NMU-OTS Greco-Roman team to compete in Eduardo Campbell Cup in Panama, September 29
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
2018 U.S. Open runner-up Sammy Jones (right) is on the roster of NMU-OTS athletes competing in Panama this Saturday. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.
A group of 15 U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers affiliated with the Northern Michigan University – U.S. Olympic Training Site (NMU-OTC) will compete at the Eduardo Campbell Cup in Panama City, Panama on Saturday, September 29.
This is an annual tour for NMU-OTS athletes which provides them with a chance to test themselves against international opponents and get a number of matches. This is the largest delegation from NMU-OTS to attend this tournament in history
Among the athletes on the tour are 2016 U.S. Open runner-up Khymba Johnson at 97 kg. Johnson won a gold medal at the 2017 Eduardo Campbell Cup
Sammy Jones, a 2017 U.S. Open runner-up at 63 kg, is among the other top athletes on the tour. Jones was also a 2014 University Nationals champion.
Roy Nash, who placed ninth in the 2013 Cadet World Championships in Greco-Roman and won USA Wrestling national titles at the age-group level, is on the roster at 97 kg.
The team is coached by NMU-OTS Greco-Roman head coach Rob Hermann, a past Olympic Greco-Roman coach who has organized this tour each year.
EDUARDO CAMPBELL CUP
At Panama City, Panama, September 29
U.S. roster from NMU-OTS, with approximate weight class
60 kg - Mason Hartshorn, Antioch, Calif.
60 kg - Sammy Jones, Folsom, La.
67 kg - Riley Briggs, Brentwood, Calif.
67 kg - Reese Dalton, Lilburn, Ga.
67 kg - Jordan Auen, San Jose, Calif.
72 kg - Aaron Kliamovich, Sweet Valley, Pa.
72 kg - Colin Schubert, Brussel, Wis.
72 kg - David Prado, Houston, Texas
72 kg - Colby Baker, Panama City Beach, Fla.
82 kg - Spencer Woods, Kotzebue, Alaska
87 kg - George Hooker, Nashville, Tenn.
97 kg - Roy Nash, West Valley City, Utah
97 kg - Khymba Johnson, Sacramento, Calif.
97 kg - Zach Merrill, representing Puerto Rico
130 kg - Marc Leon, San Jose, Calif.
Team Leader - Geoff Dalton, Lilburn, Ga.
NMU-OTS Head Coach - Rob Hermann, Marquette, Mich.
Delegate - Dr. Jim Kliamovich
A group of 15 U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers affiliated with the Northern Michigan University – U.S. Olympic Training Site (NMU-OTC) will compete at the Eduardo Campbell Cup in Panama City, Panama on Saturday, September 29.
This is an annual tour for NMU-OTS athletes which provides them with a chance to test themselves against international opponents and get a number of matches. This is the largest delegation from NMU-OTS to attend this tournament in history
Among the athletes on the tour are 2016 U.S. Open runner-up Khymba Johnson at 97 kg. Johnson won a gold medal at the 2017 Eduardo Campbell Cup
Sammy Jones, a 2017 U.S. Open runner-up at 63 kg, is among the other top athletes on the tour. Jones was also a 2014 University Nationals champion.
Roy Nash, who placed ninth in the 2013 Cadet World Championships in Greco-Roman and won USA Wrestling national titles at the age-group level, is on the roster at 97 kg.
The team is coached by NMU-OTS Greco-Roman head coach Rob Hermann, a past Olympic Greco-Roman coach who has organized this tour each year.
EDUARDO CAMPBELL CUP
At Panama City, Panama, September 29
U.S. roster from NMU-OTS, with approximate weight class
60 kg - Mason Hartshorn, Antioch, Calif.
60 kg - Sammy Jones, Folsom, La.
67 kg - Riley Briggs, Brentwood, Calif.
67 kg - Reese Dalton, Lilburn, Ga.
67 kg - Jordan Auen, San Jose, Calif.
72 kg - Aaron Kliamovich, Sweet Valley, Pa.
72 kg - Colin Schubert, Brussel, Wis.
72 kg - David Prado, Houston, Texas
72 kg - Colby Baker, Panama City Beach, Fla.
82 kg - Spencer Woods, Kotzebue, Alaska
87 kg - George Hooker, Nashville, Tenn.
97 kg - Roy Nash, West Valley City, Utah
97 kg - Khymba Johnson, Sacramento, Calif.
97 kg - Zach Merrill, representing Puerto Rico
130 kg - Marc Leon, San Jose, Calif.
Team Leader - Geoff Dalton, Lilburn, Ga.
NMU-OTS Head Coach - Rob Hermann, Marquette, Mich.
Delegate - Dr. Jim Kliamovich
