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The final event of the year involving USA Seniors takes place this coming weekend. ALSO: results and notes from last wee...
02/12/2024

The final event of the year involving USA Seniors takes place this coming weekend. ALSO: results and notes from last week's Korea Open.

On Saturday, 2024 U20 World runner-up Otto Black (Hawkeye WC) and Austin DeSanto (TMWC/Hawkeye WC) both competed in the Haparanda Cup (Haparanda, SWE) and came away with medals, and in the same weight category of 63 kilograms. Black finished with silver while DeSanto — who was defeated in the open...

Otto Black shows that he can deal with tough Seniors while Austin DeSanto impresses in his Greco-Roman debut.
30/11/2024

Otto Black shows that he can deal with tough Seniors while Austin DeSanto impresses in his Greco-Roman debut.

The United States has exited the Haparanda Cup with two medalists thanks to the work of Otto Black (63 kg, Hawkeye WC) and Austin DeSanto (63 kg, TMWC/Hawkeye WC). The 2024 Haparanda Cup began at 10:00am local time from Haparanda, Sweden (4:00am ET) and streamed live on BrottningPlay. It was a debut...

Tomorrow offers the opportunity to watch a top-level Greco-Roman event featuring an interesting field of competitors -- ...
29/11/2024

Tomorrow offers the opportunity to watch a top-level Greco-Roman event featuring an interesting field of competitors -- including two notable Americans.

The 2024 Haparanda Cup — live from Haparanda, Sweden — begins tomorrow morning and features two Americans among its field: recent U20 World silver Otto Black and four-time NCAA All-American Austin DeSanto, who will be making his international Greco-Roman debut. Also listed as entrants for the Ha...

Equipped with a unique amount of international experience that he had acquired while in high school, Gunnar Hamre is now...
27/11/2024

Equipped with a unique amount of international experience that he had acquired while in high school, Gunnar Hamre is now at NMU where he can turbocharge his development.

Even among other noted wrestlers who committed to full-time Greco-Roman while still in high school, Gunnar Hamre (67 kg) is seen as somewhat of a pioneer. He was not the first to switch over to the classical style prior to college (and, thankfully, he won’t be the last). But the difference between...

Spencer Woods bravely stared down very tough competition on Friday and came up just short of contending for a medal.
22/11/2024

Spencer Woods bravely stared down very tough competition on Friday and came up just short of contending for a medal.

Spencer Woods (87 kg, Army/WCAP) put forth a strong effort on Friday but wound up falling short of the medal stand at the 2024 CISM Military World Championships in Yerevan, Armenia. Woods — the two-time World Team member and ’24 Olympic Trials runner-up known stateside as the “Alaskan Assassin...

The US has guaranteed themselves at least two medalists from a Military World tournament for a second straight year than...
21/11/2024

The US has guaranteed themselves at least two medalists from a Military World tournament for a second straight year thanks to Kamal Bey's performance on Thursday.

After two days of wrestling at the 2024 CISM Military World Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, the United States has achieved a significant milestone by having multiple medalists from a CISM event for a second consecutive year. And they have Kamal Bey (82 kg, Army/WCAP) to thank for it. Bey was defe...

At 36 years of age, Ildar Hafizov is still putting together some of the best wrestling of his career.
21/11/2024

At 36 years of age, Ildar Hafizov is still putting together some of the best wrestling of his career.

Two-time Olympian Ildar Hafizov (Army/WCAP) added another impressive credential to his expansive resume on Wednesday by earning silver at the 2024 CISM Military World Championships in Yerevan, Armenia. Hafizov, who is on the USA roster at 63 kilograms, breezed past Rayan Hawsawi (KSA) in the qualifi...

There are still several interesting tournaments lined up for the rest of the year in Greco. ALSO: Lorincz receives a job...
21/11/2024

There are still several interesting tournaments lined up for the rest of the year in Greco. ALSO: Lorincz receives a job promotion.

As had been reported over the weekend, the pair of Scandinavian events that typically highlight the end-of-year calendar — Sweden’s Haparanda Cup (November 30) and the Haavisto Cup in Finland — have released their preliminary registration lists. Although the United States will not be sending s...

Not long after appearing in the Paris Olympics, Mantas Knystautas competed in Croatia and is now scheduled for two more ...
17/11/2024

Not long after appearing in the Paris Olympics, Mantas Knystautas competed in Croatia and is now scheduled for two more tournaments, which translates to a lot of activity for a heavyweight World medalist who is 30 years of age.

With two more competitive endeavors available before 2025 arrives, Lithuania’s Mantas Knystautas (130 kg) is maintaining quite the active profile. Knystautas, who earned World bronze in ’21, has signed up for the last two European tournaments of the year: the Haparanda Cup (Sweden) and the Haavi...

Various notes and numbers from the tournament on Friday with a special look at those Americans who managed to make notab...
11/11/2024

Various notes and numbers from the tournament on Friday with a special look at those Americans who managed to make notable impacts.

The 2024 Bill Farrell Memorial provided a unique opportunity for young American athletes, on home soil, to compete against more than several top international opponents, mainly due to the presence of Ukraine. Although Egypt, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Korea, and Albania had also sent wrestlers to the t...

"We are here to change our country’s process of Greco-Roman development."
10/11/2024

"We are here to change our country’s process of Greco-Roman development."

Brian Grabner (65 kg, IGA), Colton Parduhn (67 kg, IGA), and Aidan Squier (82 kg, Combat WC) all came away with tournament titles at the VVV Cup on Saturday in Vaasa, Finland. In total, the US had five Greco-Roman placewinners as Will Scherer (67 kg, Combat WC) earned bronze and Ashton Miess (82 kg....

