Final X: Lincoln athlete biographies
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Thomas Gilman squares off against Daton Fix during the 2018 Final X at Lincoln showdown. They will have a rematch in 2019 Final X: Lincoln. Photo by Richard Immel.
There are 15 spots on the 2019 U.S. Senior World Team up for grabs at Final X; Lincoln at the Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln on Saturday, June 15.
There are five weight classes in Greco-Roman, five in women's freestyle and five in men's freestyle, each a best-of-three series.
Winners earn a spot on the U.S. Senior World Team which competes at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in September.
Below are the bios of the Final X: Lincoln competitors, broken down by session and in match order:
FINAL X: LINCOLN
At Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, June 15
Session One – 12:00 noon CT
Bout 1: Women’s Freestyle 59 kg
Alli Ragan, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Hawkeye WC)
College: King University High School: Carbondale (Ill.) Born: June 16, 1992
• Second in 2016 and 2017 World Championships
• Fifth in 2014 World Championships
• 2013 and 2015 U.S. World Team Member
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2011 and 2012 Junior World bronze medalist
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2013, 2014, 2019)
• Second in 2013 University World Games
• 2017 Pan American Championships champion
• Second in 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)
• Second in 2014 and 2015 UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals (Azerbaijan)
• 2013 University Nationals champion
• 2013 and 2014 WCWA national champion for King University
• Second in 2011 and 2012 WCWA Nationals
Lauren Louive, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC/Hawkeye WC)
College: Univ. of the Cumberlands High School: Massillon, Ohio (Washington) Born: August 20, 1990
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2018 U.S. Senior Open
• Third in 2018 and 2019 Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)
• 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Fourth in 2010 and 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2010, 2015 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Fifth in 2013 and 2017 U.S. Open
• Second in 2014 and 2016 Bill Farrell International
• Second in 2014 Bill Farrell International
• Second in 2012 Pan American Championships
• 2010 Junior World Team member
• Three-time WCWA All-American for the Univ. of the Cumberlands
Bout 2: Men’s Greco-Roman 60 kg
Leslie Fuenffinger, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
High School: Hibbing, Minn. College: Augsburg College, Northern Michigan Born: July 17, 1992
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Second at 2018 U.S. Open
• Fourth in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• 2017 and 2018 Armed Forces champion in freestyle
• Second in 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third at 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Fifth in 2012 U.S. Open
• 2011 and 2012 Junior World Team member
• Two-time NCAA Div. III champion for Augsburg
• 2010 Minnesota state high school champion
Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
High School in Tashkent, Uzbekistan College: Olympic College RTC (UZB) Born: Jan. 30, 1988
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2017 U.S. World Team member
• 2017 U.S. World Team Trials champion
• Second in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• 2008 Olympian for Uzbekistan
• Three-time World Team member for Uzbekistan
• Fifth at 2007 World Championships
• 2016 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• 2017 and 2019 Armed Forces champion
• Second at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
• 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Fifth at 2017 CISM Military Worlds
Bout 3: Women’s Freestyle 55 kg
Jacarra Winchester, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC/OTC)
College: Missouri Valley High School: San Lorenzo, Calif. (Arroyo) Born: Oct. 19, 1992
• Fifth in 2018 World Championships
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Third in 2014 University World Championships
• 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial champion
• Second in 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open
• Third in 2019 Pan American Championships
• Third 2017 in Russia Cup
• Third in 2014 and 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• 2014 University Nationals champion
• 2015 WCWA Nationals champion for Missouri Valley
• 2010 California state high school champion
Dominique Parrish, Scotts Valley, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
College: Simon Fraser Univ. High School: Scotts Valley, Calif. Born: November 5, 1996
• Three-time U23 World Team member (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
• Second at 2018 U.S. Open
• Second in 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third in 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Third in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in 2017 University Nationals
• 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial bronze medalist
• Two-time WCWA champion and four-time All-American for Simon Fraser
• 2019 Miranda Medal winner as top college women’s wrestler
• 2014 and 2015 California state high school champion
Bout 4: Men’s Greco-Roman 72 kg
Raymond Bunker, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
High School: Bensenville, Ill. (Fenton) College: Harper College Born: April 26, 1994
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Sixth at 2018 U.S. Open
• 2019 Armed Forces champion
• Second in 2018 Armed Forces championship in both styles
• 2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
• 2017 University Nationals champion
• Sixth at 2017 U.S. Open
• Second in 2017 Armed Forces championships
• Third in 2018 Lavrikov Tournament (Russia)
• 2017 CISM World Military team member
Alex Mossing, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Force RTC)
College: U.S. Air Force Academy High School: Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic) Born: November 11, 1995
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2017 U23 World Team member
• 2017 University Nationals champion
• 2017 U23 World Team Trials champion
• Seventh at 2017 Senior World Team Trials
• Third at 2016 at University Nationals
• Fourth in 2017 Big 12 Championships
• Two-time Ohio State high school champion
Bout 5: Men’s Greco-Roman 63 kg
Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
College: Stanford High School: St. Louis, Mo. (Whitfield) Born: Aug. 17, 1991
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 Pan American Championships champion
• 2017 U.S. Open runner-up
• 2018 Armed Forces champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle
• Second in 2019 Pan American Championships
• Second in 2013 and 2018 World Team Trials
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Two-time NCAA All-American for Stanford
• 2008 and 2009 Missouri stat
Xavier Johnson, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
High School: Orangeburg, S.C. (Edisto) Born: July 3, 1995
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Third in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• Second in 2018 U23 World Team Trials
• Second in 2019 Grand Prix Zagreb Open (Croatia)
• 2018 Armed Forces Greco-Roman champion
• Second in 2019 Armed Forces in Greco-Roman
• Sixth in 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Fifth in 2015 U.S. Open
Bout 6: Men’s Greco-Roman 97 kg
G'Angelo Hancock, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
College: Daymar College High School: Fountain, Colo. (Fountain Fort-Carson) Born: July 27, 1997
• 2017 and 2018 U.S. World Team member
• 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2016 Junior World bronze medalist
• 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix champion
• 2018 Pytlasinski Memorial champion (Poland)
• Second in 2019 Pan American Championships
• 10th at 2017 U23 World Championships
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2016 Bill Farrell International champion
• 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Third in Colorado state high school championships
Lucas Sheridan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
College: Indiana High School: Concord, Calif. (De La Salle) Born: June 6, 1993
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• Third at 2018 U.S. Open
• Third in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2016 and 2017 U.S. Open
• 2017 Armed Forces champion
• 2013 University Nationals champion
• 2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
• 2012 Junior World Team member
• Fourth in 2010 Youth Olympic Games
• Third in California state high school championships two times
Session Two – 6:00 p.m.
Bout 1: Women’s Freestyle 62 kg
Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
College: Simon Fraser High School: Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers) Born: March 4, 1995
• 2018 World bronze medalist
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2017 U.S. World Team member
• Second in 2016 World Team Trials at 60 kg
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2019 Pan American Championships
• 2018 U.S. Open runner-up
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2016 Canada Cup champion
• 2016 and 2017 University Nationals champion
• Three-time WCWA national champion for Simon Fraser (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Fifth in the 2013 Junior World Championships
• Two-time California state high school champion
Kayla Miracle, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Hawkeye WC)
College: Campbellsville High School: Culver, Ind. (Culver Academy) Born: April 26, 1996
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• Fifth in 2017 and 2018 U23 World Championships
• 2017, 2018 and 2019 U23 World Team member
• 2015, 2016 and 2017 University Nationals champion
• Third in 2014 and 2016 Junior World Championships
• Second in 2012 Cadet World Championships
• Fourth in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2018 Klippan Lady Open champion (Sweden)
• 2014 Bill Farrell International champion
• Four-time WCWA College National champion for Campbellsville (2015-18)
Bout 2: Women’s Freestyle 53 kg
Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC/OTC)
College: King Univ. High School: Granger, Ind. (Penn) Born: Sept. 23, 1993
• 2018 World silver medalist
• 10th in 2016 World Championships
• Four-time Pan American Championships champion (2013, 2015, 2018, 2019)
• 2019 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion
• 2018 USA Wrestling Women’s Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
• Second in 2017 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)
• 2018 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial champion
• Second in 2016 Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)
• Second in 2014 Phase II World Team Trials
• Third in 2015 and 2016 U.S. Open
• Two-time WCWA national champion and four-time finalist for King Univ.
Katherine Shai, Denver, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
College: Menlo College High School: El Granada, Calif. (Half Moon Bay) Born: May 26, 1988
• Third in 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Second in 2014 World Team Trials
• 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2008 World University champion
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in U.S. Open four times (2019, 2013, 2014, 2009)
• Second in 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International
• Third in 2013 German Grand Prix
• Two-time WCWA Nationals champion for Menlo College (2009, 2010)
• 2010 WCWA Wrestler of the Year
Bout 3: Women’s Freestyle 76 kg
Adeline Gray, Denver, Colo. (New York AC)
College: DeVry Univ., UCCS High School: Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) Born: Jan. 15, 1991
• Four-time World Champion (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018)
• Two-time World bronze medalist (2011, 2013)
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team member
• 2015 Pan American Games champion
• Three-time World Cup champion (2014, 2015, 2018)
• 2018 and 2019 Pan American Championships champion
• 2012 University World champion
• 2008 Junior World champion
• Four-time U.S. Open champion (2009, 2011, 2015, 2018)
• Three-time Klippan Lady Open champion in Sweden (2010, 2012, 2018)
• 2011 Junior World silver medalist
Precious Bell, Lancaster, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
College: Menlo College High School: Lancaster, Cal. (Eastside) Born: September 9, 1997
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2019 U23 World Team Trials champion
• Seventh in 2018 U.S. Open
• Second in 2018 SFU International (Canada)
• Fourth in 2019 WCWA Nationals
• Fifth at 2018 WCWA Nationals
Bout 4: Men’s Greco-Roman 130 kg
Adam Coon, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
College: Univ. of Michigan High School: Fowlerville, Mich. Born: Nov. 14, 1994
• 2018 World silver medalist in Greco-Roman
• 2018 World Team Trials champion in Greco-Roman
• Second in 2018 Final X in freestyle
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion in freestyle
• 2016 U.S. Open champion in Greco-Roman
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up
• 2019 Pan American Championships champion in Greco-Roman
• Second in 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in freestyle
• 2014 Junior World bronze medalist in Freestyle & Greco-Roman
• 2011 Cadet World champion in freestyle
• Two-time NCAA runner-up and three-time All-American for Michigan
• Four-time Michigan state high school champion
• Two-time USA Wrestling Junior Triple Crown winner
Cohlton Schultz, Parker, Colo. (Sunkist Kids/EAP)
College: Arizona State High School: Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) Born: Sept. 27, 2000
• 2017 Cadet World champion
• 2018 Junior World bronze medalist
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Three-time Junior World Team member (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Two-time Cadet World Team member (2016, 2017)
• 2018 U23 World Team member
• 2018 U23 Nationals champion
• 2017 Cadet Croatia Open champion
• 2017 Junior Greco Austrian Open runner-up
• 2015 Pan American Cadet champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman
• Two-time Fargo champion
• 2019 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award National winner
• Four-time Colorado state high school champion
Bout 5: Men’s Freestyle 61 kg
Joe Colon, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC/Valley RTC)
College: Northern Iowa, Iowa Central CC High School: Clear Lake, Iowa Born: Jan. 22, 1991
• 2018 World bronze medalist
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2018 and 2019 Pan-American gold medalist
• 2018 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2018 Alexander Medved Prizes (Belarus)
• 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
• Second in 2015 World Team Trials
• Third in 2014 NCAA Championships for Northern Iowa
• 2010 NJCAA national champion for Iowa Central CC
• Two-time Iowa state high school champion
Tyler Graff, Princeton, N.J. (Titan Mercury WC/NJRTC)
College: Wisconsin High School: Loveland, Colo. Born: June 3, 1989
• Third in 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Three-time University Nationals champion (2010, 2013, 2015)
• 2007 U.S. Junior World Team member
• 2016 U.S. World Team Trials runner-up
• Fourth in 2019 U.S. Open
• 2017 Pan American champion
• Two-time Dave Schultz Memorial International champion (2015, 2017)
• 2015 Bill Farrell International champion
• 2016 Canada Cup champion
• Ninth in 2013 World University Games
• Second in 2014 NCAA Championships for Univ. of Wisconsin and four-time NCAA All-American
• Four-time Colorado state high school champion
Bout 6: Men’s Freestyle 97 kg
Kyle Snyder, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
College: Ohio State High School: Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel); Colorado Springs, Colo. (Coronado)
Born: Nov. 20, 1995
• 2016 Olympic champion
• Two-time World champion (2015, 2017)
• 2018 World silver medalist
• 2013 Junior World Champion
• 2014 Junior World bronze medalist
