Burroughs, Snyder, Team USA win the Dan Kolov Team Championship
Led by strong performances and medalists at most weights, Team USA won the men's freestyle championship at the Bulgarian-held Dan Kolov tournament, an important ranking event for the UWW calendar. Gold medals for Kyle Snyder (97kg), Jordan Burroughs (74kg), Alex Dieringer (79kg), and a silver medal for Jordan Oliver (65kg) along with bronze for James Green (70kg), MIke Macchiavello (92kg), and BJ Futrell (65kg) pushed Team USA over the edge to 1st place. Congratulations to all these athletes and their coaching staffs on the success as they continue to build ranking points.
Team USA's weekend results:
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Thomas Gilman (Iowa City, Iowa/TMWC/Hawkeye WC)
LOSS Georgi Vangelov (Bulgaria), 6-5
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Josh Rodriguez (State College, Penn./Nittany Lion WC)
LOSS Ahmet Duman (Turkey), 5-3
61 kg/134.5 lbs. – Joe Colon (Fresno, Calif./TMWC/Valley RTC), 5th place
WIN Saleh Eddine Kateb (Algeria), tech fall 10-0
WIN Recep Topal (Turkey), 8-2
LOSS Nurislam Sanayev (Kazakhstan), tech fall 13-2
LOSS Aryian Tiutrin (Russia), tech fall 13-3
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jordan Oliver (Ithaca, N.Y./Sunkist Kids/Finger Lakes RTC), silver medal
WIN Agustin Destribats (Argentina), 3-3
WIN Bernard Futrell (USA), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Evan Henderson (USA), tech. fall 12-1
WIN Selahattin Kilicsallayan (Turkey), 9-1
LOSS Bajrang Punia (India), 11-2
65 kg/143 lbs. – Bernard Futrell (Philadelphia, Pa./TMWC/Pennsylvania RTC), bronze medal
WIN Vasyl Shuptar (Ukraine), 10-6
LOSS Jordan Oliver, tech fall, 10-0
WIN Agustin Destribats (Argentina), 8-0
WIN Evan Henderson (USA), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Selahattin Kilicsallayan (Turkey), tech fall 16-6
65 kg/143 lbs. – Evan Henderson (New York City, N.Y./TMWC/NYRTC)
WIN Junsik Yun (Korea), 10-3
WIN Andrei Perpelita (Moldova), 3-2
LOSS Jordan Oliver (USA), tech. fall 12-1
LOSS Bernard Futrell (USA), tech. fall 10-0
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC), bronze medal
WIN Evghenii Volkov (Romania), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Anzor Zakuev (Russia), 4-3
WIN Haithem Dakhlaoui (Tunisia), tech. fall 12-2
WIN Andriy Kyvatkovskyy (Ukraine), injury default
70 kg/154 lbs. – Frank Molinaro (Norman, Okla./TMWC/Oklahoma RTC), 5th place
WIN Mehmet Karaca (Turkey), tech fall 12-2
LOSS Ilias Bekbulatov (Russia), 4-0
WIN Sirojiddin Khasanov (Uzbekistan), 10-2
LOSS Viktor Rassadin (Russia), 15-10
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska WTC), gold medal
WIN Jitender (India), 9-0
WIN Frank Chamizo (Italy), 9-1
WIN Abylaikhan Nursultanov (Kazakhstan), injury default
WIN Ali Umarpashaev (Bulgaria), 7-2
WIN Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Uzbekistan), 4-3
79 kg/174 lbs. – Alex Dieringer (Stillwater, Okla./TMWC/Cowboy RTC), gold medal
WIN Muhammet Nuri Kotanoglu (Turkey), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Zaur Efendiev (Serbia), tech fall 10-0
WIN Nika Kentchadze (Georgia), 6-0
WIN Omarakhab Nazhmudinov (Romania), tech. fall 10-0
86 kg/189 lbs – Nick Heflin, Norman, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC/Oklahoma RTC), 5th
WIN Abdurasul Vakhobov (Uzbekistan), 7-6
WIN Radoslaw Marcinkiewicz (Poland), pin
LOSS Ali Shabanau (Belarus), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Akhmed Aibuev (France), 8-1
92 kg/202.5 lbs. – Riley Lefever (State College, Penn./ Nittany Lion WC)
LOSS Irakli Mtsituri (Georgia), 8-1
LOSS Suleyman Karadeniz (Turkey), 8-4
92 kg/202.5 lbs. – Michael Macchiavello (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack RTC), bronze medal
WIN Istvan Vereb (Hungary), 6-2
LOSS Magomed Kurbanov (Russia), 3-2
WIN Mohammed Fardj (Algeria), injury default
97 kg/213.5 lbs. – Kyle Snyder (Columbus, Ohio/TMWC/Ohio RTC), gold medal
WIN Ty Walz (USA), tech. fall 12-1
WIN Murazi Mchedlidze (Ukraine), 8-5
WIN Baki Sahin (Turkey), 11-0
WIN Valeri Andriitsev (Ukraine), 4-0
97kg/213.5 lbs. – Ty Walz (Blacksburg, Va./TMWC/SERTC)
LOSS Kyle Snyder (USA), tech fall 12-1
LOSS Murazi Mchedlidze (Ukraine) 6-1
97 kg/213.5 lbs. – Kevin Beazley (Ann Arbor. Mich./CKRTC)
LOSS Zviad Metreveli (Georgia), 6-0
125 kg/275.5 lbs. – Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./TMWC/Wolfpack WC), 5th
WIN Robert Baran (Poland), 4-1
WIN Fatih Cakiroglu (Turkey), 6-0
LOSS Parviz Hadi (Iran), 5-2
LOSS Zhiwei Deng (China), 7-5
125 kg/275.5 lbs. – Michael Kosoy (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids WC)
LOSS Parviz Hadi (Iran), tech fall 10-0
LOSS Zhiwei Deng (China), 4-1