Green and Nelson, win golds, Augello adds bronze at Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
USA stars James Green (left) and Tony Nelson (right) get their gold medals at the Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial on Sunday. Photos by Brent Metcalf.
KIEV, Ukraine – The United States finished the final day of the the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial with three more medals, including two golds and a bronze medal on Sunday.
Winning men’s freestyle gold medals were 2015 World bronze medalist James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and two-time NCAA champion Tony Nelson (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 120 kg/275 lbs.
Green won all three of his matches, including a 10-0 technical fall over 2016 World University bronze medalist Hamed Rashidi of Iran in the finals. His other wins were a quarterfinal 7-6 decision over Surho Rashytkhanau of Belarus and a 5-3 semifinal win over Azamat Nurykau of Belarus.
Green, a four-time All-American at Nebraska, also was a member of the 2016 U.S. World Team.
Nelson won all three of his matches, including a pin of veteran Daniel Ligeti of Hungary in the finals. Ligeti was a 2016 Olympian and fifth at the 2010 World Championships.
Nelson, who starred at the University of Minnesota, opened with a 13-1 technical fall over Tarik Azzouzi of Belgium, then stopped Oleksandr Koldovskyi of Ukraine, 4-1 in the semifinals.
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Claiming a bronze medal for Team USA were 2016 Olympian Haley Augello (Lockport, Ill./New York AC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs.
Augello opened with a 10-6 win over Larysa Skobliuk of Ukraine. She was defeated in her second bout by 2012 World University champion Iryna Husyak of Ukraine, 1-0. She powered back in the bronze-medal match with a 10-0 technical fall over 2013 Cadet World bronze medalist Kateryna Mashkevvych of Ukraine.
Placing fifth at 70 kg/154 lbs. was Jason Chamberlain (Fresno, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), who finished with a 2-2 record. In the bronze-medal bout, he lost to 2016 European bronze medalist Semen Radulov of Ukraine, 8-3.
The United States finished with eight medals, from a team including both men’s and women’s freestyle wrestlers. On Friday, the USA was led by gold medalist Victoria Anthony (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., silver medalists Alli Ragan (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Frank Perrelli (Charlottesville, Va./Titan Mercury WC) at 57kg/125.5 lbs. plus bronze medalists Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Alex Dieringer (Stillwater, Okla./Titan Mercury WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs.
XXI OUTSTANDING UKRAINIAN WRESTLERS AND COACHES MEMORIAL 2017
at Kiev, Ukraine, March 3
Men’s Freestyle Results
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold – Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov (Azerbaijan)
Silver – Vasyl Shuptar (Ukraine)
Bronze – Ivan Beleichuk (Ukraine)
Bronze – Pejman Biabani (Iran)
70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold – James Green (USA)
Silver - Hamed Rashidi (Iran)
Bronze – Surho Rashytkhanau (Belarus)
Bronze – Semen Radulov (Ukraine)
86 kg/189 lbs.
Gold – Gadzimurad Magomedsaidov (Azerbaijan)
Silver – Mostafa Chiasi Cheka (Iran)
Bronze – Istvan Vereb (Hungary)
Bronze – Adlan Tasuev (Belarus)
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold – Tony Nelson (USA)
Silver – Daniel Ligeti (Hungary)
Bronze – Oleksandr Koldovskyi (Ukraine)
Bronze – Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine)
Men’s Freestyle Performance
70 kg/154 lbs.- James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Surho Rashytkhanau (Belarus), 7-6
WIN Azamat Nurykau (Belarus), 5-3
WIN Hamed Rashidi (Iran), 10-0
70 kg/154 lbs.- Jason Chamberlain, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
WIN Stepan Lvlyk (Ukraine), tech. fall, 12-2
LOSS Hamed Rashidi (Iran), 6-4
WIN Vasyl Mykhailov (Ukraine), 12-6
LOSS Semen Radulov (Ukraine), 8-3
86 kg/189 lbs.- Austin Trotman, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
LOSS Denis Balaur (Moldova), 7-3
120 kg/275 lbs.- Tony Nelson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), silver medal
WIN Tarik Azzouzi (Belgium), tech. fall 13-1
WIN Oleksandr Koldovskyi (Ukraine), 4-1
WIN Daniel Ligeti (Hungary), pin
Women’s freestyle results
53 kg/116.5 lbs.-
Gold – Iryna Husyak (Ukraine)
Silver – Lilya Horishna (Ukraine)
Bronze - Haley Augello (USA)
Bronze – Angela Dorogan (Azerbaijan)
58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold – Emese Barka (Hungary)
Silver – Iryna Chykhradze (Ukraine)
Bronze – Alina Akobiia (Ukraine)
Bronze – Irina Netreba (Ukraine)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold – Yulia Tkach (Ukraine)
Silver – Elmira Gambarova (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Anna Mazurkevych (Ukraine)
Bronze – Svetlana Ryzhykova-Karsichkova (Ukraine)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold – Erica Wiebe (Canada)
Silver – Nemeth Szanett (Hungary)
Bronze – Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus)
Bronze – Svetlana Saenko (Moldova)
U.S. women’s freestyle performance
53 kg/116.5 lbs.- Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC), bronze medal
WIN Larysa Skobliuk (Ukraine), 10-6
LOSS Iryna Husyak (Ukraine), 1-0
WIN Kateryna Mashkevvych (Ukraine), tech. fall 10-0
58 kg/128 lbs.- Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Iryna Chykhradze (Ukraine), pin
LOSS Mariana Cherdivara-Esanu (Moldova), 3-3
63 kg/138.75 lbs.- Amanda Hendey, San Gabriel, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
LOSS Elmira Gambarova (Azerbaijan), 2-1
LOSS Luzie Manzke (Germany), pin
69 kg/152 lbs.- Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Veronika Pavluk (Ukraine), 1-0
KIEV, Ukraine – The United States finished the final day of the the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial with three more medals, including two golds and a bronze medal on Sunday.
