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Mango, Johnson making gains as U.S. World Team Camp in Greco-Roman continues

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by Craig Sesker

Spenser Mango competes in the 2008 Olympic Games. Larry Slater photo.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Spenser Mango and R.C. Johnson will compete in their first World Championships this year.

And both Greco-Roman wrestlers plan on making the most of their opportunity.

The 2009 Worlds are set for late September in Herning, Denmark.

Mango is a past World University champion and 2008 Olympian. He competes at 55 kg/121 lbs. Johnson, a training partner for Olympic bronze medalist Adam Wheeler in Beijing, China, wrestles at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

Mango and Johnson are both products of the highly successful U.S. Olympic Education Center program at Northern Michigan University.

Mango and Johnson talked about preparations for the Worlds during the team's training camp this week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Video interview with Spenser Mango

Video interview with R.C. Johnson

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