Peters, Mueller, Trotman, Cooper win U.S. Beach National men’s titles, the men’s World Beach Games qualifier
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. – The field was large and competitive in the Senior men’s division of the 2019 U.S. Beach National Championships, which served as the qualifying event for the U.S. team for the World Beach Games in San Diego, Calif. in October. A pair of past U.S. Beach National champions emerged as champion, Michael Peters of Illinois at 70 kg and Austin Trotman of North Carolina at 90 kg. Peters, who has competed at the last two Beach World Championships, needed three matches in the best-of-three championship series to beat past Beach Nationals medalist Joe Mondragon, two matches to one.
Mondragon won the first match, 3-0, but Peters stormed back with two straight wins, taking bout two 3-0 and bout three by a 5-0 margin. Peters, who competes for Div. II power Maryville University, was a 2017 U.S. Beach Nationals champion. Trotman won the U.S. Beach Nationals for the second straight year. He handled Austin Watkins in the finals series, two matches to none, winning 3-0 in the first bout and 4-0 in the second bout. Trotman was an All-American at Appalachian State, and a top U.S. Senior freestyle wrestler for many years. He stays in shape as a wrestling coach in an MMA gym in North Carolina. The other two champions have a direct connection to the U.S. Air Force, champions Brandon Mueller of Colorado at 80 kg and Diante Cooper of Kentucky at Over 90 kg (unlimited). Rest of the story and photos at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/May/18/Beach-Nationals-Senior-mens-champions?mc_cid=e1220964d1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Men’s Freestyle Junior World Team set
The Men’s Freestyle Junior World team is a mix of new faces and seasoned veterans with international experience. At 57 kg, Vito Arujau made his third World Team by defeating Malik Heinselman two-matches-to-none. Arujau made last year’s U23 Team, but did not compete. He took silver at the 2016 Cadet World Championships. Elite Accelerator Program athlete Gabe Tagg, defeated his future Tar Heel teammate, Jaime Hernandez two matches to none. This is his first World Team. Northwestern’s Yahya Thomas shut out Keegan O’Toole in two straight matches at 65 kg, 7-0, and 2-0 to make his first World Team.
Brayton Lee avenged his 2019 UWW Junior Nationals loss to Sammy Sasso by beating him twice in a row, 11-8, and 8-1 in the 70 kg finals to make his first world team. Sasso won by a 10-0 technical fall in the Junior Nationals Finals. 2016 Cadet World bronze medalist David Carr made his second World Team. He defeated Shane Griffith at 74 kg in two matches, 6-3 and 6-4. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/May/18/mfs-jr-world-team-article?mc_cid=e1220964d1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Trent Hidlay Earns Spot on Junior World Team
RALEIGH, N.C. – With two straight wins in the best two-of-three finals at the 2019 World Team Trials taking place in Reynolds Coliseum this weekend, R-Fr. Trent Hidlay has now advanced to represent the U.S. at the 2019 Junior World Championships.
The 2019 Junior World Championships will be in Estonia August 12-18. At the World Team Trials, Hidlay earned a bye into the finals series after he earned top honors at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas last weekend. Hidlay faced over against Virginia’s Victor Marcelli, who also redshirted as a true freshman this past college season, in the finals. Falling behind 4-0 in both of his bouts, Hidlay came back to win 12-7 and then 11-4 to secure the victory in his home arena. The Wolfpack had a pair of entrants into the UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals, and in addition to Hidlay placing first, fellow redshirt freshman Jarrett Trombley took third. At 61 kg, Trombley’s run at the World Team Trials started with a loss, then he reeled off three straight wins to finish third at his weight. Rest of the story at https://gopack.com/news/2019/5/18/wrestling-trent-hidlay-earns-spot-on-junior-world-team.aspx?mc_cid=e1220964d1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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