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OLYMPIC CHAMPS TAYLOR, SNYDER, STEVESON WIN, MARSTELLER TOPS BURROUGHS, IN MEN’S FREESTYLE AT FINAL X

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Olympic champions earned titles and six athletes qualified for their first Senior World Team in an exciting men’s freestyle segment of Final X on Saturday night at Prudential Center.

Advancing to the 2023 Senior World Championships will be 2020 Olympic champions David Taylor at 86 kg and Gable Steveson at 125 kg, plus 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder at 97 kg.

Taylor, also a two-time World champion, defeated another Penn State legend, Aaron Brooks in two straight matches in the finals series. Taylor shut out Brooks in the first match, then won a closer 5-4 match to advance back to the World Championships.

Steveson defeated an old college rival, Mason Parris, in two straight matches. Steveson won the first match 6-2, and shut out Parris in the second bout for a two-match sweep. Although he is an Olympic champion, Steveson will be competing in his first Senior World Championships.

Snyder, also a three-time World champion, did not wrestle today. His opponent, two-time World champion and Olympic medalist J’den Cox weighed in, but was injured and could not compete. Snyder will represent the USA at the World Championships or Olympics for the ninth straight time.

Chance Marsteller defeated 2012 Olympic champion and six-time World champion Jordan Burroughs in three exciting matches at 79 kg. Burroughs had competed on every Senior World Team since his 2011. Burroughs won the first match 3-3, getting a point for Marsteller pulling on his singlet late in the match and then getting criteria. In the second bout, Marsteller ground out a tough 5-4 win. In the deciding third match, a key throw on the edge, which was originally scored for Burroughs, was awarded four points for Marsteller on the challenge review. Marsteller finished off an 8-3 victoryu.

Four-time World champion Kyle Dake returns for a fifth World Championships with a two-match sweep over Jason Nolf, both by shut outs. … rest of story at … Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/June/10/Mens-Freestyle-Final-X-wrap

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Wrestling ‘helped shape me into who I am today,’ says ECU-bound graduate

Cumberland County Schools

Each year, Cumberland County Schools names a graduating senior at each high school as a Standout Senior. The 17 2023 Standout Seniors are bright, hard-working students who have overcome the odds to graduate and dedicate themselves to serving their community.

To learn more about their plans to attend college, serve in the military or begin their careers, go to www.ccs.k12.nc.us/graduation.

Karilynn Cuevas-Rodriguez will graduate from Seventy-First High School. She answered these questions about his education and his future.

  • What accomplishment are you most proud of or what do you want to be remembered for?

An accomplishment that I am most proud of is my singing and wrestling career here at Seventy-First High. I’ve been singing since the ninth grade, and over time my talents have grown. I love music. It is something I have always had a passion for and it’s definitely something I will continue doing. Wrestling is something I want to be remembered for; it is also something I’m proud of. I joined the wrestling program at Seventy First High in October 2021. It was different for me because I had never fully committed myself to a sport the way I did with wrestling. It was definitely a love-at-first-sight kind of thing.

  • What are your plans after graduation?

After high school, I plan to attend East Carolina University to major in business and entrepreneurship as well as join the Air Force ROTC program. To further my wrestling career, I will continue to do club wrestling for ECU. … rest of story … Cityviewnc.com/stories/standout-senior-2023-karilynn-cuevas-rodriguez

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Amie Just: The story behind Peyton Robb’s gnarly leg scars shows wrestler’s strength, courage

By Amie Just
To the untrained eye, Peyton Robb had a hockey-puck-sized, purple-hued, slightly raised bruise on his left shin that had developed black spots.
Gnarly, sure. But life-threatening?
“F***,” an orthopedic surgeon at Bryan East Campus muttered after seeing Robb’s leg.
He had never seen necrotizing fasciitis with his own two eyes, but he knew how deadly it was — hence the departure from standard bedside manner. He needed to secure the next bed in the hospital’s operating room.
Immediately.
Robb’s a wrestler. A two-time All-American at that. Bruises happen, as do nicks, cuts and bloody teeth. His adrenaline rushes while competing, so sometimes he doesn’t notice the aftereffects of a hard hit until much later.
But this wasn’t a bruise, and those black spots weren’t blisters. They were remnants of dead tissue — a sign that Robb’s infection with the flesh-eating strep bacteria had progressed into a later stage. … rest of story … Journalstar.com/huskers/wrestling/amie-just-the-story-behind-peyton-robbs-gnarly-leg-scars-shows-wrestlers-strength-courage

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STIFFLER, SYLVESTRE AMONG TRIPLE CHAMPIONS AT USA WRESTLING SOUTHEAST REGIONAL

CHEROKEE, N.C. – The USA Wrestling Regionals series continued with the Southeast Regional Championships being held at Cherokee Convention Center Expo Hall and Ballrooms.

There were eight double champions in the Junior boys division, athletes who won both the freestyle and Greco-Roman styles: William Jakeway of South Carolina (106), Tanner Spalding of Georgia (126), Anderson Heap of Florida (145), Layton Schneider of Oklahoma (152), Jude Randall of Oklahoma (160), Dominic Bambinelli of Georgia (170), Oscar Williams of Oklahoma (220) and Richard Thomas of Oklahoma (285).

Three competitors in the 16U boys division tripled up on gold medals: Hudson Chittum of Tennessee (94), Blue Stiffler of Georgia (138) and Ryder Wilder of Georgia (182).

Two athletes in the junior Girls division were triple champions in Gabriele Tedesco of Florida (106) and Naomie Sylvestre of Florida (122) as both won first place in freestyle, Greco-Roman and folkstyle. Zao Estrada of South Carolina (112-117) won first place in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.

In the 16U girls division, one competitor brought home a title in Greco-Roman, freestyle and folkstyle in Evelyn Holmes-Smith of Alabama (127).

The top six boys and top six girls in each weight class in the Junior and 16U divisions have qualified for their state teams for the 2023 USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D.

There were also tournaments held in freestyle, folkstyle and Greco-Roman at the 14U, 12U, 10U and 8U divisions for both boys and girls. Results for each weight class can be found below, with complete brackets available at Trackwrestling.com. … rest of story at … Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/June/07/Stiffler-Sylvestre-among-triple-champions-at-USA-Wrestling-Southeast-Regional

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