Thielke makes fourth team, three more repeat in Greco-Roman at FILA Junior World Team Trials
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
Jesse Thielke will compete in his fourth FILA Junior World Championships after winning at 60kg at the FILA Junior World Team Trials. File photo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Jesse Thielke of the Sunkist Kids qualified for his fourth straight FILA Junior World Team, with a victory at 60 kg/132 lbs. at the FILA Junior World Team Trials on Saturday night.
The eight Greco-Roman champions will advance to the FILA Junior World Championships on Sept. 4-9 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Thielke stopped Mitch Bengtson of the Minnesota Storm in a two-match sweep in the Championship Series. He won the first match, 1-0, 1-0 and the second match, 2-0, 4-0.
Thielke seeks his first Junior World medal. He comes off a strong year on the Senior level, where he placed fourth at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He has been training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center this year, taking a year off before heading to college at Wisconsin.
Three other wrestlers made their second straight FILA Junior World Greco-Roman team, Jacob Bellis of Kyle Somers at 50 kg/110 lbs., Mike Fuenffinger of the Minnesota Storm at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Marcus Finau of the USOEC at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Bellis defeated Bobby Nachreiner of AWA, in two straight matches, winning the first bout, 2-0, 4-0 and taking the second bout, 1-0, 2-0. Bellis was second at the 2012 FILA Junior Nationals at 55 kg/121 lbs., but dropped a weight class to earn a return trip to the Junior Worlds.
Fuenffinger swept 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champion Isaiah Varona of the USOEC in two straight. He captured the first match, 4-0, 1-0 and the second match, 1-0, 2-1. Fuenffinger is a Div. III NCAA qualifier for Augsburg.
Finau, who advanced directly to the Championship Series after winning the 2012 FILA Junior Nationals, needed just two bouts to earn a return trip to the FILA Junior World Championships. Finau did not allow a point, stopping Brandon Rivera of Team Overtime/USOEC, 2-0, 1-0 in the opening bout and 5-0, 2-0 in the second bout.
The USOEC program at Northern Michigan had another champion at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., when 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champion Nick Alvarez stopped Ronnie Garbinsky of the Pittsburgh WC in two straight. Alvarez needed three periods to win both matches. He stopped Garbinsky, 0-1, 6-0, 1-0 in bout one, and 3-0, 0-1, 1-0 in bout two.
In a battle of 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champions, Geordan Speiller of the Florida Jets swept unattached Caleb Smith in two straight. Speiller took the first bout, 4-0, 0-1, 1-0 and the second bout, 3-0, 2-0. Speiller won the FILA Junior national title at a non-FILA weight, 79 kg/173.75 lbs., and dropped down for the World Team Trials. Smith won his national title at 74 kg/163 lbs.
A pair of Div. I college wrestlers earned spots on the FILA Junior World Team: Lucas Sheridan of HWC/CYC at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Wyatt Baker of NYAC at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Sheridan, a 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champion who attends Indiana University, swept his final series over Lee Wildes of the USOEC. Sheridan emerged with a 2-0, 1-0 victory in bout one, then shut out Wildes in the second bout, 3-0, 2-0. Sheridan closed out the deciding second match with a gutwrench with two seconds left in the second period.
Baker, who wrestles for Columbia Univ. and has limited Greco-Roman experience, swept Parker Betts of the USOEC in two straight. Baker won the first bout, 1-0, 1-1. In the second bout, in the third period, he defended from the bottom in par terre to emerge with a 1-0, 0-4, 1-0 victory.
FILA JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS
At Colorado Springs, Colo., May 26
Greco-Roman Championship Series
50 kg/110 lbs.
Jacob Bellis (Kyle Somers) def. Bobby Nachreiner (AWA), 2 matches to 0
Bellis dec. Nachreiner, 2-0, 4-0
Bellis dec. Nachreiner, 1-0, 2-0
55 kg/121 lbs.
Mike Fuenffinger (Minnesota Storm) def. Isaiah Varona (USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Fuenffinger dec. Varona, 4-0, 1-0
Fuenffinger dec. Varona, 1-0, 2-1
60 kg/132 lbs.
Jesse Thielke (Sunkist Kids) def. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota Storm), 2 matches to 0
Thielke dec. Bengtson, 1-0, 1-0
Thielke dec. Bengtson, 2-0, 4-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Nick Alvarez (USOEC) def. Ronnie Garbinsky (Pittsburgh WC), 2 matches to 0
Alvarez dec. Garbinsky, 0-1, 6-0, 1-0
Alvarez dec. Garbinsky, 3-0, 0-1, 1-0
74 kg/163 lbs.
Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets) def. Caleb Smith (unattached), 2 matches to 0
Speiller dec. Smith, 4-0, 0-1, 1-0
Speiller dec. Smith, 3-0, 2-0
84 kg/185 lbs.
Lucas Sheridan (HWC/CYC) def. Lee Wildes (USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Sheridan dec. Wildes, 2-0, 1-0
Sheridan dec. Wildes, 3-0, 2-0
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Marcus Finau (New York AC) def. Brandon Rivera (Team Overtime/USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Finau dec. Rivera, 2-0, 1-0
Finau dec. Rivera, 5-0, 2-0
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Wyatt Baker (NYAC) def. Parker Betts (USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Baker dec. Betts, 1-0, 1-1
Baker dec. Betts, 1-0, 0-4, 1-0
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Jesse Thielke of the Sunkist Kids qualified for his fourth straight FILA Junior World Team, with a victory at 60 kg/132 lbs. at the FILA Junior World Team Trials on Saturday night.
