Jeter joins Raney in bronze-medal round in Greco-Roman at U17 Worlds; Fowler possible for repechage

AMMAN, Jordan – The United States will have two wrestlers competing for bronze medals on Wednesday, the final day of Greco-Roman at the 2024 U17 World Championships.

Joseph Jeter won a wild 10-7 decision in his 71 kg Greco-Roman repechage match to advance to a bronze-medal bout on Wednesday evening. Jeter fell behind 7-1 in the first period, as Ahmadli got a head pinch turn for two points, and got on top after passivity and turned Jeter twice on gut wrenches, with Jeter getting a reversal. In the second period, Jeter threw Ahmadli to his back for four and almost got the fall. After Ahmadli took injury time for his arm, Jeter hit a last-second headlock. After a scoring change which made it 9-9 for Jeter, and then an Azerbaijan challenge, the final score from the jury was 10-7 for Jeter.

The opponent for Jeter in the 71 kg bronze medal match will be Giorgi Aladashvili of Georgia, a 2022 U15 European champion.

Jordyn Raney, a 2023 U17 World champion, had already qualified for a bronze-medal match at 60 kg, after losing a very close 2-1 bout to Aykhan Javadov of Azerbaijan in Tuesday’s semifinals. His bronze-medal match opponent was determined in repechage, Vadim Matros of Ukraine, a 2022 European U15 champion and 2024 European U17 bronze medalist.

Domenic Munaretto’s run at 51 kg was halted in the repechage, when he lost a 7-1 decision to Sainath Pardhi of India. Pardhi led 3-0 at the break with a passivity point and a turn. In the second period, Munaretto got one point on passivity but scored no turns. A four-point Pardhi body lock closed out the scoring.

Munaretto, a 2022 U17 World champion in freestyle, finished with a 1-2 record in the 2024 U17 Worlds in Greco-Roman.

The USA won a gold medal in Greco-Roman on Tuesday, with Jayden Raney claiming a gold medal at 55 kg, after a 7-5 win over Alpamys Bolatuly of Kazakhstan in the championship finals.

The women’s freestyle competition began on Wednesday, and 2023 U17 World champion Piper Fowler went 1-1 at 73 kg and remains eligible for repechage.

Fowler was on fire in her first match, a quick 12-0 technical fall over Aisanat Kalmamatova of Kyrgyzstan in just 56 seconds. She hit three straight four-point blast double leg takedowns to end the match quickly.

In the quarterfinals, Fowler was defeated by 2024 Asian U17 champion Mansi Lather of India, 6-0. Mansi jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first period, getting two step outs, a spin behind takedown and adding a shot clock point when Fowler did not score in 30 seconds. In the second period, Lather scored the only point on a step out with 19 seconds left.

Mansi must beat Khrystyna Demchuk of Ukraine for Fowler to become eligible for Thursday morning’s repechage. Denchuk is a two-time European U15 champion and was third in the 2024 European U17 Championships. Only losers to finalists can wrestle back for a bronze medal.

The second session on Wednesday will begin at 5:00 p.m. local time, which is 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, and will feature the Group 3 women’s freestyle semifinals. Following at 6:00 p.m. local time, which is 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, is the Group 2 Greco-Roman finals, featuring Raney and Jeter going for bronze.

A full set of brackets and match-by-.match results is available on UWW Arena. A live broadcast of the event is available for the U.S. market at FloWrestling.com.

U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Amman, Jordan, August 21

Greco-Roman Group 2 Medal Match Pairings

45 kg

Gold - Marat Atshemyan (Armenia) vs. Aslanbek Kostoev (Individual Neutral Athlete)

Bronze - Umidjo Karomov (Uzbekistan) vs. Ahmad Badraddini (Iran)

Bronze - Damir Abilda (Kazakhstan) vs. Bekzhan Beishembaev (Kyrgyzstan)

51 kg

Gold - Kutman Kalbaev (Kyrgyzstan) vs. Turan Dashdamirov (Azerbaijan)

Bronze - Abolfazi Karamiegaei (Iran) vs. Sargis Harutyunyan (Armenia)

Bronze - Yerassyl Mussan (Kazakhstan) vs. Sainath Pardhi (India)

60 kg

Gold - Vaktang Lolua (Georgia) vs. Aykhan Javadov (Azerbaijan)

Bronze - Ilias Laaouina (Netherlands) vs. Farrukh Yuldoshev (Uzbekistan)

Bronze - Jordyn Raney (USA) vs. Vadim Matros (Ukraine)

71 kg

Gold - Vladislav Byrlia (Individual Neutral Athlete) vs. Kiryl Valeuski (Individual Neutral Athlete)

