A few years back, Tim Foley worked on a thesis project while a journalism graduate student at Columbia University. That project ended up being something called "Election Cycle," a bike journey that took him from New York City to New Orleans.

Now, the current freelance writer and past U.Va. All-American, is setting out on his next trip -- a trip through China and Mongolia documenting wrestling in its traditional setting and digging up its history (pun intended) for a book project called the "Wrestling Roots."

Tim hopes to bring this journey into print in the coming year. 

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