Asper earns silver at Henri Deglane Challenge in Nice, France
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
| Josh Asper awarded the silver medal at the 2016 Henri Deglane Challenge in Nice, France. |
NICE, France – On the first day of competition at the Henri Deglane Challenge, the U.S. earned a silver medal from former Maryland Terrapin standout Josh Asper.
Asper picked up two solid wins over opponents from Spain to start his day at 86 kg/189 lbs., downing 2016 Mediterranean champion Daniel Rama Escribano, 3-0, and scoring a pin over 2016 Junior Mediterranean champion Alejandro Canada Pancorbo to reach the gold-medal match.
In the finals, Asper was outmaneuvered by two-time Junior World medalist Dzianis Khramiankov of Belarus, 11-1, to finish in second place.
Asper was a two-time NCAA All-American, four-time NCAA qualifier and two-time ACC champion at Maryland. Last year, he won a gold medal at the S.A. Lavrikov Championships in Greco-Roman.
The U.S. continues competition from Nice, France, tomorrow with Frank Perrelli taking the mat at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. and Josh Manu giving it a go at 97 kg/213 lbs. Both Perrelli and Manu recently finished in fourth place at the Bill Farrell International held earlier this month.
2016 HENRI DEGLANE CHALLENGE
Nov. 25-26 at Nice, France
U.S. men’s freestyle results for Friday
86 kg/189 lbs. - Josh Asper, Annapolis, Md. (New York AC), Silver
WIN Daniel Rama Escribano (Spain), 3-0
WIN Alejandro Canada Pancorbo (Spain), Fall
LOSS Dzianis Khramiankov (Belarus), 11-1
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