Titan Mercury WC travels to Cuba for the Cerro Pelado International, Feb. 22-23
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by Jonny Ruggiano, Titan Mercury WC
Titan Mercury Wrestling Club has traveled to Havana, Cuba for the annual Cerro Pelado International Granma Cup. Fifteen members of TMWC will compete on Wednesday, February 22nd and Thursday, February 23rd. Titan Mercury will provide updates on Twitter @titan_mercury.
Two members of Titan Mercury’s delegation include World Clubs Cup Champions BJ Futrell (65 kg) and Nazar Kulchtskyy (70 kg). Futrell won the Bill Farrell this season and is coming off of a bronze medal finish at the Paris International. Nazar Kulchtskyy ignited Team TMWC in their finals bout against Bimeh Razi with a win at 70 kg at World Clubs Cup. Kulchtskyy is also coming off a bronze medal finish at the Dave Schultz International Memorial.
At 57 kg, two exciting wrestlers will take the mat in Havana. Tyler Graff, who is coming off a gold medal performance at the Dave Schultz will join TMWC at the Cerro Pelado. Also NCAA Champion and Illinois standout, Jesse Delgado will make his international wrestling debut at the Senior level. Other members of TMWC wrestling at 57 kg will be Frank Perrelli and Shelton Mack.
At 61 kg, Titan Mercury boasts two seasoned veterans and one up-and-comer. Both Andrew Hochstrasser and Alan Waters has considerable international and senior level experience. However, Kanan Storr shocked the international wrestling community when he made it to the finals of the Schultz earlier in February.
At 74 kg, past NCAA champion Chris Perry returns to the mat. Perry’s last competition was at the 2016 Olympic Trials. Both Austin Trotman and Timmy McCall will wrestle at 86 kg. Trotman and McCall faced off in the finals of the Bill Farrell International, where Trotman claimed the title. Trotman also claimed gold at the Dave Schultz Memorial.
Other wrestlers to compete for TMWC include Dave Schultz Memorial finalist JT Felix at 97 kg, Nick Dardanes, who was a bronze medalist at the Schultz at 65 kg and talented Bobby Telford at 125 kg.
CERRO PELADO INTERNATIONAL
At Havana, Cuba, Feb. 22-23
Titan Mercury Roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Tyler Graff, New Brunswick, N.J.
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Frank Perrelli, Charlottesville, Va.
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Jesse Delgado, Champaign, Ill.
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Shelton Mack, Charlottesville, Va.
61 kg/134 lbs. - Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise, Idaho
61 kg/134 lbs. - Alan Waters, Columbia, Mo.
61 kg/134 lbs. - Kanen Storr, Mason, Mich.
65 kg/143 lbs. - BJ Futrell, Philadelphia, Pa.
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nazar Kulchtskyy, Madison, Wis.
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nick Dardanes, Minneapolis, Minn.
74 kg/163 lbs. - Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla.
86 kg/189 lbs. - Austin Trotman, Lincoln, Neb.
86 kg/189 lbs. - Timmy McCall, Raleigh, N.C.
97 kg/213 lbs. - JT Felix, Ann Arbor, Mich.
125 kg/275 lbs. - Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa
Event Schedule (Eastern Standard Time)
Wednesday, Feb. 22
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
Thursday, Feb. 23
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
Two members of Titan Mercury’s delegation include World Clubs Cup Champions BJ Futrell (65 kg) and Nazar Kulchtskyy (70 kg). Futrell won the Bill Farrell this season and is coming off of a bronze medal finish at the Paris International. Nazar Kulchtskyy ignited Team TMWC in their finals bout against Bimeh Razi with a win at 70 kg at World Clubs Cup. Kulchtskyy is also coming off a bronze medal finish at the Dave Schultz International Memorial.
At 57 kg, two exciting wrestlers will take the mat in Havana. Tyler Graff, who is coming off a gold medal performance at the Dave Schultz will join TMWC at the Cerro Pelado. Also NCAA Champion and Illinois standout, Jesse Delgado will make his international wrestling debut at the Senior level. Other members of TMWC wrestling at 57 kg will be Frank Perrelli and Shelton Mack.
At 61 kg, Titan Mercury boasts two seasoned veterans and one up-and-comer. Both Andrew Hochstrasser and Alan Waters has considerable international and senior level experience. However, Kanan Storr shocked the international wrestling community when he made it to the finals of the Schultz earlier in February.
At 74 kg, past NCAA champion Chris Perry returns to the mat. Perry’s last competition was at the 2016 Olympic Trials. Both Austin Trotman and Timmy McCall will wrestle at 86 kg. Trotman and McCall faced off in the finals of the Bill Farrell International, where Trotman claimed the title. Trotman also claimed gold at the Dave Schultz Memorial.
Other wrestlers to compete for TMWC include Dave Schultz Memorial finalist JT Felix at 97 kg, Nick Dardanes, who was a bronze medalist at the Schultz at 65 kg and talented Bobby Telford at 125 kg.
CERRO PELADO INTERNATIONAL
At Havana, Cuba, Feb. 22-23
Titan Mercury Roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Tyler Graff, New Brunswick, N.J.
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Frank Perrelli, Charlottesville, Va.
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Jesse Delgado, Champaign, Ill.
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Shelton Mack, Charlottesville, Va.
61 kg/134 lbs. - Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise, Idaho
61 kg/134 lbs. - Alan Waters, Columbia, Mo.
61 kg/134 lbs. - Kanen Storr, Mason, Mich.
65 kg/143 lbs. - BJ Futrell, Philadelphia, Pa.
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nazar Kulchtskyy, Madison, Wis.
70 kg/154 lbs. - Nick Dardanes, Minneapolis, Minn.
74 kg/163 lbs. - Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla.
86 kg/189 lbs. - Austin Trotman, Lincoln, Neb.
86 kg/189 lbs. - Timmy McCall, Raleigh, N.C.
97 kg/213 lbs. - JT Felix, Ann Arbor, Mich.
125 kg/275 lbs. - Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa
Event Schedule (Eastern Standard Time)
Wednesday, Feb. 22
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
Thursday, Feb. 23
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
