Wrestling fans can win VIP Experience at USA Vs. Japan Beat The Streets Benefit in Times Square through CrowdRise Fundraiser
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BTS, FloWrestling Selecting One Supporter For May 17 NYC Trip
NEW YORK–Wrestling fans will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit mat-side when the U.S. takes on Japan in the annual Beat the Streets Benefit in New York’s famed Times Square on May 17, through a new fundraising initiative that will further assist the organization in its mission to develop the full potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling.
Fans are encouraged to help raise funds through CrowdRise. Whomever raises the most money as of May 14 (11:59pm), shall be deemed the winner and awarded the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize includes two VIP tickets to the Annual Benefit dual, a free night in a New York hotel, and a free year subscription to FloWrestling (a $6,000 value).
In the program, each supporter creates a CrowdRise page, via https://www.crowdrise.com/bts-2017-benefit (follow “create a fundraiser”) and is encouraged to share on social media sites and with friends. The winner will be there when Olympic Gold Medalist Helen Maroulis, world champion Logan Stieber and the rest of Team USA takes on Team Japan in Duffy Square (47th St. & 7th Ave.) in an 11-match dual meet featuring eight men’s freestyle and three women’s freestyle matches. The remainder of Team USA will be announced shortly.
This year marks the sixth time the Beat the Streets Benefit will be held in Times Square, and the eighth-straight year the world-class event will be contested. It will be the first time Japan has made the trip to the Beat the Streets Benefit, joining a litany of world powers that have participated in previous years including Iran, Russia, Cuba, Korea and Canada. In 2014, a World All-Star team competed against the USA, with athletes from Russia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Canada, Spain, Venezuela, and Ukraine in the lineup. This has truly become a highlight event on the annual international wrestling schedule.
2017 BEAT THE STREETS BENEFIT
At New York, May 17
Event Schedule
3 p.m. (ET) – Beat the Streets youth exhibition matches
4:45 p.m. (ET) – NYC PSAL Girls Dual Meet Championships
6 p.m. (ET) – Team USA vs. Team Japan
Announced Team USA Roster
Men’s Freestyle
61 kg/134 lbs. – Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
Women’s Freestyle
58 kg/128 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, (New York/Sunkist Kids)
Team Japan Roster
Men’s freestyle
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Rinya Nakamura
61 kg/134 lbs. - Shingo Arimoto
65 kg/143 lbs. - Daichi Takatani
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nobuyoshi Takojima
74 kg/163 lbs. - Sohsuke Takatani
86 kg/189 lbs. - Takahiro Murayama
97 kg/213 lbs. - Koki Yamamoto
125 kg/275 lbs. – Katsutoshi Kanazawa
Women’s freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Yuki Irie
58 kg/128 lbs. - Yuzuru Kumano
69 kg/152 lbs. - Miwa Morikawa
Team Leader - Kosei Akaishi
Freestyle Coach - Shinichi Yumoto
Women’s Coach - Ryo Kanehama
About Beat the Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTS works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to bring the life changing sport of wrestling to over 3,000 New York City student-athletes to help them achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTS and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life lessons of grit, personal responsibility and teamwork, physical fitness and nutrition, and life-long learning. The goal of fostering strong, well-rounded student-athletes is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, life skills workshops, and summer camps. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.
About USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, as such, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation. Simply, USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. It has over 220,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is Bruce Baumgartner, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com
NEW YORK–Wrestling fans will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit mat-side when the U.S. takes on Japan in the annual Beat the Streets Benefit in New York’s famed Times Square on May 17, through a new fundraising initiative that will further assist the organization in its mission to develop the full potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling.
Fans are encouraged to help raise funds through CrowdRise. Whomever raises the most money as of May 14 (11:59pm), shall be deemed the winner and awarded the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize includes two VIP tickets to the Annual Benefit dual, a free night in a New York hotel, and a free year subscription to FloWrestling (a $6,000 value).
In the program, each supporter creates a CrowdRise page, via https://www.crowdrise.com/bts-2017-benefit (follow “create a fundraiser”) and is encouraged to share on social media sites and with friends. The winner will be there when Olympic Gold Medalist Helen Maroulis, world champion Logan Stieber and the rest of Team USA takes on Team Japan in Duffy Square (47th St. & 7th Ave.) in an 11-match dual meet featuring eight men’s freestyle and three women’s freestyle matches. The remainder of Team USA will be announced shortly.
This year marks the sixth time the Beat the Streets Benefit will be held in Times Square, and the eighth-straight year the world-class event will be contested. It will be the first time Japan has made the trip to the Beat the Streets Benefit, joining a litany of world powers that have participated in previous years including Iran, Russia, Cuba, Korea and Canada. In 2014, a World All-Star team competed against the USA, with athletes from Russia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Canada, Spain, Venezuela, and Ukraine in the lineup. This has truly become a highlight event on the annual international wrestling schedule.
2017 BEAT THE STREETS BENEFIT
At New York, May 17
Event Schedule
3 p.m. (ET) – Beat the Streets youth exhibition matches
4:45 p.m. (ET) – NYC PSAL Girls Dual Meet Championships
6 p.m. (ET) – Team USA vs. Team Japan
Announced Team USA Roster
Men’s Freestyle
61 kg/134 lbs. – Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
Women’s Freestyle
58 kg/128 lbs. – Helen Maroulis, (New York/Sunkist Kids)
Team Japan Roster
Men’s freestyle
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Rinya Nakamura
61 kg/134 lbs. - Shingo Arimoto
65 kg/143 lbs. - Daichi Takatani
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nobuyoshi Takojima
74 kg/163 lbs. - Sohsuke Takatani
86 kg/189 lbs. - Takahiro Murayama
97 kg/213 lbs. - Koki Yamamoto
125 kg/275 lbs. – Katsutoshi Kanazawa
Women’s freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Yuki Irie
58 kg/128 lbs. - Yuzuru Kumano
69 kg/152 lbs. - Miwa Morikawa
Team Leader - Kosei Akaishi
Freestyle Coach - Shinichi Yumoto
Women’s Coach - Ryo Kanehama
About Beat the Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTS works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to bring the life changing sport of wrestling to over 3,000 New York City student-athletes to help them achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTS and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life lessons of grit, personal responsibility and teamwork, physical fitness and nutrition, and life-long learning. The goal of fostering strong, well-rounded student-athletes is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, life skills workshops, and summer camps. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.
About USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, as such, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation. Simply, USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. It has over 220,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is Bruce Baumgartner, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com
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