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2015 TEAM USA MEDIA GUIDE Pan American Games July 15-18, 2015 Toronto, Canada U.S. TEAM PREVIEW Brent Metcalf is looking to continue his strong season at the 2015 Pan American Games. U.S. team ready to roll COLORADO SPRINGS - Olympic and World champion PAN AMERICAN GAMES SCHEDULE Jordan Burroughs, World Wednesday, July 15 champion Adeline Gray, and Greco-Roman 59 kg, 66 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg World medalist Andy Bisek will Thursday, July 16 lead the U.S. into the Pan Greco-Roman 98 kg, 130 kg American Games on July 15- Women’s freestyle 48 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg 18 in Toronto, Canada. Friday, July 17 The four-day tournament will Women’s freestyle 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg feature competition in freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco- Men’s freestyle 57 kg, 65 kg Roman wrestling. Saturday, July 18 The U.S. has qualified 16 Men’s freestyle 74 kg, 86 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg total wrestlers for the event. Burroughs captured a Pan United States in Greco-Roman. the U.S. as well. Am Games title in 2011 in Two-time World medalist Two-time Olympian Spenser Guadalajara, Mexico.. Tervel Dlagnev will be looking Mango was fifth in the World in Burroughs is an Olympic for his second Pan Am title 2013 and 2014. gold medalist and two-time after previously winning in Veteran Brent Metcalf is World champion. He will lead 2011. another wrestler to watch at the U.S. at September’s World 2011 Pan Am gold medalist Pan Ams. Metcalf just made Championships in Las Vegas. Jake Herbert also is back in his fourth World Team and has Gray is a two-time World the American lineup. The 2009 beaten a number of World champion and four-time World World medalist and 2012 medalists. medalist in women’s freestyle. Olympian has returned to Keep an eye on 19-year-old Bisek earned a bronze make his third World Team. Kyle Snyder as well. He medal at the 2014 World Two-time World medalist knocked off Olympic gold Championships, ending a five- Alyssa Lampe will shoot for a medalist Jake Varner to make year medal drought for the Pan American Games title for his first World Team. U.S. FREESTYLE TEAM U.S. FREESTYLE ROSTER 57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Angel Escobedo, Ames, Iowa (New York AC) 65 kg/143 lbs. – Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC) 74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) 86 kg/189 lbs. – Jake Herbert, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC) 97 kg/213 lbs. – Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC) 125 kg/275 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) Coaches – Bruce Burnett (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Bill Zadick (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Brandon Slay (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Lou Rosselli (Columbus, Ohio) Angel Escobedo Brent Metcalf 57 kg/125.5 lbs. 65 kg/143 lbs. Residence: Ames, Iowa Residence: Iowa City, Club: New York AC Iowa College: Indiana Club: New York AC High School: Griffith College: Iowa (Ind.) High School: Davison Born: Jan. 12, 1987 (Mich.) Height: 5-5 Born: July 14, 1986 Height: 5-7 2015: Third in U.S. World Team Trials… 2015: U.S. World Team Eighth in U.S. Open… Trials champion... U.S. Third in Dave Schultz Open champion... Memorial International… World Cup champion… Third in Grand Prix of 2013: Fifth in World Championships… Second in Paris… Second in Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix… Sargsyan International… Second in U.S. World 2014: DNP in World Championships… Golden Team Trials… Grand Prix champion (Azerbaijan)… U.S. World 2012: Fourth in New York AC International… Team Trials champion... U.S. Open champion... Second in Ziolkowski International… World Cup gold medalist... 2011: Second in Olympic Test Event… New York 2013: DNP in World Championships... Stepan AC International Open champion… Sargsyan International champion... U.S. World 2010: Third in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… Team Trials champion… Third in U.S. Open… Second in U.S. World Team Trials… University World Cup silver medalist… Second in Ivan World Team Trials champion… Second in U.S. Yarygin Grand Prix… Open… 2012: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… 2007: DNP in Junior World Championships… 2011: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… College: 2008 NCAA champion for Indiana… 2010: DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Third in 2010 NCAA Championships… Fifth in Team Trials champion… 2009 NCAA Championships… Fourth in 2007 2009: Third in Pan American Championships… NCAA Championships… Four-time All-American Second in U.S. Nationals… for Indiana… Three-time Big Ten champion… College: 2010 NCAA champion…. Second in Graduated in 2010 with a degree in sports mar- 2009 NCAA Championships… 2008 NCAA cham- keting… pion for Iowa… 2008 Hodge Trophy winner… High School: Four-time state champion ... 2002 High School: Prep career record at Davison High FILA Cadet Freestyle Champion ... School was 228-0 with 156 pins... Four-time Personal: Son of Antonia Rodriguez… has one Michigan state champion... brother, Josh, and two sisters, Irene and Personal: Son of Tom and Lynn Metcalf... He and Jessica… his wife, Kristen, have two sons, Chase and Cole... U.S. FREESTYLE TEAM Jordan Burroughs Jake Herbert 74 kg/163 lbs. 86 kg/189 lbs. Residence: Lincoln, Neb. Residence: Ann Arbor, Club: Sunkist Kids Mich. College: Nebraska Club: New York AC High School: Winslow College: Northwestern Township (N.J.) High School: North Born: July 8, 1988 Allegheny (Pa.) Height: 5-9 Born: March 6, 1985 Height: 6-0 2015: U.S. World Team Trials champion… World 2015: U.S. World Team Cup champion… Trials champion... U.S. Alexander Medved Open champion... International champion… 2014: Fifth in Intercontinental Cup (Russia)… 2014: Pan American Championships gold medal- 2012: Seventh in Olympic Games… U.S. ist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… Open champion… World Cup gold medalist... 2011: Pan American Games champion… Second Third in Yasar Dogu International… in U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Open champi- 2013: World champion... Stepan Sargsyan on… Fifth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial… International champion... U.S. World Team Trials 2010: Second in Henri Deglane Challenge… New champion... U.S. Open champion... Alexander York AC International champion… DNP in World Medved International champ… World Cup gold Championships… Second in Heydar Aliyev medalist… Golden Grand Prix… U.S. World Team Trials 2012: Olympic gold medalist… U.S. Olympic champion… U.S. Open champion… Second in Team Trials champion… Cerro Pelado Cerro Pelado International… International champion… Dave Schultz Memorial 2009: Second in New York AC International International champion… Open… World silver medalist… U.S. World Team 2011: Pan American Games champion… World Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… champion… Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial 2008: Bronze medalist at World University International champion… U.S. World Team Trials Championships… University Nationals champi- champion… U.S. Open champion… on… Fifth in Alexander Medved International… 2008: 10th at Junior World Championships… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… 2007: University Nationals runner-up … 2007: Hargobind International (Canada) champi- College: 2009 and 2011 NCAA champion for on… Second in Sunkist Kids International Nebraska… 2011 Dan Hodge Trophy winner as Open… nation’s best college wrestler… Third in 2008 2006: Bronze medalist at World University NCAA Championships… Outstanding Wrestler at Championships… University Nationals champi- 2008 Big 12 Championships… 2007 NCAA on… Qualifier… Coached by Mark Manning… 2005: FILA Junior Nationals champion… High School: 2006 New Jersey state champion College: Four-time All-American at Northwestern at 135 pounds… University, where he was coached by Tim Personal: Married Lauren Mariacher on Oct. 12, Cysewski… 2007 and 2009 NCAA Champion… 2013… They have one son, Beacon, who was 2009 Hodge Trophy winner… 2009 Big Ten Male born in July 2014… Has two sisters, Princess Athlete of the Year… Took an Olympic Redshirt in and Jenerra, and one brother, Leroy… Son of 2008… Second in 2006 NCAA Championships… Janice Burroughs and Leroy Third in 2005 NCAA Championships… Three- Burroughs…Currently serving as an assistant time Big Ten champion in 2006, 2007 and 2009… coach at the University of Nebraska Earned a degree in Communications… Noteworthy: Won a U.S. record 69 straight High School: 2003 Pennsylvania state champi- matches to start his career on the Senior level on for North Allegheny High School… Placed all from 2011-14… Has a 105-2 career record enter- four years at state meet ... Honor Roll student ing 2015 Pan American Games… Won 2013 senior year, also won Concept of Physics Student World title less a month after breaking his of the Year award… ankle…… Personal: Son of Jim and Kelly Herbert… Has two sisters, Jenna and Jordan… U.S. FREESTYLE TEAM Kyle Snyder Tervel Dlagnev 97 kg/213 lbs. 125 kg/275 lbs. Residence: Woodbine, Residence: Columbus, Md. Ohio Club: Titan Mercury WC Club: Sunkist Kids College: Ohio State College: Nebraska- High School: Our Lady of Kearney Good Counsel (Md.), High School: Arlington Coronado (Colo.) (Texas) Born: Nov. 20, 1995 Born: Nov. 19, 1985 Height: 5-11 Height: 6-2 2015: U.S. World Team 2015: U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Trials champion... U.S. Open champion… Open champion... 2014: Third in Junior World Championships… 2014: Third in World Championships... Third in FILA Junior World Team Trials champion… Golden Grand Prix... U.S. World Team Trials 2013: Third in Henri Deglane Challenge… Junior champion... U.S. Open champion World champion… FILA Junior World Team Trials 2013: Fifth in World Championships... U.S. World champion… Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champ… College: Second at 2015 NCAA Championships Alexander Medved International champ… World for Ohio State… Second in 2015 Big Ten Cup silver medalist… Championships… Member of 2015 NCAA cham- 2012: New York AC International champion… pionship team, the first in Ohio State history… Hargobind International champion… Fifth in High School: 179-0 record in three seasons for Olympic Games… Ziolkowski International cham- Our Lady of Good Counsel… 2013 ASICS High pion… U.S.