Six U.S. World Team members to wrestle for bronze in Poland, Fearnside will wrestle for gold

Max Nowry is one of six World Team members who will wrestle for bronze tomorrow.

Warsaw, Poland- The first day of wrestling is finished, and several Americans are in medal matches in the Poland Open (women’s freestyle) and the Pytlasinski Memorial (Greco-Roman).

Amy Fearnside is the only wrestler representing the USA to make the finals. At 50 kg, she picked up 10-0, 5-0, and 10-4 victories on her way to the finals. Fearnside is coming off of a Canada Cup title, where she torched the field, earning the Outstanding Wrestler award while going unscored upon. She will face Valentina Islamova Brik of Kazakhstan who formerly wrestled for Russia,

The two Senior World Team members competing in women’s freestyle, Jacarra Winchester (55 kg) and Victoria Francis (72 kg), are both still in the hunt for bronze medals.

Winchester won her opening bout over 2018 Russian champion Liubov Salnikova, 10-9. She dropped her next match to another Russian opponent Marina Simonyan, 5-1. Winchester has Lenka Hockova Martinakova of the Czech Republic, a veteran who has wrestled in 10 Senior World Championships, in repechage.

If she wins, she will face fellow American Dominique Parrish for bronze. Winchester defeated Parrish at Final X: Lincoln in two-straight matches to earn the World Team spot.

Francis also started her tournament out with a win, defeating 2018 U23 World bronze medalist Zhamila Bakbergenova of Kazakhstan, 4-0. She lost her next match, 8-2, to 2018 World silver medalist Koumba Larroque of France. She will battle with Mongolia’s Banzragch Ogunsuren for bronze.

On the other side of the bracket, Imam Kazem will also wrestle for bronze. She lost her only match of the day 4-0.

At 59 kg, both Abigail Nette and Alexandria Liles are in contention for bronze medals. Liles went 0-1, and dropped straight into the bronze medal match where she will face Anhelina Lysak of of Ukraine.

Nette won her first match 11-0, before falling to Liubov Ovcharova of Russia. In repechage she will wrestle Hungary’s Erika Bognair. If she wins, she will wrestle Altansetseg Battsetseg of Mongolia for bronze.

Four Greco-Roman World Team members, Max Nowry (55 kg), Ryan Mango (63 kg), Raymond Bunker (72 kg) and John Stefanowicz (82 kg) will wrestle for bronze medals tomorrow as well.

Nowry and Stefanowicz both emerged as the No. 2 wrestler from a three-man pool to advance to the semifinals. Nowry lost 2-0, to Ibraguniv Elchiv of Russia. Stefanowicz was thwarted by 2017 Junior World bronze medalist Salih Aydin of Turkey, 10-0.

Bunker opened the tournament with a 9-1 technical fall over Bartlomiej Klimek of Turkey. In the semifinals he fell to Amoyan Malkhas of Armenia, 9-0.

Mango went 0-1, dropping his only match to Oleksandr Hrushyn of Ukraine. He was dropped straight into the bronze medal match where he will see Turkey’s Bilici Rahman.

Tomorrow action will resume at 4 am Eastern Standard Time.

Event Schedules (based upon U.S. Eastern Standard Time)

2019 POLAND OPEN (WFS)

at Warsaw, Poland (Aug. 2-4)

Friday, Aug. 2

4 a.m. – Preliminary rounds (50, 55, 59, 65, 72)

11 a.m. - Preliminary rounds and semifinals (50, 55, 59, 65, 72)

Saturday, Aug. 3

4 a.m. - Preliminary rounds (53, 57, 62, 68, 76) Repechage (50, 55, 59, 65, 72)

10 a.m. - Preliminary rounds and semifinals (53, 57, 62, 68, 76)

11 a.m. – Finals and award ceremonies (50, 55, 59, 65, 72)

Sunday, Aug. 4

6 a.m. - Repechage (53, 57, 62, 68, 76)

8 a.m. - Finals and award ceremonies (53, 57, 62, 68, 76)

2019 PYTLASINSKI MEMORIAL (GR)

at Warsaw, Poland (Aug. 2-4)

