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    USA sends strong team to University Worlds

    The United States has a strong team in all three Olympic styles at the University World Championships, which will be held July 8-12 in Pecs, Hungary.

    The event starts with men's freestyle on July 8-9. The team features three past NCAA Div. I national champions, Matt McDonough of Iowa at 57 kilos/125.5 pounds, Chris Perry of Oklahoma State at 86 kilos/189 pounds and Dustin Kilgore of Kent State at 97 kilos/213 pounds Also on the team is a Div. II national champion, Tyrell Fortune of Grand Canyon at 125 kilos/275 pounds

    The team also features past NCAA All-Americans B.J. Futrell of Illinois at 61 kilos/134 pounds, James Green of Nebraska at 70 kilos/154 pounds and Tyler Caldwell of both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State at 74 kilos/163 pounds Also on the team is Rutgers wrestler Anthony Ashnault at 65 kilos/143 pounds

    Kilgore is currently No. 2 on the Senior national team, and McDonough, Perry and Fortune are No. 3 on the Senior national team. Fortune won a bronze medal at the 2013 World University Games, while Perry is a past Junior World bronze medalist.

    Next up is women's freestyle on July 9-10, which features numerous stars from the college ranks as well as the Senior level.

    King University placed three on the team, Samantha Klingel at 55 kilos/121 pounds, Amanda Hendey at 63 kilos/138.75 lbs and Julia Salata at 75 kilos/165 pounds Others from the college ranks include Amy Fearnside of Jamestown Univ. at 53 kilos/116.5 pounds, Jacarra Winchester of Missouri Valley College at 58 kilos/128 pounds, Brieana Delgado of Oklahoma City Univ. at 60 kilos/132 pounds and Tamyra Mensah of Wayland Baptist Univ. at 69 kilos/152 pounds The team is rounded out with U.S. Olympic Training Center resident Erin Golston at 48 kilos/105.5 pounds, who attends college in Colorado Springs.

    Salata is currently ranked No. 2 on the Senior national team, while Winchester is No. 3 and Golston and Hendey are No. 4. Golston won three Junior World medals in the past.

    Greco-Roman concludes the competition on July 11-12, a team which also features athletes with success on the Senior level.

    Four athletes come from the U.S. Olympic Education program at Northern Michigan: Sammy Jones at 59 kilos/130 pounds, Kendrick Sanders at 80 kilos/176 pounds, Orry Elor at 98 kilos/216 pounds and Toby Erickson at 130 kilos/286 pounds Patrick Smith at 71 kilos/156.5 pounds competes for the Univ. of Minnesota, and Kade Moss at 66 kilos/145.5 pounds competes for Penn State.

    Josef Rau at 85 kilos/185 pounds was a Div. III national champion for Elmhurst College. Also on the team is Geordan Speiller at 75 kilos/165 pounds

    Erickson, a past Junior World bronze medalist, is currently ranked No. 2 on the Senior World Team. Sanders was a U.S. Senior Open champion this year, while Smith and Erickson were second and Speiller was third.

    The official website for the University World Championships is:
    http://wrestling2014.pte.hu/

    UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
    At Pecs, Hungary, July 8-12


    U.S. men's freeestyle roster
    57 kilos/125.5 pounds: Matt McDonough, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
    61 kilos/134 pounds: BJ Futrell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Titan Mercury WC/Cliff Keen WC)
    65 kilos/143 pounds: Anthony Ashnault, South Plainsboro, N.J. (Scarlet Knight WC)
    70 kilos/154 pounds: James Green, Willingboro, N.J. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska RTC)
    74 kilos/163 pounds: Tyler Caldwell, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
    86 kilos/189 pounds: Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy WC)
    97 kilos/213 pounds: Dustin Kilgore, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
    125 kilos/275 pounds: Tyrell Fortune, Portland, Ore. (Titan Mercury WC)
    Coach: Doc Bennett, Boise, Idaho
    Coach: Mike Hagerty, Blue Springs, Mo.
    Coach: Bryan Snyder, Lincoln, Neb.

    U.S. women's freestyle roster
    48 kilos/105.5 pounds- Erin Golston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
    53 kilos/116.5 pounds: Amy Fearnside, Morgan Hill, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
    55 kilos/121 pounds: Samantha Klingel, Kregesville, Pa. (King Univ.)
    58 kilos/128 pounds: Jacarra Winchester, San Leandro, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
    60 kilos/132 pounds:- Brieana Delgado, Fountain Inn. S.C. (OKCU Gator RTC)
    63 kilos/138.75 pounds: Amanda Hendey, San Gabriel, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC/King Univ.)
    69 kilos/152 pounds: Tamyra Mensah, Katy, Texas (Wayland Baptist)
    75 kilos/165 pounds: Julia Salata, Canton, Mich. (New York AC/King Univ.)
    Coach: Danny Struck, Jeffersonville, Ind.
    Coach: Melissa Simmons, Oklahoma City, Okla.
    Coach: Emma Randall, Colorado Springs, Colo.

    U.S. Greco-Roman roster
    59 kilos/130 pounds: Sammy Jones, Folsom, La. (USOEC)
    66 kilos/145.5 pounds: Kade Moss, South Jordan, Utah (Nittany Lion WC)
    71 kilos/156.5 pounds: Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
    75 kilos/165 pounds: Geordan Speiller, Oviedo, Fla. (Florida Jets)
    80 kilos/176 pounds: Kendrick Sanders, Homestead, Fla. (New York AC/USOEC)
    85 kilos/187 pounds: Josef Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
    98 kilos/216 pounds: Orry Elor, Walnut Creek, Calif. (New York AC/USOEC)
    130 kilos/286 pounds: Toby Erickson, East Helena, Mont. (New York AC/USOEC)
    Coach: Tommy Owen, Arlington, Va.
    Coach: Rodney Smith, Chicopee, Mass.
    Coach: JD Robbins, Oviedo, Fla.

    Team Leader: Rusty Davidson, Grants, N.M.
    Official: Cody Hesser, Gonzales, La.

    Event Schedule

    Tuesday, July 8
    Men's freestyle: 57 kilos, 65 kilos, 74 kilos, 97 kilos (McDonough, Ashnault, Caldwell, Kilgore)

    Wednesday, July 9
    Men's freestyle: 61 kilos, 70 kilos, 86 kilos, 125 kilos (Futrell, Green, Perry, Fortune)
    Women's freestyle: 48 kilos, 55 kilos (Golston, Klingel)

    Thursday, July 10
    Women's freestyle: 53 kilos, 58 kilos, 60 kilos, 63 kilos, 69 kilos, 75 kilos (Fearnside, Winchester, Delgado, Hendey, Mensah, Salata)

    Friday, July 11
    Greco-Roman: 59 kilos, 71 kilos, 80 kilos, 98 kilos (Jones, Smith, Sanders, Elor)

    Saturday, July 12
    Greco-Roman: 66 kilos, 75 kilos, 85 kilos, 130 kilos (Moss, Speiller, Rau, Erickson)

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