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Pan-Am Championships entries announced
OTTAWA – The Pan-American Championships are set to take place March 6 to 9 at the Shaw Centre in downtown Ottawa. The Canadian team will feature 2019 Canadian Wrestling Trials winners Amar Dhesi and Jasmit Phulka, as well 2018 World Champion Justina Di Stasio, 2018 U23 World Champion Alexandria Town, and 2019 U23 bronze medallist Hannah Taylor. Internationally, Olympic champion Ismael Borrero Molina of Cuba leads a list of eight returning Greco-Roman champions into Ottawa. America’s pair of reigning world champions Tamyra Mensah and Adeline Gray are two of the five 2019 gold medalists that highlight the women’s wrestling part of the competition. In freestyle, Americans Anthony Ashnault, Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Snyder return to the Pan-American championships looking to retain the titles they claimed a year ago. …. rest of the story at https://wrestling.ca/pan-am-championships-entries-announced/?mc_cid=b2c97277d1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Wrestlers Gray, Lee, Diakomihalis named semifinalists for Sullivan Award; Fans vote online
BY USA WRESTLING | MARCH 09, 2020, 
Three wrestlers have been nominated and named semifinalists for the 90th AAU James E. Sullivan Award, given annually to the nation’s top amateur athlete. Five-time World champion and seven-time World medalist Adeline Gray, plus two-time NCAA champions Spencer Lee and Yianni Diakomihals, are on the ballot for this year’s award, which can be voted upon by fans. Voting opens for the semifinalists on Monday, March 9 at 10:30 AM EST and will stay open through Friday, March 13
Fans can vote once per day now through March 13 to help choose the nation’s top amateur athlete! Please note, when you go to the online ballot, not all of the candidates initially appear. Please click the show more button on the bottom of the page to see the entire list of candidates. The finalists will be announced live at the AAU Gussie Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony on March 23 in Detroit. The AAU Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. ….. story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/09/Gray-Lee-Diakomihalis-named-Sullivan-Award-semifinalists?mc_cid=178e8cf0d6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling postponed, discussions to reschedule at Bryce Jordan Center
By USA Wrestling, Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, the Bryce Jordan Center and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee | March 13,
Due to the ever-changing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and out of concern for the health and wellbeing of athletes, fans, staff and the community, USA Wrestling, Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, the Bryce Jordan Center and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have collectively decided to postpone the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling, scheduled for April 4 – 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.
…. rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/13/US-Olympic-Team-Trials-postponed?mc_cid=dd3ca5e7e5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

EVERYONE MEDALS: US Team Leaves Ottawa On A High Note
After qualifying their weight categories for the 2020 Olympics earlier in the day, four US athletes still had gold medal matches ahead of them, and two more were called upon to fight for bronze. In the end, only one of those aforementioned taskmasters won a gold medal (via forfeit no less), but three silvers and two bronze is always an indicator of success at any international tournament. The medal round of the 2020 Pan-Am Olympic Qualifier began at 5:00pm (EST) and aired live in the US on Trackwrestling. …. story at http://www.fivepointmove.com/usa-greco/pan-am-qualifier-final-results/?mc_cid=dd3ca5e7e5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

