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Diakomihalis tops Retherford to win U.S. Open

LAS VEGAS — Yianni Diakomihalis has won at every level. After winning two Cadet world titles, five state titles and two NCAA championships in two tries, the 20-year-old Cornell sophomore can now add a U.S. Open title to his growing list of wrestling accomplishments. On Saturday, Diakomihalis came through to win the U.S. Open title at 65 kilograms, beating 2017 World Team member Zain Retherford 6-4 in the finals. On Friday, he topped Olympic fifth-place finisher Frank Molinaro in the quarterfinals and returning U.S. Open champion Jordan Oliver in the semifinals.

By winning the U.S. Open title, Diakomihalis now advances to Final X in June where he will await the winner of next month’s U.S. World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. In the finals, Retherford, a three-time NCAA champion for Penn State, went up 4-2 in the second period, but Diakomihalis came back with a takedown in the final minute to grab a criteria lead. He would add a late takedown to win by two.  Rest of the story and pictures and video at
https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21862

April 27, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized