Competition begins Friday at the Louis and Freda Stile Athletic Field House on the campus of the University of Akron.
Sorensen, a fourth-place finisher at 149 pounds at the 2015 NCAA Championships, is competing at 70 kilos/154 pounds Burak, a two-time All-American at 197 pounds, is competing at 97 kilos/213 pounds They are two of 15 Hawkeyes competing in the freestyle tournament. Preliminary rounds begin Saturday at 8 a.m. (CT), and the finals begin Sunday at 8 a.m.
Freshmen Sam Stoll (130 kilos/286 pounds) and Burke Paddock (75 kilos/165 pounds) are competing in the Greco-Roman tournament. Stoll won Greco-Roman bronze at the 2013 Junior World Championships. Paddock is a two-time Junior Greco World Duals Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler (2012-13). The entire Greco-Roman tournament is contested Friday beginning at 8 a.m.
Alex Meyer (80kilos/176 pounds), Phillip Laux (57 kilos/125 pounds), and Kris Klapprodt (97 kilos/213 pounds) return to the freestyle tournament field after placing fourth, fifth, and eighth, respectively, in 2014.
Other University of Iowa representatives include Mitch Bowman (86 kilos/189 pounds), Sammy Brooks (86 kilos/189 pounds), Topher Carton (65 kilos/143 pounds), Edwin Cooper, Jr. (70 kilos/154 pounds), Jake Kadel (70 kilos/154 pounds), Logan McQuillen (74 kilos/163 pounds), Patrick Rhoads (74 kilos/163 pounds), Skyler St. John (74 kilos/ 163 pounds), Tagen Lambotte (70 kilos/154 pounds), and Logan Thomsen (70 kilos/154 pounds).
Flowrestling is providing a live stream of the event live beginning Friday, May 29 at 8 a.m.
Flowrestling is providing a live stream of the event live beginning Friday, May 29 at 8 a.m.
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