Day 2: Joel Adams Grabs Greco Gold!
Day 2: Joel Adams Grabs Greco Gold!
Joel Adams capped of day 2 at the U17 World Championships with a Greco Roman gold medal.
Session 2
Cody Merrill entered the World semifinals after an incredible morning session that concluded with two dominant victories by fall. His semifinal against Germany's Darius Kiefer didn't go as well. Merrill trailed by just a takedown after the first period, but Kiefer opened things up for a tech in the second after he was awarded a passivity point and an opportunity in forced par terre. Merrill will wrestle for bronze tomorrow against either Marcell Gyuricza of Hungary or Josip Benko of Croatia.
Joel Adams was Team USA's lone wrestler in the medal matches today, and he made his opportunity count. His arm drags were in full effect as he used them for three takedowns and a 6-0 victory. In total, Adams was 5-0 and was unscored-upon, outpacing his opponents 36-0.
Both Zan Fugitt (60 kg) and Arvin Khosravy (71 kg) were pulled back into repechage and are still in medal contention tomorrow.
Full Team USA results and scoring highlights from day 2 in Rome are below.
Session 1
ROME, Italy -- Cody Merrill took care of business during the first session of Day 2 at the U17 World Championships. Merrill showed off his Greco chops by securing a pair of falls to move into the 92-kilogram semifinals at 11 a.m. Eastern.
Merrill earned two takedowns during his first match before securing the fall in the second to advance to the quarterfinals. His second match included a brilliant counter after getting put down for passivity. Merrill eventually earned the fall to reach the semis.
Arvin Khosravy (71 kg) picked up a 9-0 win in his opening match to move into the quarters for the only other win by an American during the first session. He fell in his subsequent match, 10-0.
Joel Adams wrestles for 65 kg gold at noon Eastern.
Full US Greco Results
45kg: Davis Motyka (Kingston, Pa./XCalibur Athletics) – awaiting repechage
LOSS Ionut Mereuta (Romania), 2-1
48 kg: Christian Castillo (Glendale, Ariz./Thorobred Wrestling Club) - eliminated
LOSS Said Khalilov (Azerbaijan), 4-2
51kg: Elyle Francisco (Anchorage, AK./Anchorage Youth Wrestling Academy) – eliminated
LOSS Peter Totok (Hungary), 12-3
55 kg: Nick Treaster (Newton, Kans./Newton Wrestling Club) – eliminated
LOSS Halil Cinar (Turkey), 7-0
60kg: Zan Fugitt (Nixa, Mo.) – awaiting repechage
LOSS Gaspar Terteryan (Armenia), 9-0
65 kg: Joel Adams (Omaha, Neb./The Best Wrestler) – gold medal match
WIN Takaku Suzuki (Japan), 8-0
WIN Saya Brunner (Switzerland), 10-0
WIN Aleksandre Rusitashvili (Georgia), 6-0
WIN Petro Shafranskyi (Ukraine), 6-0
WIN Ahoura Bouveiri-Piani (Iran), 6-0
71kg: Arvin Khosravy (Woodland Hills, Calif.) – awaiting repechage
WIN Marco Begle (Austria), 9-0
LOSS Anri Putkaradze (Georgia), 10-0
80 kg: Cole Han-Lindemyer (Farmington, Minn./Pinnacle Wrestling Club) – eliminated
LOSS Taizo Yoshida (Japan), 8-4
92kg: Cody Merrill (Ontario, Calif./Daniel Cormier Wrestling Club) - Semifinals
WIN Arsen Ruslanov (Kyrgyzstan), 9-0
WIN Florin Manolache (Romania), fall
LOSS Darius Kiefer, (Germany), 0-9
Bronze medal match
110 kg: Koy Hopke (Amery, Wis./Pinnacle Wrestling Club) – eliminated
WIN Maxim Ukraintsev (Kazakhstan), 8-0
LOSS Dmytro Stryzhekozin (Ukraine), 8-0
