U.S. captures three medals on first day of Junior International event in Bulgaria

VARNA, BULGARIA - Four U.S. wrestlers captured medals on the opening day of the Petro Sirakov and Ivan Illiev Junior International Tournament on Saturday.

Winning a gold medal at 50 kg/110 lbs. was Max Nowry of California, who defeated U.S. teammate Tyler Cox of Wyoming in the finals, 3-0, 4-0. Both U.S. wrestlers won two matches prior to reaching the gold-medal round.

Bronze medals were captured by Jimmy Chase of Illinois at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Ben Provisor of Wisconsin at 74 kg/163 lbs.

Chase beat Anton Dimitrov of Bulgaria, 4-3, 7-1 in the bronze medal match. Provisor defeated fellow American Aaron Briggs of Arizona in the bronze medal match, 1-0, 3-0.

PETRO SIRAKOV AND IVAN ILLIEV JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL
At Varna, Bulgaria, March 7

U.S. results

50 kg/110 lbs. - Max Nowry (Calif.), 1st
WIN Aldabergenov Alikhan (Kazakhstan), 4-0 1-0
WIN Gartvrmni Vilayat (Azerbaijan), 3-0 1-1
WIN Tyler Cox (USA), 3-0,4-0

50 kg/110 lbs. - Tyler Cox (Wyo.), 2nd
WIN Nikolay Vichev (Bulgaria), pin in 3:30
WIN Artur Umbelkoliyev (Kazakhstan), 0-3 1-1 6-0
LOSS Max Nowry (USA), 0-3, 0-4

60 kg/132 lbs. - Jimmy Chase (Ill.), 3rd
WIN Ivan Ivanov (Bulgaria), 4-1. 5-0
LOSS Svilen Kosadinov (Bulgaria), 1-4, 1-6
WIN Anton Dimitrov (Bulgaria), 4-3, 7-1

74 kg/163 lbs. - Ben Provisor (Wis.), 3rd
WIN Triantafylidis Ioannis (Greece), 5-4, 2-2
LOSS Koshanov Zhassulan (Kazakhstan), 0-4, 0-1
WIN Miricat Andrel (Romania), 1-0, 3-0
WIN Aaron Briggs (USA), 1-0, 3-0

74 kg/163 lbs. - Aaron Briggs (Ariz.), 5th
WIN George Bancroft (USA), 1-0 1-0
WIN Andrey Stoyanov (Bulgaria), 1-0, 0-1, 7-0
LOSS Koshanov Zhassulan (Kazakhstan), 2-0, 5-0
LOSS Ben Provisor (USA), 0-1, 0-3

74 kg/163 lbs. - George Bancroft (N.C.)
LOSS Aaron Briggs (USA), 0-1, 0-1

74 kg/163 lbs. - Jonathan Drendel (Ill.)
LOSS Veil-Karri Suominen (Finland), 5-6, 6-4, 0-1

74 kg/163 lbs. - Jamarii Tucker (Minn)
LOSS Andrey Stoyanov (Bulgaria), 1-5, 0-4