Omania dominates his four bouts to power to semifinals in Greco-Roman at Junior Worlds
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Peyton Omania of the USA tosses Jaewon Lee of Korea, the first of four wins at the Junior Worlds on Saturday morning. Photo by Gerhard Remus.
TALLINN, Estonia – Peyton Omania (Concord, Calif./Michigan State/CYC) got drawn into a pigtail at 67 kg/147 lbs., then burned through four opponents to secure a spot in the semifinals at Junior World Wrestling Championships on Saturday morning.
Omania came out with energy and power and some slick techniques, winning his first three matches by technical fall, then securing a clutch win in the quarterfinals.
Omania opened with his offense going strong, securing a 13-5 technical fall over Jaewon Lee of Korea in his pigtail match. Lee scored first on an arm throw, but Omania reversed and got a few turns before being reversed leading 5-3. Another Omania throw and Lee reversal made it 9-5. A takedown and a high gut wrench by Omania finished off the victory.
His second match was another dominant performance, as he scored a 13-3 technical fall over Ignazio Sanfilippo of Italy. He opened with a four-point throw and a turn, by Sanfilippo got a reversal and a turn to make it 6-3 in Omania’s favoer. From that point on, Omania took over, getting a step out to lead 7-3 at the break. In the second period, he launched Sanfilippo for four points and finished off the win with a takedown.
He kept up the momentum in his third match, a 10-1 technical fall over Saurabh Saurabh of India. Trailing 1-0 at the break, Omania opened the floodgates, starting with a four-point throw, then taking down and turning Suarabh until he reached the technical fall.
The quarterfinals he drew 2016 Cadet World silver medalist Mohammed Reza Mokhtari of Iran. Omania popped a four-point throw in the opening seconds. When a call did not go his way, and a U.S. challenge was denied, Omania still led 5-3 at the break. In the second period, Omania scored an aggressive takedown for a 7-3 lead. Mokhtari was frustrated, unable to move Omania the rest of the way, and Omania won 7-3.
In the semifinals, Omania will battle 2016 Cadet World champion Giorgi Shotadze of Georgia. Shotadze was the 2019 European Junior champion.
Omania is making his third World Championships appearance. He was on the 2018 U.S. Junior World Team, and the 2016 Cadet Team. He enters his redshirt freshman year at Michigan State.
Stanford redshirt freshman Tyler Eischens (Anoka, Minn./Stanford/California RTC) still has a chance to compete in the repechage at 72 kg/158 lbs. on Sunday afternoon, after going 1-1 in his bouts on Saturday.
Eischens got a great start with a quick 9-0 technical fall over Deividas Subotkevic of Lithuania. When Subotkevic was penalized for passivity, Eischens got on top and scored a pair of high gut wrenches to lead 5-0. In the same sequence, Eischens lifted and threw Subotkevic for four points to end the bout.
In his second bout, Eischens dropped a close battle to Ihor Bychkov of Ukraine, 5-2. In the first period, Eischens was hit for passivity, giving up a point, but responded with a powerful takedown for a 2-1 lead at the break. Bychkov forced two step outs to lead 3-2 in the second period. In the final seconds, Eischens gave up a late takedown while trying to get a get a winning score
Three U.S. wrestlers in Group 2 were eliminated, as they are not eligible for repechage after the wrestler who beat them was defeated in the morning session.
At 60 kg/132 lbs., Mason Hartshorn (Antioch, Calif./NMU-OTS) dropped a tight 3-0 decision to Mukjammadkodir Yusupov of Uzbekistan, 3-0 in the opening round. Yusupov scored a takedown on an arm throw in the first period, and then shut down the offense the rest of the way. The USA corner challenged in the final seconds, but it was denied. When Yusupov lost his next bout, Hartshorn was eliminated
Zachary Braunagel (O’Fallon, Ill./Illinois RTC) finished with a 1-1 record at 82 kg/180.5 lbs., but will not be included in the repechage. He looked strong in a first-round 9-0 technical fall over Toyly Orazov of Turkmenistan.
