Hannah to wrestle in 2019 Cadet World repechage at 92 kg

Photo of Tyler Hannah (92 kg) by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling.

SOFIA, Bulgaria – USA representative in Greco-Roman at 92 kg, Tyler Hannah, was pulled into repechage and will wrestle on Sunday morning at the 2019 Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Hannah earned a second chance in the tournament when Muhammad Evloev of Russia, who Hannah lost to in the first round, advanced to the finals. Evloev was a 2017 Cadet World silver medalist.

In his first repechage match, Hannah will face 2019 Cadet Asian champion Saied Karimzadeh of Iran. He needs to win two matches to advance to the bronze bout.

At 60 kg, Parker Decker was eliminated when his quarterfinal victor, Arman Vardanyan of Armenia, failed to make it to the finals.

Repechage will begin on Sunday at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) live on Trackwrestling.

2019 CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

at Sofia, Bulgaria, July 28-Aug. 4

U.S. Greco-Roman results

45 kg: Mason Gehloff (Waseca, Minn./Sebolt WC)
LOSS Gheorghita Scheul (Romania), 6-2

51 kg: Jett Strickenberger (Monument, Colo./Sons of Thunder Academy)
WIN Ou Deng (China), 9-0
LOSS Denis Mihai (Romania), 13-4

60 kg: Parker Decker (Keller, Texas/ Mile High WC Texas)
WIN Arturs Seskens (Latvia), 9-0
LOSS Arman Vardanyan (Armenia), 11-1

71 kg: Daniel Segura (Columbus, Ohio/Team Miron)
LOSS Andreas Vasilakopoulos (Greece), 3-2

92 kg: Tyler Hannah (Genoa, Wisc./Viroqua WC)
LOSS Muhammad Evloev (Russia), 10-0
vs. Saied Karimzadeh (Iran)