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World Championships – 2021

Historic Team Race Between USA, Russia, and Iran
The third day of men’s freestyle at the senior world championships in Oslo, Norway is complete and the team race is could not be closer between USA, Russia, and Iran. As we near the end of the tournament, take a look below to see what countries lead in the team standings.
USA, Russia, And Iran All Still Alive For Team Title
Only medal matches remain at 70kg and 97kg entering the final day of wrestling at the world championships. The team race has been a roller coaster all tournament and USA, Russia, and Iran all have realistic scenarios in which they can win the team title. Before we outline a few of the scenarios, take a look at the current standings for the top 10 countries: … rest of story at https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/7161298-team-usa-takes-the-early-team-lead?mc_cid=c9473866bd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Burroughs wins sixth career gold medal, Gilman gets the gold, Cox adds bronze at Senior Worlds in Norway
Miracle to go for women’s freestyle gold at World Championships in Norway, Burkert pulled back into repechage
Snyder’s last-second heroics put him into World finals against Sadualev; Green eliminated at Senior Worlds in Norway
Miracle qualifies for semifinals in women’s freestyle, Burkert drops opener at Senior Worlds in Norway
Snyder qualifies for semifinals, Green falls in quarterfinals at Senior Worlds in Norway
Dake wins third World title, Fix and Taylor take silver, Gwiazdowski is fifth at Senior Worlds in Norway
Gilman, Burroughs qualify for gold-medal finals, Cox to go for bronze in men’s freestyle at Senior Worlds in Norway
U.S. women’s freestyle team receives draws for Senior World Championships in Oslo, Norway
Burroughs, Cox, Gilman qualify for semifinals, Gwiazdowski to go for bronze at Senior Worlds in Norway
Taylor, Dake, Fix reach gold-medal finals, Gwiazdowski in repechage at Senior Worlds in Oslo, Norway
Fix, Taylor, Dake advance to men’s freestyle semifinals at Senior Worlds in Oslo, Norway … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/September/28/World-Championships-Special-Section?mc_cid=df290330a7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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EXPERIENCED, TALENTED U.S. TEAM TO COMPETE AT SENIOR WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OSLO, NORWAY, OCT. 2-10

Shortly after one of the greatest Olympic performances in the history of USA Wrestling, the United States is sending an experienced and talented team to the Senior World Championships in Oslo, Norway, October 2-10.
Eight of the nine U.S. wrestlers who won Olympic medals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 decided to also compete at the World Championships, giving Team USA an amazing foundation for success in Oslo. In addition, the other 22 team berths were determined during a competitive Senior World Team Trials in Lincoln, Neb., September 11-12.
The competition will be held at Jordal Amfi in Oslo, Norway. The event starts with men’s freestyle competition October 2-5, women’s freestyle action October 4-7 and Greco-Roman wrestling October 7-10. The combined U.S. team includes 10 Olympic medalists including four who have won an Olympic gold medal. The group also has eight past Senior World champions, who have won a combined 18 World titles. A total of 12 of the team members have won a Senior World medal, and they have combined for a total of 36 Senior World medals.
The 2020 Olympic medalists on the World Team include gold medalists David Taylor (MFS,86 kg) and Tamyra Mensah Stock (WFS, 68 kg). 2020 Olympic silver medalists Adeline Gray (WFS, 76 kg) and Kyle Snyder (MFS, 97 kg) are also on the squad. 2020 Olympic bronze medalists Thomas Gilman (MFS, 57 kg), Kyle Dake (MFS, 74 kg), Helen Maroulis (WFS, 57 kg) and Sarah Hildebrandt.(WFS, 50 kg) will also compete in Oslo. Snyder and Maroulis are both two-time Olympic medalists, as they were also 2016 Olympic gold medalists. Two other past Olympic medalists qualified for the team with victories at the World Team Trials, 2012 Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs (MFS, 79 kg) and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’den Cox (MFS, 92 kg).
We will look at each U.S. team separately, starting with the men’s freestyle wrestlers who compete first. This team has won a combined 28 World and Olympic medals, with 14 of them gold. We start with the six past Olympic medalists: Gilman, Dake, Burroughs, Taylor, Cox and Snyder. From this group, Burroughs has won four World titles and seven World medals. Snyder is a two-time World champion and four-time World medalist. Cox has also won two World titles, and three World medals. Dake has won two World titles and Taylor has won one World title. Gilman won a World silver medal in 2017. Also on the team is a two-time World medalist James Green at 70 kg, who has won a World silver and World bronze, plus two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski at 125 kg. Daton Fix, who is competing at 61 kg, is on his second Senior World Team. The only team member who has not been on a Senior World team is Yianni Diakomihalis at 65 kg, who has won two Cadet World titles.

