Kalil, Asper win Greco-Roman bronze medals at S.A. Lavrikov Championships in Russia

Photo of Aaron Kalil of the U.S. Marine Corps at the 2014 Armed Forces Championships by Steven Dinote, Armed Forces Sports


ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – A pair of American wrestlers claimed bronze medals at the at S.A. Lavrikov Greco-Roman Championships, Aaron Kalil (Camp LeJeune, N.C/U.S. Marine Corps) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Josh Asper (College Park, Md./Navy - Marine Corps RTC) at 85 kg/187 lbs.


Both finished with 2-1 records, competing against athletes from across Russia.


Kalil defeated Madet Rashat of St. Petersburg, Russia in his bronze-medal bout by technical fall, 8-0.


Asper stopped Russian Dmitry Nimebaev in the bronze-medal round, 10-6


Kalil was fifth in the 2014 CISM Military World Championships.


Both were Div. I wrestlers, Kalil at the U.S. Naval Academy and Asper at the University of Maryland. Asper was sixth at the 2012 NCAA Div. I Championships.


The U.S. athletes were coached in the tournament by past U.S. Olympic coach Jay Antonelli.

S.A. LAVRIKOV GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

At St. Petersburg, Russia, December 5


U.S. Greco-Roman performances


59 kg/130 lbs. - Aaron Kalil (Camp LeJeune, N.C/U.S. Marine Corps), bronze medal

WIN Artem Dzamlaev (St. Petersburg, Russia) pin

LOSS Islam Badroytino (St. Petersburg, Russia), tech. fall 2-10

WIN Madet Rashat (St. Petersburg, Russia), tech. fall 8-0


85 kg/187 lbs. - Josh Asper (College Park, Md./Navy - Marine Corps RTC), bronze medal

WIN Michil Donilenchko (Moscow, Russia), 8-1

LOSS Ramil Achmedov (St. Petersburg, Russia), 3-5

WIN Dmitry Nimebaev (Russia), 10-6