Metcalf leads USA in dual
By Gary Abbott PHILADELPHIA – The United States won four of six bouts, capped off by a vic- tory by Brent Metcalf (Iowa City, Iowa/New York AC) in the final match, to defeat a team of international stars, 12- 10, at the USA Wrestling National Team All-Star Meet on March 17 at the Wells Fargo Center.
With five matches completed, both teams were in position to win going into the closing bout at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Metcalf defeated Heinrich Barnes of
South Africa, 5-1, 3-0. “I scored a lot of points. I didn’t start the way I wanted to. You have to be ready to go right off the bat. Later in the match, you have to turn it up. I kept scor- ing off his mistakes, not off my offense,” said Metcalf. After taking the first period, Metcalf scored a decisive takedown and a one- point turn to take a lead in the final peri- od, closing out the match with another takedown.
“I’m working on turns,” said Metcalf about his second period gut wrench. “That won me a lot of Junior National titles. You get a takedown and a turn, it’s big time. That’s an area that I am working on.”
Barnes placed seventh in the 2010
Brent Metcalf turns South Africa’s Heinrich Barnes. Larry Slater photo.
World Championships and has competed in three Senior World Championships. Metcalf was a member of the 2010 U.S. World Team. Metcalf was a two-time NCAA champion and three-time NCAA finalist for Iowa. Barnes was an All- American for Oregon State in 2009. “I enjoyed this,” said Metcalf. “It was fun getting the opportunity to come here
and show what we are doing and what is important to us, and maybe they will fol- low our careers,” said Metcalf. The dual began with an exciting Greco- Roman bout, when 2005 World bronze medalist Justin Ruiz (Boise, Idaho/New York AC) defeated 2006 World champion Mohammed Abdel Fatah of Egypt, 3-1, 0-
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