Laramie, WY. (April. 29, 2021) – A group of eight Cowboy grapplers will travel to Coralville, Iowa this weekend to compete in the UWW Freestyle Junior Nationals inside the Xtream Arena.
The winner of each weight class at the UWW Junior Nationals will earn the chance to represent Team USA at the UWW Junior World Championships.
Wyoming will be sending seven freshmen and one sophomore to compete in the UWW Junior Nationals. The Cowboys will be paced by
Darren Green and
Jake Svihel who both appeared in the starting line-up for the pokes during the 2020-21 season.
The Cowboys will compete Saturday and Sunday with the event being live streamed on FloWrestling.
Cowboys Competing
Jake Svihel 61kg
Darren Green 65 kg
Ridge Briggs 70kg
Warren Carr 70kg
Brett McIntosh 70kg
Cooper Voorhees 74kg
Kevin Anderson 74kg
Gage Hockett 79kg
Event Schedule
Saturday, May 1st
Medical Check and Weigh-in: Scratch Weight
UWW Junior and Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Session IV
Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights
Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and consolations
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
UWW Junior Freestyle- All weights
Preliminaries and consolations
10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Session V
Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights
Consolations, Consolation Semifinals and 3rd, 5th and 7th place
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
UWW Junior Freestyle- All weights
Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations
4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Senior Men's Freestyle- All weights
1st Place Matches
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Sunday, May 2nd
Medical and Weigh-in - Scratch
UWW Junior – All weights
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Session VI
UWW Junior Freestyle- All weights
Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd Place, 5th Place and 7th Place
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Session VII
UWW Junior Freestyle- All weights
UWW Junior Best 2 out of 3 Finals
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM