Challenge bracket semis set in Greco World Team Trials in Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. – The semifinals of the challenge bracket of the 2018 Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials were determined after the first session of the tournament on Thursday, held at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Of those advancing to the semifinals, there are three Olympians, five past Senior World Team members and 14 age-group World Team members. Below is the breakdown:

Olympians

• Same Hazewinkel (55 kg) – 2012 Olympian in freestyle
• Ildar Hafizov (60 kg) – 2008 Olympian in Greco for Uzbekistan
• Jesse Thielke (63 kg) – 2016 Olympian in Greco

Past Senior World Team members

• Patrick Smith (72 kg) – 2017 World Team member
• Mason Manville (77 kg) – 2017 World Team member
• Cheney Haight (82 kg) – 2011 and 2017 World Team member
• Patrick Martinez (87 kg) 2015 World Team member
• G’Angelo Hancock (97 kg) – 2017 World Team member

Age-group World Team members

• Dalton Duffield (55 kg) – 2018 U23 World Team member
• Taylor Lamont (60 kg) – 2016 and 2017 Junior World Team member, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Cadet World Team member
• Randon Miranda (60 kg) – 2018 U23 World Team member, 2016 and 2017 Junior World Team member
• Travis Rice (63 kg) – 2018 U23 World Team member, 2015 Junior World Team member
• Alex Sancho (67 kg) – 2017 U23 World Team member, 2014 Junior World Team member
• Hayden Tuma (67 kg) – 2013 and 2015 Junior World Team member, 2011 and 2012 Cadet World Team member
• Jon Jay Chavez (72 kg) – 2014 and 2015 Junior World Team member, 2013 Cadet World Team member
• Jesse Porter (77 kg) – 2017 and 2018 U23 World Team member
• Barrett Stanghill (82 kg) – 2017 U23 World Team member
• Richard Carlson (87 kg) – 2014 Junior World Team member
• Kevin Beazley (97 kg) – 2013 and 2014 Junior World Team member
• Lucas Sheridan (97 kg) – 2012 and 2013 Junior World Team member
• Adam Coon (130 kg) – 2014 Junior World Team member, 2011 Junior World Team member
• Toby Erickson (130 kg) – 2012 and 2014 University World Team member, 2011 Junior World Team member

The semis are set to take place at 5 p.m. CT live on Flowrestling, followed by the challenge bracket finals to decide who will go to the best-of-three finals, which will be wrestled on Friday.

Already sitting in the finals series are the 2018 U.S. Open champions at each weight.

2018 GRECO-ROMAN WORLD TEAM TRIALS

at Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Okla., June 21-22

Challenge bracket semifinal pairings

55 kg
Sam Hazewinkel (Sunkist Kids) vs. Britain Longmire (Team Nevada)
Dalton Duffield (NMU-OTS) vs. Kyndall Rutz (NMU-OTS)

60 kg
Leslie Fuenffinger (U.S. Army WCAP) vs. Taylor Lamont (Sunkist Kids)
Randon Miranda (NYAC/NMU) vs. Ildar Hafizov (U.S. Army WCAP)

63 kg
Jesse Thielke (NYAC/Legends of Gold) vs. Travis Rice (NMU-OTS)
Lilshawn Greedy (U.S. Army (WCAP) vs. Xavier Johnson (Marines)

67 kg
Alejandro Sancho (NYAC) vs. Jamel Johnson (Marines)
Austin Morrow (NYAC/NMU) vs. Hayden Tuma (U.S. Army WCAP)

72 kg
Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm) vs. Colin Schubert (NYAC/NMU)
Isaac Dukes (U.S. Army WCAP) vs. Jon Jay Chavez (NYAC/Finger Lakes WC)

77 kg
Mason Manville (U.S. Army WCAP) vs. Cody Pack (NYAC/Legends of Gold)
Jesse Porter (NYAC/NMU) vs. Peyton Walsh (Marines)

82 kg
Cheney Haight (NYAC) vs. Terrence Zaleski (Marines)
John Stefanowicz (Marines) vs. Barrett Stanghill (Minnesota Storm)

87 kg
Patrick Martinez (NYAC) vs. Richard Carlson (Minnesota Storm)
James Souza (U.S. Army WCAP) vs. Kevin Radford (Sunkist Kids)

97 kg
Tracy Hancock (Sunkist Kids) vs. Kevin Beazley (NYAC/MWC)
Lucas Sheridan (U.S. Army WCAP) vs. Micah Burak (Titan Mercury)

130 kg
Adam Coon (NYAC/MWC) vs. Toby Erickson (U.S. Army WCAP)
David Tate Orndorff (UV) vs. Malcom Allen (UNA)