U.S. Freestyle Wrestlers Continue ActionFive U.S. grapplers advanced to the next round of competition in the freestyle wrestling tournament. Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, Wash.) at 45 kg, Chris Rodrigues (Marietta, Ga.) at 52 kg, Mike Pirozzola (Levittown, Pa.) at 63 kg, Matt Winterberg (Richland Center, Wis.) at 76 kg and Brandon Phelps (Cornell, Wis.) at 95 kg all advanced.
After posting two wins in three tries on Wednesday, Cal Ferry (Machesney Park, Ill.) was eliminated in the fourth round by Yuong Ho Jung (KOR), 9-1.
Second Day Results, Freestyle Wrestling - U.S. Matches Only
45 kg
First Round
Burke Barnes, Lake Stevens, Wash., def. Ilya Yesir, MDA, 6-3.
Second Round
Gonsales Maikel Antonio Perez, CVB, def. Barnes, 7-1.
48 kg
Fourth Round
Yuong Ho Jung, KOR, def. Cal Ferry, Machesney Park, Ill., 9-1.
52 kg
First Round
Chris Rodrigues, Marietta, Ga., def. Tsi-I Chen, TPE, 10-0.
Second Round
Rodrigues won by technical fall against Brunek Pensele, OUB, 11-1;
Vouger Gassanov, AZG, def. Rodrigues, 7-0.
63 kg
First Round
Mike Pirozzola, Levittown, Pa., def. Mazen Qdmani, SYR, 4-1.
Second Round
Atsanaz Dzhabiyev, UBE, def. Pirozolla, 4-2
Pirozolla pinned Pawel Steblewicz, POL, in 0:21.
76 kg
First Round
Matt Winterberg, Richland Center, Wis., def. Paulius Kervsavskas, LTU, 11-1.
Second Round
Khizry Chupanov, AZG, won by technical fall against Winterberg, 11-1. 95 kg
First Round
Norzaei Yaser, IRI, def. Brandon Phelps, Cornell, Wis., 12-0.