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USA Wrestling sets record with 11 Senior World medals in one year with historic effort in Budapest

By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | Oct. 25, 2018, 8:07 p.m. (ET)
Mallory Velte of the United States celebrates her World bronze medal at 62 kg tonight in Budapest. Her medal victory gave Team USA a record 11 Senior medals for the year. Photo by Robbert Wijtman.

With two more women’s freestyle medals on Thursday in Budapest, Hungary, USA Wrestling set a record for the most Senior-level World medals in a single year with 11 medals so far at the 2018 World Championships.
Today, Sarah Hildebrandt won a silver medal at 53 kg and Mallory Velte won a bronze medal at 62 kg, giving the USA four medals in the women’s freestyle competition.
At the beginning of the week, the U.S. men’s freestyle team won seven individual medals.
Of those 11 medals, four were gold medals, won by Adeline Gray in women’s wrestling at 76 kg (her fourth career World title), plus three World gold medals in men’s freestyle by athletes who won their first career World titles, Kyle Dake at 79 kg, David Taylor at 86 kg and J’den Cox at 92 kg.
The previous record was 10 medals, which was shared with the U.S. World Teams in 1997, 1989 and 1991.  Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2018/October/25/USA-Wrestling-sets-record-with-11th-Senior-World-medal?mc_cid=243db36f84&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

October 27, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Finesilver to Wrestle Number One Ranked Kolodzik in the 149 Pound Matchup

by Dan Weaver, NWCA
Manheim, PA – Mitch Finesilver, born and raised in Greenwood Village, is the only competitor to wrestle in this year’s NWCA All-Star Classic that hails from Colorado. Mitch is one of four Finesilver brothers that will be wrestling for the Duke Blue Devils in the upcoming 2018-19 season. Coming into his redshirt senior season he has compiled a 62-25 career record while making three trips to the NCAA National Championships and was the 2018 Southern Scuffle runner-up. Mitch is looking forward to returning to his hometown to wrestle in front of his friends and family and against Princeton University’s Matthew Kolodzik.
Returning two-time All-American and number one ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, Matthew Kolodzik is ready to bring the fire in his second consecutive NWCA All-Star Classic. Following a great 2018 season which included an EIWA championship and a third-place finish at the 2018 National Championships, Kolodzik is looking for redemption following his tough 4-3 loss in last year’s NWCA All-Star Classic.  He holds a career 59-10 record and was an All-American in 2017. Kolodzik was the first freshman Princeton wrestler to accomplish All-American status since 2002. 
This will be the first collegiate match between Kolodzik and Finesilver. Kolodzik is here to prove that he is the best 149 pounder in the nation, while Finesilver is looking to kick off the season at the 149 pound weight class with a bang.
Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/finesilver-wrestle-number-one-ranked-kolodzik-149-pound-matchup/?mc_cid=243db36f84&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

 

October 26, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Duke has announced 2018-19 schedule.

DURHAM, N.C.—Duke wrestling head coach Glen Lanham has announced the 2018-19 schedule. The Blue Devils will host five home duals and wrestle three duals against NCAA top 20 finishers from a year ago.  Duke is coming off of its best season, placing 22nd overall at the NCAA Championships and garnering another All-America award. The Blue Devils return eight starters from a year ago, including four NCAA qualifiers.
November Tournaments and December Dual
Mitch Finesilver will open the 2018 campaign at the 2018 NWCA All-Star Classic in Denver, Colo. Finesilver was selected to compete at 149 pounds in the prestigious preseason event. Hosted by RMNevents and taking place at the National Wrestling Complex, Finesilver is the second Blue Devil selected to compete in this even that features just 20 wrestlers across the country.   The season officially kicks off November 4 at the Hokie Open. Three Blue Devils finished in the top five of the overall bracket and a trio of rookies grabbed podium finishes in the Freshman and Sophomore Division.
The Keystone Classic is the other November tournament for the Blue Devils two weeks later. Duke earned four top-five finishes in the event a year ago. The Blue Devils close out November at the top-shelf Cliff Keen Open in Las Vegas.
Rest of the story at http://www.goduke.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211777346&mc_cid=d30b849a6e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

October 25, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Super 32 Challenge Preview; Pennsylvania Power Edition

PAP44: You can feel it in the air – the wrestling season is upon us. One of the biggest Tournaments of the year, The Super 32 Challenge, will feature a fresh look at Pennsylvania wrestlers heading into the 2019 Season. PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes provide an in-depth look at all the Pennsylvania wrestlers who are slated to compete in Greensboro, NC. They also make predictions on some of the Keystone State’s top grapplers.
Rest of the story at http://www.papowerwrestling.com/pap44-super-32-challenge-preview-pennsylvania-power-edition/?mc_cid=d30b849a6e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

