Green, Gwiazdowski, Telford receive draws for Intercontinental Cup on Sunday
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Nick Gwiazdowski of the USA weighs in at 125 kg for the USA at the Intercontinental Cup in Russia. Photo courtesy of Magomed Kazamov, wrestdag.ru
KHASAJVURT, Russia –The final three U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers have received their draws for Sunday’s action at the Intercontinental Cup in Dagestan on Sunday.
2015 World bronze medalist James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Titan Mercury WC) opens his competition at 70 kg/154 lbs. against veteran Amazat Omurzhanov of Kazakhstan, who was third in last year’s Intercontinental Cup.
Green has won four international medals since he broke through for World bronze just over one year ago, including golds at the Freestyle World Cup and Grand Prix of Spain. He was a star at the Univ. of Nebraska.
Two-time NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./New York AC/Wolfpack WC) will open against Dmitry Popov of Kazakhstan, a 2015 Military World Championships silver medalist.
Gwiazdowski has been No. 4 on the USA Wrestling national team ladder for the past four years. Since 2015, he has won international gold medals at the Grand Prix of Spain and Bill Farrell International. The “Gwizz” won his NCAA titles for North Carolina State.
2016 U.S. Senior Nationals third-place finisher Bobby Telford (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC) is also competing at 125 kg, and opens against Islam Bakhmudkadiev of Russia/Dagestan, whose top international showing was a silver medal at the 2015 Ramzan Kadyrov Cup in Russia. Telford was a multiple All-American at Iowa before focusing on his freestyle career.
The Dagestan wrestling website, wrestdag.ru, has posted the brackets for Sunday at:
http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/v_voskresen_e_na_mezhkontinental_nom_kubke_vistupit_71_vol_nik/
The Intercontinental Cup will award nearly $2,400 in prize money to every champion, $1,600 to all silver medalists and $800 to bronze medalists.
2016 INTERCONTINENTAL CUP
at Khasajvurt, Russia
U.S. men’s freestyle pairings for Sunday
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Amazat Omurzhanov (Kazakhstan), 5th in 2011 Asian Championships, 2nd in 2014 Henri Deglane (France), 3rd in 2016 Ziolkowski Memorial (Poland), 3rd in 2015 Intercontinental Cup (Russia)
125 kg/275.5 lbs. – Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (New York AC/Wolfpack WC)
Vs. Dmitry Popov (Kazakhstan), 2nd in 2015 Military World Championships, 2014 D.A. Kunaev International champion (Kazakhstan)
125 kg/275.5 lbs. – Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Islam Bakhmudkadiev (Russia/Dagestan), 2nd in 2015 Ramzan Kadyrov Cup (Russia), 2nd in 2014 Copa Brazil (Brazil), 3rd in 2013 Intercontinental Cup (Russia)
KHASAJVURT, Russia –The final three U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers have received their draws for Sunday’s action at the Intercontinental Cup in Dagestan on Sunday.
2015 World bronze medalist James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Titan Mercury WC) opens his competition at 70 kg/154 lbs. against veteran Amazat Omurzhanov of Kazakhstan, who was third in last year’s Intercontinental Cup.
Green has won four international medals since he broke through for World bronze just over one year ago, including golds at the Freestyle World Cup and Grand Prix of Spain. He was a star at the Univ. of Nebraska.
Two-time NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./New York AC/Wolfpack WC) will open against Dmitry Popov of Kazakhstan, a 2015 Military World Championships silver medalist.
Gwiazdowski has been No. 4 on the USA Wrestling national team ladder for the past four years. Since 2015, he has won international gold medals at the Grand Prix of Spain and Bill Farrell International. The “Gwizz” won his NCAA titles for North Carolina State.
2016 U.S. Senior Nationals third-place finisher Bobby Telford (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC) is also competing at 125 kg, and opens against Islam Bakhmudkadiev of Russia/Dagestan, whose top international showing was a silver medal at the 2015 Ramzan Kadyrov Cup in Russia. Telford was a multiple All-American at Iowa before focusing on his freestyle career.
The Dagestan wrestling website, wrestdag.ru, has posted the brackets for Sunday at:
http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/v_voskresen_e_na_mezhkontinental_nom_kubke_vistupit_71_vol_nik/
The Intercontinental Cup will award nearly $2,400 in prize money to every champion, $1,600 to all silver medalists and $800 to bronze medalists.
2016 INTERCONTINENTAL CUP
at Khasajvurt, Russia
U.S. men’s freestyle pairings for Sunday
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Amazat Omurzhanov (Kazakhstan), 5th in 2011 Asian Championships, 2nd in 2014 Henri Deglane (France), 3rd in 2016 Ziolkowski Memorial (Poland), 3rd in 2015 Intercontinental Cup (Russia)
125 kg/275.5 lbs. – Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (New York AC/Wolfpack WC)
Vs. Dmitry Popov (Kazakhstan), 2nd in 2015 Military World Championships, 2014 D.A. Kunaev International champion (Kazakhstan)
125 kg/275.5 lbs. – Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Islam Bakhmudkadiev (Russia/Dagestan), 2nd in 2015 Ramzan Kadyrov Cup (Russia), 2nd in 2014 Copa Brazil (Brazil), 3rd in 2013 Intercontinental Cup (Russia)
