Three U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers have reached the finals at the Olympic Test Event at the ExCel Center on Sunday.

Qualifying for gold medal matches with two victories on Sunday are 
• Angel Escobedo, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs.
• Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.
• Andrew Howe, Cedar Lake, Ind. (New York AC) at 74 kg/163 lbs.

Escobedo will face 2008 Asian Junior champion Farzad Jafari of Iran in the finals. Escobedo was a 2010 World Team Trials runner-up.

Metcalf will face 2010 Junior World silver medalist Kotaro Tanaka of Japan in the finals. He had a big semifinals win over two-time World bronze medalist Jabrayil Hasanov of Azerbaijan. Metcalf was a member of the 2010 U.S. World Team, and was a 2011 World Team Trials runner-up.

Howe will face 2010 World Cup bronze medalist Anuar Geduev of Russia in the finals. Howe, who was a 2011 U.S. Open champion and 2011 World Team Trials runner-up, is taking an Olympic redshirt year from Wisconsin this year.

Three other U.S. wrestlers are in the repechage rounds, seeking a bronze medal:
• Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs.
• Raymond Jordan, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) at 84 kg/185 lbs.
• Dustin Kilgore, Berea, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

The other U.S. competitor, 2008 U.S. Olympian Steve Mocco (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh Valley AC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs., dropped his first bout and was eliminated from medal contention.

For results from the tournament, visit the official website at
http://www.fila-official.com/sites/ultimate/

TEST EVENT FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES
At London, Great Britain, Dec. 11

U.S. men’s freestyle performance on Sunday

55 kg/121 lbs. – Angel Escobedo, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC)
WIN Krasimir Krastanov (Great Britain), 3-0, 1-0
WIN Mude Qi (China), 0-1, 1-1, 7-0
Gold Medal Finals - Vs. Farzad Jafari (Iran)

60 kg/132 lbs. – Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC)
LOSS Opan Sat (Russia), 0-4, 0-9
Bronze Medal Finals - Vs. Yasuhiro Suzuki (Japan)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC)
WIN Gergo Woller (Hungary), 0-1, 5-0, 3-0
WIN Jabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan), 3-0, 0-1, 4-0
Gold Medal Finals - Vs. Kotaro Tanaka (Japan)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Andrew Howe, Cedar Lake, Ind. (New York AC)
WIN Chongyao Zhang (China), 1-0, 6-0
WIN Luca Lampis (France), 0-1, 2-0, 1-0
Gold Medal Finals - Vs. Anuar Geduev (Russia)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Raymond Jordan, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Istvan Vereb (Hungary), 1-0, 3-0
LOSS Soslan Ktsoev (Russia), 0-1, 2-8
Repechage - Vs. Giedrius Morkis (Lithuania)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Dustin Kilgore, Berea, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Yuriy Belonovsky (Russia), 0-2, 0-3
Bronze Medal Finals - Vs. Radoslaw Baran (Poland)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Steve Mocco, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC)
LOSS Taha Akgul (Turkey), 0-2, 0-3