U.S. Greco Team wraps up 2017 Cadet World Championships in Greece

ATHENS, Greece – The USA wrapped up its Greco-Roman competition of the 2017 Cadet World Championships in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday morning.

U.S. Greco showed its improvement as a program in its 2017 Cadet Worlds showing, picking up its first gold medal since 1997 and its first medal since 2013 as Cohlton Schultz won the World title at 100 kg/220 lbs. on Tuesday night.

In addition to a gold medal, the Cadet World Team more than doubled its 2016 win total of five, picking up 11 victories this year.

USA Greco had a good summer in age-group competitions, also crowning a Junior World champion in Kamal Bey and earning a Junior World silver from Cevion Severado in early-August in Tampere, Finland.

The summer of 2017 marks the first time since 1983 that the Red, White and Blue has produced a Cadet and Junior World champion in the same year.

“I’m excited for the direction of the program,” U.S. Greco-Roman National Coach Matt Lindland said. “We had a Junior World champion and now a Cadet World champion this year. It’s a good start to what we’re building. These young men are laying down that foundation and showing the rest of the athletes in the United States what we are capable of doing.”

In Wednesday morning’s competition, Mason Reiniche and Jake Hendricks wrested in repechage at 69 kg/152 lbs. and 76 kg/167 lbs., respectively.

Both lost their first matches in tough battles with Nordic countries.

The U.S. finished in 10th place with 23 points and six wrestlers securing top-ten finishes, including Schultz at 1st at 100 kg, Dylan Ragusin at 7th at 46 kg/101 lbs., Ridge Lovett at 7th at 54 kg/119 lbs., Lucas Byrd at 8th at 50 kg/110 lbs., Mason Phillips at 10th at 63 kg/139 lbs. and Ashton Sharp at 10th at 85 kg/187 lbs.

The Cadet World Championships continue tomorrow with women’s freestyle and will wrap up with men’s freestyle.

2017 CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Athens, Greece, Sept. 4-10

Final team scores
1. Russia - 64
2. Iran - 50
3. Ukraine - 49
4. Georgia – 48
5. Kazakhstan – 41
6. Japan – 34
7. Azerbaijan - 33
8. Turkey - 29
9. India – 28
10. Hungary – 26
11. USA – 23

Final results
42 kg/92 lbs.
Gold – Gurban Gurbanov (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Hennadii Zavertailo (Ukraine)
Bronze - Yerassyl Mamyrbekov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - Daniel Dimitrov Pramatarov (Italy)
Fifth - Arshad Arshad (India)
Fifth - Aleksei Vlasov (Russia)
7th – Hafeni Asino (Namibia)
8th – Edmond Nazaryan (Bulgarian)
9th – Mohammad Karimi Nia (Iran)
10th – Baris Erbek (Turkey)

Gold – Gurban Gurbanov (Azerbaijan) dec. Hennadii Zavertailo (Ukraine), 5-4
Bronze – Yerassyl Mamyrbekov (Kazakhstan) dec. Arshad Arshad (India), 2-1
Bronze – Daniel Dimitrov Pramatarov (Italy) tech. fall Aleksei Vlasov (Russia), 9-0

46 kg/101 lbs.
Gold – Vladyslav Kuzko (Ukraine)
Silver - Nihat Mammadli (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Anvar Allakhiarov (Russia)
Bronze - Temur Khozrevanidze (Georgia)
Fifth - Mukremin Aktas (Turkey)
Fifth - Nurzat Kabdyrakhimov (Kazakhstan)
7th – Dylan Ragusin (USA)
8th – Kagetora Okamoto (Japan)
9th – Saidislom Teshaboev (Uzbekistan)
10th – Mohammadhossein Abolhassanidarounkola (Iran)

Gold - Vladyslav Kuzko (Ukraine) dec Nihat Mammadli (Azerbaijan), 3-0
Bronze - Anvar Allakhiarov (Russia) dec. Mukremin Aktas (Turkey), 4-1
Bronze - Temur Khozrevanidze (Georgia) dec. Nurzat Kabdyrakhimov (Kazakhstan), 8-3

50 kg/110 lbs.
Gold – Ken Matsui (Japan)
Silver – Zaur Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Hayk Asatryan (Armenia)
Bronze – Vladimir Zabeyvorota (Russia)
5th – Niklas Oehlen (Sweden)
5th – Manuel Stoica (Romania)
7th – Antonios Parotsidis (Greece)
8th – Lucas Byrd (USA)
9th – Kamil Czarnecki (Poland)
10th – Eldor Karimov (Uzbekistan)

