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GWIAZDOWSKI CLAIMS TITLE AT WORLD TEAM TRIALS

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great to see North Carolina represented on the USA World team.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Former NC State wrestling national champion Nick Gwiazdowski claimed victory at the 2017 U.S. World Team Trials this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska, and now will be part of the U.S. national team at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships to be held in Paris, August 21-26. Gwiazdowski received a bye into the best-of-three finals at 125 kg at the World Team Trials held on Saturday. Gwiazdowski won two straight bouts to clinch the series, and in the process clinched his first-ever spot on the World Team for the U.S. Rest of the story at ….http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/6/11/wrestling-gwiazdowski-claims-title-at-world-team-trials.aspx

June 11, 2017 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Burroughs, Cox come from behind to earn spots on World Team

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Must have been exciting action in Lincoln this weekend.
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Two Olympic medalists — one a gold medalist and one a bronze medalist — found themselves on the brink of defeat at the Freestyle World Team Trials on Saturday night. Both wrestlers, Jordan Burroughs and J’den Cox, dug deep and found a way to win. The 28-year-old Burroughs, wrestling in front of his home crowd in Lincoln, Nebraska, came from behind to beat Kyle Dake in the finals at 74 kilograms and punch his ticket to September’s World Championships in Paris, France.
Rest of the story at ….http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18306

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