• Two-time Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (2017, 2018)
• 2015 Pan American Games champion
• Two-time Pan American Championships champion (2017, 2018)
• 2016 World Cup champion
• 2015 U.S. Open champion
• Three-time NCAA champion and four-time finalist for Ohio State
• Three-time Prep School national champion for Our Lady of Good Counsel
Kyven Gadson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Cyclone RTC)
College: Iowa State High School: Waterloo, Iowa (East) Born: July 9, 1992
• 2018 and 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in 2018 Pan American Championships
• 2016 University Nationals champion
• Third in 2016 and 2018 U.S. Open
• Third in 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third in 2017 Cerro Pelado International
• 2015 NCAA champion for Iowa State
• Three-time NCAA All-American
• Three-time Big 12 champion
Bout 7: Men’s Freestyle 70 kg
Ryan Deakin, Broomfield, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC/Chicago RTC)
College: Northwestern High School: Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy) Born: June 11, 1997
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Fifth at 2018 U.S. Open
• 2017 Junior World silver medalist
• Fourth in 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
• 2017 UWW Junior World Team Trials champion
• 2017 UWW Junior Nationals champion
• Second in 2018 U23 World Team Trials
• Sixth in 2019 NCAA Championships for Northwestern
• 2014 Colorado state high school champion
• 2016 Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion
• Five-time Fargo All-American
James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC)
College: Nebraska High School: Willingboro, N.J. Born: Dec. 19, 1992
• 2017 World silver medalist
• 2015 World bronze medalist
• 2018 World Team member
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2014 University World silver medalist
• 2016 World Cup champion
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2017 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• Three-time Grand Prix of Spain champion (2015-17)
• Four-time NCAA All-American for Nebraska (2012-15)
• 2014 Big Ten champion
• 2011 New Jersey state high school champion
Bout 8: Men’s Freestyle 57 kg
Daton Fix, Sand Springs, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC)
College: Oklahoma State High School: Sand Springs, Okla. Born: March 11, 1998
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2018 U.S. Open
• 2017 Junior World champion
• 2016 and 2018 Junior World bronze medalist
• 2015 Cadet World bronze medalist
• 2014 Youth Olympic Games silver medalist
• 2017 U23 World Team member
• Two-time UWW Junior Freestyle national champion
• 2013 and 2014 Cadet Pan American champion in both styles
• 2019 NCAA runner-up for Oklahoma State
• Four-time Oklahoma high school champion
Thomas Gilman, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
College: Iowa High School: Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Born: May 28, 1994
• 2017 World silver medalist
• Fifth in 2018 World Championships
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Third in 2019 Ivan Yarygin Memorial International
• 2019 U.S. Open runner-up
• 2014 Junior World bronze medalist
• Two-time Junior World Team member (2013-14)
• 2018 Yasar Dogu champion (Turkey)
• 2011 Cadet World Team member
• 2017 Grand Prix of Spain champion
• Three-time NCAA All-American for Iowa (2015-17)
• Four-time Nebraska state champion for Omaha Skutt Catholic High School
Bout 9: Men’s Freestyle 74 kg
Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC)
College: Nebraska High School: Atco, N.J. (Winslow Township) Born: July 8, 1988
• 2012 Olympic Champion
• Four-time World champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
• Third in 2014 and 2018 World Championships
• Two-time U.S. Olympic Team member (2012, 2016)
• Two-time Pan American Games champion (2011, 2015)
• Six-time World Cup champion (2012-2015, 2017-18)
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, 2014)
• Three-time Pan American Championships champion (2014, 2016, 2019)
• Two-time NCAA champion for Nebraska (2009, 2011) and three-time All-American
• 2011 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, as nation’s top college wrestler
• 2006 New Jersey state high school champion
Isaiah Martinez, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illinois RTC)
College: Illinois High School: Leemore, Calif. Born: September 2, 1994
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 and 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• Fourth in 2017 World Team Trials
• Fifth in 2017 U23 World Championships
• Third in 2018 Medved International (Belarus)
• 2017 U23 World Team Trials champion
• 2016 University Nationals champion
• 2017 Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier champion
• Second in 2014 UWW Junior World Team Trials
• 2015 and 2016 NCAA champion for Illinois
• Four-time NCAA finalist
• Three-time California state high school champion (2011-2013)
There are 15 spots on the 2019 U.S. Senior World Team up for grabs at Final X; Lincoln at the Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln on Saturday, June 15.
