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2017 Beat The Streets Benefit To Stream Live On FloWrestling Wednesday, May 17

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by Beat the Streets New York

Photo: Olympic champion Helen Maroulis competing at the 2016 Beat the Streets Benefit held in Times Square. Photo by John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com.


NEW YORK–For the third straight year FloSports is excited to announce that FloWrestling (www.flowrestling.org) will once again live stream the Beat The Streets New York City event, Wednesday, May 17, from Times Square. This year's event will feature wrestlers from three Beat the Streets' city programs in addition to the featured matchup between Team USA and Team Japan.


The United States men’s freestyle team is highlighted by 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md./Titan Mercury WC) at 96 kg/213 lbs, 2012 Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska Wrestling TC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and 2016 World champion Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), at 61 kg/134 lbs. On the women’s side, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) headlines the roster taking on Japan.


“We are proud to be working for a third straight year with Beat the Streets New York to allow fans from across the globe to enjoy this unique celebration of the sport of wrestling,” said Joe Williamson, FloWrestling general manager. “FloSports offers the most comprehensive coverage of wrestling anywhere, and we couldn’t be more pleased to be a part of helping spread the word of this important cause.”


The broadcast, accessible from Flowrestling.com, will begin at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday with matches that highlight wrestlers from the Beat the Streets program. At 4:45 p.m., the New York City PSAL Girls Dual Meet Championships will take place, with Team Japan taking on the United States following at 6 p.m., following a special matchup between top young stars Austin DeSanto and Daton Fix. During the Iran vs USA match, BTSNY will present their annual outstanding awards to student athletes from the BTS program.

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, preceded by special match between Austin DeSanto and Daton Fix

Announced Team USA Roster

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Tony Ramos (Chapel Hill, N.C./Sunkist Kids/Tarheel WC)

61 kg/134 lbs. – Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)

65 kg/143 lbs. – Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa./Nittany Lion WC)

70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska Wrestling TC)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska Wrestling TC)

86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor (State College Pa./Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)

97 kg/213 lbs. – Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md./Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)

125 kg/275 lbs. – Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C/Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC)


Women's Freestyle

48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Victoria Anthony (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids)

58 kg/128 lbs. - Helen Maroulis (New York, N.Y./Sunkist Kids/NYC RTC)

69 kg/152 lbs. - Tamyra Mensah (Katy, Texas/Titan Mercury WC)

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


Special Challenge Match – Jordan Oliver (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) vs. Frank Chamizo (Italy)

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.

About FloSports

FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, partners with event rights holders and governing bodies to unlock a world of sports coverage that true fans have been waiting for. Through live streaming of premier events, original video programming, and weekly studio shows, FloSports is growing the sports, the athletes and the fans. Current verticals under the FloSports header are Wrestling, Grappling, MMA, Elite Fitness, Boxing, Softball, Tennis, Pro Wrestling, Gymnastics, Marching, Basketball, Volleyball, eSports, Rodeo, Climbing, Swimming, Cheerleading, and Track.

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