Anthony, Martinez reach Medved International semifinals in Belarus
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Victoria Anthony, shown at the 2017 World Championships, will compete in the semifinals in the second session Friday at the Medved International. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.
MINSK, Belarus – A pair of U.S. wrestlers, women’s freestyle star Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) and men’s freestyle star Isaiah Martinez, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illini WC) have reached the semifinals after the first session of the Alexander Medved International on Friday.
Anthony, a two-time Senior World Team member, won both of her 50 kg bouts by technical fall, putting away WIN Aisha Ualishan of Kazakhstan, 11-0 and Irina Borissova of Kazakhstan), 15-4. She faces Elena Vostrikova of Russia in the semifinals.
Martinez also won his first two bouts, stopping Ivan Kusyak of Ukraine, 8-0 and Andrius Mazeika of Lithuania, 11-8. He draws Azamat Nurykau of Belarus in his semifinals.
Four U.S. athletes dropped bouts on Friday morning. We will know after the semifinals if any will earn spots in repechage.
TrackWrestling is attempting to stream the event for free. The semifinals start at 6:00 p.m. in Minsk, which is 11:00 a.m. in the U.S. Eastern time zone.
ALEXANDER MEDVED INTERNATIONAL
At Minsk, Belarus
U.S. men’s freestyle performances so far
65kg: Joey McKenna, Towaco, N.J. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
LOSS Haji Aliev (Azerbaijan), tech. fall 11-0, 4:04
74kg: Isaiah Martinez, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illini WC)
WIN Ivan Kusyak (Ukraine), 8-0
WIN Andrius Mazeika (Lithuania), 11-8
Semifinals - Azamat Nurykau (Belarus)
97kg: Ty Walz, Blacksburg, Va. (Titan Mercury WC/SERTC)
WIN Chaoqiang Yang (China), 7-1
LOSS Fatih Yasarli (Turkey), tech. fall 10-0, 1:00
97 kg: Kyven Gadson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Cyclone WC)
LOSS Murazi Mchedlize (Ukraine), 4-3
U.S. women’s freestyle performances so far
50kg: Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Aisha Ualishan (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 11-0, 3:43
WIN Irina Borissova (Kazakhstan), 15-4, 5:50
Semifinals – vs. Elena Vostrikova (Russia)
55kg: Haley Augello, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids/Tarheel WC)
LOSS Maria Sedniva (Kazakhstan), pin
MINSK, Belarus – A pair of U.S. wrestlers, women’s freestyle star Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) and men’s freestyle star Isaiah Martinez, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illini WC) have reached the semifinals after the first session of the Alexander Medved International on Friday.
Anthony, a two-time Senior World Team member, won both of her 50 kg bouts by technical fall, putting away WIN Aisha Ualishan of Kazakhstan, 11-0 and Irina Borissova of Kazakhstan), 15-4. She faces Elena Vostrikova of Russia in the semifinals.
Martinez also won his first two bouts, stopping Ivan Kusyak of Ukraine, 8-0 and Andrius Mazeika of Lithuania, 11-8. He draws Azamat Nurykau of Belarus in his semifinals.
Four U.S. athletes dropped bouts on Friday morning. We will know after the semifinals if any will earn spots in repechage.
TrackWrestling is attempting to stream the event for free. The semifinals start at 6:00 p.m. in Minsk, which is 11:00 a.m. in the U.S. Eastern time zone.
ALEXANDER MEDVED INTERNATIONAL
At Minsk, Belarus
U.S. men’s freestyle performances so far
65kg: Joey McKenna, Towaco, N.J. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
LOSS Haji Aliev (Azerbaijan), tech. fall 11-0, 4:04
74kg: Isaiah Martinez, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illini WC)
WIN Ivan Kusyak (Ukraine), 8-0
WIN Andrius Mazeika (Lithuania), 11-8
Semifinals - Azamat Nurykau (Belarus)
97kg: Ty Walz, Blacksburg, Va. (Titan Mercury WC/SERTC)
WIN Chaoqiang Yang (China), 7-1
LOSS Fatih Yasarli (Turkey), tech. fall 10-0, 1:00
97 kg: Kyven Gadson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Cyclone WC)
LOSS Murazi Mchedlize (Ukraine), 4-3
U.S. women’s freestyle performances so far
50kg: Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Aisha Ualishan (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 11-0, 3:43
WIN Irina Borissova (Kazakhstan), 15-4, 5:50
Semifinals – vs. Elena Vostrikova (Russia)
55kg: Haley Augello, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids/Tarheel WC)
LOSS Maria Sedniva (Kazakhstan), pin