USA Wrestling COVID-19 Updates Special Section
BY USA WRESTLING | MARCH 14, 2020, 
USA Wrestling Statements
March 31 – USA Wrestling suspends sanctioned events and national events through May 10
March 23 video – Moments off the Mat interview with Executive Director Rich Bender
March 21 video: USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender addresses wrestling community on COVID-19March 16 – USA Wrestling to revoke all sanctions through April 6, and postpone all national events through April 20
March 12 – USA Wrestling statement on COVID-19 and its activities moving forward
USA Wrestling National and Regional Events Updates
Current USA Wrestling National Events Schedule
March 31 – USA Wrestling suspends sanctioned events and national events through May 10March 31 – U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling postponed until 2021: information and directions for ticket holders updated
March 18 – POSTPONED – The USMC U.S. Open in Las Vegas will be postponed, with plans to reschedule
March 16 – USA Wrestling to revoke all sanctions through April 6, and postpone all national events through April 20
March 13 – U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling postponed, discussions to reschedule at Bryce Jordan Center
March 13 – POSTPONED – Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier will be moved to new date and site to be determined
March 13 – POSTPONED – Girls Folkstyle Nationals will be postponed, with plans to reschedule
CANCELLATION: Northwest 16U and Junior Regionals in Centralia, Wash., March 28-29 is canceled
CANCELLATION: Dominate in the Dells in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., March 13-15 is canceled
Online and Video Resources (updated regularly)
USA Wrestling’s new TheMat.tv, with weekday live video at 5 pm ET and thousands of free videos
USA Wrestling makes online National Coaches Education Program courses free to members through April 5 …. rest of story and list at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/14/COVID-19-Special-Section?mc_cid=143786004c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

‘MAGIC MAN’ RETURNS: DAVID TAYLOR QUALIFIES USA FOR TOKYO 2020 AFTER NEARLY A YEAR OUT
He hasn’t fought since May 2019 but David Taylor brought the magic back to the mat at the 2020 Pan-Am Olympic Qualifiers
David Taylor hadn’t wrestled since 5 May 2019 when he stepped on the mat to face Venezuela’s Pedro Ceballos on Sunday 15 March 2020. It was all eyes on Taylor, the 2018 world champ, back from a potentially career-ending torn ligament (ACL) as he walked out at the Shaw Center in Ottowa, Canada, for his 86kg men’s freestyle contest. Was he fit? Had the injury taken its toll? Was the magic gone? A pin and a 10-0 victory over the Venezuelan – Lima 2019 Pan Am silver medallist and 5th at Rio 2016 – was the perfect response. …. rest of story at https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/wrestling-david-taylor–usa-tokyo-2020-qualification/?mc_cid=f6e5f3ba8d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

GRECO NEWS
Monday Roundup: Ottawa Wrapped; Updated Int’l Medal Count; Style Guide Change
The United States Greco-Roman Seniors who competed in Ottawa were responsible for one of the program’s most memorable weeks in quite some time. It started with the Pan-American Championships, which saw the US run up 200 team points behind five golds, three silvers, and one bronze. Six days after the Pan Am Championships, four American athletes made the finals of the accompanying Olympic Qualifier, thereby securing their respective weight classes on behalf of the US in advance of the 2020 Olympics. And, the US capped that particular tournament with all six wrestlers earning medals, further adding to a freight train march of success that brought with it reason for celebration, as well as reason to exhale. …. story at http://www.fivepointmove.com/greco-wrestling-news/ottawa-wrapped-qualifier/?mc_cid=f6e5f3ba8d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

USA Wrestling to revoke all sanctions through April 6, and postpone all national events through April 20
BY USA WRESTLING | MARCH 16,
With that in mind, USA Wrestling has made the decision to immediately enact the following:
• Discontinue all sanctioned events (local, state, regional or national) through April 6, 2020. Any event scheduled through April 6, 2020 will be notified. If any event was previously sanctioned with USA Wrestling, that sanction is now revoked.
• Postpone all regional and national events through April 20, 2020. This is to include the following events:
o Girls Folkstyle Nationals – Colorado Springs, CO – March 26-29, 2020
o Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier – Millersville, PA – March 27-28, 2020
o Northwest Regionals – Centralia, WA – March 28-29, 2020
o Olympic Trials Silver Coaches College – State College, PA – April 1-3, 2020
o Folkstyle Nationals – Cedar Falls, IA – April 3-5, 2020
o 2020 Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling – State College, PA – April 4-5, 2020 …. story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/16/USA-Wrestling-statement-on-sanctioned-and-national-events?mc_cid=f6e5f3ba8d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 2, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized