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    U.S. to send strong team to CISM Worlds

    The United States has an experienced and talented team which will compete in the CISM World Military Wrestling Championships at Joint Base McGuire – Dix – Lakehurst, in New Jersey, October 3-6.

    "CISM is a very important tournament, not just for the athletes but for the military. CISM is an organization that makes friendships through sport. This has a long tradition. You have a lot of World medalists that compete here. It gives our military athletes a chance to compete against many of the best wrestlers in the world," said U.S. coach Shon Lewis.

    The Greco-Roman team features a number of top American stars, led by 2012 Olympian and two-time World bronze medalist SGT Justin Lester of the U.S. Army at 71 kilos and two-time Olympian SGT Spenser Mango of the U.S. Army at 59 kilos.

    Mango, who has made every U.S. World and Olympic team since 2008, a streak of seven straight years. Mango placed fifth at the World Championships in both 2013 and 2014. Lester, who also competed on the 2014 U.S. World Team, has made six U.S. World Teams along with his Olympic team berth.

    Another member of the 2014 U.S. World Team, 1stLt Bryce Saddoris of the U.S. Marine Corps, will compete at 66 kilos in Greco-Roman. Saddoris was an NCAA Div. I All-American for the U.S. Naval Academy. Past U.S. Open champion SSgt David Arendt of the U.S. Marine Corps will wrestle at 130 kilos.

    Rounding out the Greco-Roman team are CPT Jon Anderson of the U.S. Army at 75 kilos, MSgt Sherwin Severin of the U.S. Air Force at 80 kilos, A1C Nathaniel Hartley of the U.S. Air Force at 85 kilos and SPC Pete Gounaridis of the U.S. Army at 98 kilos.

    The men's freestyle team features a pair of past NCAA Div. I All-Americans, SGT Moza Fay of the U.S. Army at 74 kilos and SPC Jack Jensen of the U.S. Army at 96 kilos. Fay won his All-American honors for Northern Iowa, while Jensen was an All-American for Oklahoma State.

    Others on the men's freestyle team are 1stLt Aaron Kalil of the U.S. Marine Corps at 57 kilos, PO3 Sheldon Wilder of the U.S. Navy at 61 kilos, SGT Jamel Johnson of the U.S. Army at 65 kilos, Cpl Joseph Foreman of the U.S. Marines Corps at 70 kilos, MSgt Sherwin Severin of the U.S. Air Force at 80 kilos and SPC Eric Nye of the U.S. Army at 125 kilos

    The women's freestyle team is led by 2008 Olympic bronze medalist and 2014 U.S. World Team member SGT Randi Miller of the U.S. Army at 69 kilos/152 pounds, along with 2005 World champion SSG Iris Smith of the U.S. Army at 75 kilos/165 pounds.

    Two-time U.S. World Team member and 2007 Junior World champion SGT Whitney Conder of the U.S. Army will compete at 53 kilos/116.5 pounds. Another two-time U.S. World Team member, CPT Leigh Provisor of the U.S. Army, is wrestling at 63 kilos. SGT Othello Feroleto of the U.S. Army, who was third in the 2008 University World Championships, is entered at 60 kilos.

    There will be wrestle-off for the 58 kilos team berth between SGT Sally Roberts of the U.S. Army and Cpl Melissa Apodaca of the U.S. Marine Corps. Roberts is a two-time World bronze medalist.

    Smith was a CISM World Military champion at 72 kilos at the 2010 CISM Championships in Lahti, Finland, while Feroleto was a CISM World Military bronze medalist at 63 kilos the same year.

    Coaching the team are U.S. Army coach Shon Lewis and U.S. Marine Corps coach Jason Loukides. Loukides was a CISM World Military bronze medalist at 96 kilos in freestyle in 2003 when he was enlisted in the U.S. Army.

    "When it comes to CISM, it is one team, one fight, one war, one win. All four branches of the U.S. military will be represented at the CISM Championships. We become one Armed Forces team," said Lewis.

    There are 24 nations entered, with over 200 athletes expected. The participating nations include: Algeria, Armenia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Arab Emirets, Ukraine, and the United States.

    The United States last hosted the CISM World Military Championships in 2000 at the U.S. Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The team won 12 medals at that event, led by Greco-Roman champion Duaine Martin at 58 kilos and freestyle champions Jeff Bedard at 63 kilos and Mike Van Arsdale at 97 kilos.

    "A good performance for us is four or five gold medals and winning the team title. We have the individuals who can win gold medals. We can put them together and win the team title," said Lewis.

    CISM WORLD MILITARY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
    At Joint Base McGuire – Dix – Lakehurst, N.J., October 3-6


    U.S. Greco-Roman roster
    59 kilos: SGT Spenser Mango, U.S. Army
    66 kilos: 1stLt Bryce Saddoris, U.S. Marine Corps
    71 kilos: SGT Justin Lester, U.S. Army
    75 kilos: CPT Jon Anderson, U.S. Army
    80 kilos: MSgt Sherwin Severin, U.S. Air Force
    85 kilos: A1C Nathaniel Hartley, U.S. Air Force
    98 kilos: SPC Pete Gounaridis, U.S. Army
    130 kilos: SSgt David Arendt, U.S. Marine Corps

    U.S. Men's Freestyle roster
    57 kilos: 1stLt Aaron Kalil, U.S. Marine Corps
    61 kilos: PO3 Sheldon Wilder, U.S. Navy
    65 kilos: SGT Jamel Johnson, U.S. Army
    70 kilos: Cpl Joseph Foreman, U.S. Marines Corps
    74 kilos: SGT Moza Fay, U.S. Army
    86 kilos: MSgt Sherwin Severin, U.S. Air Force
    96 kilos: SPC Jack Jensen, U.S. Army
    125 kilos: SPC Eric Nye, U.S. Army

    U.S. Women's Freestyle roster
    53 kilos: SGT Whitney Conder, U.S. Army
    58 kilos: SGT Sally Roberts, U.S. Army or Cpl Melissa Apodaca, U.S. Marine Corps
    60 kilos: SGT Othello Feroleto, U.S. Army
    63 kilos: CPT Leigh Provisor, U.S. Army
    69 kilos: SGT Randi Miller, U.S. Army
    75 kilos: SSG Iris Smith, U.S. Army

    Coach: Shon Lewis, U.S. Army
    Coach: Jason Loukides, U.S. Marine Corps

    Chief of Mission Col. James Hodge
    Team Captain and Tournament Director Floyd Winter
    CISM Committee member Maj (Ret.) Jay Antonelli
    Medical LTC Anthony Johnson
    Medical LTC David Haight
    Medical Lt Col Anthony Beutler
    Medical MAJ Christopher Ledford
    Medical MAJ Jesse DeLuca
    Medical MAJ Patrick Carey
    Referee: Rick Tucci
    Referee: Mike Swisher
    Referee: Tim Pierson
    Pairing Official: Sue Hesser
    Pairing Official: Paul DeFosse

    Competition Schedule

    Friday, 3 October
    Competition in Men's freestyle (57 kilos, 61 kilos, 65 kilos, 70 kilos) and women's freestyle (48 kilos, 53 kilos, 55 kilos, 58 kilos)

    Saturday, 4 October
    Competition in Men's freestyle (74 kilos, 86 kilos, 97 kilos, 125 kilos) and women's freestyle (60 kilos, 63 kilos, 69 kilos, 75 kilos)

    Sunday, 5 October
    Competition in Greco-Roman (59 kilos, 66 kilos, 71 kilos, 75 kilos)

    Monday, 6 October
    Competition in Greco-Roman (80 kilos, 85 kilos, 98 kilos, 130 kilos)
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