HEMPSTEAD, United States (November 10) -- For years, the wrestling community has come to New York City for an event signifying the start of a new international season. Formerly known as the NYAC Holiday International, the event was rebranded as the Bill Farrell International and moved to Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, about 30 miles east of its old location in midtown Manhattan.
Farrell, the namesake of the tournament, was a longtime coach and wrestling chairman with the New York Athletic Club and coached the 1972 U.S. Olympic freestyle team. He passed away in 2012.
Even with talented international competition, unheralded Richard PERRY (USA) stole the show with his championship performance at 86kg in men’s freestyle.
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In Greco-Roman, Johan EUREN (SWE) claimed the outstanding wrestler award after dominating his way through the 130kg bracket. Euren picked up three falls and a technical fall en route to the championship.
In female wrestling, 18-year-old Kayla MIRACLE (USA) won the outstanding wrestler award. She won[[{"fid":"2221","view_mode":"wysiwyg","type":"media","attributes":{"height":440,"width":850,"style":"width: 300px; height: 155px; margin: 5px; float: right;","class":"media-element file-wysiwyg"},"link_text":null}]]the 55kg weight class and beat 2014 world bronze medalist Jillian Gallays (CAN) 12-2 in the semifinals.
Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle wrestling took place on Saturday, with the men’s freestyle competition taking over the mats on Sunday. Here’s a breakdown of each tournament.
NOTE: The American double-elimination bracketing format was used, so there was one gold, one silver and one bronze awarded.
Greco-Roman
59kg
Hassan MOSTAFA (EGY) captured the gold medal with a 6-6 criteria victory over Jermaine HODGE (USA). After trailing 4-0 at the end of the first period, Mostafa, a 2008 Olympian, took control with a four-point action, knotting the score and giving him the lead in criteria. Mostafa would extend his lead to 6-4 with two more points with 73 seconds remaining. Hodge scored a late two points, tying the score, but Mostafa still had the criteria advantage. Mostafa was dominant in his first three matches, earning a fall and two technical falls en route to the final. Ilya Tsaryuk (ISR) earned the bronze medal.
66kg
Alejandro Sancho (USA) earned the gold medal with an 8-0 technical fall over 18-year-old Manuel Lopez Salcedo (MEX) in the final. Sancho was 12th at the 2014 Junior World Championships and beat Victor Hidalgo (MEX) and Brian GRAHAM (USA) prior to making the finals. Graham finished with the bronze.
71kg
Kendrick SANDERS (USA) teched his way through the tournament. He opened up with an 8-0 win over Luis CENTENO (PUR) and followed with a 9-0 win over Tomohiro INOUE (JPN). In the finals, Sanders beat Bo Beckman (USA) 8-0. Inoue finished with the bronze.
75kg
World No. 16 Robert Rosengren (SWE) shook off a disappointing World Championships and got back to his winning ways with a gold medal. Rosengren topped Juan Angel Escobar (MEX) 6-1 in the championship final. Escobar defeated past Jake Fisher (USA) 4-0 in the semifinals. Rosengren topped Geordan SPEILLER (USA) 6-2 in his semi. He’d earlier defeated Stephen GUTKA (USA) 8-0. Speiller took the bronze.
80kg
The U.S. took four of the five placement spots at 80kg. Ben PROVISOR (USA), a 2012 Olympian, defeated Patrick MARTINEZ (USA), Cheney HAIGHT (USA), Josh GREER (USA) and Takayuki MURAKAMI (JPN) in round-robin competition to claim the gold. Provisor’s 3-0 win over Martinez in the first round was the key victory.
85kg
World Military silver medalist Jon ANDERSON (USA) moved up two weights and topped another American, Zac NEILSEN (USA), 4-1 to win gold. Anderson beat Ethan DONDLIGNER (USA) by disqualification (three cautions) in the quarterfinals before beating Masato SUMI (JPN) by fall in the semifinals. Sumi won two matches to take the bronze medal.
98kg
Robert AVANESYAN (ISR) captured the gold medal, topping World No. 15 Fredrik SCHOEN (SWE) 2-1 in the gold-medal match. Avanesyan was a 2013 Maccabiah Games gold medalist and was 26th at the most recent World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It’s only the second international championship won by the 29-year-old Avanesyan.
130kg
As mentioned earlier, Johan EUREN (SWE) dominated the tournament at 130kg. The 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and 2013 world bronze medalist pinned Erik NYE (USA) in the finals. It was Euren’s third straight championship at tournaments held in the United States. He’d twice won the Dave Schultz Memorial.
Female Wrestling
48kg
Two-time world medalist Alyssa LAMPE (USA) defeated rival Victoria ANTHONY (USA) 5-0 in the championship final. Lampe, ranked No. 8, reached the finals after earning two technical fall victories and one fall. In the semis, she had a forfeit victory as Carolina CASTILLO (COL) was unable to compete. Anthony, ranked No. 13, made the finals after pinning 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and 2008 world champion Clarissa CHUN (USA). Patricia BERMUDEZ (ARG) finished with a bronze medal after winning four matches in a row.
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Youngster Nanami IRIE (JPN) topped Katherine FULP-ALLEN (USA) 4-0 in the gold-medal final. Irie, ranked 17th in the world at only 19 years old was a 2014 Junior world bronze medalist and her performance continued to show the depth of Japanese women’s wrestling. Irie pinned three opponents en route to the finals, including Samantha STEWART (CAN), Jade PARSONS (CAN) and Amy FEARNSIDE (USA).
55kg
Kayla MIRACLE (USA) won her first senior-level World Wrestling competition. A 2014 Junior world bronze medalist, Miracle’s breakthrough win was over World No. 4 Jillian GALLAYS (CAN) 12-2 in the semifinals. Miracle topped Jacarra WINCHESTER (USA) 10-4 in the finals. Winchester had beaten Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) in the semifinals. Hildebrandt would finish with the bronze, pinning Gallays in the bronze-medal bout. In 2012, Miracle was a Cadet world silver medalist.
58kg
One of the deepest women’s weights was at 58kg, where Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ) defeated Ayako SHODA (JPN) 5-2 in the gold-medal match. