59	McKinney, TX	Vance Newgard	Spoon Barbell	Tayturnew	Tues. 4/20 5:30p
Mattie Sasser	64	Grandview, MO	Jessica Lucero	Uplift	mattie_sasser64	Wed. 4/21 2:00p
Meredith Alwine	71	Virginia Beach, VA	Danny Camargo	Team OC	meredithalwine	Thurs. 4/22 10a
Kate Nye	76	Berkley, MI	Spencer Arnold	Power and Grace Performance	katherineenye	Thurs. 4/22 3:00p
Jessie Stemo	81	Milwaukee, WI	Spencer Arnold	Power and Grace Performance	jessiestemo	Fri. 4/23 10a
Mattie Rogers	81	Geneva, FL	Aimee Anaya Everett	Catalyst Athletics	mattiecakesssss	Fri. 4/23 10a
Sarah Robles	+87	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Tim Swords	Team Houston	Roblympian	Sat. 4/24 12:30p

Team USA set to return to international competition platform and defend Pan American titles

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