Friday, Aug. 2

4 a.m. – Preliminary rounds (55, 63, 72, 82, 97)

11 a.m. - Preliminary rounds and semifinals (55, 63, 72, 82, 97)

Saturday, Aug. 3

4 a.m. - Preliminary rounds (60, 67, 77, 87, 130) Repechage (55, 63, 72, 82, 97)

10 a.m. - Preliminary rounds and semifinals (60, 67, 77, 87, 130)

11 a.m. – Finals and award ceremonies (55, 63, 72, 82, 97)

Sunday, Aug. 4

6 a.m. - Repechage (60, 67, 77, 87, 130)

8 a.m. - Finals and award ceremonies (60, 67, 77, 87, 130)

2019 ZIOLKOWSKI MEMORIAL (MFS)

at Warsaw, Poland (Aug. 2-4)

Friday, Aug. 2

4 a.m. – Preliminary rounds (57, 61, 79, 92, 97)

11 a.m. - Preliminary rounds and semifinals (57, 61, 79, 92, 97)

Saturday, Aug. 3

4 a.m. - Preliminary rounds (65, 70, 74, 86, 125) Repechage (57, 61, 79, 92, 97)

10 a.m. - Preliminary rounds and semifinals (65, 70, 74, 86, 125)

11 a.m. – Finals and award ceremonies (57, 61, 79, 92, 97)

Sunday, Aug. 4

6 a.m. - Repechage (65, 70, 74, 86, 125)

8 a.m. - Finals and award ceremonies (65, 70, 74, 86, 125)

Women’s Freestyle Results

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

WIN Sarra Hamdi (Tunisia), 10-0

WIN Julie Sabatie (France), 5-0

WIN Natasha Fox (Canada), 10-4

50 kg: Emily Shilson (Maple Grove, Minn./Titan Mercury WC)

LOSS Natasha Fox (Canada), 10-0

50 kg: Alyssa Lampe (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)

LOSS Valeriia Chepsarakova (RUSSIA), 7-4

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

WIN Viyaleta Chyryk (Belarus), 12-0

LOSS Agata Walerzak (Poland), 4-0

55 kg: Dominique Parrish (Scotts Valley, Calif./Sunkist Kids)

WIN Paula Kozlow (Poland), 10-0

LOSS Marina Simonyan (Russia), 6-0

55 kg: Jacarra Winchester (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OPTC)

WIN Liubov Salnikova (Russia), 10-9

LOSS Marina Simonyan (Russia), 5-1

59 kg: Alexandria Liles (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)

LOSS M. Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan), 9-0

59kg: Abigail Nette (Franklin Springs, Ga./Lion Wrestling Club)

WIN Andrea Grasruck (Germany), 11-0

LOSS Liubov Ovcharova (Russia), 10-0

72 kg: Victoria Francis (Litchfield, Ill./Titan Mercury WC)

WIN Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan), 4-0

LOSS Koumba Larroque (France), 8-3

72 kg: Imam Kazem (Tracy, Calif./ Women’s National Team)

LOSS Annna Schell (Germany), 4-0

72 kg: Hannah Gladden (Franklin Springs Ga./Lion Wrestling Club)

LOSS Kseniya Burakova (Russia), 2-0

Greco-Roman Results

55 kg: Max Nowry (Colorado Springs Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)

WIN Dogus Ayazci (Turkey)

LOSS (Tsurtsumia Nugzari (Georgia)

LOSS Ibraguniv Elchiv (Russia) 2-0

63 kg: Ryan Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)

LOSS Oleksandr Hrushyn (Ukraine), 9-0

72 kg: Raymond Bunker (Camp LeJeune, N.C./U.S. Marine Corps)

WIN Bartlomiej Klimek (Poland), 9-1

LOSS Amoyan Malkhas (Armenia), 9-0

82 kg: John Stefanowicz (Camp LeJeune, N.C./U.S. Marine Corps)

WIN Fedi Rouabah (Algeria)

LOSS Burhan Akbudak (Turkey)

LOSS Salih Aydin (Turkey), 10-0

97 kg: Lucas Sheridan (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)

LOSS Di Xiao (China), 2-1