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Gwiazdowski accepts Final X berth, and will compete for U.S. World Team at Final X: Rutgers on June 8

By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | April 25, 2019,
Two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) has officially accepted his berth in Final X. He will battle for the spot at 125 kg/275 lbs. on the 2019 U.S. World Team in men’s freestyle at Final X: Rutgers on Saturday, June 8. The event will be hosted at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. Exclusive live and on-demand coverage will be provided on FloWrestling, as well as on the FloSports apps on iOS, Roku and Apple TV 4.

Gwiazdowski has won World bronze medals the last two years, first at the 2017 World Championships in Paris, France and then at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Gwiazdowski has won the Pan American Championships the last two years (2018 and 2019). Gwiazdowski won a bronze medal at the 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia. He was also a 2017 U.S. Open champion. Gwiazdowski was a two-time NCAA champion and three-time finalist for NC State. As a freshman, he was an NCAA All-American for Binghamton. He won his NCAA titles for the Wolfpack in 2014 and 2015. He was a two-time New York state champion for Duanesburg High School. To order tickets, go to the tickets tab on the official Final X website at: http://www.FinalX.tv The Final X series will determine the 2019 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three Olympic disciplines, and is held in two different locations and dates in June.

The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams allow for 2018 Senior World medalists to advance directly to Final X at the weight class where he/she won a medal in 2018. 2018 World medalists must declare, in writing, their intent to accept the automatic berth into by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1. Gwiazdowski has met this requirement and accepted his qualification. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/April/25/Gwizz-accepts-FInal-X-spot-at-Rutgers?mc_cid=e2a1005f3f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 26, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized