19-year-old Kyle Snyder swept Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner to make his 1st Senior World Team. Tony Rotundo photo. Continued from page 12
match.
“I train to beat everyone in the World,” Burroughs said. “Kyle Dake’s a tough wrestler, and he showed he’s still a force. But I’m still here.” Junior World champion Kyle Snyder limited Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner to one point in 12 total minutes to make his first Senior World Team at 97 kg/213 lbs. Snyder, just 19 years old, swept Varner 4-1 and 3-0.
“I have amazing training partners at the
Ohio RTC in J.D. Bergman and Tervel Dlagnev – they prepare me every day for matches like this,” Snyder said. “I love the sport and I had a lot of support in getting to this point.”
Brent Metcalf made his fourth World
Team by controlling two-time NCAA champion Jordan Oliver in a two-match sweep in the finals at 65 kg/143 lbs.
“I’m trying to figure out ways to open up and build my lead,” Metcalf said. “I have a whole lot of experience and I’ve beaten some of the best guys in the World. It’s time to produce some results.” Reece Humphrey made his third World
Team by sweeping Daniel Dennis in the finals at 61 kg/134 lbs.
“I’ve learned a lot from my experiences
at Worlds,” Humphrey said. “I decided to drop back down a weight and I felt real good out there. I’m ready for another opportunity at the Worlds.” 2009 World silver medalist Jake Herbert outscored 2014 World Team member Ed Ruth by a combined score of 23-5 to win the Trials at 86 kg/189 lbs. “I’ve had a lot of ups and downs after the Olympics,” Herbert said. “You only have a short window to win the Olympics and I wanted to take advantage of this last opportunity.”
“Ed is very talented and I wanted to wrestle him here,” Herbert said. “I’m a lit- tle bit bigger and stronger than him, and I came out and wrestled aggressively and got to his legs. I was surprised how easy I scored on him.” 2014 World Team member Tony Ramos swept Joe Colon in their finals series at 57 kg/125.5 lbs.
“Fans want to see a good rivalry,” Ramos said. “I competed hard – nobody in America has beaten me yet. People might call it cocky, but I really don’t care what they say. I am ready to go to Vegas and win a medal.” Two-time World bronze medalist Tervel Dlagnev won a tough three-match series over veteran Zach Rey at 125 kg/275 lbs. 2014 University World silver medalist James Green swept 2009 World Team member Dustin Schlatter in the finals at 70 kg/154 lbs.
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