Women and men freestylers to compete at Ion Cornianu Memorial in Romania, Sept. 21-23

Becka Leathers, shown at the U23 World Team Trials, is among the star women on tour in Romania. Photo by Mark Lundy.


BUCHAREST, Romania – A group of nine U.S. athletes, including both women and men freestyle Senior athletes, will compete in the Ion Corneanu Memorial International this weekend.


Six U.S. women wrestlers will compete, including five athletes who have competed on past Senior World Teams, including a pair of Olympians.


2016 Olympian Haley Augello (Chapel Hill, N.C./Sunkist Kids/Tarheel WC) at 53 kg and 2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell, (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 59 kg are entered. Both have competed on Senior World Teams as well.


2015 World bronze medalist Becka Leathers (Chapel Hill, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Tarheel WC) comes in at 57 kg. Two-time Senior World Team member Victoria Anthony (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) is at 50 kg, and 2014 World Team member Jenna Burkert (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) is at 59 kg.


Also on the women’s team is 2014 University World silver medalist Amy Fearnside (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OTC) at 50 kg.


Three men from the Sunkist Kids club will be competing in freestyle as well. Listed at 65 kg are Dalton Brady (Queen Creek, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) and Robbie Mathers, Pheonix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), plus Michael Kosoy, (Raleigh, N.C./Sunkist Kids) at 125 kg.


Leathers, Campbell, Augello and Anthony all competed last week at the Alexander Medved International in Belarus.


Bucharest time is seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time zone.

ION CORNIANU INTERNATIONAL

At Bucharest, Romania


Women’s Freestyle roster

50kg: Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

50kg: Amy Fearnside, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC/OTC)

53kg: Haley Augello, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids/Tarheel WC)

57kg: Becka Leathers. Chapel Hill, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC/Tarheel WC)

59kg: Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

59 kg: Jenna Burkert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

Coach: Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Men’s freestyle roster

65 kg: Dalton Brady, Queen Creek, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

65 kg: Robbie Mathers, Pheonix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

125kg: Michael Kosoy, Raleigh, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)

Schedule (+7 hours to U.S. Eastern time zone)

Friday, September 21

10:30 a.m. – Elimination rounds (FS 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 74kg, 79kg W 50kg, 53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 62kg)

5:00 p.m. – Elimination rounds/semifinals (FS 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 74kg, 79kg W 50kg, 53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 62kg)

Saturday, September 22

10:30 a.m. – Repechage (FS 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 74kg, 79kg W 50kg, 53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 62kg)

10:30 a.m. – Elimination rounds (FS 86kg, 92, kg, 97 kg, 125 kg W 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)

5:00 p.m. - Finals (FS 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 74kg, 79kg W 50kg, 53kg, 55kg, 57kg, 59kg, 62kg)

5:00 p.m. - Elimination rounds/semifinals (FS 86kg, 92, kg, 97 kg, 125 kg W 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)


Sunday, September 23

10:30 p.m. – Repechage and finals (FS 86kg, 92, kg, 97 kg, 125 kg W 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)