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Biography - Forrest Molinari, AZ

FORREST MOLINARI
2021-22 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 68 kg/149.75 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 4 (2018-2022)
Residence: Tempe, Ariz.
Club: Sunkist Kids
College: King Univ., Missouri Baptist
High School: Benicia, Calif.
Born: Sept. 4, 1995

Past Senior World Teams
2021 Senior Worlds (bronze at 65 kg), 2019 Senior Worlds (5th at 65kg), 2018 Senior Worlds (5th at 65kg)

Past Age-Group World Teams
2018 U23 Worlds (7th at 65kg), 2017 U23 Worlds (16th at 69kg), 2015 Junior Worlds (7th at 67kg)

Career highlights
•    2021 World bronze medalist
•    Fifth at 2018 and 2019 World Championships
•    2018 and 2019 Final X champion
•    2019 and 2020 U.S. Open champion
•    2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
•    Second at 2018 U.S. Open
•    2017 and 2018 U23 World Team Trials champion
•    2018 Pan American Championships champion
•    2018 Dave Schultz Memorial champion
•    Third in 2017 U.S. Open
•    2015 Junior World Team member
•    Fourth in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
•    2016 WCWA national champion for King Univ.
•    Four-time WCWA All-American

Career biography:
2021: World bronze medalist… Third in Poland Open… World Team Trials champion… Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…  Second in 2021 Henri Deglane Challenge…
2020: Senior Nationals champion… Third in Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)…
2019:  December 2019 U.S. Open champion…Fifth in World Championships… Yasar Dogu champion (Turkey)… Final X champion…April 2019 U.S. Open champion… Third in Dan Kolov International (Bulgaria)… Fifth in Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)
2018: Seventh in U23 World Championships… Fifth in World Championships… Final X champion… Pan American Championships champion… Second at U.S. Open… Flatz Open champion (Austria)…Fifth in Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)…U23 World Team Trials champion…
2017: Fifth at Russia Cup… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion (Nov. 2017)… U23 World Team Trials champion… Third at Grand Prix of Spain… Third at Pan American Championships… Fifth at U.S. World Team Trials… Third at U.S. Open…
2016: Fourth at U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 75 kg… Third at University Nationals… Second at 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial… Third at U.S. Open…
2015: Seventh at UWW Junior World Championships… Fifth at U.S. World Team Trials… UWW Junior Nationals champion… Fifth at U.S. Open… Fourth at University Nationals…
College: Second at 2017 WCWA College Nationals for King University… 2016 WCWA College national champion… Fourth at 2015 WCWA Nationals… Coached by Jason Moorman… Third in 2013 WCWA Nationals for Missouri Baptist…
High School: Three-time CIF State qualifier… Two-time third-place winner at CIF State… coached by Craig Holden…
Age-group Achievements: Third at University Nationals (2016) … Seventh at Junior World Championships (2015) … Junior Body Bar champion (2015) … Fifth at University Nationals (2014) … Seventh at Junior Fargo Nationals (2013) … Seventh at Junior Body Bar (2013) … Junior Wester Regional champion (2013) … Seventh at Folkstyle Junior Nationals (2013) …
Personal: Daughter of Dino and Ann Molinari… has one sibling, Foxx… started wrestling at the age of 14…
Hobbies: getting pedicures… tanning… cooking… long boarding… bike riding… riding motorcycles… staying icy…

Twitter: @mynameis_jungle
Instagram: @forrest_aka_snowflake