Past World Team members Conder, Campbell, Gonzalez, Haight reach Bill Farrell International finals on Saturday
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Whitney Conder of the U.S. Army wins a tough semifinal match over Amy Fearnside of the Titan Mercury WC at 50 kg in women’s freestyle. Photo by Julieta Okot.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The finals have been set in the Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle divisions at the Bill Farrell Memorial International on Saturday.
Past World Team members who are in position to win gold medals are women’s freestyle stars Whitney Conder of the U.S. Army at 50 kg and Kelsey Campbell of the Sunkist Kids at 59 kg, plus Greco-Roman wrestler Chris Gonzalez of the U.S. Army at 72 kg.
Conder, who has made three U.S. Senior World Teams, scored a pushout and received a point on a shot clock violation in the second period to edge National Team member Amy Fearnside of the Titan Mercury WC, 3-2 in the semifinals. Fearnside scored the only takedown in the match, but Conder was aggressive during much of the bout.
Conder will face another National Team member Cody Pfau of the Titan Mercury WC in the finals. Pfau is coming off a win at the U23 World Team Trials last weekend.
Campbell, a 2012 Olympian and two-time World Team member, is in a four-athlete round-robin at 59 kg. Campbell enters her final match with a 2-0 record, and will face another undefeated wrestler Lauren Louive of the New York AC/Hawkeye WC to determine the gold medal.
Gonzalez, who competed at the 2016 World Championships, advanced to the finals with a 7-4 win over tough Korean opponent Gi Uk Choi, 7-4. He will face 2017 U23 World Team member Alejandro Sancho of the New York AC in the finals, after Sancho scored an 11-3 technical fall over Omar Abdo of Egypt in the semifinals. Gonzalez beat Sancho in the finals of the qualifier for the 2016 World Team.
At 87 kg, two-time World Team member Cheney Haight of the New York AC moved to the finals after pinning Courtney Myers of the U.S. Army in 3:14 in the semifinals. He will face Mohamed Moustafa of Egypt, who beat a past U.S. World Team member Joe Rau of the Minnesota Storm, 8-4 in the other semifinal.
In one of the most anticipated of the semifinal matches, 2017 Junior World champion Kamal Bey of the Sunkist Kids came from behind to defeat past National Team member Kendrick Sanders of the New York AC, 9-8. Sanders led by four points with 20 seconds to go, but Bey powered Sanders down to the mat for four points. Sanders challenged the call, which was confirmed, giving Bey the final point.
Two of the round-robins in the women’s freestyle division have determined their champions. Arelys Valles Fernandez of the University of the Cumberlands has clinched the 53 kg title, and Otgonjargal Ganbaatar of Mongolia won the title at 55 kg.
The championship finals will begin at approximately 4:30 p.m., starting with the third-place matches followed by the gold medal matches on two mats.
All of the brackets, and the live stream are on FloWrestling.
BILL FARRELL MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL
At New York, N.Y., March 30
Women’s freestyle champions
53 kg
1st - Arelys Valles Fernandez (University of the Cumberlands) dec. Kailyn Ramos (Aries Wrestling Club), 10-7
55 kg
Champion – Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia)
3rd – Samantha Klingel (U.S. Army) vs. Ronna Heaton (Sunkist Kids)
RR – Ganbaatar tech. fall Klingel, 12-2; Ganbaatar tech. fall Heaton, 10-0
Women’s freestyle finals pairings
50 kg - Whitney Conder (U.S. Army) vs. Cody Pfau (TMWC)
57 kg - Giulia Rodrigues (Brazil) vs. Brieana Delgado (Aries Wrestling Club)
62 kg - Alexandria Liles (Best Trained Texas) vs. Lais Nunes de Oliveria (Brazil)
65 kg - Jayden Laurent (Musky Wrestling Club) vs. Alexis Porter (NYAC)
Note: Roundrobins are being held at 59 kg, 68 kg and 72 kg
Women’s Semifinal results
50 kg
Whitney Conder (U.S. Army) dec. Amy Fearnside (TMWC), 3-2
Cody Pfau(TMWC) tech. fall Alleida Martinez (TMWC), 14-0 1:16
57 kg
Giulia Rodrigues (Brazil) dec. Jacarra Winchester (TMWC), 8-4
Brieana Delgado (Aries Wrestling Club) dec. Michela Beck (NYAC), 7-3
62 kg
Alexandria Liles (Best Trained Texas) tech. fall Erin Redford (Aries Wrestling Club), 11-0 5:43
Lais Nunes de Oliveria (Brazil) tech. fall Katrin Pokalyukhin (Edge Wrestling), 10-0 1:23
65 kg
Jayden Laurent (Musky Wrestling Club) inj. dft Jennifer Page (TMWC), 1:32
