Roberts wins gold as all five Northern Michigan Greco wrestlers medal at Campbell Cup in Panama
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
The NMU-OTS Greco-Roman Team poses together after each member won a medal at the Eduardo Campbell Cup on Saturday.
PANAMA CITY, Panama – Two-time Junior World Team member Dalton Roberts (Fowlerville, Mich.) won a gold medal at 59 kg/130 lbs., and all five members of the Northern Michigan Olympic Training Site (NMU-OTS) Greco-Roman wrestling team won a medal at the Eduardo Campbell International Cup in Panama City, Panama on Saturday.
Roberts, a member of both the Junior World and University World Teams in 2016, won a medal at this event for the second straight year, after coming home with a bronze medal at the Eduardo Campbell Cup in 2015.
Winning silver medals for NMU-OTS were Corey Fitzgerald (Green, Ohio) at 75 kg/165 lbs. and Zackery Bickford (Tacoma, Wash.) at 80 kg/176 lbs.
Bronze medals went to Andrew Ibarra (Santa Maria, Calif.) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and David Prado (Humble, Texas) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
Traditionally, the NMU-OTS sends a team to this event as the first competition of the new academic year. In past years, the Northern Michigan team brought home a team award, but with only five entries this year, they did not get on the podium as a group.
“The team did great, with everyone placing third or higher. Although we were strong as a team, we didn't medal as a team because other teams had many more people,” said Dalton.
Updated results, including medalists and match scores, will be posted when available.
EDUARDO CAMPBELL INTERNATIONAL CUP
At Panama City, Panama, Oct. 15-16
U.S. Greco-Roman performance (all entries from NMU-OTS)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Dalton Roberts, Fowlerville, Mich., gold medal
59 kg/130 lbs. – Andrew Ibarra, Santa Maria, Calif., bronze medal
75 kg/165 lbs. – David Prado, Humble, Texas, bronze medal
75 kg/165 lbs. – Corey Fitzgerald, Green Ohio, silver medal
80 kg/176 lbs. – Zackery Bickford, Tacoma, Wash., silver medal
PANAMA CITY, Panama – Two-time Junior World Team member Dalton Roberts (Fowlerville, Mich.) won a gold medal at 59 kg/130 lbs., and all five members of the Northern Michigan Olympic Training Site (NMU-OTS) Greco-Roman wrestling team won a medal at the Eduardo Campbell International Cup in Panama City, Panama on Saturday.
Roberts, a member of both the Junior World and University World Teams in 2016, won a medal at this event for the second straight year, after coming home with a bronze medal at the Eduardo Campbell Cup in 2015.
Winning silver medals for NMU-OTS were Corey Fitzgerald (Green, Ohio) at 75 kg/165 lbs. and Zackery Bickford (Tacoma, Wash.) at 80 kg/176 lbs.
Bronze medals went to Andrew Ibarra (Santa Maria, Calif.) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and David Prado (Humble, Texas) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
Traditionally, the NMU-OTS sends a team to this event as the first competition of the new academic year. In past years, the Northern Michigan team brought home a team award, but with only five entries this year, they did not get on the podium as a group.
“The team did great, with everyone placing third or higher. Although we were strong as a team, we didn't medal as a team because other teams had many more people,” said Dalton.
Updated results, including medalists and match scores, will be posted when available.
EDUARDO CAMPBELL INTERNATIONAL CUP
At Panama City, Panama, Oct. 15-16
U.S. Greco-Roman performance (all entries from NMU-OTS)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Dalton Roberts, Fowlerville, Mich., gold medal
59 kg/130 lbs. – Andrew Ibarra, Santa Maria, Calif., bronze medal
75 kg/165 lbs. – David Prado, Humble, Texas, bronze medal
75 kg/165 lbs. – Corey Fitzgerald, Green Ohio, silver medal
80 kg/176 lbs. – Zackery Bickford, Tacoma, Wash., silver medal
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