Cox and Waters to Wrestle at UWW Men’s Freestyle World Cup
6/10/2016 4:08:00 PM | Wrestling
FloWrestling to provide coverage for the event which features the top eight Freestyle National Teams
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Two from Mizzou Wrestling, J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) and alum Alan Waters (Kansas City, Mo.) will compete as members of Team USA in the United World Wrestling Men's Freestyle World Cup, June 11-12, at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The World Cup is a dual-style tournament and features the top eight teams from last year's World Championships.
The eight national teams are divided into two divisions and wrestle round-robin duals within the division before matching up for the placement round. Group A consists of Russia, Georgia, Turkey and Mongolia while Iran, Azerbaijan, India and the United States make up Group B.
Team USA will open on Saturday with a dual against India at 5:30 p.m. (CT) followed by a dual with Azerbaijan at 8 p.m. (CT). On Sunday, USA will face Iran at 2 p.m. (CT). The fifth- and seventh-place matches will take place at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, followed by the third-place match at 6:45 p.m. (CT) and the first-place bout at 8 p.m. (CT).
FloWrestling.org will provide a live broadcast of the event.
The World Cup event will be the second-to-last competition for Cox before he heads to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in August. Cox will wrestle in the Grand Prix of Germany from July 2-3. Waters competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in April and finished in fourth place in the freestyle 57 kg weight class.
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2016 MEN'S FREESTYLE WORLD CUP
June 11-12 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Event Schedule (All times Pacific)
Saturday, June 11
3 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
3:30 p.m. – Mongolia vs. Turkey, United States vs. India
4:45 p.m. – Russia vs. Georgia, Iran vs. Azerbaijan
6 p.m. – Turkey vs. Georgia, Azerbaijan vs. United States
7:15 p.m. – Russia vs. Mongolia, India vs. Iran
Sunday, June 12
10:30 a.m. – Georgia vs. Mongolia, Azerbaijan vs. India
12 p.m. – Turkey vs. Russia, United States vs. Iran
1:30 p.m. – 7th place match, 5th place match
4:45 p.m. – 3rd place match
6 p.m. – 1st place match
7:15 p.m. – Awards Presentation
United States roster
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Daniel Dennis, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Alan Waters, Columbia, Mo. (Missouri Wrestling Foundation)
61 kg/134 lbs. – Tony Ramos, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
61 kg/134 lbs. – Nahshon Garrett, Chico, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes WC)
65 kg/145.5 lbs. – Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
65 kg/145.5 lbs. – Zain Retherford, Benton, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska WTC)
70 kg 154 lbs. – TBA
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Alex Dieringer, Port Washington, Wis. (Cowboy WC)
86 kg/189 lbs. – J'den Cox, Columbia, Mo. (Missouri Wrestling Foundation)
86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
97 kg/213 lbs. – Jake Varner, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Zach Rey, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC)
Team Leader – Andy Barth, San Marino, Calif.
National Freestyle Coach – Bruce Burnett, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Assistant National Freestyle Coach – Bill Zadick, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Assistant National Freestyle Coach – Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo.
–MIZZOU–
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