Alexis Porter (NYAC) tech. fall Cierra Foster (Aries Wrestling Club), 11-1 5:33
Greco-Roman finals pairings
55 kg – Elijah Varona (Garage Boys) vs. Sean Sesnan (Williams Baptist)
63 kg - Hayden Tuma (U.S. Army) vs. Hasan Mustafa (Egypt)
67 kg - Raymond Bunker (Marines) vs. Jessy Williams (NYAC/flwc)
72 kg - Chris Gonzalez (NYAC) vs. Alejandro Sancho (NYAC/NMU)
77 kg - Kamal Bey (Sunkist Kids) vs. Jesse Porter (NYAC/NMU)
82 kg - Aliaksandr Kikiniou (Belarus) vs. Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets)
87 kg - Cheney Haight (NYAC) vs. Mohamed Moustafa (Egypt)
97 kg - Lucas Sheridan (U.S. Army) vs. Je Woo Park (Republic of Korea)
130 kg - Ham Mustafa (Egypt) vs. Danny Longedyke (Mn. Storm)
Note: Roundrobin at 60 kg
Greco-Roman semifinal results
63 kg
Hayden Tuma (U.S. Army) tech. fall Sammy Jones (Nyac/nmu), 8-0 2:03
Hasan Mustafa (Egypt) dec. Xavier Johnson Camp Lejeune, NC (Marines), 4-3
67 kg
Raymond Bunker (Marines) dec. Hunter Kelley (NMU/OTS), 4-0
Jessy Williams (Nyac/flwc) tech. fall Christopher Anderson (Williams Baptist College), 12-4 6:00
72 kg
Chris Gonzalez (NYAC) dec. Gi uk Choi (Republic of Korea), 7-4
Alejandro Sancho (Nyac/nmu) tech. fall Omar Abdo (Egypt), 11-3 4:55
77 kg
Kamal Bey (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kendrick Sanders (NYAC/NMU), 9-8
Jesse Porter (NYAC/NMU) tech. fall John Yeats (Tristar Wrestling Academy - CA), 8-0 2:43
82 kg
Aliaksandr Kikiniou (Belarus) tech. fall Barrett Stanghill (Minnesota Storm), 9-1 5:02
Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets) dec. Jon Jay Chavez (NYAC/flwc), 6-1
87 kg
Cheney Haight (NYAC) pin Courtney Myers (U.S. Army), 3:14
Mohamed Moustafa (Egypt) dec. Joe Rau (Mn. Storm), 8-4
97 kg
Lucas Sheridan (U.S. Army) dec. Enock Francois (Nyac/flwc), 3-0
Je Woo Park (Republic of Korea) dec. Dan Olsen (unattached), 4-2
130 kg
Ham Mustafa (Egypt) dec. Murodjon Tuychiev (Tajikistan), 4-1
Danny Longedyke (Mn. Storm) tech. fall Trent Osnes (Marines), 13-2 4:38
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The finals have been set in the Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle divisions at the Bill Farrell Memorial International on Saturday.
Past World Team members who are in position to win gold medals are women’s freestyle stars Whitney Conder of the U.S. Army at 50 kg and Kelsey Campbell of the Sunkist Kids at 59 kg, plus Greco-Roman wrestler Chris Gonzalez of the U.S. Army at 72 kg.
Conder, who has made three U.S. Senior World Teams, scored a pushout and received a point on a shot clock violation in the second period to edge National Team member Amy Fearnside of the Titan Mercury WC, 3-2 in the semifinals. Fearnside scored the only takedown in the match, but Conder was aggressive during much of the bout.
Conder will face another National Team member Cody Pfau of the Titan Mercury WC in the finals. Pfau is coming off a win at the U23 World Team Trials last weekend.
Campbell, a 2012 Olympian and two-time World Team member, is in a four-athlete round-robin at 59 kg. Campbell enters her final match with a 2-0 record, and will face another undefeated wrestler Lauren Louive of the New York AC/Hawkeye WC to determine the gold medal.
Gonzalez, who competed at the 2016 World Championships, advanced to the finals with a 7-4 win over tough Korean opponent Gi Uk Choi, 7-4. He will face 2017 U23 World Team member Alejandro Sancho of the New York AC in the finals, after Sancho scored an 11-3 technical fall over Omar Abdo of Egypt in the semifinals. Gonzalez beat Sancho in the finals of the qualifier for the 2016 World Team.
At 87 kg, two-time World Team member Cheney Haight of the New York AC moved to the finals after pinning Courtney Myers of the U.S. Army in 3:14 in the semifinals. He will face Mohamed Moustafa of Egypt, who beat a past U.S. World Team member Joe Rau of the Minnesota Storm, 8-4 in the other semifinal.
In one of the most anticipated of the semifinal matches, 2017 Junior World champion Kamal Bey of the Sunkist Kids came from behind to defeat past National Team member Kendrick Sanders of the New York AC, 9-8. Sanders led by four points with 20 seconds to go, but Bey powered Sanders down to the mat for four points. Sanders challenged the call, which was confirmed, giving Bey the final point.
Two of the round-robins in the women’s freestyle division have determined their champions. Arelys Valles Fernandez of the University of the Cumberlands has clinched the 53 kg title, and Otgonjargal Ganbaatar of Mongolia won the title at 55 kg.
The championship finals will begin at approximately 4:30 p.m., starting with the third-place matches followed by the gold medal matches on two mats.
All of the brackets, and the live stream are on FloWrestling.
BILL FARRELL MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL
At New York, N.Y., March 30
Women’s freestyle champions
53 kg
1st - Arelys Valles Fernandez (University of the Cumberlands) dec. Kailyn Ramos (Aries Wrestling Club), 10-7
55 kg
Champion – Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia)
3rd – Samantha Klingel (U.S. Army) vs. Ronna Heaton (Sunkist Kids)
RR – Ganbaatar tech. fall Klingel, 12-2; Ganbaatar tech. fall Heaton, 10-0
Women’s freestyle finals pairings
50 kg - Whitney Conder (U.S. Army) vs. Cody Pfau (TMWC)
57 kg - Giulia Rodrigues (Brazil) vs. Brieana Delgado (Aries Wrestling Club)
62 kg - Alexandria Liles (Best Trained Texas) vs. Lais Nunes de Oliveria (Brazil)
65 kg - Jayden Laurent (Musky Wrestling Club) vs. Alexis Porter (NYAC)
Note: Roundrobins are being held at 59 kg, 68 kg and 72 kg
Women’s Semifinal results
50 kg
Whitney Conder (U.S. Army) dec. Amy Fearnside (TMWC), 3-2
Cody Pfau(TMWC) tech. fall Alleida Martinez (TMWC), 14-0 1:16
57 kg
Giulia Rodrigues (Brazil) dec. Jacarra Winchester (TMWC), 8-4
Brieana Delgado (Aries Wrestling Club) dec. Michela Beck (NYAC), 7-3
62 kg
Alexandria Liles (Best Trained Texas) tech. fall Erin Redford (Aries Wrestling Club), 11-0 5:43
Lais Nunes de Oliveria (Brazil) tech. fall Katrin Pokalyukhin (Edge Wrestling), 10-0 1:23
65 kg
Jayden Laurent (Musky Wrestling Club) inj. dft Jennifer Page (TMWC), 1:32
Alexis Porter (NYAC) tech. fall Cierra Foster (Aries Wrestling Club), 11-1 5:33
Greco-Roman finals pairings
55 kg – Elijah Varona (Garage Boys) vs. Sean Sesnan (Williams Baptist)
63 kg - Hayden Tuma (U.S. Army) vs. Hasan Mustafa (Egypt)
67 kg - Raymond Bunker (Marines) vs. Jessy Williams (NYAC/flwc)
72 kg - Chris Gonzalez (NYAC) vs. Alejandro Sancho (NYAC/NMU)
77 kg - Kamal Bey (Sunkist Kids) vs. Jesse Porter (NYAC/NMU)
82 kg - Aliaksandr Kikiniou (Belarus) vs. Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets)
87 kg - Cheney Haight (NYAC) vs. Mohamed Moustafa (Egypt)
97 kg - Lucas Sheridan (U.S. Army) vs. Je Woo Park (Republic of Korea)
130 kg - Ham Mustafa (Egypt) vs. Danny Longedyke (Mn. Storm)
Note: Roundrobin at 60 kg
Greco-Roman semifinal results
63 kg
Hayden Tuma (U.S. Army) tech. fall Sammy Jones (Nyac/nmu), 8-0 2:03
Hasan Mustafa (Egypt) dec. Xavier Johnson Camp Lejeune, NC (Marines), 4-3
67 kg
Raymond Bunker (Marines) dec. Hunter Kelley (NMU/OTS), 4-0
Jessy Williams (Nyac/flwc) tech. fall Christopher Anderson (Williams Baptist College), 12-4 6:00
72 kg
Chris Gonzalez (NYAC) dec. Gi uk Choi (Republic of Korea), 7-4
Alejandro Sancho (Nyac/nmu) tech. fall Omar Abdo (Egypt), 11-3 4:55
77 kg
Kamal Bey (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kendrick Sanders (NYAC/NMU), 9-8
Jesse Porter (NYAC/NMU) tech. fall John Yeats (Tristar Wrestling Academy - CA), 8-0 2:43
82 kg
Aliaksandr Kikiniou (Belarus) tech. fall Barrett Stanghill (Minnesota Storm), 9-1 5:02
Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets) dec. Jon Jay Chavez (NYAC/flwc), 6-1
87 kg
Cheney Haight (NYAC) pin Courtney Myers (U.S. Army), 3:14
Mohamed Moustafa (Egypt) dec. Joe Rau (Mn. Storm), 8-4
97 kg
Lucas Sheridan (U.S. Army) dec. Enock Francois (Nyac/flwc), 3-0
Je Woo Park (Republic of Korea) dec. Dan Olsen (unattached), 4-2
130 kg
Ham Mustafa (Egypt) dec. Murodjon Tuychiev (Tajikistan), 4-1
Danny Longedyke (Mn. Storm) tech. fall Trent Osnes (Marines), 13-2 4:38
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