Match of the Day: Brad Vering and Jake Clark battle to make the 2005 World Team
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by USA Wrestling
At the 2005 World Team Trials, Brad Vering and Jake Clark wrestled off for the 84 kg World Team spot. At the time, Vering was a 2004 Olympian who finished fifth at the 2002 and 2003 World Championships. Clark had finished runner-up at both the 2004 Olympic Team Trials and the 2003 World Team Trials.
In 2007, Vering earned a World silver medal. The following year, he would make his second Olympic Team.
Clark made a World Team in 2006 and finished runner-up at the 2007 World Team Trials and the 2016 Olympic Team Trials. Clark, a seven-time National Team member, has competed in five Olympic Team Trials over his career and is still looking to earn a berth for the 2021 Olympic Team Trials.
Watch Vering and Clark wrestle below:
