The Senior Men's freestyle best-of-three finals are set at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. The winners of Sunday's matches will compete for a World Team spot later this summer at Final X.
In a rematch of last year's best-of-three finals, Sun Devil Zahid Valencia will face off with Alex Dieringer. In 2018, Valencia defeated Dieringer in two-straight matches. Dieringer won the Open to get the bye to the best-of-three finals. Valencia did not compete in the Open, and defeated college rival Mark Hall 5-0 in the Challenge Tournament finals. Returning World champion Kyle Dake sits in Final X.
Also, incoming freshman Cohlton Schultz (130 kg) defeated 2016 Olympic team member Robby Smith 2-to-1, earning a spot in the Final X opposite World silver Adam Coon. The winner of the final X between Schultz and Coon will represent the US at the World Championships.
FRIDAY, MAY 17 UPDATES... Sun Devil wrestlers started in action Friday, as Kordell Norfleet and Jacori Teemer were in the UWW junior world team trials and Zahid Valencia (79kg) and Anthony Valencia (74kg) are in the senior level trials.
JACORI TEEMER RESULTS
Jacori Teemer (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) VSU Jaden Van maanen (Bison Wrestling Club), 10-0 3:30
Brayton Lee (Minnesota Regional Training Center) VPO1 Jacori Teemer (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 12-9
KORDELL NORFLEET RESULTS
Brandon Whitman (Tarheel Wrestling Club) VSU Kordell Norfleet (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 10-0 0:40
Joel Shapiro (Cyclone Regional Training Center C-RTC) VFA Kordell Norfleet (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 2-0 1:36
In a rematch of last year's best-of-three finals, Sun Devil Zahid Valencia will face off with Alex Dieringer. In 2018, Valencia defeated Dieringer in two-straight matches. Dieringer won the Open to get the bye to the best-of-three finals. Valencia did not compete in the Open, and defeated college rival Mark Hall 5-0 in the Challenge Tournament finals. Returning World champion Kyle Dake sits in Final X.
Zahid Valencia takes out Mark Hall, and it was never close.
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) May 19, 2019
Also, incoming freshman Cohlton Schultz (130 kg) defeated 2016 Olympic team member Robby Smith 2-to-1, earning a spot in the Final X opposite World silver Adam Coon. The winner of the final X between Schultz and Coon will represent the US at the World Championships.
High school senior Cohlton Schultz is headed to Final X after downing Olympian Robby Smith - Trackwrestling https://t.co/zIyA2yboXl
— Mat Talk Online (@mattalkonline) May 19, 2019
FRIDAY, MAY 17 UPDATES... Sun Devil wrestlers started in action Friday, as Kordell Norfleet and Jacori Teemer were in the UWW junior world team trials and Zahid Valencia (79kg) and Anthony Valencia (74kg) are in the senior level trials.
Teemer, Norfleet and Schultz all getting ready to wrestle their semi final matches now. Watch it on FloWrestling. pic.twitter.com/1MwP1Uqgch
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) May 17, 2019
JACORI TEEMER RESULTS
Jacori Teemer (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) VSU Jaden Van maanen (Bison Wrestling Club), 10-0 3:30
Brayton Lee (Minnesota Regional Training Center) VPO1 Jacori Teemer (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 12-9
KORDELL NORFLEET RESULTS
Brandon Whitman (Tarheel Wrestling Club) VSU Kordell Norfleet (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 10-0 0:40
Joel Shapiro (Cyclone Regional Training Center C-RTC) VFA Kordell Norfleet (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 2-0 1:36
2019 SENIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT
at Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, N.C.), May 18-19
Men's freestyle seeds
74 kg
Sitting out to best-of-three finals: Isaiah Martinez
- Tommy Gantt
- Anthony Valencia
- Jason Nolf
- Logan Massa
- Richie Lewis
- Brian Murphy
- Dan Vallimont
- Joey LaVallee
79 kg
Sitting out to best-of-three finals: Alex Dieringer
- Zahid Valencia
- Mark Hall
- Nick Becker
- Matt Finesilver
- Geno Morelli
- Stacey Davis
- Ben Harvey
Senior men's freestyle seeds for World Team Trials Challenge Tournament #WTTCT19
— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) May 18, 2019
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