The 2026 USA Wrestling Senior World Team Trials Challenge tournament is set for May 14-15, 2026, at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Ky.
Below is the full schedule of events for the two days of action, which will solidify the matchups for USA Wrestling’s Final X, which is set for June 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
| Start
Time |
End
Time |
Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 13 | ||
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Credential Pickup – Senior Athletes & Senior Coaches |
| 4:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Mats Open for Workout |
| 7:00 PM EST | Online Registration Deadline: Senior Men FS & Senior Women FS – (All registrations must be done the night prior of competition weigh-ins, no exceptions – Athletes that change weight class after seeding meeting lose their seed, seeds will be moved to the next seeded athlete) | |
| Thursday, May 14 | ||
| 6:00 AM | 7:30 AM | Doors Open for Workout – Senior Athletes & Senior Coaches ONLY |
| 7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | Senior Women FS & Senior Men FS (scratch weight) |
| 8:15 AM | 9:00 AM | Referee Clinic (Coaches Welcome) |
| 9:00 AM | Doors Open for Spectators | |
| 10:00 AM | 2:30 PM | Senior Women FS & Senior Men FS – Preliminaries, Quarterfinals & Consolation |
| 4:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Senior Women FS & Senior Men FS – Semifinals & Consolation-Semifinals |
| Friday, May 15 | ||
| 6:00 AM | 7:30 AM | Doors Open for Workout – Senior Athletes & Senior Coaches ONLY |
| 7:45 AM | 8:00 AM | Senior Women FS & Senior Men FS (scratch weight) |
| 10:30 AM | 11:45 AM | Mat Officials Clinic |
| 11:30 AM | 11:45 AM | Freestyle Rules Clinic |
| 12:00 PM** | 1:30 PM | Senior Women FS – Finals & 3rd Place Matches (**time subject to change) |
| 1:30 PM** | 3:00 PM | Senior Men FS – Finals & 3rd Place Matches (**time subject to change) |