Winning men’s freestyle gold medals were 2015 World bronze medalist James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and two-time NCAA champion Tony Nelson (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 120 kg/275 lbs.
Green won all three of his matches, including a 10-0 technical fall over 2016 World University bronze medalist Hamed Rashidi of Iran in the finals. His other wins were a quarterfinal 7-6 decision over Surho Rashytkhanau of Belarus and a 5-3 semifinal win over Azamat Nurykau of Belarus.
Green, a four-time All-American at Nebraska, also was a member of the 2016 U.S. World Team.
Nelson won all three of his matches, including a pin of veteran Daniel Ligeti of Hungary in the finals. Ligeti was a 2016 Olympian and fifth at the 2010 World Championships.
Nelson, who starred at the University of Minnesota, opened with a 13-1 technical fall over Tarik Azzouzi of Belgium, then stopped Oleksandr Koldovskyi of Ukraine, 4-1 in the semifinals.
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Claiming a bronze medal for Team USA were 2016 Olympian Haley Augello (Lockport, Ill./New York AC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs.
Augello opened with a 10-6 win over Larysa Skobliuk of Ukraine. She was defeated in her second bout by 2012 World University champion Iryna Husyak of Ukraine, 1-0. She powered back in the bronze-medal match with a 10-0 technical fall over 2013 Cadet World bronze medalist Kateryna Mashkevvych of Ukraine.
Placing fifth at 70 kg/154 lbs. was Jason Chamberlain (Fresno, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), who finished with a 2-2 record. In the bronze-medal bout, he lost to 2016 European bronze medalist Semen Radulov of Ukraine, 8-3.
The United States finished with eight medals, from a team including both men’s and women’s freestyle wrestlers. On Friday, the USA was led by gold medalist Victoria Anthony (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., silver medalists Alli Ragan (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Frank Perrelli (Charlottesville, Va./Titan Mercury WC) at 57kg/125.5 lbs. plus bronze medalists Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Alex Dieringer (Stillwater, Okla./Titan Mercury WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs.
XXI OUTSTANDING UKRAINIAN WRESTLERS AND COACHES MEMORIAL 2017
at Kiev, Ukraine, March 3
Men’s Freestyle Results
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold – Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov (Azerbaijan)
Silver – Vasyl Shuptar (Ukraine)
Bronze – Ivan Beleichuk (Ukraine)
Bronze – Pejman Biabani (Iran)
70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold – James Green (USA)
Silver - Hamed Rashidi (Iran)
Bronze – Surho Rashytkhanau (Belarus)
Bronze – Semen Radulov (Ukraine)
86 kg/189 lbs.
Gold – Gadzimurad Magomedsaidov (Azerbaijan)
Silver – Mostafa Chiasi Cheka (Iran)
Bronze – Istvan Vereb (Hungary)
Bronze – Adlan Tasuev (Belarus)
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold – Tony Nelson (USA)
Silver – Daniel Ligeti (Hungary)
Bronze – Oleksandr Koldovskyi (Ukraine)
Bronze – Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine)
Men’s Freestyle Performance
70 kg/154 lbs.- James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Surho Rashytkhanau (Belarus), 7-6
WIN Azamat Nurykau (Belarus), 5-3
WIN Hamed Rashidi (Iran), 10-0
70 kg/154 lbs.- Jason Chamberlain, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
WIN Stepan Lvlyk (Ukraine), tech. fall, 12-2
LOSS Hamed Rashidi (Iran), 6-4
WIN Vasyl Mykhailov (Ukraine), 12-6
LOSS Semen Radulov (Ukraine), 8-3
86 kg/189 lbs.- Austin Trotman, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
LOSS Denis Balaur (Moldova), 7-3
120 kg/275 lbs.- Tony Nelson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), silver medal
WIN Tarik Azzouzi (Belgium), tech. fall 13-1
WIN Oleksandr Koldovskyi (Ukraine), 4-1
WIN Daniel Ligeti (Hungary), pin
Women’s freestyle results
53 kg/116.5 lbs.-
Gold – Iryna Husyak (Ukraine)
Silver – Lilya Horishna (Ukraine)
Bronze - Haley Augello (USA)
Bronze – Angela Dorogan (Azerbaijan)
58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold – Emese Barka (Hungary)
Silver – Iryna Chykhradze (Ukraine)
Bronze – Alina Akobiia (Ukraine)
Bronze – Irina Netreba (Ukraine)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold – Yulia Tkach (Ukraine)
Silver – Elmira Gambarova (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Anna Mazurkevych (Ukraine)
Bronze – Svetlana Ryzhykova-Karsichkova (Ukraine)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold – Erica Wiebe (Canada)
Silver – Nemeth Szanett (Hungary)
Bronze – Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus)
Bronze – Svetlana Saenko (Moldova)
U.S. women’s freestyle performance
53 kg/116.5 lbs.- Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC), bronze medal
WIN Larysa Skobliuk (Ukraine), 10-6
LOSS Iryna Husyak (Ukraine), 1-0
WIN Kateryna Mashkevvych (Ukraine), tech. fall 10-0
58 kg/128 lbs.- Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Iryna Chykhradze (Ukraine), pin
LOSS Mariana Cherdivara-Esanu (Moldova), 3-3
63 kg/138.75 lbs.- Amanda Hendey, San Gabriel, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
LOSS Elmira Gambarova (Azerbaijan), 2-1
LOSS Luzie Manzke (Germany), pin
69 kg/152 lbs.- Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Veronika Pavluk (Ukraine), 1-0
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