UPDATE: Schultz wins silver medal, Knopick and Russell are fifth on last day of Brale Memorial in Serbia
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Cohlton Schultz, shown at the UWW Cadet Nationals in Akron, won a silver medal in Serbia today, to go with a gold medal in Croatia last week.
SUBOTICA, Serbia – Colhton Schultz of Parker, Colo. won a silver medal at 100 kg, the top U.S. performance on the final day of the Refik Memisevic Brale Memorial Tournament, a UWW Cadet Greco-Roman event, which concluded on Sunday.
Schultz opened the tournament with a pair of pins, putting away Adrija Djurdjevic of Croatia in the quarterfinals and Konstandinos Manolopoulos of Greec in the semifinals. He was edged in the gold-medal bout by Artem Rubantsev of Russia, 6-4.
Rubantsev, based upon his overall performance and his victory over Schultz, received the Memorial Cup Beale Award as an Outstanding Wrestler.
Schultz was a member of the 2016 USA Cadet World Team. He has earned a spot on both of the U.S. Cadet World Team and the U.S. Junior World Team, and will compete in both World Championships this summer. Schultz on a gold medal in the Croatia Open last weekend, another Cadet level event held in Croatia.
“As a team we did the best possible, having only two or three kids with international matches. I was the coach of the Cadet World team last year and saw Cohlton Schultz lose a tough match to Japan which put him out of the competition. Seeing him wrestle here, inspired to be the best he can be. was a breath of fresh air. Colton bringing home a Gold and Silver medal on this tour was great,” said U.S. coach Shawn Sheldon
Placing fifth in their weight classes after losing bronze medal matches at 54 kg were Conor Knopick of Omaha, Neb. and Camden Russell of Omaha, Neb.
Both opened up with victories, then were defeated in the next round. In their bronze-medal bouts, Knopick lost to Miro Olsson of Sweden, 5-3, while Russell was edged by Konstantinos Damiankis of Greece, 7-5.
Last week, Russell won a silver medal at the Croatia Open, while Knopick was fifth.
Based upon the two-day tournament, the United States placed 10th in the 17-nation field, scoring 28 points. Russia was the team champion with 84 points, with Hungary in second with 65 points and Romania in third with 56 points.
Coaching the USA team on this tour were respected coaches Lucas Steldt of Wisconsin, and Olympian Shawn Sheldon of Florida, which included two tournaments and some international training.
“Our Cadet-level kids can compete on the UWW level but need to be exposed and taught correctly on how to wrestle Greco-Roman. This can be achieved through domestic and international training camps and competition, as we have done here on this trip. The kids had a great training camp in Croatia before the Serbia tournament. Talking with some of the coaches, there is also a training camp after the Serbia tournament. It’s opportunities like these that will help develop our youth wrestling and prepare them for the world stage” said Sheldon.
This tour showed some positive things about the athletes who made the commitment, according to Sheldon
“Coming home with a champion and two silver medals with four chances at a bronze medal is something I feel really good about and it’s something we can build on for the future. The camp really helped our wrestlers open up and believe that they can win and battle with foreigners wrestlers, as they are a mystery to them, the unknown. With the proper training and preparation anything can happen and they will just become another wrestler that can be beat and not a mystery. I feel this is the only way we will have any chance of performing at the Senior-level in the future is by sending kids (Schoolboy and UWW Cadet) to international competition that is not the World championship or Continental championships,” said Sheldon.
