Seven U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers to compete at S.A. Lavrikov Cup in Russia this weekend
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Coach Jay Antonelli will be in the corner this weekend with a team of U.S. Greco-Roman athletes. Photo from Jay Antonelli's Facebook.
A group of seven U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete in the S.A. Lavrikov Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 22-24.
The team will be coached by past Olympic coach Jay Antonelli, who is a former head coach of the U.S. Marine Corps, and has served as a coach at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Three of the athletes are past U.S. Senior Open All-Americans.
Chris Anderson (Houston, Texas/Williams Baptist), who wrestles at 63 kg, is a two-time U.S. Open placewinner, taking seventh in 2016 and eighth in 2019.
At 87 kg, George Sikes (Fort Pierce, Fla./NMU-OTS) was seventh in the 2019 U.S. Open. He was also a 2018 U23 World Team Trials champion.
Conor Karwath (Gonzales, La./Williams Baptist), who placed eighth at the 2018 U.S. Open, will wrestle at 130 kg.
Three athletes on the tour are past age-group National placewinners, with all having placed at the U23 level: Erik Spence (Elk Grpve, Calif./NMU-OTS) at 67 kg, Riley Briggs (Brentwood, Calif./NMU-OTS) at 67 kg and Keaton Fanning (Bedford, Texas/NMU-OTS) at 87 kg
This is a strong competition, with athletes from Russia as well as a number of tough Scandinavian and other European countries.
S.A. LAVRIKOV CUP
At St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 22-24
U.S. Greco-Roman entries
63 kg - Chris Anderson, Houston, Texas (Williams Baptist)
67 kg - Riley Briggs, Brentwood, Calif. (NMU-OTS)
67 kg - Erik Spence, Elk Grpve, Calif. (NMU-OTS)
82 kg - DM Hallett, Littleton, Colo. (NMU-OTS)
87 kg - Keaton Fanning, Bedford, Texas (NMU-OTS)
87 kg - George Sikes, Fort Pierce, Fla. (NMU-OTS)
130 kg - Conor Karwath, Gonzales, La. (Williams Baptist)
Coach – Jay Antonelli, Annapolis, Md.
A group of seven U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete in the S.A. Lavrikov Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 22-24.
The team will be coached by past Olympic coach Jay Antonelli, who is a former head coach of the U.S. Marine Corps, and has served as a coach at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Three of the athletes are past U.S. Senior Open All-Americans.
Chris Anderson (Houston, Texas/Williams Baptist), who wrestles at 63 kg, is a two-time U.S. Open placewinner, taking seventh in 2016 and eighth in 2019.
At 87 kg, George Sikes (Fort Pierce, Fla./NMU-OTS) was seventh in the 2019 U.S. Open. He was also a 2018 U23 World Team Trials champion.
Conor Karwath (Gonzales, La./Williams Baptist), who placed eighth at the 2018 U.S. Open, will wrestle at 130 kg.
Three athletes on the tour are past age-group National placewinners, with all having placed at the U23 level: Erik Spence (Elk Grpve, Calif./NMU-OTS) at 67 kg, Riley Briggs (Brentwood, Calif./NMU-OTS) at 67 kg and Keaton Fanning (Bedford, Texas/NMU-OTS) at 87 kg
This is a strong competition, with athletes from Russia as well as a number of tough Scandinavian and other European countries.
S.A. LAVRIKOV CUP
At St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 22-24
U.S. Greco-Roman entries
63 kg - Chris Anderson, Houston, Texas (Williams Baptist)
67 kg - Riley Briggs, Brentwood, Calif. (NMU-OTS)
67 kg - Erik Spence, Elk Grpve, Calif. (NMU-OTS)
82 kg - DM Hallett, Littleton, Colo. (NMU-OTS)
87 kg - Keaton Fanning, Bedford, Texas (NMU-OTS)
87 kg - George Sikes, Fort Pierce, Fla. (NMU-OTS)
130 kg - Conor Karwath, Gonzales, La. (Williams Baptist)
Coach – Jay Antonelli, Annapolis, Md.
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