October 25, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

App State Favored To Claim Another SoCon Wrestling Title

BOONE, N.C. — With six preseason all-conference selections in the 10 weight classes, Appalachian State Wrestling has been voted the favorite to win another Southern Conference championship.  Seeking its fourth consecutive SoCon regular-season title, App State received a first-place vote from all six of the other head coaches — a coach could not vote for his own team or student-athletes.  The Mountaineers return eight wrestlers who were primary starters for a 2017-18 team that went unbeaten against its SoCon schedule and secured a title sweep by winning the league tournament, which will be held at the Holmes Center in Boone this March. App State has two more wrestlers returning who have started in multiple dual team matches for head coach JohnMark Bentley during the last two seasons.
Appalachian’s preseason all-conference selections are senior Randall Diabe (197 pounds), senior Irvin Enriquez (141 pounds), junior Cary Miller (heavyweight), junior Matt Zovistoski (149 pounds), sophomore Alan Clothier (184 pounds) and sophomore Codi Russell (133 pounds).
Rest of the story at https://appstatesports.com/news/2018/10/23/app-state-favored-to-claim-another-socon-wrestling-title.aspx?mc_cid=e182b7fb32&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Diabe, Enriquez and Clothier all qualified for the NCAA Championships last season, as Enriquez claimed an automatic bid by winning a SoCon title in Charleston, S.C., and Zovistoski redshirted last season after being an NCAA qualifier in 2017.

October 24, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 125 with at least 230 wins

After 2017-2018 season             as of July 2018

ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 125  with at least 230 wins     Wins &-Level

