Friday’s U17 World Championships semifinals set
ISTANBUL, Turkiye (August 4) — The fifth day of wrestling at the 2023 U17 World Championships welcomes freestyle action at 48kg, 55kg, 65kg, 80kg and 110kg.
The morning session, which starts at 11:00 (local time), will run through the quarterfinals before taking our mid-day break. We’ll return at 17:00 for the semifinals, then roll directly into the first set of women’s wrestling medal bouts at 18:00.
Friday’s opening session will feature 30 medalists from this year’s continental champions, including 11 wrestlers who reached the top of the podium at the 2023 Asian, European, African or Pan-American Championships. … rest of story … UWW.org/article/fridays-u17-world-championships-semifinals-set
Andrew Alirez Takes Out 3-Time World Champ Haji Aliyev
Andrew Alirez defeated Haji Aliyev at the Ziolkowski Memorial tournament in Poland.
2023 NCAA Champ put the 65kg world on notice in his opening match at the Ziolkowski Memorial tournament in Poland on Sunday morning. Alirez defeated Haji Aliyev 8-0 in that bout and dominated from start to finish. Aliyev is notably a 3-time world champion, 2-time Olympic medalist, and is currently ranked #5 at in the world at 65kg in our International Rankings.
In the match against Aliyev, which you can watch below, Alirez got out to a quick 6-0 lead with a big, 4-point double leg from the outside that he transition directly into a leg-lace for 2 more points. Later in the first, Alirez was able to counter a leg attack and secure a go-behind to build his lead to 8-0. He held that lead for the remainder of the bout and was close to securing a tech fall but wisely didn’t force any positions against the experienced Aliyev. … rest of story and video at … Flowrestling.org/articles/11165916-andrew-alirez-takes-out-3-time-world-champ-haji-aliyev
App State’s Patterson Promoted to Full-Time Wrestling Assistant
BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling head coach JohnMark Bentley announced Wednesday that Jarrod Patterson has been promoted to a full-time assistant coach.
“Jarrod did a great job with our team during his first year in Boone,” Bentley said. “We’re excited that he’ll continue to work with our program and our wrestlers.”
Patterson joined App State’s staff as a volunteer assistant in May 2022 and contributed to a banner 2022-23 season in which the Mountaineers finished with a dual team ranking of No. 20 in the nation, secured a SoCon regular-season title with an 8-0 league record, earned a SoCon sweep by winning the conference tournament and had six wrestlers qualify to compete at the NCAA Championships.
“I am grateful for the opportunity and look forward to helping the program continue to produce champions on and off the mat,” Patterson said.
After being a four-time NCAA qualifier and an All-American at 125 pounds during a decorated career at Oklahoma from 2009-14, … rest of story at … Appstatesports.com/news/2023/8/2/-20-wrestling-patterson-promoted-to-full-time-wrestling-assistant
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