Burroughs makes 10th USA Senior Team; World/Olympic medalists Cox, Green, Gwiazdowski also on men’s freestyle team
Jordan Burroughs of the Sunkist Kids won a new weight class to qualify for his 10th career U.S. World or Olympic Team, with an impressive victory at the World Team Trials in his college hometown of Lincoln, Neb. on Sunday.
Burroughs has made his eighth Senior World
teams, along with two U.S. Olympic Team berths. In his previous nine World or Olympic appearances, he has won eight medals, five gold and three bronze.He defeated talented Alex Dieringer of the Titan Mercury WC/CKWC in the 79 kg finals series to the delight of his local fans. He secured a 10-5 victory in the first match, winning the key positions, then got an early lead and scored a 4-3 win over Dieringer in match two. Burroughs was a Hodge Trophy winner for Nebraska, then trained there during his international career until recently moving back to his Jersey roots with the Pennsylvania RTC.
Two-time World champion J’den Cox of the Titan Mercury WC/NJRTC secured a spot on his fourth Senior World team with two-match sweep over Kollin Moore of the Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC at 97 kg. Cox shut out Moore in both matches, winning 5-0 in the first match and 4-0 in the second bout. Cox boasts two World titles, an Olympic bronze and a World bronze in his four World-level appearances, winning a medal every time.
James Green of the Titan Mercury WC/SERTC is making his sixth trip to the Senior World Championships, after claiming the 70 kg weight class with a two-match sweep over Ryan Deakin of the Titan Mercury WC/Wildcat WC. Green scored late in the first match to secure a 6-6 criteria decision over Deakin in bout one. He took the lead and kept the edge for a 4-2 win in bout two. Like Burroughs, he was a star for Nebraska and trained here for years, before moving to his new location at Virginia Tech.Green has won a World silver medal in 2017 and a World bronze medal in 2015.
Two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski of the Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat RTC qualified for his fourth Senior World Championships, with a two-match sweep over 2019 Junior World champion Mason Parris of the Cliff Keen WC at 125 kg. Gwiazdowski had an edge on power and technique, winning the first match 6-0, then adding more offense in a 10-3 win in bout two.
Making a second career Senior World Team was Daton Fix of the Titan Mercury WC/CWC, who secured a two-match sweep over Nathan Tomasello of the Titan Mercury WC/OKRTC at 61 kg. Fix was aggressive in both of his wins, taking bout one by an 8-3 margin and bout two with a 7-0 shutout.
The only new Senior World Team member was Yianni Diakomihalis of the Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat WC, who needed three matches to defeat tough Joey McKenna of the Titan Mercury WC/PRTC) at 65 kg. It was McKenna who had late heroics with a counter exposure for an 8-7 win in bout one. Diakomihalis rallied for a 5-2 victory in match two. In the deciding third bout, Diakomihalis opened up his scoring attack for a 12-2 technical fall and the team berth.
Four 2020 Olympic medalists chose to compete at the World Championships also, and their weight classes are not being contested this weekend: Olympic champion David Taylor (86 kg), Olympic silver medalist Kyle Snyder (97 kg), Olympic bronze medalist Thomas Gilman (57 kg) and Olympic bronze medalist Kyle Dake (74 kg).
Men’s freestyle Championship series
61 kg
1st - Daton Fix (Titan Mercury WC/CWC) vs. Nathan Tomasello (Titan Mercury WC/OKRTC), two matches to none
Bout One –Fix dec. Tomasello, 8-3
Bout Two – Fix dec. Tomasello, 7-0
3rd – Carter Young (Cowboy WC) dec. Seth Gross (Sunkist Kids), 15-12
65 kg
1st - Yianni Diakomihalis (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat RTC) dec. Joey McKenna (Titan Mercury WC/PRTC) , two matches to one
Bout One –McKenna dec. Diakomihalis, 8-7
Bout Two – Diakomihalis dec. McKenna, 5-2
Bout Three – Diakomihalis tech. fall McKenna, 12-2
3rd –Evan Henderson (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) tech. fall Luke Pletcher (Titan Mercury WC/Pitt RTC)
70 kg
1st - James Green (Titan Mercury WC/SERTC) dec. Ryan Deakin (Titan Mercury WC/Wildcat WC), two matches to none
Bout One – Green dec. Deakin, 6-6
Bout Two – Green dec. Deakin 4-2
3rd – Zain Retherford (Titan Mercury WC/NLWC) tech. fall Tyler Berger (Titan Mercury WC/California RTC), 11-0, 2:49
79 kg
1st - Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids) dec. Alex Dieringer (Titan Mercury WC/CKWC), 4-3
Bout One –Burroughs dec. Dieringer, 10-5
Bout Two – Burroughs dec. Dieringer, 4-3
3rd – Carter Starocci (Titan Mercury WC/NLWC) dec. Jason Nolf (Titan Mercury WC/NLWC), 4-3
92 kg
1st - J’den Cox (Titan Mercury WC/NJRTC) dec. Kollin Moore (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), two matches to none
Bout One – Cox dec. Moore, 5-0
Bout Two – Cox dec. Moore, 4-0
3rd – Trent Hidlay (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Drew Foster (Panther WC RTC), 8-1
125 kg
1st - Nick Gwiazdowski (TMWC/Spartan Combat RTC) dec. Mason Parris (Cliff Keen WC), two matches to none
Bout One – Gwiazdowski dec. Parris, 6-0
Bout Two – Gwiazdowski dec. Parris, 10-3
3rd – Hayden Zillmer (Gopher WC RTC) dec. Dominique Bradley (Sunkist Kids), 4-2
Olympian Miracle makes World Team in women’s freestyle; Burkert wins in deciding third bout for fourth World Team
Six new U.S. Senior World Team members in women’s wrestling were determined during the Championship Series at the Senior World Team Trials in Lincoln, Neb.