  1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                616 – I
  2. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 581 – II
  3. Jare Klein (Olivet College)                   569 – III
  4. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)               541 – III  deceased  in 2018
  5. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey)  534 – III
  6. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                  515 – I/III
  7. Jack Childs (Drexel)                            512 – I / JC
  8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                    493 – I
  9. Max Servcies (Wabash)                       487 – III
  10. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)          485 – III
  11. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)  467 – II / I
  12. Milton Martin (Westmar)                     462 – NAIA
  13. Don Elia (Carson-Newman)                 461 – II
  14. Ned McGinley (King’s College)             460 – III
  15. Ron Mirikitani (Meramec –St. Louis)   457 – JUCO
  16. John Sacchi (Rutgers/Middlesex)         447 – I/Juco
  17. Gary Taylor (Rider)                             442 – I  — retired in 2017
  18. J Robinson (Minnesota)                            440 – I
  19. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)  440 – I
  20. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech)   431 – I/Juco
  21. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II/III
  22. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421 – I
  23. Tom Jarman (Manchester, Nwern U., Taylor) 415 – I/III
  24. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)       414 III
  25. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                          413 – III
  26. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)             411 – I
  27. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
  28. Wally Johnson (Minn./S.D. St., Luther Coll.)  – 400 I/III
  29. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
  30. David James (Central Oklahoma)                   396 – II
  31. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State / Canton C.C.)             393 – I/JUCO
  32. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                 392 – III
  33. Paul Mance (App. St./Herkimer C.C.)              387 – I/JUCO
  34. Eric Knuutila (Niagara C.C.)                383 – JUCO
  35. Dave Amato (Brown)                          381 – I / III
  36. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)          378 – I
  37. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)             376 – III
  38. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)         376 – III
  39. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)   374 – COA
  40. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan)           370 – I
  41. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                364 — I
  42. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    356 – II
  43. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                355 – I
  44. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO)      353 – II
  45. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisconsin)         350 – I
  46. Ron Gaffner (Muskegeon C. C.)           344 – JUCO
  47. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                  344 – III
  48. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Wilmar)          329 – Juco
  49. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327 – I
  50. Carl Adams (Boston Univ.)                            326 – I
  51. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)                325 – III
  52. Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan Coll.)  322 – I/III
  53. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322 – I
  54. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                 322 – I
  55. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.)                      321 – III
  56. Tom Kessler (York College)                           321 – III
  57. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319 – I
  58. Jody L. Thompson  (Labette Ks. C.C.)          318 – Juco
  59. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)          318– III
  60. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)           317 – III  – Incomplete
  61. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)                   313 – I
  62. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.)                             311  – I
  63. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy)                    311  – I
  64. Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve)          310 – III
  65. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                      304 – III
  66. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                      304 – I
  67. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                             304 – Juco
  68. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                  302 – I
  69. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass)                   301 – III
  70. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State College)           301 – Juco
  71. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater)            301 – III
  72. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300 – I
  73. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll. NJ)     300 – Juco
  74. Robert “Rummy” Macias  (Minn. St.-Mankato)  299 – II
  75. P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell)           299 – I /II
  76. Byron D. James (Wisc.-River Falls)                297 – III
  77. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                  297 – I  — retired in 2018
  78. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State)                     296 – I
  79. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   293 — II
  80. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.)                               292 – I
  81. Neil Boyd (Waldorf College)                         291 – Juco
  82. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American)   288 – I
  83. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.) 287 – I
  84. Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.)   286 – II
  85. Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State)                       284 — III
  86. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.)                                    282 – I
  87. Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College)         282 – III
  88. Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.)                             280 — I
  89. Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside)                      277 – II
  90. Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.)                     274 – I
  91. John Elton (St. John’s {Minn.}                      273 — III
  92. Bob Riehm (Southern Oregon St.)                 270 — NAIA
  93. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                 269 — I
  94. Dave Mitchell (Luther (IA))                         269 – III
  95. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                       268 – Juco.
  96. Art Kraft (Triton Comm. Coll.)                      264 — Juco
  97. Bruce Pfutzenreuter (Bakersfield Coll.)                     264 – Calf. Jr.
  98. Dave McCuskey  (Iowa / Univ. Northern Iowa)        262 –I
  99. Frank Millard (SUNY Delhi/SUNY-Potsdam)          261 — Juco
  100. Frank Cheek (Humboldt State)                                  261 – III
  101. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)                  261 — I
  102. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                   258 – I
  103. Ed Michael (Buffalo/Corning Comm. Coll.)              258 – I/Juco
  104. Norm Lovelace (Harper, William Rainey Coll. {ILL}  257 — Juco
  105. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)           255 – I
  106. Jack Crider (St. Louis C.C. at Forest Park)    255 — Juco
  107. Mike Sterner  (SW Minnesota St.)                  254 — II
  108. Ron Gray (Kent St./Franklin & Marshall)      253 — I
  109. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                   251 – III
  110. Neil Turner (Messiah Coll./Lock Haven)        251 – III/I
  111. Dave Kemmy (Roger Williams)                      251 – III
  112. David Pacheco (Sacramento City College)    250 – Calf. Jr.
  113. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud St. Univ./Dana College)   249 – II
  114. Arnold ‘Swede’ Umbach (Auburn Univ)       249 – I
  115. Bill Musick (Fresno City Coll.)                       247 — Calf. Jr.
  116. Al Hanke (Elmhurst Coll./Lake Forest Coll.{ILL})   246 – III
  117. William “Bill” Corman (Shippensburg State)  243 — II
  118. Dennie Friederichs (Iowa Central C.C.)         240 – Juco
  119. Red W. Watkins (Appalachian State/Maryville)  239 – I
  120. Gerald E. “Jerry” Hampton (Graceland U.)   238 – NAIA
  121. Joe McFarland (Michigan, Indiana)         238  –  I – retired in 2018
  122. Steven Lampe (Colby C.C./NW Kansas Tech.)  237 – Juco   (Incomplete)
  123. Jerry Cheynet (Virginia Tech/Lake Super St.)    236 – I/II
  124. Jason Liles (S.D. State/Montana St.-Northern)   236 – II
  125. Ed Steers (Army/E.C.U./William & Mary)          235 – I/III
  126. Randy Steward (Loras College)                     235 – III
  127. Barry Davis  (Wisconsin)                         234  –  I – retired in 2018
  128. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) –   234  –  III
  129. James R. Howard (SUNY-Oswego State)     234 — III
  130. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) –          230  –  III
  131. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon State) –  225  –  NAIA
  132. Tim Flynn (Edinboro Univ.)  –               223  –  I
  133. Mike Duroe (Cornell College, North. Michigan) –  222  – III/I – deceased 2018
  134. Tom Brands (Iowa, Va. Tech) –               221  –  I

October 24, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Three Days to Budapest: Nick Gwiazdowski