Gold – Ken Matsui (Japan) dec. Zaur Aliyev (Azerbaijan), 7-6
Bronze – Hayk Asatryan (Armenia) dec. Niklas Oehlen (Sweden), 3-2
Bronze – Vladimir Zabeyvorota (Russia) tech. fall Manuel Stoica (Romania), 8-0

54 kg/119 lbs.
Gold – German Doev (Russia)
Silver – Nursultan Bazarbayev (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Aliaksandr Pechurenka (Belarus)
Bronze – Beka Guruli (Georgia)
5th – Sunao Shimaya (Japan)
5th – Miguel Ugalde Aguilar (Mexico)
7th – Ridge Lovett (USA)
8th – Asgar Alizada (Azerbaijan)
9th – Mohammad Hosseinvand (Iran)
10th –  Bapu Kolekar (India)

Gold – German Doev (Russia) dec. Nursultan Bazarbayev (Kazakhstan), 7-5
Bronze – Aliaksandr Pechurenka (Belarus) dec. Sunao Shimaya (Japan), 3-2
Bronze – Beka Guruli (Georgia) tech. fall Miguel Ugalde Aguilar (Mexico), 8-0

58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold – Mohsen Madhani (Iran)
Silver – Sonu Sonu (India)
Bronze – Serget Chigirev (Russia)
Bronze – Kosei Takeshita (Japan)
5th – Samuel Bellscheidt (Germany)
5th – Ivo Iliev (Bulgaria)
7th – Maxim Canter (Moldova)
8th – Adilet Sissembayev (Kazakhstan)
9th – Giorgi Shotadze (Georgia)
10th – Yahor Khakhlou (Belarus)

Gold – Mohsen Madhani (Iran) tech. fall Sonu Sonu (India), 14-3
Bronze – Kosei Takeshita (Japan) dec. Ivo Iliev (Bulgaria), 8-4
Bronze – Serget Chigirev (Russia) dec. Samuel Bellscheidt (Germany), 2-0

63 kg/139 lbs.
Gold – Dmytro Miroshnyk (Ukraine)
Silver – Mostafa Kayed Khordeh (Iran)
Bronze – Otar Abuladze (Georgia)
Bronze – Artem Erokhin (Russia)
5th – Rakhat Sagymbay (Kazakhstan)
5th – Nikalas Sulev (Bulgaria)
7th – Shant Khachatryan (Armenia)
8th – Dilshod Omongeldiyec (Uzbekistan)
9th – Leonardo Frrokaj (Albania)
10th – Mason Phillips (USA)

Gold – Dmytro Miroshnyk (Ukraine) dec. Mostafa Kayed Khordeh (Iran), 3-1
Bronze – Otar Abuladze (Georgia) tech. fall Rakhat Sagymbay (Kazakhstan), 9-0
Bronze – Artem Erokhin (Russia) dec. Nikalas Sulev (Bulgaria), 6-4

69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold – Vladyslav Kravchenko (Ukraine)
Silver - Ashu Ashu (India)
Bronze - Davit Sologashvili (Georgia)
Bronze - Duran Tosun (Turkey)
Fifth - Galymbek Nurgali (Kazakhstan)
Fifth - Joni Pekka Komppa (Finland)
7th – Lorenzo Botez (Romania)
8th – Sargis Tadevosyan (Armenia)
9th – Samet Cetin (Norway)
10th – Sora Taniguchi (Japan)

Gold – Vladyslav Kravchenko (Ukraine) dec. Ashu Ashu (India), 1-1
Bronze - Davit Sologashvili (Georgia) tech. fall Galymbek Nurgali (Kazakhstan), 11-1
Bronze  - Duran Tosun (Turkey) dec. Joni Pekka Komppa (Finland), 10-7

76 kg/167 lbs.
Gold – Mehran Seyed Jafar Saadatifard (Iran)
Silver - Istvan Takacs (Hungary)
Bronze - Akylbek Talantbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze - Giorgi Tsopurashvili (Georgia)
Fifth - Otto Eemeli Ketonen (Finland)
Fifth - Nao Kusaka (Japan)
7th – Turpan Ali Bisultanov (Denmark)
8th – Daulet Zhalgassov (Kazakhstan)
9th – Szymon Szymonowicz (Poland)
10th – Baisar Evloev (Russia)

