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Ranks 12th on Illinois' career wins list, 2-time NCAA All-American, 4-time NCAA qualifier, FILA Cadet world team member at 2011 World Championships in Hungary, Two IHSA Class 2A State Championships at 125 and 130 lbs., 2009 and 2010 Cadet Nationals Champion at 125 and 130 lbs.

  1. The College Fan Guide To USA Wrestling's 2024 Olympic Team Trials

    The College Fan Guide To USA Wrestling's 2024 Olympic Team Trials

    Apr 15, 2024

    Every four years, the Olympic Team Trials attracts one of the greatest collections of active American wrestlers under one roof. Just how great will the 2024 Trials in State College be? Keep reading and we will tell you!
  2. Team USA Results From Pan Am Olympic Qualifier

    Team USA Results From Pan Am Olympic Qualifier

    Mar 1, 2024

    Below are all of Team USA's results from the 2024 Pan Am Olympic Qualifying Tournament. If an athlete finishes in the top two placements, they qualify the weight for the Olympics. You can see complete bracket results at UWW Arena HERE.
  3. Young Guns In Ft Worth: Senior Nationals 57kg Preview + Predictions

    Young Guns In Ft Worth: Senior Nationals 57kg Preview + Predictions

    Dec 13, 2023

    It’s an Olympic year! Or very nearly an Olympic year. Paris 2024 will be here before we know it, and we need to figure out who Team USA’s men’s freestyle Olympians will be.
  4. How Every College Did At The 2023 World Championships

    How Every College Did At The 2023 World Championships

    Sep 26, 2023

    Below is a comprehensive list of the wrestlers who competed at the 2023 World Championships, results from the tournament, and the colleges they attended. Some wrestlers are listed twice since they attended multiple schools.
  5. Team USA Wrestling's 2023 Senior World Team

    Team USA Wrestling's 2023 Senior World Team

    Aug 13, 2023

    The 2023 Senior World Championships will occur in Belgrad, Serbia, September 16-24. Team USA will send 10 wrestlers per style to Belgrade to compete against the best wrestlers in the world. Check out the below article to see every world team representative for men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle, and men’s Greco-Roman.
  6. A Realistic Look At Every MFS World Teamer's Chances Of Winning A Medal

    A Realistic Look At Every MFS World Teamer's Chances Of Winning A Medal

    Jun 14, 2023

    I would like to start off this article by saying that I hope Team USA goes 10 for 10 at Worlds and dominates the entire way and that USA Wrestling has become so good in the past handful of years that just making the team automatically makes you a medal threat at the World Championships. Look at how many medalists are sitting home this year. That being said, I’m trying to provide information to help fans set realistic expectations. At weights where I did not predict a gold medal, I’m not saying that wrestler isn’t capable, just looking at data including past results and international fields.
  7. 6 First-Time World Team Members For US Men's Freestyle

    6 First-Time World Team Members For US Men's Freestyle

    Jun 11, 2023

    Before Final X, many wrestling fans expected the US to send a veteran squad to Serbia for the World Championships in hopes of repeating as World Champs and adding to sky-high individual medal counts. While a team title and individual medals are of course on the table, the World Team that emerged on Saturday night has a mix of veterans and unexpected newcomers. All-told, six out of ten men's freestylers will join four veterans to compete in their first World Championships this September. One of the six newcomers, Gable Steveson, is an Olympic gold medalist, so while this will be his first World Championships, he's been on this kind of stage before.
  8. Zane Richards is Competing at Final X Wrestling 2023. What to Know

    Zane Richards is Competing at Final X Wrestling 2023. What to Know

    May 26, 2023

    Two-time All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier Zane Richards stunned the wrestling world when he defeated Nick Suriano at the 2023 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships and now he’s headed to Final X 2023.
  9. Thomas Gilman vs Zane Richards - Preview & Prediction

    Thomas Gilman vs Zane Richards - Preview & Prediction

    May 14, 2023

    Final X 2023 presented by Tezos is set to go down on June 10 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This event will feature the best wrestlers in the United States as they seek to make Team USA’s 2023 World Team. One of the biggest matches of the night will be the rematch from Final X 2022 between Thomas Gilman and Zane Richards.
  10. Team USA & International Stars Highlight 2023 Zagreb Open Entries

    Team USA & International Stars Highlight 2023 Zagreb Open Entries

    Jan 30, 2023

    The entries for the first rankings event of the year, the 2023 Zagreb Open, have been released and highlight an impressive contingent from both Team USA and international talent. Check out the current entries from UWW in all 3 styles in the below article.
  11. Jenna Burkert Was The Real Winner At 2022 World Cup

    Jenna Burkert Was The Real Winner At 2022 World Cup

    Dec 14, 2022

    Jenna Burkert went 1-2 at the 2022 World Cup but you’d never know it. Burkert took a heartwrenching 7-6 loss to Bolortuya Bat Ochir of Mongolia during the bronze medal match following a lost challenge.
  12. Kyle Snyder Wins Battle Of World Champs Over Ghasempour

    Kyle Snyder Wins Battle Of World Champs Over Ghasempour

    Dec 14, 2022

    Kyle Snyder takes on 2-time 92kg World Champ Kamran Ghasempour in the finals of the 2022 World Cup.
  13. FRL 871 - Team USA Wins World Cup, But Burroughs Loses

    FRL 871 - Team USA Wins World Cup, But Burroughs Loses

    Dec 12, 2022

    David Bray joins the show to talk World Cup, Bedlam, VA Tech - Mizz, and Ironman.
  14. Ali Savadkhoui Stuns Jordan Burroughs At The World Cup

    Ali Savadkhoui Stuns Jordan Burroughs At The World Cup

    Dec 12, 2022

    Ali Savadkouhi becomes the first-ever Iranian to beat Jordan Burroughs at the 2022 World Cup.
  15. 2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 2

    2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 2

    Dec 11, 2022

    It's the medal matches of the 2022 UWW Men's and Women's Freestyle Wrestling World Cup from Coralville, Iowa. Team USA has a women's match at 12 noon eastern time against Mongolia for bronze, and a men's match at 7 pm eastern against Iran for gold.