Nick Gwiazdowski fought a lot with his brother when they were young and he grew up with neighbors who wrestled, so wrestling found its way into his life, too.  He enjoyed the sport and had early success as a wrestler and it stuck.  “I had fun and I had good coaches around me,” Gwiazdowski said this summer after making his second World Team. “My parents let me do as much as I wanted to do or as little as I wanted to do. I stuck with it, I found success and I learned and I got better. It wasn’t like there was one key moment where it was like, ‘Poof, I’m going to make a living out of this.’  “Maybe in high school I was like, ‘It would be cool to wrestle in college. I might be good enough to wrestle in college.’ In college I got to a point where I was like, ‘I think I’m good enough to do this after college.’ Now I’m at the point where I think I’m good enough to be the best guy in the world.”  Gwiazdowski was close enough to reaching the pinnacle last year that he could see what it looks like. He reached the World semifinals, where he lost to three-time World and Olympic champion Taha Akgul of Turkey. The 25-year-old New York native and former North Carolina State star bounced back to claim a bronze medal.  Leaving Paris with a medal was a big step for the two-time NCAA champion in his first full year on the Senior level. Gwiazdowski started the year by going 0-2 in February at the World Cup and trailed in the final minute of the U.S. Open semifinals before rallying to beat Dom Bradley.  Rest of the story at http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1539937380170&twSessionId=txtpruynzfrdjwr&postId=740761132&mc_cid=bea521ef73&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

October 21, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

ACTIVE Coaches – Top 74 w/ at least 130 wins as of Sept. 2018

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 581 – II
  2. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)               541 – III
  3. Ned McGinley (King’s College)          458 – III
  4. Gary Taylor (Rider)                             442 – I retired in 2017
  5. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)    411 – I
  6. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)         392 – III
  7. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan, Lake Superior State) –  370 – I, II
  8. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    356 – II
  9. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                   344 – III
  10. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)                  325 – III
  11. Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan Coll.) 322 – III
  12. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 318 – III
  13. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                    297 – I  – retired in 2018
  14. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   293 — II
  15. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.)                                292 – I
  16. David Pacheco (Sacramento City College)    284 – Calf. Jr.
  17. Dave Mitchell (Luther (IA)                            269 – III
  18. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                    269– I
  19. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)            268 – Juco.
  20. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)                   261 — I
  21. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                     258 – I
  22. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)   255 – I
  23. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                     251 – III
  24. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud St. Univ./Dana College)   249 – II
  25. Joe McFarland (Michigan, Indiana)           238  –  I – retired in 2018
  26. Barry Davis  (Wisconsin)                             234  –  I – retired in 2018
  27. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) –    234  –  III
  28. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) –              230  –  III
  29. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon State) –    225  –  NAIA
  30. Tim Flynn (Edinboro Univ.)  –                      223  –  I
  31. Mike Duroe (Cornell College, North. Michigan) –  222  – III/I
  32. Tom Brands (Iowa, Va. Tech) –               221  –  I
  33. Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) –              216  –  III
  34. John Oostendorp  (Coe College)             215  –  III
  35. Joel Greenlee (Ohio University) –           213  –  I
  36. Drew Black  (Wesleyan Univ., Phoenix Coll.)  –  201  – III
  37. Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) –           200  –  III
  38. Don Henry (Gannon University) –          199 –  II
  39. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley) –        196  –  NAIA
  40. Robert Fisher (Kutztown University) –    195  –  II
  41. Joe Renfro  (Northeastern Oklahoma, Labette Jr. Coll.)  191  –  JuCo
  42. Frank Romano (Notre Dame College, Kent State) – 188  –  II/NAIA/I
  43. Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland)  –  183  –  I
  44. Johnny Johnson (Wisconsin-Stevens Point)  –  182  –  III
  45. Miles Van Hee (Western State College) – 182  –  I
  46. Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.)  –  179  –  II
  47. Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco)  176  –  II
  48. Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College, S.D.) –  176  –  II
  49. Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse State) –  173  –  III
  50. Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.)  173  –  I
  51. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) –  170  –  I
  52. Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) –  168  –  II
  53. Kevin Dresser (Iowa State, Virginia Tech Univ.)    168  –  I
  54. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina State, SUNY-Binghampton) –  167  –  I
  55. Franky James (Campbellsville Univ. Tennessee-Chattanooga) –  166  – NAIA,I
  56. Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) –  164  – III
  57. Scott Goodale (Rutgers University) –  161  –  I
  58. Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State) –  158  –  III
  59. Steve Martin (Old Dominion University) –  150  – I
  60. Steve Garland (Virginia University) –  146  –  I
  61. Doug Moses (New Mex. Highlands, Southern Colorado, Col. St.)  146  –  II  inc.
  62. James Kisgen (McKendree College) –  145  –  NAIA
  63. Sean Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace, U.N.C.-Pembroke) –  140  –  III/II
  64. Rob Hjerling (The Citadel) –  138  –  I
  65. Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) –  136  –  III
  66. Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central Community College) –  135  –  JuCo. – incomplete
  67. Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell, Bloomsburg)  –  135  –  I
  68. Jay Weiss (Harvard Univ., Moravian College) –  134  –  I/III
  69. Brian Anderson (Wabash College) –  133  –  III
  70. Caleb Schaeffer (Providence Univ. was Great Falls Univ.) –  132  –  NAIA
  71. John Stutzman (Buffalo SUNY, Bloomsburg) –  131  –  I
  72. Leo Kocher (University of Chicago)  130 –  III  incomplete
  73. Josh Rhoden (Clackamas Comm. College) –  130  –  JuCo
  74. Craig Thurber (Thiel College) –  130  –  III

