MattM Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Junior Division Riley Lefever in the semi-finals of the challenge tournament. He will have a very tough Chandler Rodgers next. Micic just won to make the finals of the challenge tournament. He gets Jack Muller next with the winner advancing to face Daton Fix in the best of 3 finals. Fix surprised many by beating Micic in the Junior Open finals. Edited June 12, 2015 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Lefever falls in the semi-finals. Micic makes the best of 3 championship vs. Fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Micic over Fix in two straight to make the Junior World team. Lefever battles back to take 3rd in the challenge tournament. Edited June 12, 2015 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad2cash Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Awesome Stevan . Congratulations . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Micic over Fix in two straight to make the Junior World team. Lefever battles back to take 3rd in the challenge tournament. Lefever actually ends up winning by medical forfeit for true 3rd place for the entire event also (true 2nd for the challenge tournament). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Lefever actually ends up winning by medical forfeit for true 3rd place for the entire event also (true 2nd for the challenge tournament).Good to hear (the placement not the circumstances). I believe top 3 traditionally are invited to the additional training camps and are sometimes asked to attend some of the other overseas competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Senior Day 1 Escobedo makes semi-finals of challenge tournament vs. Simmons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Micic Post Tournament Interview http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/252179-2015-World-Team-Trials/video/771925-Micic-Stayed-With-Fundamentals#.VXxc-1L3anM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Escobedo beats Simmons but lost in challenge tournament finals to Joe Colon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Challenge tournament seeds for Indiana background wrestlers today: #4 Miracle (55kg), #2 Hildebrandt (55kg), and #2 Howe (74kg). All would have to win the tourney plus a best of 3 against the waiting US National champ. Howe would have to beat Dake and Taylor back to back before needing to beat Jordan Burroughs in a best of 3. Fun day to look forward to if you're a competitor like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Humphreys will await the winner of the Challenge tournament for his weight. And NBC Sports Channel/Universal Network will show the Team Trial finals tonight at 6:30. I wouls assume at lest most of today's finals with possibly some highlights from yesterday's best of 3 competition. Edited June 14, 2015 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Hildebrandt in semis vs Maroulis. Miracle lost in quarterfinals. Howe is semis vs Dake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Hildebrandt still unable to find a way past Maroulis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Dake wins a close one over Howe due to his slick takedown defense. He will get Taylor in challenge match finals with winner to takedown Burroughs. That leaves Humphrey as the last IN wrestler left with a world team chance. He won't wrestle until tonight's best of 3 series. Edited June 14, 2015 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Humphrey will have Dan Dennis in World Team Trial Finals. Hildebrandt edges out Miracle in a back and forth match to move to the 3rd place match of the challenge tournament. In the premier WTT weight class Dake's solid win over Taylor will given him another crack at Burroughs in finals. Edited June 14, 2015 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Howe makes the challenge tournament 3rd place match after mounting a 2nd period comeback against high school stud Valencia. Valencia's "no fear" approach against much more seasoned senior level guys will make him someone to watch for in next the Olympic cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Reminder NBC Sports Channel/Universal Network will show today's Team Trial finals tonight at 6:30. With possibly some highlights of yesterday's event too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Howe wins 3rd place match in the challenge tournament and will get a shot at Taylor for true second. Hildebrandt takes 3rd as well and will go for true 2nd too. Big match for both as the top 3 overall (two best of 3 finalist and challenge true 2nd) get more support from USA wrestling and sent to more overseas events. Edited June 14, 2015 by MattM Paul Bachtel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Brigade Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Hump shows out big, beats Dennis in 2 matches, makes the world team. What an elite level freak of nature. Go get 'em, Reece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hildebrandt battles back to capture True 2nd. Taylor over Howe in their true 2nd match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Hump shows out big, beats Dennis in 2 matches, makes the world team. What an elite level freak of nature. Go get 'em, Reece! It's such a tragedy that he's been the best in America at his weight for 4 of the last 5 years, but got beat out by one peak year from Scott in the Olympic year and now his weight is gone from the Olympics for next year. I hope he can finally break through and get a world medal...then he could put the non-Olympic lower weight fully behind him and concentrate on adding the long-term extra bone density and muscle mass he'll need to compete with Metcalf, Oliver, Pico, etc. for an Olympic spot at 143 next year. Edited June 15, 2015 by maligned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogoplata89 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 It's such a tragedy that he's been the best in America at his weight for 4 of the last 5 years, but got beat out by one peak year from Scott in the Olympic year and now his weight is gone from the Olympics for next year. I hope he can finally break through and get a world medal...then he could put the non-Olympic lower weight fully behind him and concentrate on adding the long-term extra bone density and muscle mass he'll need to compete with Metcalf, Oliver, Pico, etc. for an Olympic spot at 143 next year. I really hope he can get it done this year. 65 kilos is a tall order for anyone in the country next year. 65kg will have Metcalf, Kennedy, Oliver, Pico, Humphrey, Steiber, Russell, Scott, Maple, and Dennis as just the "contenders" I also wonder how Andrew Howe could do at 86 kilos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I really hope he can get it done this year. 65 kilos is a tall order for anyone in the country next year. 65kg will have Metcalf, Kennedy, Oliver, Pico, Humphrey, Steiber, Russell, Scott, Maple, and Dennis as just the "contenders" I also wonder how Andrew Howe could do at 86 kilos. Howe, Dake, and Taylor are all between a rock and a hard spot at 74/86. You have the best in the world in your weight at 74 or you can put on 20lbs and challenge for 86kg. Herbert looked really good this weekend, so that may be a bigger task that you'd think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Humphrey's post tournament interview http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/252179-2015-World-Team-Trials/video/772335-Humphrey-Back-to-61kg-for-a-Title#.VX84KlL3anM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Brigade Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Maligned, I can't begin to tell you how bummed I was when Reece lost to Coleman Scott to make the London team. I knew it would be the one Olympics I would attend in person, and seeing Reece, after following his career from HS freshman on, would've been amazing. On top of that, I didn't love Scott's chances to medal. The red-hot Scott proved me dead wrong, but I still wonder how great it would've been to see Hump in front of those insane Iranian and North Korean fans. He is built for high level freestyle, but as you and others said, he has his work cut out for him to make the Olympics with the weight class disposals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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