There are five weight classes in Greco-Roman, five in women's freestyle and five in men's freestyle, each a best-of-three series.
Winners earn a spot on the U.S. Senior World Team which competes at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in September.
Below are the bios of the Final X: Lincoln competitors, broken down by session and in match order:
FINAL X: LINCOLN
At Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, June 15
Session One – 12:00 noon CT
Bout 1: Women’s Freestyle 59 kg
Alli Ragan, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Hawkeye WC)
College: King University High School: Carbondale (Ill.) Born: June 16, 1992
• Second in 2016 and 2017 World Championships
• Fifth in 2014 World Championships
• 2013 and 2015 U.S. World Team Member
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2011 and 2012 Junior World bronze medalist
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2013, 2014, 2019)
• Second in 2013 University World Games
• 2017 Pan American Championships champion
• Second in 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)
• Second in 2014 and 2015 UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals (Azerbaijan)
• 2013 University Nationals champion
• 2013 and 2014 WCWA national champion for King University
• Second in 2011 and 2012 WCWA Nationals
Lauren Louive, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC/Hawkeye WC)
College: Univ. of the Cumberlands High School: Massillon, Ohio (Washington) Born: August 20, 1990
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2018 U.S. Senior Open
• Third in 2018 and 2019 Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)
• 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Fourth in 2010 and 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2010, 2015 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Fifth in 2013 and 2017 U.S. Open
• Second in 2014 and 2016 Bill Farrell International
• Second in 2014 Bill Farrell International
• Second in 2012 Pan American Championships
• 2010 Junior World Team member
• Three-time WCWA All-American for the Univ. of the Cumberlands
Bout 2: Men’s Greco-Roman 60 kg
Leslie Fuenffinger, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
High School: Hibbing, Minn. College: Augsburg College, Northern Michigan Born: July 17, 1992
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Second at 2018 U.S. Open
• Fourth in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• 2017 and 2018 Armed Forces champion in freestyle
• Second in 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third at 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Fifth in 2012 U.S. Open
• 2011 and 2012 Junior World Team member
• Two-time NCAA Div. III champion for Augsburg
• 2010 Minnesota state high school champion
Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
High School in Tashkent, Uzbekistan College: Olympic College RTC (UZB) Born: Jan. 30, 1988
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2017 U.S. World Team member
• 2017 U.S. World Team Trials champion
• Second in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• 2008 Olympian for Uzbekistan
• Three-time World Team member for Uzbekistan
• Fifth at 2007 World Championships
• 2016 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• 2017 and 2019 Armed Forces champion
• Second at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
• 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Fifth at 2017 CISM Military Worlds
Bout 3: Women’s Freestyle 55 kg
Jacarra Winchester, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC/OTC)
College: Missouri Valley High School: San Lorenzo, Calif. (Arroyo) Born: Oct. 19, 1992
• Fifth in 2018 World Championships
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Third in 2014 University World Championships
• 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial champion
• Second in 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open
• Third in 2019 Pan American Championships
• Third 2017 in Russia Cup
• Third in 2014 and 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• 2014 University Nationals champion
• 2015 WCWA Nationals champion for Missouri Valley
• 2010 California state high school champion
Dominique Parrish, Scotts Valley, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
College: Simon Fraser Univ. High School: Scotts Valley, Calif. Born: November 5, 1996
• Three-time U23 World Team member (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
• Second at 2018 U.S. Open
• Second in 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third in 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Third in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in 2017 University Nationals
• 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial bronze medalist
• Two-time WCWA champion and four-time All-American for Simon Fraser
• 2019 Miranda Medal winner as top college women’s wrestler
• 2014 and 2015 California state high school champion
Bout 4: Men’s Greco-Roman 72 kg
Raymond Bunker, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
High School: Bensenville, Ill. (Fenton) College: Harper College Born: April 26, 1994
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Sixth at 2018 U.S. Open
• 2019 Armed Forces champion
• Second in 2018 Armed Forces championship in both styles
• 2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
