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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

May 21, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized