Andy Bisek named 2014 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year
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by Gary Abbott
Photo of Andy Bisek by Robbert Wijtmann, CSC Sports Photography.
Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) was named 2014 Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. It is the first time that Bisek has won this prestigious award.
Bisek won a bronze medal at 74 kg/163 lbs. at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won the first World or Olympic medal for the USA in Greco-Roman since 2009, when Dremiel Byers captured a World silver medal.
Bisek won the U.S. World Team Trials in Daytona Beach, Fla. in June, defeating Jon Anderson in two straight matches and making his third U.S. World Team. He also won the U.S. Open title in Las Vegas, Nev. in April, his first Open title, with a 3-1 win over Anderson.
He won gold medals at three international events during the year, including the Pan American Championships in Mexico City in July, his second career Pan Am gold. He also won Granma Cup in Cuba in February, and the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. in January.
Bisek had a 2-2 record at the Greco-Roman World Cup in Tehran, Iran in May. He also had a 3-0 record at the Jack Pinto Cup in Colorado Springs, Colo. in January.
Bisek is a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete. Previously, he attended Northern Michigan University, where he was a member of its U.S. Olympic Education Center Greco-Roman program.
He is a native of Chaska, Minn., where he placed third in the 2004 Minnesota State High School Championships.
PAST GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
2014 – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo., Minnesota Storm
2013 – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army WCAP
2012 – Chas Betts, Colorado Springs, Colo., Minnesota Storm
2011 – Justin Lester, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
2010 – Justin Ruiz, Meridian, Idaho, New York AC
2009 - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
2008 - Adam Wheeler, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gator WC
2007 - Brad Vering, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2006 - Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2005 - Justin Ruiz, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2004 - Rulon Gardner, Wellsville, Utah, Sunkist Kids
2003 - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2002 - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
2001 - Rulon Gardner, Cascade, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2000 - Rulon Gardner, Afton, Wyo., Sunkist Kids
1999 - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
1998 - Matt Lindland, Lincoln, Neb., Sunkist Kids
1997 - Rulon Gardner, Gilbert, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
1996 - Dennis Hall, Stevens, Point, Wis., Sunkist Kids
1995 - Dennis Hall, Stevens Point, Wis., Sunkist Kids
1994 - Dennis Hall, Stevens Point, Wis., Sunkist Kids
1993 - James Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
This week, USA Wrestling will name its 2014 Athletes of the Year, with its Coaches of the Year, as well as Man and Woman of the Year released next week.
Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) was named 2014 Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. It is the first time that Bisek has won this prestigious award.
Bisek won a bronze medal at 74 kg/163 lbs. at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won the first World or Olympic medal for the USA in Greco-Roman since 2009, when Dremiel Byers captured a World silver medal.
Bisek won the U.S. World Team Trials in Daytona Beach, Fla. in June, defeating Jon Anderson in two straight matches and making his third U.S. World Team. He also won the U.S. Open title in Las Vegas, Nev. in April, his first Open title, with a 3-1 win over Anderson.
He won gold medals at three international events during the year, including the Pan American Championships in Mexico City in July, his second career Pan Am gold. He also won Granma Cup in Cuba in February, and the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. in January.
Bisek had a 2-2 record at the Greco-Roman World Cup in Tehran, Iran in May. He also had a 3-0 record at the Jack Pinto Cup in Colorado Springs, Colo. in January.
Bisek is a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete. Previously, he attended Northern Michigan University, where he was a member of its U.S. Olympic Education Center Greco-Roman program.
He is a native of Chaska, Minn., where he placed third in the 2004 Minnesota State High School Championships.
PAST GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
2014 – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo., Minnesota Storm
2013 – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army WCAP
2012 – Chas Betts, Colorado Springs, Colo., Minnesota Storm
2011 – Justin Lester, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
2010 – Justin Ruiz, Meridian, Idaho, New York AC
2009 - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
2008 - Adam Wheeler, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gator WC
2007 - Brad Vering, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2006 - Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2005 - Justin Ruiz, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2004 - Rulon Gardner, Wellsville, Utah, Sunkist Kids
2003 - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2002 - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
2001 - Rulon Gardner, Cascade, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2000 - Rulon Gardner, Afton, Wyo., Sunkist Kids
1999 - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army
1998 - Matt Lindland, Lincoln, Neb., Sunkist Kids
1997 - Rulon Gardner, Gilbert, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
1996 - Dennis Hall, Stevens, Point, Wis., Sunkist Kids
1995 - Dennis Hall, Stevens Point, Wis., Sunkist Kids
1994 - Dennis Hall, Stevens Point, Wis., Sunkist Kids
1993 - James Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
This week, USA Wrestling will name its 2014 Athletes of the Year, with its Coaches of the Year, as well as Man and Woman of the Year released next week.
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