A recap of Team USA's performance along with the complete list of placewinners.
09/11/2024

A recap of Team USA's performance along with the complete list of placewinners.

In a tournament that featured a large number of highly-accomplished international competitors, Ukraine walked away with five champions and 11 total placewinners. The final round of the 2024 Bill Farrell Memorial International began at 6:00pm ET on Friday and streamed live on FLOWrestling. The Ukrain...

The finals are set at what has been the most "international" edition of the Bill Farrell Memorial in quite some time.
08/11/2024

The finals are set at what has been the most "international" edition of the Bill Farrell Memorial in quite some time.

NEW YORK, NY — In 2024, the Bill Farrell Memorial International is the most international version of this cornerstone event in more than a few years. With Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Albania, Korea, Canada, and Tajikistan all sending athletes to Midtown for this edition of the Farrell, the tourn...

The United States Greco-Roman program is in good shape when it's young stars like Rhett Peak who represent the future.
06/11/2024

The United States Greco-Roman program is in good shape when it's young stars like Rhett Peak who represent the future.

Every so often, the United States is home to young athletes who, for whatever reason, do not fit inside of a traditional developmental box. We’re talking about fresh-faced wrestlers who wield all, or most, of the tools coaches want to see, and compete in all of the supposed big-ticket tournaments ...

The World Championships concludes for the US with Ildar Hafizov putting forth a strong effort but ultimately coming up s...
30/10/2024

The World Championships concludes for the US with Ildar Hafizov putting forth a strong effort but ultimately coming up short on his path to a medal.

Two-time Olympian Ildar Hafizov‘s (Army/WCAP) latest bid for a World medal ended on Tuesday following a loss to former Russian competitor Abu Amaev of Bulgaria. The second and final day of Greco-Roman at the 2024 Non-Olympic Weight World Championships began at 10:30am local time from Tirana, Alban...

A brief but thorough recap from Day 1 of the World Championships that ends with Ildar still in the running and featured ...
28/10/2024

A brief but thorough recap from Day 1 of the World Championships that ends with Ildar still in the running and featured a highlight-reel win for "Mr. Fantastic".

Multi-time US World Team member Ildar Hafizov (Army/WCAP) might have been disappointed with his result from this morning but a strong day tomorrow could return a smile to his face. Day 1 of the 2024 Non-Olympic Weight World Championships began at 11:00am local time from Tirana, Albania (6:00am ET) a...

2024 saw Team USA deliver their best performance at a U23 World Championships in the history of the tournament. So much ...
26/10/2024

2024 saw Team USA deliver their best performance at a U23 World Championships in the history of the tournament. So much better than any other previous year that there is not even a reasonable basis for comparison.

The day after Beka Melelashvili (82 kg, NYAC) earned silver to give the United States their first-ever U23 World medalist, Billy Sullivan (55 kg, Army/WCAP), Payton Jacobson (87 kg, NMU/NTS), and Keith Miley (130 kg, Arkansas RTC) entered action Wednesday morning with their own chances to make the p...

Beka Melelashvili earned silver on Tuesday and Team USA still has three athletes who are in the running tomorrow.
23/10/2024

Beka Melelashvili earned silver on Tuesday and Team USA still has three athletes who are in the running tomorrow.

On Monday, Beka Melelashvili (82 kg, NYAC) guaranteed that the United States would, for the first time, depart from a U23 World tournament with a minimum of one medalist and he concluded his mission with a silver medal. Day 2 of the 2024 U23 World Championships began at 10:00am local time from Tiran...

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NMU assistant coach Parker Betts details Payton Jacobson's win at the 2024 Olympic Trials, showcasing Jacobson's intense, confident, and enthusiastic competitive approach. Full segment available in E59 (link in Bio). #usagreco #grecoromanwrestling #teamusa #wrestling #2024olympics @nmu_ntswrestling

NMU assistant coach Parker Betts talks Max Black making the US National Team at the 2024 Olympic Trials. Full segment available in E59 of the podcast (link in bio). #grecoromanwrestling #usagreco #wrestling #teamusa @nmu_ntswrestling

ADEN ATTAO INTERVIEW COMING SOON: In this brief clip, Attao reflects on being unsure of how he stacked up to the competition at the 2022 U20 World Championships. He eventually indeed realized that he belonged, and would later in the tournament earn World bronze. Attao also finished his opponents in each victory.

After winning the 2024 USA Olympic Trials last week, Payton Jacobson succinctly explained what needs to happen for the US program to once again become an international force in #grecoromanwrestling. @nmu_ntswrestling

Braxton Amos' nasty four pointer at Thor Masters 2024.

Max Black (60 kg, NMU/NTS) comes through with bronze at Thor Masters 2024 winning by technical superiority over Mark Liotto (SWE).

Coming up as well in E27, multi-time Senior World Team member/'17 Junior World Champ/Pan Am Games gold Kamal Bey reflects on his 2023 campaign, shares a variety of interesting and important insights, and explains his perspective on the value regarding early training in Greco-Roman.

Isn't it so complicated why the USA is struggling to regain its standing in Greco on the international level? 🤔🤷‍♂️ Not really. Coming soon on E57, David Stepanyan (who is right now training in Armenia, from where his family originates) describes how ARM wrestlers choose one style during childhood and stick with it throughout their careers.

2X US World Team member and now 3X National Champion "The Alaskan Assassin" Spencer Woods talks about his love for wrestling and what he has learned from his time in the sport. #USAGreco #grecoromanwrestling

2X National Team member Rich Carlson on training full-time for the Olympic Year -- and the importance of it in general. #USAGreco

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