Gold - Mehran Seyed Jafar Saadatifard (Iran) dec. Istvan Takacs (Hungary),  2-0
Bronze - Akylbek Talantbekov (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Otto Eemeli Ketonen (Finland), 6-1
Bronze - Giorgi Tsopurashvili (Georgia) dec. Nao Kusaka (Japan), 4-4

85 kg/187 lbs.
Gold – Muhammed Furkan Dursun (Turkey)
Silver - Mukhammad Evloev (Russia)
Bronze - Mohammad Ghorbanali Nosrati (Iran)
Bronze - Alex Gergo Szoke (Hungary)
Fifth - Juho Matias Pahikainen (Finland)
Fifth - Luka Zakariadze (Georgia)
7th – Ilias Pagkalidis (Greece)
8th – Mikita Heirasiou (Belarus)
9th – Davyd Shadt (Ukraine)
10th – Ashton Sharp (USA)

Gold - Muhammed Furkan Dursun (Turkey) dec. Mukhammad Evloev (Russia), 5-3
Bronze - Mohammad Ghorbanali Nosrati (Iran) dec. Juho Matias Pahikainen (Finland), 2-1
Bronze - Alex Gergo Szoke (Hungary) dec. Luka Zakariadze (Georgia), 7-4

100 kg/220 lbs.
Gold – Cohlton Schultz (USA)
Silver – Balint Vatzi (Hungary)
Bronze – Oleksandr Yevdokimov (Ukraine)
Bronze – Seyedmojtaba Hosseini (Iran)
5th – Ciprian Trufan (Romania)
5th – Kantemir Shibzukhov (Russia)
7th – Mehmet Atci (Turkey)
8th – Aawesh Aawesh (India)
9th – Sarkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
10th – Ignat Milenov (Bulgaria)

Gold – Cohlton Schultz (USA) dec. Balint Vatzi (Hungary), 3-1
Bronze – Oleksandr Yevdokimov (Ukraine) fall Ciprian Trufan (Romania), 3:09
Bronze – Seyedmojtaba Hosseini (Iran) dec. Kantemir Shibzukhov (Russia), 6-4

U.S. Greco-Roman results
42 kg/92 lbs. – Kase Mauger, Wendell, Idaho (Delchev Trained Academy), 14th
LOSS Yerraasyl Mamyrbekov (Kazakhstan), 8-0

46 kg/101 lbs. – Dylan Ragusin, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Izzy Style), 7th
WIN Mohammadhossein Abolhassanidarounkola (Iran), 11-2
LOSS Anvar Allakhiarov (Russia), 3:27

50 kg/110 lbs. – Lucas Byrd, Cincinatti, Ohio (Team Ohio), 8th
WIN Yordan Ruzhdi Nedzhat (Bulgaria), fall 3:54
WIN Din Koshkar (Kazakhstan), 10-6
LOSS Vladimir Zabeyvorota (Russia), 6-4

54 kg/119 lbs. – Ridge Lovett, Post Falls, Idaho (Team Real Life), 7th
WIN Muhammed Acar (Turkey), fall 1:03
WIN Mohammed Hosseinvand (Iran), fall 1:21
LOSS Beka Guruli (Georgia), 12-8

58 kg/128 lbs. – Malik Johnson, Florissant, Mo. (Team Punishment), 15th
LOSS Mustafa Safa Yildirim (Turkey), 3-3

63 kg/139 lbs. – Mason Phillips, Stanwood, Wash. (Top Notch Training Center), 10th
WIN Shintaro Yoshinaga (Japan), 12-4
LOSS Shant Khachatryan (Armenia), 12-4

69 kg/152 lbs. – Mason Reiniche, Hixson, Tenn. (Chattanooga, WC), 13th
LOSS Vladyslav Kravchenko (Ukraine), 3-1
LOSS Samet Cetin (Norway), 9-3

76 kg/167 lbs. – Jake Hendricks, New Ringgold, Pa. (X Calibur), 22nd
LOSS Istvan Takacs (Hungary), 6-0
LOSS Turpan-Ali Bisltanov (Denmark), 6-1

85 kg/187 lbs. – Ashton Sharp, Kansas City, Mo. (Greater Heights WC), 10th
WIN Bagrati Iobidze (Israel), 10-1
LOSS Juho Pahikainen (Finland), 6-2

100 kg/220 lbs. – Cohlton Schultz, Parker, Colo. (New York AC), GOLD
WIN Edson Acuna Salazar (Mexico), fall 2:43
WIN Kantemir Shibzukhov (Russia), fall 3:40
WIN Seyedmojtaba Hosseini (Iran), 1-0
WIN Balint Vatzi (Hungary), 3-1