REFIK MEMISEVIC BRALE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
At Subotica, Serbia, June 25
U.S. Greco-Roman results on Sunday
46 kg
Gold – Kamil Czarenki (Poland)
Silver – Spanjik Akos (Hungary)
Bronze – Hans Maansson (Sweden)
Bronze – Yazid Gharbi (France)
54 kg
Gold – German Doev (Russia)
Silver – Ions Donici (Moldova)
Bronze – Konstantinos Damiankis (Greece)
Bronze – Miro Olsson (Sweden)
63 kg
Gold – Bak Gergelj (Hungary)
Silver – Muslim Imadajev (Russia)
Bronze – Georgios Sotiriadis (Greece)
Bronze – Aleksandr Gutu (Moldova)
76 kg
Gold – Istvan Takacs (Hungary)
Silver- Azyomon Szymonowicz (Poland)
Bronze – Karlo Kodric (Croatia)
Bronze – Mark Nemis (Russia)
100 kg
Gold – Artem Rubantsev (Russia)
Silver – Cohlton Schultz (USA)
Bronze – Andrija Djurdjevic (Croatia)
Bronze – Balint Vatzi (Hungary)
U.S. Greco-Roman results on Sunday
54 kg – Conor Knopick, Omaha, Neb., 5th
WIN Andre Savu (Romania), 6-3
LOSS German Doev (Russia), pin
LOSS Miro Olsson (Sweden), 5-3
54 kg – Camden Russell, Omaha, Neb.. 5th
WIN Maliej Parszewksi (Poland), pin
LOSS Ions Donici (Moldova), 11-2 tech fall
LOSS Kontantinos Damiankis (Greece), 7-5
54 kg – Raiden Johnson, Coral Springs, Fla., 10th
LOSS Andre Savu (Romania), tech. fall, 8-0
63 kg – Dominic Damon, Seattle, Wash., dnp/20th
LOSS Georgios Sotriadis (Greece), 6-0
63 kg – Frankie Tal-Shahar, Broward County, Fla., 8th
WIN Gombog Nejc (Slovenia), 8-0, tech. fall
LOSS Luka Malobabic (Croatia), pin
76 kg – Damion DJ Smith, Kenaskum, Wis., 8th
LOSS Bence Holocsi (Slovakia), 13-4 tech. fall
76 kg – Bryson Alsteen, Luxeburg, Wis., 10th
LOSS Andrijan Tanasevic (Moldova), pin
100 kg – Cohlton Schultz, Parker, Colo., 2nd
WIN Andrija Djurdjevic (Croatia), pin
WIN Konstandinos Manolopoulos (Greece), pin
LOSS Artem Rubantsev (Russia), 6-4
Team Standings
1. Russia, 84 pts.
2. Hungary, 65
3. Romania, 56
4. Greece, 56
5. Sweden, 50
6. Moldova, 49
7. Croatia, 43
8. Poland, 40
9. Serbia, 30
10. United States, 28
(of 17 nations)
SUBOTICA, Serbia – Colhton Schultz of Parker, Colo. won a silver medal at 100 kg, the top U.S. performance on the final day of the Refik Memisevic Brale Memorial Tournament, a UWW Cadet Greco-Roman event, which concluded on Sunday.
Schultz opened the tournament with a pair of pins, putting away Adrija Djurdjevic of Croatia in the quarterfinals and Konstandinos Manolopoulos of Greec in the semifinals. He was edged in the gold-medal bout by Artem Rubantsev of Russia, 6-4.
Rubantsev, based upon his overall performance and his victory over Schultz, received the Memorial Cup Beale Award as an Outstanding Wrestler.
Schultz was a member of the 2016 USA Cadet World Team. He has earned a spot on both of the U.S. Cadet World Team and the U.S. Junior World Team, and will compete in both World Championships this summer. Schultz on a gold medal in the Croatia Open last weekend, another Cadet level event held in Croatia.
“As a team we did the best possible, having only two or three kids with international matches. I was the coach of the Cadet World team last year and saw Cohlton Schultz lose a tough match to Japan which put him out of the competition. Seeing him wrestle here, inspired to be the best he can be. was a breath of fresh air. Colton bringing home a Gold and Silver medal on this tour was great,” said U.S. coach Shawn Sheldon
Placing fifth in their weight classes after losing bronze medal matches at 54 kg were Conor Knopick of Omaha, Neb. and Camden Russell of Omaha, Neb.
Both opened up with victories, then were defeated in the next round. In their bronze-medal bouts, Knopick lost to Miro Olsson of Sweden, 5-3, while Russell was edged by Konstantinos Damiankis of Greece, 7-5.
Last week, Russell won a silver medal at the Croatia Open, while Knopick was fifth.
Based upon the two-day tournament, the United States placed 10th in the 17-nation field, scoring 28 points. Russia was the team champion with 84 points, with Hungary in second with 65 points and Romania in third with 56 points.