Bronze - Giorgi Aladashvili (Georgia) vs. Joseph Jeter (USA)

Bronze - Behruzbek Valiev (Uzbekistan) vs. Samvel Terteryan (Armenia)

92 kg

Gold - Danial Izadi Bigdilou (Iran) vs. Ole Sterning (Germany)

Bronze - Lyova Sukhyan (Armenia) vs. Fakhrikamol Komiljonov (Uzbekistan)

Bronze - Serkan Bakir (Turkey) vs. Vladimer Minadze (Georgia)

U.S. Group 2 Greco-Roman results

45 kg – Loc Webber (Dublin, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), eliminated

WIN Toi Nishimura (Japan), tech fall 11-1

LOSS Umidjon Karomov (Uzbekistan), 8-0

51 kg – Domenic Munaretto (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East), eliminated

WIN Maksut Sultanov (Ukraine), 5-5

LOSS Turan Dashdamirov (Azerbaijan), tech fall 9-0

LOSS Sainath Pardhi (India), 7-1

60 kg – Jordyn Raney (Sturgis, Ky./Union County), in bronze medal match

WIN Ziming Ding (China), tech fall, 9-0

WIN Bende Olasz (Hungary), tech fall, 8-0

WIN Aleks Margaryan (Armenia), tech fall, 17-8

LOSS Aykhan Javadov (Azerbaijan), 2-1

Bronze Medal Bout– Vs. Vadim Matros (Ukraine)

71 kg – Joseph Jeter (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North), in bronze medal match

LOSS Vladislav Byrlia (Individual Neutral Athlete), 7-2

WIN Yusif Ahmadli (Azerbaijan), 10-7

Bronze Medal Bout – Vs. Giorgi Aladashvili (Georgia)

92 kg – Evan McGuire (Mahtomedi, Minn./Pinnacle WC), eliminated

LOSS Kanstantsin Kasyan (Individual Neutral Athlete), inj. dft. 0:51

Women’s freestyle Group 3 semifinal pairings

43 kg

Maria Gkika (Greece) vs. Gabriela Palacios Hernandez (Mexico)

Kumari Aditi (India) vs. Aleksandra Berezovskaia (Individual Neutral Athlete)

49 kg

Utaha Yui (Japan) vs. Esra Mammadli (Azerbaijan)

Dounia Zitouni (Algeria) vs. Na Hu (China)

57 kg

So Tsutsui (Japan) vs Palina Brahinets (Individual Neutral Athlete)

Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan) vs. Neha (India)

65 kg

Pulkit (India) vs. Maram Aly (Egypt)

Uldana Tileukhan (Kazakhstan) vs. Daria Frolova (Individual Neutral Athlete)

73 kg

Makia Kimura (Japan) vs. Hanna Pirskaya (Individual Neutral Athlete)

Khrystyna Demchuk (Ukraine) vs. Mansi Lather (India)

U.S. Group 3 women’s freestyle results

73 kg: Piper Fowler (Cleveland, Tenn./Higher Calling WC), possible for repechage

WIN Aisanat Kalmamatova (Kyrgyzstan), tech fall 12-0

LOSS Mansi Lather (India), 6-0

Remaining U17 World Championships Schedule

(Local time, seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time)

Wednesday, August 21

5:00 p.m. - Women’s freestyle Semifinals: 43 kg, 49 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 73 kg

6:00 p.m. - Greco-Roman Finals and Awards: 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg

Thursday, August 22

10:30 a.m. - Women’s freestyle Repechage: 43 kg, 49 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 73 kg and Women’s freestyle Qualification rounds: 40 kg, 46 kg, 53 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg

5:00 p.m. - Women’s freestyle Semifinals: 40 kg, 46 kg, 53 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg

6:00 p.m. - Women’s freestyle Finals and Awards: 43 kg, 49 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 73 kg

Friday, August 23

10:30 a.m. - Women’s freestyle Repechage: 40 kg, 46 kg, 53 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg and Men’s freestyle Qualification rounds: 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg

5:00 p.m. - Men’s freestyle Semifinals: 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg

6:00 p.m. - Women’s freestyle Finals and Awards: 40 kg, 46 kg, 53 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg

Saturday, August 24

10:30 a.m. - Men’s freestyle Repechage: 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg and Men’s freestyle Qualification rounds: 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg

5:00 p.m. - Men’s freestyle Semifinals: 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg

6:00 p.m. - Men’s freestyle Finals and Awards: 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg

Sunday, August 25

4:30 p.m. - Men’s freestyle Repechage: 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg

6:00 p.m. - Men’s freestyle Finals and Awards: 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg