Perry, Rey win bronze medals at Medved International in Belarus
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
MINSK, Belarus – The U.S. added a pair of bronze medalists on the final day of the highly respected Alexander Medved International on Saturday.
Winning bronzes with strong efforts were Richard Perry (Washington, D.C./New York AC) at 86 kg/189 lbs. and Zach Rey (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh Valley AC) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
Perry, a former wrestler for Bloomsburg, who now coaches and trains with American, continues to show tremendous improvement. He won his first three matches to reach the semifinals. He beat Zumberi Kvelashvili of Georgia, 3-2, Deron Winn of the USA, 4-1 and Denis Balaur of Moldova, 11-4.
In the semifinals, he lost to 2014 World champion Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russia, 0-10 but bounced back to win in the bronze-medal round over Haji Alijanov of Azerbaijan, 4-1.
Rey opened with a tough loss to past World silver medalist Alen Zasieiev of Ukraine, 0-3. When Zasieiev reached the finals, Rey was pulled back into repechage where he powered through three tough opponents.
He opened with a win over Arsen Dzahliev of Russia, 1-1 by criteria, then stopped Taheri Amin of Iran, 6-1. In the bronze medal bout, he won another criteria match over Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan, 6-6.
“Our two bronze medalists, Zach Rey and Richard Perry, wrestled well. Zach has showed growth and his scoring continues improving. Winning another medal is further evidence of his diligent effort. Richard Perry is making a big jump this year. I'm very excited and encouraged by this and look forward to further growth for him in the future,” said USA Wrestling Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick.
They join gold medalist Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids), who won at 74 kg/163 lbs. on Friday, giving the USA three medals in the event.
"The tournament was deep in talent, as there were many outstanding Russians, Azerbaijanis, Iranians, Mongolians, as well as Belarusians, giving our wrestlers outstanding competition. We will grow from this experience bringing back the many things we've learned throughout the trip. Not only will these wrestlers benefit but it will help others develop and be able to win against the best in the world,” said U.S. Coach Jeff Buxton.
Zadick sees some positive direction from the tour.
"We saw a lot of action against very high level competition and gained valuable experience. Winning three medals at a tournament this tough is a positive step. Jordan Burroughs continues to be a leader for Team USA both in his wrestling and his desire to improve daily,” said Zadick.
ALEXANDER MEDVED INTERNATIONAL
At Minsk, Belarus, March 7, 2015
U.S. men’s freestyle performances
61 kg/134 lbs. – Joe McKenna, Towaco, N.J. (Lehigh Valley AC)
WIN Shota Phartenadze (Georgia), 10-2
LOSS Ruhlan Mammadov (Azerbaijan), 0-7
70 kg/154 lbs. – Montell Marion, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Yusuf Mualiev (Russia), 6-4
LOSS Elaman Dogdurbek Uulu (Mongolia), pin
70 kg/154 lbs. – Moza Fay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
LOSS Rustam Dzhafarian (Ukraine), 7-8
70 kg/154 lbs. – Cyler Sanderson, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
LOSS Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan), 0-11
70 kg/154 lbs. – Jason Welch, Evanston, Ill. (Wrestling Prep/Chicago RTC)
WIN Andrei Kasmynin (Belarus), 10-0
WIN Gadjimurad Omarov (Azerbaijan), pin 5:52
LOSS Soslan Ramonov (Russia), pin
86 kg/189 lbs. – Richard Perry, Washington, D.C. (New York AC), bronze medal
WIN Zumberi Kvelashvili (Georgia), 3-2
WIN Deron Winn (USA), 4-1
WIN Denis Balaur (Moldova), 11-4
LOSS Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Russia), 0-10
WIN Haji Alijanov (Azerbaijan), 4-1
86 kg/189 lbs. – Deron Winn, Ames, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Yusup Melejayev (Turkmenistan), 10-0
LOSS Richard Perry (USA), 1-4
125 kg/275 lbs. – Zach Rey, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC), bronze medal
LOSS Alen Zasieiev (Ukraine), 0-3
WIN Arsen Dzahliev (Russia), 1-1
WIN Taheri Amin (Iran), 6-1
W Aiaal Lazarev (Kyrgyzstan), 6-6
Winning bronzes with strong efforts were Richard Perry (Washington, D.C./New York AC) at 86 kg/189 lbs. and Zach Rey (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh Valley AC) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
Perry, a former wrestler for Bloomsburg, who now coaches and trains with American, continues to show tremendous improvement. He won his first three matches to reach the semifinals. He beat Zumberi Kvelashvili of Georgia, 3-2, Deron Winn of the USA, 4-1 and Denis Balaur of Moldova, 11-4.