• 2017 University Nationals champion
• Sixth at 2017 U.S. Open
• Second in 2017 Armed Forces championships
• Third in 2018 Lavrikov Tournament (Russia)
• 2017 CISM World Military team member
Alex Mossing, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Force RTC)
College: U.S. Air Force Academy High School: Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic) Born: November 11, 1995
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2017 U23 World Team member
• 2017 University Nationals champion
• 2017 U23 World Team Trials champion
• Seventh at 2017 Senior World Team Trials
• Third at 2016 at University Nationals
• Fourth in 2017 Big 12 Championships
• Two-time Ohio State high school champion
Bout 5: Men’s Greco-Roman 63 kg
Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
College: Stanford High School: St. Louis, Mo. (Whitfield) Born: Aug. 17, 1991
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 Pan American Championships champion
• 2017 U.S. Open runner-up
• 2018 Armed Forces champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle
• Second in 2019 Pan American Championships
• Second in 2013 and 2018 World Team Trials
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Two-time NCAA All-American for Stanford
• 2008 and 2009 Missouri stat
Xavier Johnson, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
High School: Orangeburg, S.C. (Edisto) Born: July 3, 1995
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Third in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• Second in 2018 U23 World Team Trials
• Second in 2019 Grand Prix Zagreb Open (Croatia)
• 2018 Armed Forces Greco-Roman champion
• Second in 2019 Armed Forces in Greco-Roman
• Sixth in 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Fifth in 2015 U.S. Open
Bout 6: Men’s Greco-Roman 97 kg
G'Angelo Hancock, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
College: Daymar College High School: Fountain, Colo. (Fountain Fort-Carson) Born: July 27, 1997
• 2017 and 2018 U.S. World Team member
• 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2016 Junior World bronze medalist
• 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix champion
• 2018 Pytlasinski Memorial champion (Poland)
• Second in 2019 Pan American Championships
• 10th at 2017 U23 World Championships
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2016 Bill Farrell International champion
• 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Third in Colorado state high school championships
Lucas Sheridan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
College: Indiana High School: Concord, Calif. (De La Salle) Born: June 6, 1993
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• Third at 2018 U.S. Open
• Third in 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2016 and 2017 U.S. Open
• 2017 Armed Forces champion
• 2013 University Nationals champion
• 2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
• 2012 Junior World Team member
• Fourth in 2010 Youth Olympic Games
• Third in California state high school championships two times
Session Two – 6:00 p.m.
Bout 1: Women’s Freestyle 62 kg
Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
College: Simon Fraser High School: Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers) Born: March 4, 1995
• 2018 World bronze medalist
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2017 U.S. World Team member
• Second in 2016 World Team Trials at 60 kg
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2019 Pan American Championships
• 2018 U.S. Open runner-up
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2016 Canada Cup champion
• 2016 and 2017 University Nationals champion
• Three-time WCWA national champion for Simon Fraser (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Fifth in the 2013 Junior World Championships
• Two-time California state high school champion
Kayla Miracle, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Hawkeye WC)
College: Campbellsville High School: Culver, Ind. (Culver Academy) Born: April 26, 1996
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• Fifth in 2017 and 2018 U23 World Championships
• 2017, 2018 and 2019 U23 World Team member
• 2015, 2016 and 2017 University Nationals champion
• Third in 2014 and 2016 Junior World Championships
• Second in 2012 Cadet World Championships
• Fourth in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2018 Klippan Lady Open champion (Sweden)
• 2014 Bill Farrell International champion
• Four-time WCWA College National champion for Campbellsville (2015-18)
Bout 2: Women’s Freestyle 53 kg
Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC/OTC)
College: King Univ. High School: Granger, Ind. (Penn) Born: Sept. 23, 1993
• 2018 World silver medalist
• 10th in 2016 World Championships
• Four-time Pan American Championships champion (2013, 2015, 2018, 2019)
• 2019 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion
• 2018 USA Wrestling Women’s Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
• Second in 2017 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)
• 2018 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial champion
• Second in 2016 Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)
• Second in 2014 Phase II World Team Trials
• Third in 2015 and 2016 U.S. Open
• Two-time WCWA national champion and four-time finalist for King Univ.
Katherine Shai, Denver, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
College: Menlo College High School: El Granada, Calif. (Half Moon Bay) Born: May 26, 1988
• Third in 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Second in 2014 World Team Trials
• 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2008 World University champion
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in U.S. Open four times (2019, 2013, 2014, 2009)
• Second in 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International
• Third in 2013 German Grand Prix
• Two-time WCWA Nationals champion for Menlo College (2009, 2010)
• 2010 WCWA Wrestler of the Year
Bout 3: Women’s Freestyle 76 kg
Adeline Gray, Denver, Colo. (New York AC)
College: DeVry Univ., UCCS High School: Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) Born: Jan. 15, 1991
• Four-time World Champion (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018)
• Two-time World bronze medalist (2011, 2013)
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team member
• 2015 Pan American Games champion
• Three-time World Cup champion (2014, 2015, 2018)
• 2018 and 2019 Pan American Championships champion
• 2012 University World champion
• 2008 Junior World champion
• Four-time U.S. Open champion (2009, 2011, 2015, 2018)
• Three-time Klippan Lady Open champion in Sweden (2010, 2012, 2018)
• 2011 Junior World silver medalist
Precious Bell, Lancaster, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
College: Menlo College High School: Lancaster, Cal. (Eastside) Born: September 9, 1997
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2019 U23 World Team Trials champion
• Seventh in 2018 U.S. Open
• Second in 2018 SFU International (Canada)
• Fourth in 2019 WCWA Nationals
• Fifth at 2018 WCWA Nationals
Bout 4: Men’s Greco-Roman 130 kg
Adam Coon, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
College: Univ. of Michigan High School: Fowlerville, Mich. Born: Nov. 14, 1994
• 2018 World silver medalist in Greco-Roman
• 2018 World Team Trials champion in Greco-Roman
• Second in 2018 Final X in freestyle
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion in freestyle
• 2016 U.S. Open champion in Greco-Roman
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up
• 2019 Pan American Championships champion in Greco-Roman
• Second in 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in freestyle
• 2014 Junior World bronze medalist in Freestyle & Greco-Roman
• 2011 Cadet World champion in freestyle
• Two-time NCAA runner-up and three-time All-American for Michigan
• Four-time Michigan state high school champion
• Two-time USA Wrestling Junior Triple Crown winner
Cohlton Schultz, Parker, Colo. (Sunkist Kids/EAP)
College: Arizona State High School: Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) Born: Sept. 27, 2000
• 2017 Cadet World champion
• 2018 Junior World bronze medalist
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Three-time Junior World Team member (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Two-time Cadet World Team member (2016, 2017)
• 2018 U23 World Team member
• 2018 U23 Nationals champion
• 2017 Cadet Croatia Open champion
• 2017 Junior Greco Austrian Open runner-up
• 2015 Pan American Cadet champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman
• Two-time Fargo champion
• 2019 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award National winner
• Four-time Colorado state high school champion
Bout 5: Men’s Freestyle 61 kg
Joe Colon, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC/Valley RTC)
College: Northern Iowa, Iowa Central CC High School: Clear Lake, Iowa Born: Jan. 22, 1991
• 2018 World bronze medalist
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2018 and 2019 Pan-American gold medalist
• 2018 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2018 Alexander Medved Prizes (Belarus)
• 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
• Second in 2015 World Team Trials
• Third in 2014 NCAA Championships for Northern Iowa
• 2010 NJCAA national champion for Iowa Central CC
• Two-time Iowa state high school champion
Tyler Graff, Princeton, N.J. (Titan Mercury WC/NJRTC)
College: Wisconsin High School: Loveland, Colo. Born: June 3, 1989
• Third in 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Three-time University Nationals champion (2010, 2013, 2015)
• 2007 U.S. Junior World Team member
• 2016 U.S. World Team Trials runner-up
• Fourth in 2019 U.S. Open
• 2017 Pan American champion
• Two-time Dave Schultz Memorial International champion (2015, 2017)
• 2015 Bill Farrell International champion
• 2016 Canada Cup champion
• Ninth in 2013 World University Games
• Second in 2014 NCAA Championships for Univ. of Wisconsin and four-time NCAA All-American
• Four-time Colorado state high school champion
Bout 6: Men’s Freestyle 97 kg
Kyle Snyder, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
College: Ohio State High School: Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel); Colorado Springs, Colo. (Coronado)
Born: Nov. 20, 1995
• 2016 Olympic champion
• Two-time World champion (2015, 2017)
• 2018 World silver medalist
• 2013 Junior World Champion
