NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion wrestler Kevin Beazley will take to the stage on Thursday to contend for a chance to represent the United States at the World Championships in Las Vegas, Nev. this September.
This year’s Greco-Roman World Team Trials feature a best-of-three wrestle-off to determine the World Team member in each weight category, with the U.S. Open finals constituting the first match in the best-of-three series.
In his first Senior U.S. Open competition, Beazley made it to the finals after defeating West Cathcart (9-0 TF), James Souza (8-0 TF) and John Wechter (Fall 0:57). He fell to two-time World Team member Caylor Williams (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) in the first round of the series, but only after three weeks of Greco training. Now with over a month of Greco style training, the ODU sophomore will battle Williams again on Thursday at the Friedman Wrestling Center on the campus of Cornell University.
Should Beazley win the second round bout, the series will be tied at 1-1 and the two will wrestle again in round three after all the bouts have been completed that day to determine who wins a spot on the world team.
Action at the Greco-Roman World Team Trials will begin at 8 p.m. (EDT) and will be broadcast live on Flowrestling.com. The event will also be aired on Universal Sports Network at 7 p.m. (EDT) on June 12. Fans interested in attending this event can purchase tickets from the Cornell Athletics Ticket Office or at the event gate. Tickets are $20 for reserved seats and $10 for general admission.
2015 Greco-Roman World Team Trials Order of Weights
June 4 at Friedman Wrestling Center in Ithaca, N.Y.
75 kg/165 lbs.
Andy Bisek (Minnesota Storm) vs. Dillon Cowan (U.S. Army) (Bisek leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Andy Bisek (Minnesota Storm) tech fall Dillon Cowan (U.S. Army), 11-0
71 kg/156 lbs.
Justin Lester (U.S. Army) vs. Pat Smith (Minnesota Storm) (Lester leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Justin Lester (U.S. Army) dec. Pat Smith (Minnesota Storm), 7-2
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Bryce Saddoris (U.S. Marines) vs. Alejandro Sancho (New York AC) (Saddoris leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Bryce Saddoris (U.S. Marines) dec. Alejandro Sancho (New York AC), 1-0
85 kg/187 lbs.
Jordan Holm (Minnesota Storm) vs. Jon Anderson (U.S. Army) (Holm leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Jordan Holm (Minnesota Storm) tech fall Jon Anderson (U.S. Army), 9-0
80 kg/176 lbs.
Patrick Martinez (U.S. Army) vs. C.J. Myers (U.S. Army) (Martinez leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Patrick Martinez (U.S. Army) dec. C.J. Myers (U.S. Army), 3-1
130 kg/286 lbs.
Robby Smith (New York AC) vs. Toby Erickson (New York AC) (Smith leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Robby Smith (New York AC) fall Toby Erickson (New York AC), 3:24
98 kg/216 lbs.
Caylor Williams (U.S. Army) vs. Kevin Beazley (Virginia Beach RTC) (Williams leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Caylor Williams (U.S. Army) tech fall Kevin Beazley (Virginia Beach RTC), 13-3
59 kg/130 lbs.
Spenser Mango (U.S. Army) vs. Jesse Thielke (New York AC) (Mango leads series 1-0)
Match 1 Result: Spenser Mango (U.S. Army) dec. Jesse Thielke (New York AC), 5-0