The eight Greco-Roman champions will advance to the FILA Junior World Championships on Sept. 4-9 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Thielke stopped Mitch Bengtson of the Minnesota Storm in a two-match sweep in the Championship Series. He won the first match, 1-0, 1-0 and the second match, 2-0, 4-0.
Thielke seeks his first Junior World medal. He comes off a strong year on the Senior level, where he placed fourth at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He has been training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center this year, taking a year off before heading to college at Wisconsin.
Three other wrestlers made their second straight FILA Junior World Greco-Roman team, Jacob Bellis of Kyle Somers at 50 kg/110 lbs., Mike Fuenffinger of the Minnesota Storm at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Marcus Finau of the USOEC at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Bellis defeated Bobby Nachreiner of AWA, in two straight matches, winning the first bout, 2-0, 4-0 and taking the second bout, 1-0, 2-0. Bellis was second at the 2012 FILA Junior Nationals at 55 kg/121 lbs., but dropped a weight class to earn a return trip to the Junior Worlds.
Fuenffinger swept 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champion Isaiah Varona of the USOEC in two straight. He captured the first match, 4-0, 1-0 and the second match, 1-0, 2-1. Fuenffinger is a Div. III NCAA qualifier for Augsburg.
Finau, who advanced directly to the Championship Series after winning the 2012 FILA Junior Nationals, needed just two bouts to earn a return trip to the FILA Junior World Championships. Finau did not allow a point, stopping Brandon Rivera of Team Overtime/USOEC, 2-0, 1-0 in the opening bout and 5-0, 2-0 in the second bout.
The USOEC program at Northern Michigan had another champion at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., when 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champion Nick Alvarez stopped Ronnie Garbinsky of the Pittsburgh WC in two straight. Alvarez needed three periods to win both matches. He stopped Garbinsky, 0-1, 6-0, 1-0 in bout one, and 3-0, 0-1, 1-0 in bout two.
In a battle of 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champions, Geordan Speiller of the Florida Jets swept unattached Caleb Smith in two straight. Speiller took the first bout, 4-0, 0-1, 1-0 and the second bout, 3-0, 2-0. Speiller won the FILA Junior national title at a non-FILA weight, 79 kg/173.75 lbs., and dropped down for the World Team Trials. Smith won his national title at 74 kg/163 lbs.
A pair of Div. I college wrestlers earned spots on the FILA Junior World Team: Lucas Sheridan of HWC/CYC at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Wyatt Baker of NYAC at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Sheridan, a 2012 FILA Junior Nationals champion who attends Indiana University, swept his final series over Lee Wildes of the USOEC. Sheridan emerged with a 2-0, 1-0 victory in bout one, then shut out Wildes in the second bout, 3-0, 2-0. Sheridan closed out the deciding second match with a gutwrench with two seconds left in the second period.
Baker, who wrestles for Columbia Univ. and has limited Greco-Roman experience, swept Parker Betts of the USOEC in two straight. Baker won the first bout, 1-0, 1-1. In the second bout, in the third period, he defended from the bottom in par terre to emerge with a 1-0, 0-4, 1-0 victory.
FILA JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS
At Colorado Springs, Colo., May 26
Greco-Roman Championship Series
50 kg/110 lbs.
Jacob Bellis (Kyle Somers) def. Bobby Nachreiner (AWA), 2 matches to 0
Bellis dec. Nachreiner, 2-0, 4-0
Bellis dec. Nachreiner, 1-0, 2-0
55 kg/121 lbs.
Mike Fuenffinger (Minnesota Storm) def. Isaiah Varona (USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Fuenffinger dec. Varona, 4-0, 1-0
Fuenffinger dec. Varona, 1-0, 2-1
60 kg/132 lbs.
Jesse Thielke (Sunkist Kids) def. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota Storm), 2 matches to 0
Thielke dec. Bengtson, 1-0, 1-0
Thielke dec. Bengtson, 2-0, 4-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Nick Alvarez (USOEC) def. Ronnie Garbinsky (Pittsburgh WC), 2 matches to 0
Alvarez dec. Garbinsky, 0-1, 6-0, 1-0
Alvarez dec. Garbinsky, 3-0, 0-1, 1-0
74 kg/163 lbs.
Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets) def. Caleb Smith (unattached), 2 matches to 0
Speiller dec. Smith, 4-0, 0-1, 1-0
Speiller dec. Smith, 3-0, 2-0
84 kg/185 lbs.
Lucas Sheridan (HWC/CYC) def. Lee Wildes (USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Sheridan dec. Wildes, 2-0, 1-0
Sheridan dec. Wildes, 3-0, 2-0
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Marcus Finau (New York AC) def. Brandon Rivera (Team Overtime/USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Finau dec. Rivera, 2-0, 1-0
Finau dec. Rivera, 5-0, 2-0
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Wyatt Baker (NYAC) def. Parker Betts (USOEC), 2 matches to 0
Baker dec. Betts, 1-0, 1-1
Baker dec. Betts, 1-0, 0-4, 1-0
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