The Names and records in Italics are for those that are incomplete.  We need more input from these teams in order to be complete.

October 17, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Gwiazdowski Set to Compete at World Championships in Hungary

Former @PackWrestle national champion won bronze last year

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RALEIGH, N.C. – Former NC State two-time national champion Nick Gwiazdowski will compete for the 125 kg title at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary this weekend. A bronze medalist at last year’s World Championships, Gwiazdowski will be looking to bring home medals in back-to-back years.
Freestyle action will take place Oct. 20-21, and all the matches will be streamed by TrackWrestling.
Saturday, October 20
4:30 AM (ET) – 9:30 AM (ET) – Preliminary rounds for 61, 74, 86 & 125 kg in Men’s Freestyle
10:45 AM (ET) – 11:45 AM (ET) – Semifinal rounds for 61, 74, 86 & 125 kg in Men’s Freestyle
Sunday, October 21
1:00 PM (ET) – 3:30 PM (ET) – Finals for 61, 74, 86 & 125 kg in Men’s Freestyle
With as many as six past World or Olympic medalists, and another five entries that have reached bronze medal bouts, the 125 kg weight class is one of the most competitive weight classes.
The No. 1 seed in Budapest will be 2017 World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski. The former two-time national champion at NC State has been very consistent this year, winning the Pan American Championships and taking bronze medals at the Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia and the Yasar Dogu International in Turkey. At the World Clubs Cup, he lost a 6-5 match to 2017 World champion Petriashvili in the finals dual.
Gwiazdowski, along with Wolfpack RTC head coach Obe Blanc and fellow RTC members Michael Macchiavello and Jacob Kasper have been in Europe the last two weeks helping the US National Team gear up for the biggest tournament of the year.
Last year, Gwiazdowski became a world medalist for the first time in his international career.
Competing at his first World Championships last August in Paris, Gwiazdowski captured the bronze medal with a third place finish at 125 kg going 4-1 and outscoring his foes 30-16. His only loss was to the three-time defending world champion (2016 Olympics and last two World Championships) in the semifinals.
125 kg/275 lbs. – Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack WC)
WIN Andrei Romanov (Moldova), 10-0
WIN Daniel Ligeti (Hungary), 10-1
WIN Yadolla Mohebi (Iran), 5-4
LOSS Taha Akgul (Turkey), 10-0
Bronze Medal Bout – WIN Zolboo Natsagsuren (Mongolia), 5-1
Gwiazdowski advanced to the 2018 World Championships by taking the best two-of-three series 2-0 against Adam Coon back in June. Both of his wins were 6-1.
By Brian Reinhardt, Director of NCSU Athletics Digital Communications
bcreinha@ncsu.edu
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October 17, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

NBC Olympics to present live coverage of 2018 Senior World Championships in Budapest

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 17, 2018 – NBC Olympics will showcase the UWW World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with nearly 30 hours of coverage, including more than 20 hours of live coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Event coverage begins with men’s freestyle finals this Sunday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. In addition, NBCSN will provide same-day encore coverage of most of the events throughout the tournament.
Trackwrestling, an NBC Sports Group company, will live stream complete coverage of the UWW World Wrestling Championships across desktops, mobile devices, tablets and connected televisions. Users can visit http://www.trackwrestling.com/uww to watch every match live, and for live scoring and on-demand coverage, beginning this Saturday, Oct. 20, at 4:30 a.m. ET.
The World Wrestling Championships will include 30 total weight classes, 18 of which are Olympic weight classes. The U.S. men’s freestyle team, led by 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs (74kg/163 lbs) and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder (97kg/213.75 lbs), is looking to defend its 2017 world team title with a second consecutive win in Budapest. Helen Maroulis (57kg/125.5 lbs), who in 2016 became the first American woman to win an Olympic wrestling gold medal, and three-time world champion Adeline Gray (76kg/167.5 lbs) will look to help the U.S. women improve upon last year’s second-place finish.
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