• 2014 Junior World bronze medalist
• Two-time Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (2017, 2018)
• 2015 Pan American Games champion
• Two-time Pan American Championships champion (2017, 2018)
• 2016 World Cup champion
• 2015 U.S. Open champion
• Three-time NCAA champion and four-time finalist for Ohio State
• Three-time Prep School national champion for Our Lady of Good Counsel
Kyven Gadson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Cyclone RTC)
College: Iowa State High School: Waterloo, Iowa (East) Born: July 9, 1992
• 2018 and 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in 2018 Pan American Championships
• 2016 University Nationals champion
• Third in 2016 and 2018 U.S. Open
• Third in 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third in 2017 Cerro Pelado International
• 2015 NCAA champion for Iowa State
• Three-time NCAA All-American
• Three-time Big 12 champion
Bout 7: Men’s Freestyle 70 kg
Ryan Deakin, Broomfield, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC/Chicago RTC)
College: Northwestern High School: Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy) Born: June 11, 1997
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Fifth at 2018 U.S. Open
• 2017 Junior World silver medalist
• Fourth in 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
• 2017 UWW Junior World Team Trials champion
• 2017 UWW Junior Nationals champion
• Second in 2018 U23 World Team Trials
• Sixth in 2019 NCAA Championships for Northwestern
• 2014 Colorado state high school champion
• 2016 Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion
• Five-time Fargo All-American
James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC)
College: Nebraska High School: Willingboro, N.J. Born: Dec. 19, 1992
• 2017 World silver medalist
• 2015 World bronze medalist
• 2018 World Team member
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2014 University World silver medalist
• 2016 World Cup champion
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2017 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• Three-time Grand Prix of Spain champion (2015-17)
• Four-time NCAA All-American for Nebraska (2012-15)
• 2014 Big Ten champion
• 2011 New Jersey state high school champion
Bout 8: Men’s Freestyle 57 kg
Daton Fix, Sand Springs, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC)
College: Oklahoma State High School: Sand Springs, Okla. Born: March 11, 1998
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Second in 2018 U.S. Open
• 2017 Junior World champion
• 2016 and 2018 Junior World bronze medalist
• 2015 Cadet World bronze medalist
• 2014 Youth Olympic Games silver medalist
• 2017 U23 World Team member
• Two-time UWW Junior Freestyle national champion
• 2013 and 2014 Cadet Pan American champion in both styles
• 2019 NCAA runner-up for Oklahoma State
• Four-time Oklahoma high school champion
Thomas Gilman, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
College: Iowa High School: Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Born: May 28, 1994
• 2017 World silver medalist
• Fifth in 2018 World Championships
• 2018 Final X champion
• 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Third in 2019 Ivan Yarygin Memorial International
• 2019 U.S. Open runner-up
• 2014 Junior World bronze medalist
• Two-time Junior World Team member (2013-14)
• 2018 Yasar Dogu champion (Turkey)
• 2011 Cadet World Team member
• 2017 Grand Prix of Spain champion
• Three-time NCAA All-American for Iowa (2015-17)
• Four-time Nebraska state champion for Omaha Skutt Catholic High School
Bout 9: Men’s Freestyle 74 kg
Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC)
College: Nebraska High School: Atco, N.J. (Winslow Township) Born: July 8, 1988
• 2012 Olympic Champion
• Four-time World champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
• Third in 2014 and 2018 World Championships
• Two-time U.S. Olympic Team member (2012, 2016)
• Two-time Pan American Games champion (2011, 2015)
• Six-time World Cup champion (2012-2015, 2017-18)
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, 2014)
• Three-time Pan American Championships champion (2014, 2016, 2019)
• Two-time NCAA champion for Nebraska (2009, 2011) and three-time All-American
• 2011 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, as nation’s top college wrestler
• 2006 New Jersey state high school champion
Isaiah Martinez, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illinois RTC)
College: Illinois High School: Leemore, Calif. Born: September 2, 1994
• 2018 and 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 and 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• Fourth in 2017 World Team Trials
• Fifth in 2017 U23 World Championships
• Third in 2018 Medved International (Belarus)
• 2017 U23 World Team Trials champion
• 2016 University Nationals champion
• 2017 Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier champion
• Second in 2014 UWW Junior World Team Trials
• 2015 and 2016 NCAA champion for Illinois
• Four-time NCAA finalist
• Three-time California state high school champion (2011-2013)
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