Winning the Outstanding Wrestler award in Greco-Roman was RaVaughn Perkins (USA/New York AC), who defeated Alejandro Sancho (USA/New York AC), 3-0 in the finals at 66 kilos/145.5 pounds.
Perkins hit a two-point gutwrench in the first period and added a point on a passivity in the second period for the margin of victory. The 66-kilo/145.5-pound class was one of the most competitive in the tournament. Sancho placed second in the 2015 World Team Trials, the highest ranked athlete in the field at the weight class.
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Greco-Roman results
59 kilos:
Gold: Jermaine Hodge (USA/U.S. Army WCAP) pin Sammy Jones (USA/New York AC), 5:36
Bronze: Max Nowry (USA/U.S. Army WCAP) dec. Justin LaValle (USA/Minnesota Storm), 5-0
66 kilos:
Gold: RaVaughan Perkins (USA/New York AC) dec. Alejandro Sancho (USA/New York AC), 3-0
Bronze: Hayden Tuma (USA/U.S. Army WCAP) dec. Michael Hooker (USA/U.S. Army WCAP). 7-6
75 kilos:
Gold: Corey Hope (USA/New York AC) dec. Dylan Cowan (USA/U.S. Army WCAP), 7-0
Bronze: Alec Ortiz (USA/Minnesota Storm) dec. Kamal Bey (USA/Front Range Twisters WC), 19-12
85 kilos:
Gold: Amer Hrustanovic (Austria) tech. fall Courtney Meyers (USA/U.S. Army WCAP), 8-0, 2:34
Bronze: Ryan Hope (USA/New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) tech. fall Kevin Radford (USA/Sunkist Kids), 10-0
98 kilos:
Gold: Kevin Mejia (Honduras) tech. fall G'Angelo Hancock (USA/New York AC), 8-0, 3:26
Bronze: Patrick Carey (USA/Minnesota Storm) dec. Endyr Meza (USA/U.S. Army WCAP), 9-0
130 kilos:
Gold: Toby Erickson (USA/New York AC) dec. Matthew Lamb (USA/U.S. Army WCAP), 5-2
Bronze: Tyrell Fortune (USA/Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Zach Merrill (USA/Titan Mercury), 8-0
Outstanding Wrestler: RaVaughn Perkins (New York AC), 66 kilos
Team Standings:
1. Army WCAP, 32
2. New York AC, 31
3. Minnesota Storm, 12
4. Titan Mercury WC, 8
5. (tie) Austria and Honduras, 6
7. (tie) Front Range Twisters and Sunkist Kids, 3
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