In the semifinals, he lost to 2014 World champion Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russia, 0-10 but bounced back to win in the bronze-medal round over Haji Alijanov of Azerbaijan, 4-1.
Rey opened with a tough loss to past World silver medalist Alen Zasieiev of Ukraine, 0-3. When Zasieiev reached the finals, Rey was pulled back into repechage where he powered through three tough opponents.
He opened with a win over Arsen Dzahliev of Russia, 1-1 by criteria, then stopped Taheri Amin of Iran, 6-1. In the bronze medal bout, he won another criteria match over Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan, 6-6.
“Our two bronze medalists, Zach Rey and Richard Perry, wrestled well. Zach has showed growth and his scoring continues improving. Winning another medal is further evidence of his diligent effort. Richard Perry is making a big jump this year. I'm very excited and encouraged by this and look forward to further growth for him in the future,” said USA Wrestling Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick.
They join gold medalist Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids), who won at 74 kg/163 lbs. on Friday, giving the USA three medals in the event.
"The tournament was deep in talent, as there were many outstanding Russians, Azerbaijanis, Iranians, Mongolians, as well as Belarusians, giving our wrestlers outstanding competition. We will grow from this experience bringing back the many things we've learned throughout the trip. Not only will these wrestlers benefit but it will help others develop and be able to win against the best in the world,” said U.S. Coach Jeff Buxton.
Zadick sees some positive direction from the tour.
"We saw a lot of action against very high level competition and gained valuable experience. Winning three medals at a tournament this tough is a positive step. Jordan Burroughs continues to be a leader for Team USA both in his wrestling and his desire to improve daily,” said Zadick.
ALEXANDER MEDVED INTERNATIONAL
At Minsk, Belarus, March 7, 2015
U.S. men’s freestyle performances
61 kg/134 lbs. – Joe McKenna, Towaco, N.J. (Lehigh Valley AC)
WIN Shota Phartenadze (Georgia), 10-2
LOSS Ruhlan Mammadov (Azerbaijan), 0-7
70 kg/154 lbs. – Montell Marion, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Yusuf Mualiev (Russia), 6-4
LOSS Elaman Dogdurbek Uulu (Mongolia), pin
70 kg/154 lbs. – Moza Fay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
LOSS Rustam Dzhafarian (Ukraine), 7-8
70 kg/154 lbs. – Cyler Sanderson, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
LOSS Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan), 0-11
70 kg/154 lbs. – Jason Welch, Evanston, Ill. (Wrestling Prep/Chicago RTC)
WIN Andrei Kasmynin (Belarus), 10-0
WIN Gadjimurad Omarov (Azerbaijan), pin 5:52
LOSS Soslan Ramonov (Russia), pin
86 kg/189 lbs. – Richard Perry, Washington, D.C. (New York AC), bronze medal
WIN Zumberi Kvelashvili (Georgia), 3-2
WIN Deron Winn (USA), 4-1
WIN Denis Balaur (Moldova), 11-4
LOSS Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Russia), 0-10
WIN Haji Alijanov (Azerbaijan), 4-1
86 kg/189 lbs. – Deron Winn, Ames, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Yusup Melejayev (Turkmenistan), 10-0
LOSS Richard Perry (USA), 1-4
125 kg/275 lbs. – Zach Rey, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC), bronze medal
LOSS Alen Zasieiev (Ukraine), 0-3
WIN Arsen Dzahliev (Russia), 1-1
WIN Taheri Amin (Iran), 6-1
W Aiaal Lazarev (Kyrgyzstan), 6-6