The winners join four Tokyo Olympic medalists from the USA to form the 10-athlete team competing in Oslo, Norway, October 2-10.
2020 Tokyo Olympian Kayla Miracle of the Sunkist Kids will also compete in the World Championships in Oslo after defeating 2018 World bronze medalist Mallory Velte in two matches at 62 kg. Miracle won the first bout, 5-3, but was able to open up her offense in a 10-2 victory in bout two. This will be Miracle’s second Senior World team, to go along with the Olympic berth.
Making her fourth Senior World Team was Jenna Burkert of Army WCAP, who needed three full matches to defeat 2019 World champion and 2020 Olympian Jacarra Winchester of the Titan Mercury WC at 55 kg. All three bouts were close, with exciting finishes.
With a late four-point move in the first match, Burkert pulled out a 7-6 win in bout one. Winchester powered back with a late takedown in the second match for a razor-thin 9-8 win. Burkert trailed in the deciding third match, but scored a takedown with only a few seconds to go for a 4-3 win and the World Team berth.
Going to a third Senior World Championships is Forrest Molinari of the Sunkist Kids, who had a two-match sweep over Emma Bruntil of the Titan Mercury WC/Bearcat WC at 65 kg. Molinari had to battle from behind to win the first match late, 4-3. In the second match, she came out hard and took early control, cruising to a 9-0 decision. Molinari has placed fifth in the World Championships two times.
Earning spots on their first Senior World Teams were Amy Fearnside of Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC at 53 kg, Maya Nelson of the Sunkist Kids or Megan Black of Army WCAP at 59 kg and Kylie Welker of the Titan Mercury WC at 72 kg
Fearnside was able to break through after a number of years in contention. She earned a close 5-3 win in the first bout against No. 1 seed Ronna Heaton, and followed it up with a pin in the second match in 3:29 to punch her ticket to Oslo.
Nelson, a 2017 Junior World champion, needed just two bouts to defeat Megan Black of the Army WCAP in the finals series. Nelson came through with a 5-4 victory in bout one, but was in control in the second bout, ending it with a pin in 5:13
In a battle of high school super stars and 2021 Junior World champions, Welker defeated Kennedy Blades of the Sunkist Kids in two straight matches. Welker won a tight 4-4 match in bout one, and was leading in the second bout when Blades was injured and could not continue. The two met at the 2021 Last Chance Olympic Qualifier, with Blades getting the victory
Four 2020 Olympic medalists have chosen to compete at the World Championships: Olympic champion Tamyra Mensah Stock at 68 kg, Olympic silver medalist Adeline Gray at 76 kg, Olympic bronze medalist Sarah Hildebrandt at 50 kg and 2016 Olympic champion and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Helen Maroulis at 57 kg.