His second round loss to Sateki Mukai was by a 3-3 criteria. Mukai had the early lead, getting a point when Braunagel was hit for passivity, then hitting a gutwrench for a 3-0 lead. Braunagel scored a reversal to make it 3-1 at the break. Braunagel scored a step out to make it 3-2, then Mukai was nailed for passivity to tie it at 3-3. Braunagel was unable to score again before time ran out. Mukai lost in the quarterfinals to eliminate Braunagel.
At 97 kg/213 lbs., Nicholas Boykin (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids/OTC) is also not eligible for repechage. He lost in his opener to 2018 Junior World silver medalist Markus Ragginger of Austria by a 9-0 technical fall. Ragginger was then defeated in his next match, knocking out Boykin.
The semifinals are set for 5:15 p.m. in Tallinn, which is seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time zone. That session will be followed by the medal matches for group one in Greco-Roman, with Cohlton Schultz going for gold and Alston Nutter going for bronze.
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Tallinn, Estonia
U.S. Greco-Roman results on Saturday.
60 kg/132 lbs.: Mason Hartshorn, Antioch, Calif (NMU-OTS)
LOSS Mukjammadkodir Yusupov (Uzbekistan), 3-0
67 kg/147 lbs.: Peyton Omania, Concord, Calif. (Michigan State/CYC)
WIN Jaewon Lee (Korea), tech. fall 13-5
WIN Ignazio Sanfilippo (Italy), tech fall 13-3
WIN Saurabh Saurabh (India), tech. fall 10-1
WIN Mohammed Reza Mokhtari (Iran), 7-3
Semifinals – Vs. Giorgi Shotadze (Georgia)
72 kg/158 lbs.: Tyler Eischens, Anoka, Minn. (Stanford/California RTC)
WIN Deividas Subotkevic (Lithuania), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Ihor Bychkov (Ukraine), 5-2
82 kg/180.5 lbs.: Zachary Braunagel, O’Fallon, Ill. (Illinois RTC)
WIN Toyly Orazov (Turkmenistan), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Sateki Mukai (Japan), 3-3
97 kg/213 lbs.: Nicholas Boykin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids/OTC)
LOSS Markus Ragginger (Austria), tech. fall 9-0
TALLINN, Estonia – Peyton Omania (Concord, Calif./Michigan State/CYC) got drawn into a pigtail at 67 kg/147 lbs., then burned through four opponents to secure a spot in the semifinals at Junior World Wrestling Championships on Saturday morning.
Omania came out with energy and power and some slick techniques, winning his first three matches by technical fall, then securing a clutch win in the quarterfinals.
Omania opened with his offense going strong, securing a 13-5 technical fall over Jaewon Lee of Korea in his pigtail match. Lee scored first on an arm throw, but Omania reversed and got a few turns before being reversed leading 5-3. Another Omania throw and Lee reversal made it 9-5. A takedown and a high gut wrench by Omania finished off the victory.
His second match was another dominant performance, as he scored a 13-3 technical fall over Ignazio Sanfilippo of Italy. He opened with a four-point throw and a turn, by Sanfilippo got a reversal and a turn to make it 6-3 in Omania’s favoer. From that point on, Omania took over, getting a step out to lead 7-3 at the break. In the second period, he launched Sanfilippo for four points and finished off the win with a takedown.
He kept up the momentum in his third match, a 10-1 technical fall over Saurabh Saurabh of India. Trailing 1-0 at the break, Omania opened the floodgates, starting with a four-point throw, then taking down and turning Suarabh until he reached the technical fall.
The quarterfinals he drew 2016 Cadet World silver medalist Mohammed Reza Mokhtari of Iran. Omania popped a four-point throw in the opening seconds. When a call did not go his way, and a U.S. challenge was denied, Omania still led 5-3 at the break. In the second period, Omania scored an aggressive takedown for a 7-3 lead. Mokhtari was frustrated, unable to move Omania the rest of the way, and Omania won 7-3.
In the semifinals, Omania will battle 2016 Cadet World champion Giorgi Shotadze of Georgia. Shotadze was the 2019 European Junior champion.
