MuSool Black Belt Jackie Lauricella Makes First U-24 Team

The first-ever Under-24 U.S. National Team was selected Friday at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The 16-member team was finalized during a single-elimination trials event.

The U-24 National Team will travel to Korea in November to take part in a series of exchanges with Korean universities.

Qualifying for the U-24 team were:

Men's Finweight: Jarred McKee (Aiea, Hawaii)
Men's Flyweight: Jayme Cajimat (Ewa Beach, Hawaii)
Men's Bantamweight: Jermaine James (Cape Coral, Fla.)
Men's Featherweight: Terrence Jennings (Alexandria, Va.)
Men's Lightweight: Trevor Neville (Edmond, Okla.)
Men's Welterweight: Luke Ford (Miami, Fla.)
Men's Middleweight: Salar Faiazi (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Men's Heavyweight: Stephen Lambdin (Colleyville, Texas)

Women's Finweight: Kelsey Kitagawa (San Mateo, Calif.)
Women's Flyweight: Kelly Chu (Plano, Texas)
Women's Bantamweight: Aziza Chambers (Springfield, Ohio)
Women's Featherweight: Jacquelyn Lauricella (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Women's Lightweight: Jennifer Daye (Edmond, Okla.)
Women's Welterweight: Paige McPherson (Sturgis, S.D.)
Women's Middleweight: Ally Creel (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Women's Heavyweight: Amanda Nissen (Carrollton, Texas)