Cox reaches finals at World Championships; Burroughs to compete for bronze medal NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – 2018 World champion J’den Cox (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OTC) has earned a return trip to the World finals at 92 kg/202.5 lbs.at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships Cox shut out 2017 U23 World bronze medalist Irakli Mtsituri of Georgia, 3-0 [...]
Burroughs, Cox reach semifinals at World Championships; Burroughs qualifies weight for 2020 Olympics NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – The USA pushed two men’s freestyle stars into Friday’s semifinals at the World Wrestling Championships at the Barys Arena2012 Olympic champion and four-time World champion Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb. /Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC) won three matches to reach the semifinals, where [...]
Burroughs, Cox, Green, Gwiazdowski receive draw for day two of men’s freestyle at World Championships NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – The second group of U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers, which includes four athletes, have received their draws for the World Wrestling Championships, and will start their competition on Friday. At 70 kg, 2015 World bronze medalist and 2017 [...]
Fix, Retherford drop bouts and are not eligible for repechage in men’s freestyle at World Championships NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – The first two U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers competed on Thursday morning at the World Wrestling Championships, and both suffered heartbreaking losses.Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla./Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC) went 1-1 at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. in his first [...]
Mensah-Stock to go for gold at World Championships and qualifies her weight for Olympic Games NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan –2018 World bronze medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OPTC), was unstoppable on Thursday at the World Wrestling Championships.She powered through four opponents at 68 kg/149.75 lbs. to reach the gold-medal finals, where she will battle 2012 World [...]
Winchester beats Japan’s Irie to win World gold medal at 55 kg, Francis places fifth at 72 kg NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Jacarra Winchester (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OTC) is the champion of the World at 55 kg/121 lbs. in women’s freestyle wrestling!!With a stunning two-day performance at the World Wrestling Championships, Winchester claimed the gold medal [...]
Gray makes finals and will go for a fifth World title; Molinari in bronze bout at World Championships Adeline Gray of the USA celebrates her semifinal win over Aline Rotter Focken of Germany. Photo by Mark Lundy, LutteLensNUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Four-time World champion 2016 Olympian Adeline Gray (Denver, Colo./New York AC) seeks to make history on [...]
Women Mensah-Stock, Miracle and men Retherford, Fix receive draw for freestyle at World Championships BY MIKE WILLIS, USA WRESTLING | SEPT. 18, 2019, 6:19 A.M. (ET) NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – The final two U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers, and the first two U.S. men’s freestyle wrestler have received their draws for the World Wrestling Championships, and will start their [...]
Gray, Molinari power to semifinals at World Championships; Gray qualifies her weight for Olympics BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | SEPT. 18, 2019, 5:17 A.M. (ET) Adeline Gray of the USA celebrates after her quarterfinal win, clinching a spot at 76 kg for the USA at the 2020 Olympics. Photo by Larry Slater.NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Four-time [...]
Winchester reaches 55 kg finals at World Championships; Francis to go for bronze, Hildebrandt pulled into repechage ra Winchester of the USA celebrates after her 55 kg semifinal win over Bediha Gun of Turkey. Photo by Larry Slater.NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Jacarra Winchester (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OTC) won her semifinal bout at 55 kg/121 lbs. on [...]