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 |