Seven of the team members are past NCAA Div. I champions with Dake (4x), Snyder (3x), Cox (3x), Diakomihalis (2x), Burroughs (2x), Taylor (2x) and Gwiazdowski (2x), for a total of a combined 18 NCAA crowns. Next up on the schedule is the women’s freestyle squad, with … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/September/28/2021-Senior-World-Team-advance?mc_cid=df290330a7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

And All World And Olympic Medalists At 2021 Worlds – Men’s Freestyle
A breakdown of all past World/Olympic medalists in men’s freestyle who are competing at the 2021 World Championships. Men’s Freestyle at the World Championships will take place October 2-5 in Oslo, Norway. Take a look below at all of the former world/Olympic medalists who will be competing at the 2021 Senior World Championships. … rest of story at https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/7160827-all-world-and-olympic-medalists-at-2021-worlds-mens-freestyle?mc_cid=ffa768c98f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

And ENTIRE U.S. MEN’S FREESTYLE TEAM RECEIVES ITS DRAWS FOR SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OSLO, NORWAY
The draw was held for all 10 weight classes in men’s freestyle, which will be hosted in Oslo, Norway this week. The United States, which has six past Olympic medalists on its men’s freestyle roster in Oslo, is expected to be in the race for the team title. The draw was held at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time, but an error was discovered in the list of entries, requiring a redraw of the brackets. Seven U.S. wrestlers received a different first-round opponent after the redraw, with only James Green (70 kg) Jordan Burroughs (79 kg) and Nick Gwiazdowski (125 kg) getting the same athlete they were originally scheduled to face in the first draw. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/October/01/World-Championships-draw-story-mens-freestyle?mc_cid=ffa768c98f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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Linfield University Adds Men’s and Women’s Wrestling

Linfield University on Monday announced the addition of men’s and women’s wrestling teams, which will begin competition in the fall of 2022.

The university will hire a coach for the programs right away, and begin recruiting for next year. Men’s and women’s wrestling will become the 22nd and 23rd NCAA Division III sports at Linfield, which has a strong tradition of student athletics.

“This is a big moment in Linfield’s history, and in the history of Wildcat athletics,” Athletic Director Garry Killgore said. “It represents our first new varsity programs in almost 25 years, which is not a step we took lightly. Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest-growing sports in America, and we’re excited to offer new opportunities for those athletes.”

The last time the university added varsity sports was in 1996 with women’s golf and 1997 with women’s lacrosse. Linfield had a men’s wrestling team until 1986, which competed at the NAIA level at the time.

Linfield’s Office of Admission has consistently fielded a large number of questions in recent years from high school students wanting to wrestle in college. Wrestling is among the top NCAA sports in terms of attracting first-generation students and students from traditionally under-represented communities.

“Linfield right now is growing from a college into a university, opening a second campus, building a new $37 million science center and adding graduate programs, among other things,” said Miles K. Davis, Linfield president. “The addition of men’s and women’s wrestling fits right in with that growth trajectory. I look forward to sitting matside in Ted Wilson Gymnasium and cheering for Wildcat wrestlers in the years ahead.”

On their own, students started a new wrestling club this fall, which will compete against other college clubs during the 2021-22 season. The club will then fold, and interested students can join the new NCAA men’s or women’s team.

A group called Restore College Wrestling Oregon has been meeting with Linfield’s athletic department for three years, discussing plans, offering help and exploring opportunities together. Larry Bielenberg, a four-time NCAA All-American and the 1975 heavyweight national champion for Oregon State, has been a primary point of contact for RCWOR through that time.

“We are thrilled that Linfield is restarting its men’s program and initiating a new women’s program,” said Bielenberg, whose daughter graduated from Linfield in 2006. “It’s been a pleasure for Restore College Wrestling Oregon to work with Garry Kilgore and we appreciate the decision from President Davis to make it happen. This will be the fifth program RCWOR has helped start in the state of Oregon, … rest of story at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/Linfield-University-Adds-Men-s-and-4-10-2021

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