Journeymen Cliff Keen Freestyle Classic featuring USA and foreign stars, set for Sunday in Schenectady, N.Y.
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
An exciting new international competition is being held on Sunday, featuring some of the top high school freestyle wrestlers in the nation and some talented international opponents. The Journeymen Freestyle Classic is set for April 17 at Achilles Rink at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
The event includes international wrestlers from Russia, Lithuania, Korea, Italy and Tajikistan.
Top USA Junior and Cadet wrestlers from across the nation and around the region will also participate in this competition, which has been organized by Frank Popolizio and the respected Journeymen Wrestling Club which is based in the Albany, N.Y. Capitol area.
They are billing this event as a prequel to Fargo, but with the strong international participation, it may also give a preview of some athletes who will compete in this year’s Cadet and Junior World Championships.
This event will be broadcast live by Flowrestling. Wrestling begins at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday on nine mats.
CLICK HERE for Flowrestling broadcast
According to a recent Flowrestling article by Kyle Bratke, some of the top American wrestlers expected to participate include Cadet World champions Yianni Diakomihalis of New York and Jarod Verkleeren of Pennsylvania, Fargo champions Hayden Hildlay of Pennsylvania, Jacob Raschka of Wisconsin, Vito Arujau of New York, Nick Raimo of New Jersey and many other very successful and talented athletes.
FLOWRESTLING STORY: Journeymen Freestyle Classic Preview
The foreign field is also stacked, with national champions and international medalists from the five countries. There are 10 Russian wrestlers, and at least 26 international entries from these five wrestling powers.
The tournament also included a special training camp, where the U.S. and international wrestlers were able to train together and learn from top coaches. Leading the camp is 2008 Olympic champion Andrea Minguzzi of Italy. The training camp has been running April 7-18 and has been a big success so far.
JOURNEYMEN FREESTYLE CLASSIC Event Flier
The event includes international wrestlers from Russia, Lithuania, Korea, Italy and Tajikistan.
Top USA Junior and Cadet wrestlers from across the nation and around the region will also participate in this competition, which has been organized by Frank Popolizio and the respected Journeymen Wrestling Club which is based in the Albany, N.Y. Capitol area.
They are billing this event as a prequel to Fargo, but with the strong international participation, it may also give a preview of some athletes who will compete in this year’s Cadet and Junior World Championships.
This event will be broadcast live by Flowrestling. Wrestling begins at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday on nine mats.
CLICK HERE for Flowrestling broadcast
According to a recent Flowrestling article by Kyle Bratke, some of the top American wrestlers expected to participate include Cadet World champions Yianni Diakomihalis of New York and Jarod Verkleeren of Pennsylvania, Fargo champions Hayden Hildlay of Pennsylvania, Jacob Raschka of Wisconsin, Vito Arujau of New York, Nick Raimo of New Jersey and many other very successful and talented athletes.
FLOWRESTLING STORY: Journeymen Freestyle Classic Preview
The foreign field is also stacked, with national champions and international medalists from the five countries. There are 10 Russian wrestlers, and at least 26 international entries from these five wrestling powers.
The tournament also included a special training camp, where the U.S. and international wrestlers were able to train together and learn from top coaches. Leading the camp is 2008 Olympic champion Andrea Minguzzi of Italy. The training camp has been running April 7-18 and has been a big success so far.
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