Yankeefan33
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The 2019 Junior World Championships will be held this week in Tallinn, Estonia, which (similar to Cadets) is a 7 hour difference in time from the eastern US. Wrestling with start at 3:30am and semis will be around noon. Men's freestyle will be on Monday/Tuesday, and the US is sending a team with some world experience (and medals) and several new faces.
Monday- Vito Arujau (57kg), Yahya Thomas (65kg), Brayton Lee (Minnesota), Aaron Brooks (79kg) and Tanner Sloan (97kg)
Tuesday- Gabe Tagg (61kg), David Carr (74kg), Trent Hidlay (86kg), Lucas Davison (92kg), and Mason Parris (125kg)
Brooks (gold), Arujau (silver), and Carr (bronze) have all medaled at Cadets. Aaron Brooks took silver in this tourney last year in a close match, and will be a medal threat again this year. I would expect those three to be the USA's best shot at a medal, along with Parris and Brayton Lee. This team is for sure weaker than in years past, with notable Junior eligible names like Yianni and Gable absent. I'll have more on draws/matchups/foreign guys later in the day.
From a world perspective, there are four Cadet champs from last year:
65kg - Turan BAYRAMOV (AZE)
79kg - Bagrati GAGNIDZE (GEO)
92kg - Ali ABDOLLAHI(IRI)
125kg - Amir ZARE (IRI)
Monday- Vito Arujau (57kg), Yahya Thomas (65kg), Brayton Lee (Minnesota), Aaron Brooks (79kg) and Tanner Sloan (97kg)
Tuesday- Gabe Tagg (61kg), David Carr (74kg), Trent Hidlay (86kg), Lucas Davison (92kg), and Mason Parris (125kg)
Brooks (gold), Arujau (silver), and Carr (bronze) have all medaled at Cadets. Aaron Brooks took silver in this tourney last year in a close match, and will be a medal threat again this year. I would expect those three to be the USA's best shot at a medal, along with Parris and Brayton Lee. This team is for sure weaker than in years past, with notable Junior eligible names like Yianni and Gable absent. I'll have more on draws/matchups/foreign guys later in the day.
From a world perspective, there are four Cadet champs from last year:
65kg - Turan BAYRAMOV (AZE)
79kg - Bagrati GAGNIDZE (GEO)
92kg - Ali ABDOLLAHI(IRI)
125kg - Amir ZARE (IRI)
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