Omania is making his third World Championships appearance. He was on the 2018 U.S. Junior World Team, and the 2016 Cadet Team. He enters his redshirt freshman year at Michigan State.
Stanford redshirt freshman Tyler Eischens (Anoka, Minn./Stanford/California RTC) still has a chance to compete in the repechage at 72 kg/158 lbs. on Sunday afternoon, after going 1-1 in his bouts on Saturday.
Eischens got a great start with a quick 9-0 technical fall over Deividas Subotkevic of Lithuania. When Subotkevic was penalized for passivity, Eischens got on top and scored a pair of high gut wrenches to lead 5-0. In the same sequence, Eischens lifted and threw Subotkevic for four points to end the bout.
In his second bout, Eischens dropped a close battle to Ihor Bychkov of Ukraine, 5-2. In the first period, Eischens was hit for passivity, giving up a point, but responded with a powerful takedown for a 2-1 lead at the break. Bychkov forced two step outs to lead 3-2 in the second period. In the final seconds, Eischens gave up a late takedown while trying to get a get a winning score
Three U.S. wrestlers in Group 2 were eliminated, as they are not eligible for repechage after the wrestler who beat them was defeated in the morning session.
At 60 kg/132 lbs., Mason Hartshorn (Antioch, Calif./NMU-OTS) dropped a tight 3-0 decision to Mukjammadkodir Yusupov of Uzbekistan, 3-0 in the opening round. Yusupov scored a takedown on an arm throw in the first period, and then shut down the offense the rest of the way. The USA corner challenged in the final seconds, but it was denied. When Yusupov lost his next bout, Hartshorn was eliminated
Zachary Braunagel (O’Fallon, Ill./Illinois RTC) finished with a 1-1 record at 82 kg/180.5 lbs., but will not be included in the repechage. He looked strong in a first-round 9-0 technical fall over Toyly Orazov of Turkmenistan.
His second round loss to Sateki Mukai was by a 3-3 criteria. Mukai had the early lead, getting a point when Braunagel was hit for passivity, then hitting a gutwrench for a 3-0 lead. Braunagel scored a reversal to make it 3-1 at the break. Braunagel scored a step out to make it 3-2, then Mukai was nailed for passivity to tie it at 3-3. Braunagel was unable to score again before time ran out. Mukai lost in the quarterfinals to eliminate Braunagel.
At 97 kg/213 lbs., Nicholas Boykin (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids/OTC) is also not eligible for repechage. He lost in his opener to 2018 Junior World silver medalist Markus Ragginger of Austria by a 9-0 technical fall. Ragginger was then defeated in his next match, knocking out Boykin.
The semifinals are set for 5:15 p.m. in Tallinn, which is seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time zone. That session will be followed by the medal matches for group one in Greco-Roman, with Cohlton Schultz going for gold and Alston Nutter going for bronze.
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Tallinn, Estonia
U.S. Greco-Roman results on Saturday.
60 kg/132 lbs.: Mason Hartshorn, Antioch, Calif (NMU-OTS)
LOSS Mukjammadkodir Yusupov (Uzbekistan), 3-0
67 kg/147 lbs.: Peyton Omania, Concord, Calif. (Michigan State/CYC)
WIN Jaewon Lee (Korea), tech. fall 13-5
WIN Ignazio Sanfilippo (Italy), tech fall 13-3
WIN Saurabh Saurabh (India), tech. fall 10-1
WIN Mohammed Reza Mokhtari (Iran), 7-3
Semifinals – Vs. Giorgi Shotadze (Georgia)
72 kg/158 lbs.: Tyler Eischens, Anoka, Minn. (Stanford/California RTC)
WIN Deividas Subotkevic (Lithuania), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Ihor Bychkov (Ukraine), 5-2
82 kg/180.5 lbs.: Zachary Braunagel, O’Fallon, Ill. (Illinois RTC)
WIN Toyly Orazov (Turkmenistan), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Sateki Mukai (Japan), 3-3
97 kg/213 lbs.: Nicholas Boykin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids/OTC)
LOSS Markus Ragginger (Austria), tech. fall 9-0
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