From: James Hajek [email protected] Subject: NEB WRES (Two Releases): Burroughs Accepts Final X Bid/Green to Compete at Pan American Championships, Manning on Coaching Staff Date: April 25, 2018 at 2:53 PM To: James Hajek [email protected] Sent on behalf of USA Wrestling. The attached release announces one other wrestler who has accepted a berth to compete at Final X in Lincoln on June 9: Thomas Gilman (57 kg). Link to USA Wrestling Release (Burroughs): https://www.teamusa.org/USA- Wrestling/Features/2018/April/25/Burroughs-accepts-Final-X-berth-and-will-compete-in- Lincoln Link to USA Wrestling Release (Pan American Championships): https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2018/April/25/US-mens-freestyle-Pan- Am-team-announced For immediate release, April 25, 2018 Burroughs accepts Final X berth, and will compete for U.S. World Team spot in Lincoln, Neb. on June 9 2012 Olympic champion and four-time World champion Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC) has officially accepted his berth in Final X, and will battle for a spot on the 2018 U.S. World Team in men’s freestyle in Final X in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday, June 9. The event will be hosted at the Bob Devaney Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, starting at 6 p.m. CST, with exclusive live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling, as well as on the FloSports apps on iOS, Roku and Apple TV 4. Burroughs boasts an Olympic gold medal from the 2012 Olympics in London, England. He claimed World gold medals in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, and added a 2014 World bronze medal. He was also a 2016 Olympian. Burroughs has won six World Cup gold medals and has claimed two Pan American Games titles (2011 and 2015). In 2015, Burroughs was named USOC Male Olympic Athlete of the Year. Burroughs won two NCAA titles (2009, 2011) and three All-American honors for the University of Nebraska. He was the 2011 Dan Hodge Trophy winner as the nation’s best college wrestler. Burroughs was a 2006 New Jersey state champion for Winslow Township High School. To order tickets, go to the tickets tab on the official Final X website at: www.FinalX.tv The Final X series will determine the 2018 U.S. Senior World Teams in men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling, held in three different locations and dates in June. The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams in men’s and women’s freestyle allow for 2017 Senior World medalists to advance directly to Final X at a specified weight class. Burroughs has met this requirement and accepted his qualification. In Lincoln, the top two men’s and women’s freestyle wrestlers in each of seven weight classes will compete in a best-of-three series, with winners earning spots on the U.S. Senior World Team to compete at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Senior World Team to compete at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 20-28, 2018. The weight classes assigned to the Final X event in Lincoln are: ! Men's freestyle weight classes (57 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg) ! Women's freestyle weight classes (55 kg, 59 kg, 68 kg) The Final X opponent for Burroughs will be determined at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament for men’s and women’s freestyle, set for Rochester, Minn., May 18-20. In Lincoln, Ticket prices are available in four pricing levels: · VIP seating for $75.00 · Reserved seating (online option for early buyers) for $50.00 · General Admission seating (first come, first serve) for $30.00 · Age 2 and under are free There will be 10% off for group tickets of 10 or more in a single order (for general admission only). In addition to Final X in Lincoln, the Final X series includes Final X in State College on June 16 and Final X at Lehigh on June 23. USA Wrestling and FloWrestling will announce each of the athletes in Final X as they qualify. Final X is an exciting new partnership between USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, and FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content. FINAL X IN LINCOLN At Bob Devaney Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Saturday, June 9 Qualifiers to date Men’s 57 kg – Thomas Gilman (Titan Mercury WC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Men’s 70 kg – James Green (Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Men’s 74 kg – Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Men’s 97 kg – Kyle Snyder (Titan Mercury WC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Women’s 55 kg – Becka Leathers (Titan Mercury WC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Women’s 59 kg – Alli Ragan (Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Women’s 68 kg – U.S. Open champion vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament JORDAN BURROUGHS Residence: Lincoln, Neb. Club: Sunkist Kids College: Nebraska High School: Atco, N.J. (Winslow Township) Born: July 8, 1988 Weight Class: 74 kg/163 lbs. Born: July 8, 1988 Weight Class: 74 kg/163 lbs. · Olympic Champion (2012) · Four-time World champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) · Third in 2014 World Championships · Two-time U.S. Olympic Team member (2012, 2016) · Two-time Pan American Games champion (2011, 2015) · Five-time World Cup champion (2012-2015, 2017-18) · Three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, 2014) · Two-time Pan American Championships champion (2014, 2016) · Two-time NCAA champion for Nebraska (2009, 2011) · 2011 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, as nation’s top college wrestler (2011) United States men’s freestyle team announced for Senior Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru, May 3-6 Olympic bronze medalist J’Den Cox (Columbia, Mo. /Titan Mercury WC) and World champion Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) lead the U.S. men’s freestyle contingent into the Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru, May 3-6. Cox will represent the United States at 92 kg/203 lbs. Among his many credentials include 2017 World bronze medalist and winning three NCAA championships for Missouri. Stieber will man the 65 kg/143 lbs. slot for the U.S. in Peru, a weight class higher than where he won his 2016 World title in Budapest, Hungry. This is his second-straight appearance at the Pan-American Championships. Last year, he finished with a bronze medal. Two-time World medalist James Green (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) is a strong favorite to take gold in Peru. Green is a four-time U.S. World Team member and has competed twice at the event, taking home gold in 2017 and silver in 2016. 2017 World Silver medalist Thomas Gilman (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) will compete for the United States at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. The U.S. will be strong at 125 kg/275 lbs. with 2017 World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C. /Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack WC). Gwiazdowski was a 2017 U.S. Open champion and a two-time NCAA champion for NC State. Joining them at 86 kg/189 lbs. is 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion David Taylor (State College, Pa. /Nittany Lion WC). Taylor is a five-time National Team member and a two-time NCAA champion for Penn State. The remaining U.S. entrants for the Pan American Championships are two-time Junior World champion Mark Hall (State College, Pa. /Nittany Lion WC) at 79 kg/174 lbs., two- time National Team member Kyven Gadson (Waterloo, Iowa /Sunkist Kids) at 97 kg/213 lbs., three-time NCAA Division III champion for Wisconsin-Oshkosh Nazar Kulchytskyy (Stoughton, Wis./Titan Mercury WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and three-time National Team member Brandon Wright (Bloomington, Ind. /New York AC) at 61 kg/134 lbs. The men’s freestyle tournament will be held on May 5-6, the final two days of competition in Peru. Greco-Roman will compete on May 3-4, followed by women’s freestyle on May 4-5. For all four days, the tournament will begin at 10 a.m. local time with the qualification rounds and repechage. The finals are set for 6 p.m. local time each day. Lima, Peru, is rounds and repechage. The finals are set for 6 p.m. local time each day. Lima, Peru, is situated one hour behind U.S. Eastern Time. The U.S. Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle lineups will be determined after this week’s U.S. Open. The competition will take place in the Sports Center of the National Sports Town, located in Av. Del Aire Block 08, District of San Luis. United World Wrestling will provide a live stream of the event and complete results to those residing in the U.S. through Trackwrestling.com, which is requires a paid subscription. UWW season passes are available for $49.99. SENIOR PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LIMA, PERU, MAY 3-6 U.S. Men’s Freestyle Roster 57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Thomas Gilman (Iowa City, Iowa /Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) 61 kg/134 lbs. – Brandon Wright (Bloomington, Ind. /New York AC) 65 kg/143 lbs. – Logan Stieber (Columbus, Ohio /Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) 70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green (Lincoln, Neb. /Sunkist Kids) 74 kg/163 lbs. – Nazar Kulchytskyy (Stoughton, Wis. /Titan Mercury WC) 79 kg/174 lbs.