Us Junior Greco Athletes Set to Compete at Austrian Open
Last year, the US Junior Greco-Roman team dominated their way to eight gold medals at the Junior Austrian Open, placing at nearly every weight, and now they will look to defend that team title with another strong performance. These kind of events are enormous for our young Greco athletes, who may not always get these same looks at international styles at the regularity of their eventual senior level competitors. After the tournament, the GR athletes will be participating in a five day camp where they'll get to work with similar athletes from other countries. Good luck to everyone competing, this sounds like an incredible experience!
U.S. Junior Greco-Roman roster
55 kg/121 lbs. – Jacob Cochran (Pensacola, Fla./NMU-OTS)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Haiden Drury (Toppenish, Wash.)
55 kg/121 lbs. – David Stepanian (Macomb, Mich./NMU-OTS)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Carter Stephenson (Colorado Springs, Colo./EAP)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Mason Hartshorn (Antioch, Calif./NMU-OTS)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Delon Kanari (Volo, Ill./NMU-OTS)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Nick Leonetti (Star, Idaho/Suples WC)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Tarrell Wallace (Opa Locka, Fla.)
63 kg/138.5 lbs. – Adrian Gomez
63 kg/138.5 lbs. – Erik Spence (Elk Grove, Calif./NMU-OTS)
63 kg/138.5 lbs. – Cole Stephenson (Colorado Springs, Colo./EAP)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Riley Briggs (Brentwood, Calif./NMU-OTS)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Alec McDoulett (Newalla, Okla./Little Axe Wrestling)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Timmy Thompson (Houston, Texas/NMU-OTS)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Noah Wachsmuth (Happy Valley, Ore./EAP)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Britton Holmes (Peyton, Colo./NMU-OTS)
77 kg/169.5 lbs. – Nate Grimes (Yukon, Okla./NMU-OTS)
77 kg/169.5 lbs. – Zach Tolver (Fairbanks, Alaska/NMU-OTS)
82 kg/180.5 lbs. – Thomas Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./EAP)
82 kg/180.5 lbs. – DM Hallett (Littleton, Colo./NMU)
87 kg/191.5 lbs. – Keaton Fanning (Bedford, Texas/NMU)
87 kg/191.5 lbs. – Kaleb Gaede (Limon, Colo./NMU)
87 kg/191.5 lbs. – Faustin Lopez (Denver, Colo./NMU)
97 kg/213.5 lbs. – Ryan Delgado (Doral, Fla./Garage Boyz Wrestling)
Coaches
Rob Hermann (Marquette, Mich./NMU-OTS)
Lucas Steldt (Blue River, Wis./Combat Wrestling Club)
Medical – Jim Kliamovich, Viera, Fla.
Referee – Jonathan Grube, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Schedule (six hours ahead of U.S. ET)
Saturday, March 2
10 a.m. – Qualification and elimination rounds all weights
6 p.m. – Finals all weights