Women’s freestyle championship series results
53 kg
1st - Amy Fearnside (Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC) dec. Ronna Heaton (Sunkist Kids), two matches to none
Bout One – Fearnside dec. Heaton, 5-3
Bout Two – Fearnside dec. Heaton, 3:29
3rd – Arena Villaescusa (Army WCAP) by forfeit over Alyssa Lampe (Sunkist Kids)
55 kg
1st - Jenna Burkert (Army WCAP) dec. Jacarra Winchester (Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC), two matches to one
Bout One –Burkert dec. Winchester, 7-6
Bout Two – Winchester dec. Burkert, 9-8
Bout Three – Burkert dec. Winchester, 4-3
3rd – Marissa Gallegos (Colorado Mesa WC) pin Amanda Martinez (Cardinal WC), 4:49
59 kg
1st - Maya Nelson (Sunkist Kids) dec. Megan Black (Army WCAP), two matches to none
Bout One –Nelson dec. Black, 5-4
Bout Two – Nelson pin Black, 5:13
3rd – Xochilt Mota-Pettis (Rise RTC) tech. fall Michaela Beck (Sunkist Kids), 10-0, 1:59
62 kg
1st - Kayla Miracle (Sunkist Kids) vs. Mallory Velte (Titan Mercury WC/Beaver Dam RTC)
Bout One – Miracle dec. Velte, 5-3
Bout Two – Miracle dec. Velte, 10-2
3rd – Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC/NLWC) dec. Gracie Figueroa (Titan Mercury WC), 8-6
65 kg
1st - Forrest Molinari (Sunkist Kids) dec. Emma Bruntil (Titan Mercury WC/Bearcat WC), two matches to none
Bout One – Molinari dec. Bruntil, 4-3
Bout Two – Molinari dec. Bruntil, 9-0
3rd – Alara Boyd (McKendree Bearcat WC) dec. Skylar Grote (NYAC/Beaver Dam RTC), 7-4
72 kg
1st - Kylie Welker (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Kennedy Blades (Sunkist Kids), 2 matches to 0
Bout One – Welker dec. Blades, 4-4
Bout Two – Welker inj. dft. Blades, 4:02
3rd – Yelena Makoyed (Cardinal WC) dec. Dymond Guilford (Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC), 10-8
Olympians Provisor and Hancock make Greco-Roman World Team; Roberts and Omania beat 2020 Olympians
The 2021 U.S. Senior World Greco-Roman Team will feature a pair of Olympians, three others with Senior World Championships experience and five first-time Senior World Team members when it travels to Oslo, Norway for the 2021 Senior World Championships, October 2-10.
The Greco-Roman championship series at the Senior World Team Trials in Lincoln, Neb. was a display of some veteran talent, and some exciting young stars looking to make a breakthrough.
Two-time Olympian Ben Provisor of the New York AC qualified for his second Senior World Team with an impressive two-match victory over Spencer Woods of Army WCAP at 82 kg. Provisor opened with a dominant 7-1 win in the first match, then kept good position on the way to a 4-2 win in bout two. Provisor wrestled at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and is now going to his second Senior Worlds.
Tokyo Olympian GAngelo Hancock of the Sunkist Kids at 97 kg is the only member of the four-athlete 2020 U.S. Greco-Roman Olympic Team who will compete in Oslo. Hancock stopped Senior Nationals champion Nicholas Boykin of the Sunkist Kids in two straight bouts, winning the first match 8-2 and the second match 5-0. This will be Hancock’s fourth Senior World Championships appearance, to go with his Olympic experience this year.
Another 2020 Olympian in the finals, Ildar Hafizov of Army WCAP will not be joining Hancock on the trip. His Army WCAP teammate Dalton Roberts qualified for his second Senior World Team with a three-match series victory over Hafizov at 60 kg.
Hafizov won a tight 4-3 match in the opener of the series, but Roberts rallied in bout two for a 5-3 victory. In the deciding third match, Roberts hits some big moves and secured a 9-0 technical fall to secure his spot on the Oslo team.
A third 2020 Olympian was in the 67 kg finals, but also did not win his series. 2019 Junior World bronze medalist Peyton Omania of the New York AC, who wrestles for Michigan State, surprised 2020 Olympian Alejandro Sancho of Army WCAP in the 67 kg finals series in two straight bouts. Omania scored a 6-3 decision in bout one and was able to win a tight 3-2 decision in the second round to secure his first Senior World Team berth.
Securing a third career World Team berth was Patrick Smith of the Minnesota Storm, who needed just two bouts to defeat Benjamin Peak of the Sunkist Kids at 82 kg. Smith won a criteria 3-3 decision in bout one and held the edge in match two for a 6-4 decision.
Max Nowry of Army WCAP made his second World Team, stopping Brady Koontz of Titan Mercury WC in two straight matches at 55 kg. Nowry won a pair of close battles, 2-1 in the first match and 3-1 in the second match. Nowry seeks his first World medal, after taking fifth at the 2019 Senior Worlds. This was a rematch of the 2019 Final X won by Nowry.
Earning spots on their first Senior World Teams were Omania, plus Sam Jones of the New York AC at 63 kg, Jesse Porter of the New York AC at 77 kg, Alan Vera of the New York AC at 87 kg and Cohlton Schultz of the Sunkist Kids at 130 kg.
