SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA, The
Cellular Nutrition Company, has partnered with some of the world's
most skilled winter Olympians since 1999—dominating the winter
field with partnerships across seven national governing bodies
throughout the United States and
Canada. The Utah-based company will now, for the first
time, partner with a national summer sport organization by becoming
the Official Supplement Supplier of USA Wrestling and the USA Wrestling Program. USANA will provide the
National and World Team members its NSF and LGC tested supplements
as they prepare for Tokyo and
beyond.
Learn more about the thousands of elite athletes who trust
their health to USANA at teamusana.com.
"USANA has partnered with astounding athletes and organizations
for nearly 20 years, but we have never had the opportunity to work
with a summer organization like USA Wrestling until now," said Dan Macuga, USANA chief of communications and
marketing. "We are excited to enter this new space and work with
this diverse group of athletes as they represent our country. We
look forward to assisting them on their individual journeys to
Tokyo and to support the sport of
wrestling overall."
Each year, USA Wrestling
charters over 4,500 wrestling clubs and sanctions over 2,100 local,
state, regional and national competitions, supporting over 237,000
members that include athletes of all ages, coaches, officials,
parents and fans striving together to strengthen the sport.
"Nutrition is vital to our performance at the international
level. It's paramount that any supplement our athletes take are
held to the highest standards of testing to ensure USADA and WADA
compliance," said USA Wrestling
Executive Director Rich Bender.
"USANA's reputation in the Olympic Movement has set them apart and
we are proud to be the first summer NGB to partner with them."
Additionally, USANA has partnered with 2018 World silver
medalist, two-time World Team member, three-time Pan American
Championships champion and 2018 U.S. Open champion Sarah Hildebrandt of Colorado Springs to act as
one of the company's Brand Ambassadors. Hildebrandt is currently
ranked No. 1 in the 53kg division.
"I'm really excited about our new partnership with USANA and to
have the opportunity to work with this company," said Hildebrandt.
"Nutrition is such an important thing to me, and, well, all
wrestlers, so this is a perfect fit. USANA offers so much that I
think is key to elevate my performance to continue to improve and,
even more importantly, stay healthy."
The mentioned
athletes are either distributors or dedicated USANA product users
who have received compensation and/or complimentary USANA products
for their partnership with USANA.
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About USANA
USANA, The Cellular Nutrition
Company (NYSE: USNA), is a U.S.-based nutritional company
founded in 1992 that manufactures high-quality supplements,
personal care and healthy products in
its state-of-the-art facility in Salt Lake City.
Learn more about USANA by visiting our
website http://www.usana.com or the official USANA
blog http://whatsupusana.com.
About USA
Wrestling
USA Wrestling is
the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in
the United States and, as such, is
its representative to the United States Olympic Committee. Simply,
USA Wrestling is the central
organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the
nation and works to create interest and participation in these
programs.
USANA
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