Coaching the USA team on this tour were respected coaches Lucas Steldt of Wisconsin, and Olympian Shawn Sheldon of Florida, which included two tournaments and some international training.
“Our Cadet-level kids can compete on the UWW level but need to be exposed and taught correctly on how to wrestle Greco-Roman. This can be achieved through domestic and international training camps and competition, as we have done here on this trip. The kids had a great training camp in Croatia before the Serbia tournament. Talking with some of the coaches, there is also a training camp after the Serbia tournament. It’s opportunities like these that will help develop our youth wrestling and prepare them for the world stage” said Sheldon.
This tour showed some positive things about the athletes who made the commitment, according to Sheldon
“Coming home with a champion and two silver medals with four chances at a bronze medal is something I feel really good about and it’s something we can build on for the future. The camp really helped our wrestlers open up and believe that they can win and battle with foreigners wrestlers, as they are a mystery to them, the unknown. With the proper training and preparation anything can happen and they will just become another wrestler that can be beat and not a mystery. I feel this is the only way we will have any chance of performing at the Senior-level in the future is by sending kids (Schoolboy and UWW Cadet) to international competition that is not the World championship or Continental championships,” said Sheldon.
REFIK MEMISEVIC BRALE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
At Subotica, Serbia, June 25
U.S. Greco-Roman results on Sunday
46 kg
Gold – Kamil Czarenki (Poland)
Silver – Spanjik Akos (Hungary)
Bronze – Hans Maansson (Sweden)
Bronze – Yazid Gharbi (France)
54 kg
Gold – German Doev (Russia)
Silver – Ions Donici (Moldova)
Bronze – Konstantinos Damiankis (Greece)
Bronze – Miro Olsson (Sweden)
63 kg
Gold – Bak Gergelj (Hungary)
Silver – Muslim Imadajev (Russia)
Bronze – Georgios Sotiriadis (Greece)
Bronze – Aleksandr Gutu (Moldova)
76 kg
Gold – Istvan Takacs (Hungary)
Silver- Azyomon Szymonowicz (Poland)
Bronze – Karlo Kodric (Croatia)
Bronze – Mark Nemis (Russia)
100 kg
Gold – Artem Rubantsev (Russia)
Silver – Cohlton Schultz (USA)
Bronze – Andrija Djurdjevic (Croatia)
Bronze – Balint Vatzi (Hungary)
U.S. Greco-Roman results on Sunday
54 kg – Conor Knopick, Omaha, Neb., 5th
WIN Andre Savu (Romania), 6-3
LOSS German Doev (Russia), pin
LOSS Miro Olsson (Sweden), 5-3
54 kg – Camden Russell, Omaha, Neb.. 5th
WIN Maliej Parszewksi (Poland), pin
LOSS Ions Donici (Moldova), 11-2 tech fall
LOSS Kontantinos Damiankis (Greece), 7-5
54 kg – Raiden Johnson, Coral Springs, Fla., 10th
LOSS Andre Savu (Romania), tech. fall, 8-0
63 kg – Dominic Damon, Seattle, Wash., dnp/20th
LOSS Georgios Sotriadis (Greece), 6-0
63 kg – Frankie Tal-Shahar, Broward County, Fla., 8th
WIN Gombog Nejc (Slovenia), 8-0, tech. fall
LOSS Luka Malobabic (Croatia), pin
76 kg – Damion DJ Smith, Kenaskum, Wis., 8th
LOSS Bence Holocsi (Slovakia), 13-4 tech. fall
76 kg – Bryson Alsteen, Luxeburg, Wis., 10th
LOSS Andrijan Tanasevic (Moldova), pin
100 kg – Cohlton Schultz, Parker, Colo., 2nd
WIN Andrija Djurdjevic (Croatia), pin
WIN Konstandinos Manolopoulos (Greece), pin
LOSS Artem Rubantsev (Russia), 6-4
Team Standings
1. Russia, 84 pts.
2. Hungary, 65
3. Romania, 56
4. Greece, 56
5. Sweden, 50
6. Moldova, 49
7. Croatia, 43
8. Poland, 40
9. Serbia, 30
10. United States, 28
(of 17 nations)
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