Porter, who won the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 77 kg but did not compete in Tokyo because he was unable to qualify the weight class, will head to his first Senior World Championships after a strong effort today. He defeated Fritz Schierl of the Titan Mercury WC in two straight bouts. Porter was dominant in his 9-0 technical fall in bout one but had to be sharp to win his second match, 9-7. Porter has been on past age-group World teams.
Vera, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Cuba, achieved his dream of competing for the United States at the World Championships. Vera was able to get citizenship in time for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials but did not win that tournament. Vera defeated Ryan Epps in two straight technical falls, 9-0 and 8-0
Schultz, a 1987 Cadet World champion and a three-time age-group World medalist, needed three matches to defeat Jacob Mitchell of Army WCAP at 130 kg. It was Mitchell, a past Senior Nationals champion, who opened strong with a 4-2 win in bout one. Schultz was explosive in bout two, an 8-0 technical fall. In the deciding third bout, Schultz shut down Mitchell for a 6-0 win. Schultz was an All-American at Arizona State last year.
Sam Jones of the NYAC, who has been a national runner-up a number of times, made his first Senior World Team with a two-match sweep of David Stepanian of the NYAC at 63 kg. Jones was in charge in match one for a 9-0 technical fall, and also scored often in his 10-6 win in the second match.
Greco-Roman Championship Series
55 kg
1st - Max Nowry (Army WCAP) dec. Brady Koontz (TMWC), two matches to none
Bout One – Nowry dec. Koontz, 2-1
Bout Two – Nowry dec. Koontz, 3-1
3rd – Dalton Duffield (Army WCAP) pin Jacob Cochran (Florida), 1:52
60 kg
1st - Dalton Roberts (Army WCAP) dec. Ildar Hafizov (Army WCAP), two matches to one
Bout One –Hafizov dec. Roberts, 3-2
Bout Two – Roberts dec. Hafizov, 5-3
Bout Three -Roberts tech. fall Hafizov, 9-0
3rd – King Sandoval (Bandits WC) tech. fall Dylan Koontz (Titan Mercury WC)
63 kg
1st - Sam Jones (NYAC) dec. David Stepanian (NYAC), two matches to none
Bout One –Jones tech fall Stepanian, 9-0, 2:01
Bout Two – Jones dec. Stepanian, 10-6
3rd – Dylan Gregerson (Brunson UVRTC) tech. fall We Rachal (Illinois RTC/Illini WC)
67 kg
1st - Peyton Omania (NYAC) dec. Alejandro Sancho (Army WCAP), two matches to none
Bout One –Omania dec. Sancho, 6-3
Bout Two – Omania dec. Sancho, 3-2
3rd – Hayden Tuma (Suples WC) tech. fall Jesse Thielke (Army WCAP), 8-0, 1:08
72 kg
1st - Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm) dec. Benjamin Peak (Sunkist Kids), two matches to none
Bout One – Smith dec. Peak, 3-3
Bout Two – Smith dec. Peak 6-4
3rd –Jamel Johnson (Marines) dec. Michael Hooker (Army WCAP), 7-4
77 kg
1st - Jesse Porter (NYAC) dec. Fritz Schierl (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), two matches to none
Bout One – Porter tech. fall. Schierl, 9-0
Bout Two – Porter dec. Schierl, 9-7
3rd – Britton Holmes (Army WCAP) tech. fall Peyton Walsh (Marines), 14-6, 3:57
82 kg
1st - Ben Provisor (NYAC) dec. Spencer Woods (Army WCAP), two matches to none
Bout One – Provisor dec. Woods, 7-1
Bout Two – Provisor dec. Woods, 4-2
3rd - Richard Carlson (Minnesota Storm) dec. Tommy Brackett (Gator WC), 6-4
87 kg
1st - Alan Vera (NYAC) dec.. Ryan Epps (Minnesota Storm), two matches to none
Bout One – Vera tech. fall Epps, 9-0
Bout Two – Vera tech. fall Epps, 8-0
3rd – Tanner Hannah (Combat WC School of Wrestling) dec. George Sikes (NYAC), 4-3
97 kg
1st - G’Angelo Hancock (Sunkist Kids) dec. Nicholas Boykin (Sunkist Kids) , two matches to one
Bout One –Hancock dec. Boykin, 8-2
Bout Two – Hancock dec. Boykin, 5-0
3rd – Khymba Johnson (NYAC) tech. fall James Souza (Army WCAP), 9-0
130 kg
1st - Cohlton Schultz (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jacob Mitchell (Army WCAP), two matches to one
Bout One – Mitchell dec. Schultz, 4-2
Bout Two – Schultz tech. fall Mitchell, 8-0 in 1:00
Bout Three – Schultz dec. Mitchell, 6-0
3rd – Tanner Farmer (NYAC) tech. fall Donny Longendyke (Minnesota), 8-0, 2:03
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