Team of six Marines to compete in Tbilisi Grand Prix this week
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by JD Rader, USA Wrestling
Final X athlete Xavier Johnson will be wrestling at the Tbilisi Grand Prix. Photo by Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com.
Several U.S. Marine Corps Greco-Roman athletes will be competing in the upcoming Tbilisi Grand Prix in Tbilisi, Georgia this week.
The team of Marines will be led by 2019 National Team members Xavier Johnson (63 kg), Jamel Johnson (67 kg), and Daniel Miller (97 kg). While Miller was a 2018 U.S. Open champion, both Xavier and Jamel competed at this year’s Final X.
Also competing will be Terrence Zaleski (82 kg) and Vaughn Monreal Berner (87 kg).
This won’t be the first time competing overseas for any of these five wrestlers. In addition to being a 2012 World University bronze medalist, Jamel won the 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International.
Xavier earned a silver medal at a tough Zagreb Grand Prix in February after taking bronze at the same tournament a year ago.
Daniel Miller has earned bronze medals at several international tournaments over the past few years including the Zagreb Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix, and Arvo Haavisto Cup.
In 2018, Zaleski competed at the Haparanda Cup and Berner competed at the Zagreb Open.
Wrestling gets underway at 10 a.m. local time Wednesday, Aug. 7. Tbilisi is 10 hours ahead of U.S. EST.
2019 TBILISI GRAND PRIX
At Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 7-10
Schedule
Wednesday, Aug. 7
10 a.m. - Preliminaries and elimination rounds (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
5 p.m. - Semifinals (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
Thursday, Aug. 8
10 a.m. - Preliminaries and elimination rounds (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg), Repechage (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
4 p.m. - Semifinals (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg)
5:15 p.m. - Finals (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
Friday, Aug. 9
10 a.m. - Preliminaries and elimination rounds (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg), Repechage (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg)
4 p.m. - Semifinals (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)
5 p.m. - Finals (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg)
Saturday, Aug. 10
10 a.m. - Repechage (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)
3 p.m. - Finals (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)
U.S. entries
63 kg - Xavier Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
67 kg - Jamel Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
82 kg - Terrence Zaleski (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
87 kg - Vaughn Monreal Berner (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
97 kg - Daniel Miller (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
Coach - Jason Loukides (All Marine Wrestling Team head coach)
Several U.S. Marine Corps Greco-Roman athletes will be competing in the upcoming Tbilisi Grand Prix in Tbilisi, Georgia this week.
The team of Marines will be led by 2019 National Team members Xavier Johnson (63 kg), Jamel Johnson (67 kg), and Daniel Miller (97 kg). While Miller was a 2018 U.S. Open champion, both Xavier and Jamel competed at this year’s Final X.
Also competing will be Terrence Zaleski (82 kg) and Vaughn Monreal Berner (87 kg).
This won’t be the first time competing overseas for any of these five wrestlers. In addition to being a 2012 World University bronze medalist, Jamel won the 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International.
Xavier earned a silver medal at a tough Zagreb Grand Prix in February after taking bronze at the same tournament a year ago.
Daniel Miller has earned bronze medals at several international tournaments over the past few years including the Zagreb Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix, and Arvo Haavisto Cup.
In 2018, Zaleski competed at the Haparanda Cup and Berner competed at the Zagreb Open.
Wrestling gets underway at 10 a.m. local time Wednesday, Aug. 7. Tbilisi is 10 hours ahead of U.S. EST.
2019 TBILISI GRAND PRIX
At Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 7-10
Schedule
Wednesday, Aug. 7
10 a.m. - Preliminaries and elimination rounds (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
5 p.m. - Semifinals (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
Thursday, Aug. 8
10 a.m. - Preliminaries and elimination rounds (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg), Repechage (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
4 p.m. - Semifinals (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg)
5:15 p.m. - Finals (55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
Friday, Aug. 9
10 a.m. - Preliminaries and elimination rounds (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg), Repechage (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg)
4 p.m. - Semifinals (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)
5 p.m. - Finals (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg)
Saturday, Aug. 10
10 a.m. - Repechage (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)
3 p.m. - Finals (82 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)
U.S. entries
63 kg - Xavier Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
67 kg - Jamel Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
82 kg - Terrence Zaleski (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
87 kg - Vaughn Monreal Berner (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
97 kg - Daniel Miller (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
Coach - Jason Loukides (All Marine Wrestling Team head coach)
