IOWA CITY – Long before this weekend's Olympic wrestling trials, Jordan Holm helped set the table for success. He qualified his weight class for this summer's Olympics in Rio, and the wrestlers he recruited to the Minnesota Storm prepared several club members for big performances at the trials.

But Holm was unable to reap the benefits himself. The Northfield native, who now lives and trains in the Twin Cities, was upset Saturday by Ben Provisor in the semifinals of the Greco-Roman 85-kilogram class. Holm then lost in the consolation bracket to Hayden Zillmer of Crosby, ending both his run at the trials and his five-year stint with the U.S. national team.

Holm, 34, was ranked No. 1 entering the trials at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. He lost a 3-0 decision to Provisor, who scored two points in the first period when he eluded Holm's attempt at a gutwrench. In the consolation bracket, Holm needed to win two matches to finish third and earn a place on the national team, but he lost by fall to Zillmer.

"The brutal reality of this sport and this tournament is, you need to perform today, when it matters most,'' said Holm, who lost in the trials finals in 2012. "And I wasn't able to do it.

"I don't regret at all the effort I put into this. This may be the last match and the last tournament I ever wrestle in, and that's very hard for me. But I'm positive I'm going to approach the next phase in life with every bit as much commitment and effort.''

Provisor, a Wisconsin native and 2012 Olympian, is notoriously hard to score on. Once he took a lead against Holm, he was able to hold it.

Holm said he will take some time to decide whether he will continue to compete.

Youth served

Zillmer, who recently completed his college wrestling career at North Dakota State, continued to train in Fargo in hopes of making the Olympic trials. He won at last weekend's final qualifier to earn the last invitation into the Greco-Roman 85 kg field, then sprung a surprise by finishing third.

In the consolation bracket, Zillmer, 23, beat two wrestlers who had competed at the world championships — Holm and Patrick Martinez — to earn a place on the U.S. national team.

"Everyone told me there was no pressure, because it was my first time coming to something like this,'' said Zillmer, a three-time Minnesota high school champ at Crosby-Ironton. "But I came in with a lot of faith in myself, and I was well prepared. It just worked out.''

Quick exit

The crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was crushed by another upset of a No. 1 seed — this one in the quarterfinals. Former Iowa superstar Brent Metcalf fell to Frank Molinaro in the men's freestyle 65 kg class, then lost to former Gophers wrestler Jayson Ness in the consolation bracket.

Metcalf wept in a news conference after his loss to Ness, saying he felt like he let down the country. "I have to figure out why the guy who wrestled today wasn't really the guy I am,'' he said.