Nickal Only Bright Spot for Freestyle U23 Team

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Administrator

Bo knows gold. Three time NCAA Champion Bo Nickal returns from the U23 World Championships with a gold medal. Team USA finished 10th in freestyle, trailing champion Russia by 88 points

2019 U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Budapest, Hungary (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)

Team standings
1. Russia – 145
2. Iran – 139
3. Azerbaijan – 111
4. Georgia – 109
5. Mongolia – 70
6. Japan – 65
7. Kazakhstan – 65
8. Turkey – 60
9. Ukraine – 58
10. USA – 57

U.S. men’s freestyle results

57 kg: Gabriel Townsell (Oak Park, Ill./California RTC) – 13th
LOSS Robert Dingashvili (Georgia), 7-5

61 kg: Chas Tucker (Worcester, Mass./Finger Lakes WC/ Titan Mercury WC) – 15th
LOSS Mohammadbagher Yakhkeshi (Iran), 6-4

65 kg: Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo./Titan Mercury WC) – 8th
WIN Abolfazl Hajipouramiji (Iran), fall 2:51
LOSS Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan), 13-13

70 kg: Alec Pantaleo (Canton, Mich./Titan Mercury WC) – 9th
WIN Stefan Tonu (Moldova), 8-0
LOSS Daud Ibragimov (Azerbaijan), 9-8

74 kg: Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn./Nittany Lion WC) – 19th
LOSS Razambek Zhamalov (Russia), 5-1
LOSS Baliyan Gourav (IND), injury default

79 kg: Muhamed McBryde (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Wrestling Club RTC) – 5th
WIN Erik Reinbok (Estonia), 5-0
LOSS Tariel Gaphrindashvili (Georgia), 4-2
WIN Mostafa Sayed (Egypt), 4-0
LOSS Ramazan Sari (Turkey), 8-3

86 kg: Max Dean (Lowell, Mich./Finger Lakes WC/ Titan Mercury WC) – 19th
LOSS Hayato Ishiguro (Japan), 12-2

92 kg: Bo Nickal (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) – GOLD
WIN Hossein Shahbazigazvar (Iran), 12-2
WIN Takumi Tanizaki (Japan), fall 1:13
WIN Shamil Zubairov (Azerbaijan), 9-1
WIN Batyrbek Tsakulov (Russia), 12-2

97 kg: Chase Singletary (Naples, Fla./Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury WC) – 10th
LOSS Dzianis Khramiankou (Belarus), 16-6

125 kg: Daniel Greg Kerkvliet (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury WC) – 5th
WIN Lior Altshuler (Israel), 10-0
WIN Salim Ercan (Turkey), fall 2:34
LOSS Vitali Goloev (Russia), 10-0
LOSS Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia), 4-4