The US lineup has been finalized World Dual Meet in men's freestyle between the USA and Belarus in Washington D.C., Thursday, February 14.

The event will take place at 7 p.m. in Bender Arena at the American University campus.  The U.S. squad will be coached by American University head wrestling coach Mark Cody.

The line-up for the World Dual Meet set for this Thursday, February 14 is:
-	55 kg/121 lbs. Matt Azevedo (USA) vs. Risvan Gadzhiev (Belarus)
-	60 kg/132 lbs. Mike Zadick (USA) vs. Kamil Mahamedau or Aliaksandr Karnitski (Belarus)
-	66 kg/145.5 lbs. Jesse Jantzen (USA) vs. Albert Batyrov (Belarus)
-	74 kg/163 lbs. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (USA) vs. Aliaksandr Matyl (Belarus)
-	84 kg/185 lbs. Chris Pendleton (USA) vs. Ivan Yankouski (Belarus)
-	96 kg/211.5 lbs. Daniel Cormier (USA) vs. Ruslan Sheikov (Belarus)
-	120 kg/264.5 lbs. Tolly Thompson (USA) vs. Maksim Mikhalevich (Belarus)

The U.S. line-up features two athletes, Zadick and Cormier, ranked first in their respective weight classes.  Zadick was a 2006 silver medalist at the World Championships and a three time NCAA All-American.  Cormier finished third in the 2007 World Championships and fourth at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Three past NCAA Champions will compete for the U.S. squad in the event: Jesse Jantzen (Harvard), Chris Pendleton (Oklahoma State), and Tolly Thompson (Nebraska).  Thompson was also a 2005 World bronze medalist and Jantzen won a gold medal at the 2005 World University Games.

The U.S. team will also feature American University graduate and current assistant coach Abdurakhmanov, an NCAA All-American.  Abdurakhmanov was a native of Uzbekistan before coming to the U.S. to attend college.

The Belarus squad includes 2007 Senior World Championship bronze medalist Risvan Gadshiev and 2006 
Senior World Championship bronze medalist Rouslan Sheikov.

Tickets for the event cost $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, children under 18 and groups of 15 or more.  Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 202-885-TIXX or  clicking here.

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