Hafizov, Coleman, Mueller, Cowan, Lobsinger get Friday draws for CISM Military Worlds

2017 World Team member Ildar Hafizov of the Army is one of four U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers to compete at the CISM Worlds on Friday.


KLAIPEDA, Lithuania – Five U.S. wrestlers have weighed in and received their draws for the third day of the CISM World Military Championships on Friday.


It is the first day of Greco-Roman action, and the four lightest weight classes will be contested


SPC Ildar Hafizov of the U.S. Army opens at 59 kg/130 lbs. against Vazgen Khachatryan of Armenia, who was fifth in the 2014 Stepan Sargsyan Tournament in Armenia.


Hafizov is on the bottom half of an 11-athlete bracket. Other nations represented in his half-bracket are Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Korea, Poland and Belarus.


Hafizov was a member of the 2017 U.S. World Team, and was second in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Hafizov was a 2008 Olympian for Uzbekistan before emigrating to the USA.


SPC Ellis Coleman of the U.S. Army opens the CISM Worlds at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. against 2011 Junior World silver medalist Dawid Karecinski of Poland.


Coleman sits on the ottom half of an 11-athlete bracket. Other nations represented in his half-bracket are Algeria, Iran, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine.


Coleman was a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and competed in the 2013 and 2017 Senior World Championships for the United States. He has also won two Junior World bronze medals.


Competing at 71 kg/156 lbs. is 1LT Brandon Mueller of the U.S. Air Force, who will battle 2015 World bronze medalist Adam Kurak of Russia in the first round.


Mueller drew into the bottom half of a 13-athlete bracket. Other nations represented in his half-bracket are China, Switzerland, Korea, Finland, Iran and Algeria.


SPC Dillon Cowan of the U.S. Army will get a bye in the first round at 75 kg/165 lbs. He will face the winner of the match between 2016 CISM World Military champion Tsimur Berdyieu of Belarus and 2017 European Junior silver medalist Elmar Nuraliev of Ukraine in the second round.


Cowan is in the top half of a 13-athlete bracket. Other nations represented in his half-bracket are Lithuania and Romania. He was second in the 2015 U.S. Open and the 2015 World Team Trials.


Another U.S. women’s freestyle wrestler will compete on Friday, PV2 Katerina Lobsinger of the U.S. Army at 69 kg/152 lbs. Lobsinger will battle 2014 Junior World bronze medalist Danute Domikaityte of Lithuania in the opening round.


Lobsinger is on the bottom half of a seven-athlete bracket. Other nations in her half-bracket are Ukraine and Mongolia. Lobsinger was fifth at the 2014 Cadet World Championships.


A website has been set up with updated results from the CISM World Military Wrestling Championships at:
http://www.liga-db.de/Turniere/FT/2017/EE/170918_Klaipeda,Lithuania/indexENG.htm

CISM MILITARY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Klaipeda, Lithuania


U.S. Greco-Roman pairings for Friday


59 kg/130 lbs. - SPC Ildar Hafizov (U.S. Army)

Vs. Vazgen Khachatryan (Armenia), 5th in 2014 Stepan Sargsyan Tournament (Armenia)


66 kg/145.5 lbs. - SPC Ellis Coleman (U.S. Army)

Vs. Dawid Karecinski (Poland), 2nd in 2011 Junior Worlds, 8th in 2016 World Championships, 3rd in 2016 CISM World Military Championships


71 kg/156 lbs. - 1LT Brandon Mueller (U.S. Air Force)

Vs. Adam Kurak (Russia), 3rd in 2015 World Championships, 5th in 2016 and 2017 World Championships, 2014 European champion


75 kg/165 lbs. - SPC Dillon Cowan (U.S. Army)

First round bye. To face winner of Tsimur Berdyieu (Belarus) vs. Elmar Nuraliev (Ukraine)

Berdyieu – 2016 CISM World Military champion, 5th in 2015 World Championships

Nuraliev – 2nd in 2017 European Juniors, 3rd in 2017 Ukrainian Memorial, 10th in 2017 Junior Worlds

U.S. women’s freestyle pairing for Friday


69 kg/152 lbs. - PV2 Katerina Lobsinger (U.S. Army)

Vs. Danute Domikaityte (Lithuania), 2017 Nordic champion, 3rd in 2014 Junior Worlds, 3rd in 2016-17 Medved International (Ukraine)