Burroughs Wins Gold at Pan-American Games
Lima, Peru – Former Husker and current U.S. World Team member Jordan Burroughs won gold at 74 kg at the Pan-American Games, defeating 2011 World silver medalist Franklin Gomez of Puerto Rico, 4-1 on Saturday. In the final, Burroughs led 1-0 at the break. Gomez knotted the score up at 1-1 after a caution. Burroughs reclaimed the lead after a step-out and finished the match with a takedown to win via 4-1 decision. The win gives Burroughs his third Pan-American Games championship, previously winning gold in 2011 and 2015.
In the semifinal, Burroughs defeated four-time Senior World medalist Geandry Garzon of Cuba via 15-4 technical fall to advance to the finals. Burroughs and Garzon traded takedowns to begin the match. Burroughs added a pair of double-leg takedowns and gained points for exposure to earn the 8-2 advantage at the break. Garzon was awarded a point after a caution on Burroughs and then Burroughs forced a step-out. Both wrestlers traded step-out points to bring the tally to 10-4 in favor of Burroughs. The semifinal concluded with a Burroughs takedown, a failed challenge by Cuba and a second takedown by Burroughs to win by technical fall, 15-4. Rest of the story at http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211808885
Kendall Cross’ wrestling career blossomed after family moved to Oklahoma
Growing up as a young boy in Billings, Montana, Kendall Cross thought he was a good wrestler. He had won the Billings city championship, after all. Then he moved to Oklahoma. “I immediately realized how good the wrestling was here,” said Cross, who will be one of seven inductees into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame on Aug. 12. “I thought I was a good wrestler.
“Looking back, coming to Oklahoma was one of the best things that happened to me in terms of development. Oklahoma wrestling is a hotbed. In my childhood years, I’m so glad I got to wrestle here.” Cross went on to win one state championship while wrestling at Mustang High School in 1985, an NCAA title and three All-America honors at Oklahoma State, then wrestled in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, winning gold in Atlanta in 1996. If you check the record books in Cross’ senior year of high school at Mustang in 1986, you won’t see his name among the state champions, however. Rest of the story at
https://oklahoman.com/article/5637944/kendall-cross-wrestling-career-blossomed-after-family-moved-to-oklahoma?mc_cid=b9eb082e8f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Richland police officers help youth wrestlers grapple with real-life situations
RICHLAND, MI — Richland police officers Jud Sikkema and Amir Khillah stopped by Gull Lake High School last Friday and it had nothing to do with any pressing legal matter. It did have to do with mats, however.
The partners in preventing crime swung by Joshua Schultz’s second-year youth wrestling camp at the school Aug. 2. They interacted with a couple dozen elementary-school-aged grapplers, helped demonstrate tactical moves and, in Khillah’s words, “hopefully began to develop a positive perspective on law enforcement in the youth.” Rest of the story at https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/08/richland-police-officers-help-youth-wrestlers-grapple-with-real-life-situations.html?mc_cid=0627ee2afe&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
BYU football defensive end Zac Dawe credits Pleasant Grove wrestling roots for competitive foundation
Nearly five-and-a-half years ago, a talented athlete from Pleasant Grove High School stood atop the podium one final time after winning individual and team state wrestling championships. The Viking had signed to play football at BYU but said his passion was in competing on the mat. “Wrestling is who I am,” Zac Dawe said in 2014, after capping his wrestling career with his second-straight state title. “It’s because of wrestling that the opportunities have opened up for me. I have to thank my wrestling coaches because they are the reason I’m going to be at BYU.”
Now a junior defensive lineman for the Cougars, Dawe said Friday that his view of the value of wrestling hasn’t changed. “I think wrestling is huge, especially for anyone who wants to play offensive or defensive line,” Dawe said. “It’s a very physical sport. There is no getting around someone. You have to go head-to-head. There is a confidence factor in knowing you can be confident in yourself to have a one-on-one matchup and dominate. Wrestling is all about leverage and technique and repetition. Rest of the story at https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/byu-football-defensive-end-zac-dawe-credits-pleasant-grove-wrestling/article_08013d9c-583e-5007-b3eb-cb1f71858d0d.html?mc_cid=0627ee2afe&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/byu-football-defensive-end-zac-dawe-credits-pleasant-grove-wrestling/article_08013d9c-583e-5007-b
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