Miranda, Porter advance to the finals at the UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials in Las Vegas
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by Kala Ibarra, USA Wrestling
Photo; Randon Miranda throws Tate Carney in the quarterfinals of the UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Photo by John Sachs, tech-fall.com
Returning UWW Junior Greco-Roman Trials champion Randon Miranda of the New York Athletic Club is looking to make his second World Team at 55 kg in this afternoon's final match up against Gabriel Townsell of the California RTC.
Jesse Porter of the New York Athletic Club is looking to make a comeback in this years final bout at 74 kg after falling to Kamal Bey (Front Range Twisters) in the best of three series, 2-1.
The champions at 60 kg, 74 kg, and 96 kg will not be guaranteed a spot on the World Team. Taylor LaMont (60), Kamal Bey (74), and G’Angelo Hancock (96kg) will compete in a delayed wrestle off against the champion of those weight classes later in the year.
LaMont is a 2016 Junior World medalist, Bey is the 2017 Senior U.S. Open champion, and Hancock is a 2016 Junior World medalist and 2017 Senior U.S. Open champion. The three wrestlers meet criteria for a delayed wrestle off. They will be competing in tomorrow’s Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials.
UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trial finals are a best of three series. Finals will begin at 3 p.m. (PT). and will be streamed live on FloWrestling.org.
UWW JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN WORLD TEAM TRIALS
At Las Vegas, Nev., April 27
Final Matchups
46-50: Elijah Varona (NYAC/New York RTC) vs. Cevion Severado (Xtreme RTC)
55: Randon Miranda (NYAC) vs. Gabriel Townsell (Stanford/California RTC)
60: Wesley Dawkins (MWC Wrestling Academy) vs. Dalton Young (Team Washington)
66: Lenny Merkin (Princeton WC) vs. Dominick Demans (Columbus WC)
74: Jesse Porter (NYAC) vs. Jake Allar (Storm)
79: Spencer Carey (Navy- Marine Corps RTC) vs. Adam Blees (Minnesota Storm)
84: Thomas Brackett (West Tennessee Takedown Club) vs. Wyatt Koelling (Missouri Wrestling Foundation)
96: Blake Smith (NMU-OTS) vs. Haydn Maley (Roseburg Mat Club)
120: Anthony Cassioppi (Hononegah WC) vs. Cohlton Schultz (NYAC)
Semi Results
46-50 kg
Cevion Severado Saint Peters, MO (Xtreme Regional Training Center) PP Ryan Rowland Oviedo, FL (Florida Jets), 13-10
55 kg
Randon Miranda Garden City, NY (NYAC) ST Patrick Mckee Hanover, MN (Storm), 8-0 0:51
Gabriel Townsell Stanford, CA (Stanford - California RTC) EX Luis Hernandez Miami, FL (Garage boyz)
60 kg
Wesley Dawkins (MWC Wrestling Academy) ST Jordan Auen San Jose, CA (NMU-OTS), 10-0 0:23
Dalton Young Nine Mile Falls, WA (Team Washington) ST Mason Hartshorn Antioch,
66 kg
Lenny Merkin Princeton, NJ (Princeton Wrestling Club) SP Peyton Omania Concord, CA (CYC), 15-6 4:53
74 kg
Jake Allar MN (Storm) SP Talon Seitz Kearney, NE (Nebraska Golden Eagles Wrestling Club), 14-6 2:37
79 kg
86 kg
Thomas Brackett TN (West Tennessee Takedown Club) PP Andrew Berreyesa Reno, NV (Cutthroat), 3-2
96 kg
Blake Smith Sun City, AZ (NMU-OTS) ST Anthony Riopelle Monroe, MI (NMO-OTS), 9-0 3:26
120 kg
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