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Men’s Cadet World Team Trials Preview

Returning World silver medalist Richard Figueroa will be competing this weekend in Akron
This weekend, the 2019 UWW Men’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman Cadet World Team Trials will take place in Akron, Ohio. The winners of these tournaments will represent Team USA at the 2019 Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, this July. While there is onsite/late registration on Thursday, there is already a significant list of highly credentialed young wrestlers signed up to compete.
Cadet MFS 41-45 kg
2018 World Team member: Chance Lamer
88 pound 2018 Fargo finalists, Mason Gehloff and Jore Volk are both registered in this weight class. Gehloff defeated Volk in Fargo, 8-1, to claim the title.
Cadet MFS 48 kg
2018 World Team member: Richard Figueroa
Stevo Poulin finished third in Akron last year. He will be looking to improve upon his 2018 result in order to make his first World Team. Another stud in this weight class is Eli Griffin. Griffin took third at Fargo and gave Poulin a tough match in the consolation rounds in Akron last year, losing 13-11.
Cadet MFS 51 kg
2018 World Team member: Matthew Ramos
Last year’s World Team member Matthew Ramos won a Cadet World title. This year, Richie Figueroa, a 2018 Cadet World silver medalist at 48 kg, will move up a weight class and attempt to replicate Ramos’s success. Figueroa, a California native, will be challenged by another Golden State wrestler, Joey Cruz. Cruz defeated Figueroa at FloNationals, 5-2, this April. In 2018, Figueroa defeated Cruz at FloNationals, 3-2. This bracket is loaded and also features Fargo Champions, Drake Ayala and Jordan Williams. Rest of the team members and story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/May/29/Mens-Cadet-World-Tem-Trials-Previews?mc_cid=d3a2594278&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

May 30, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized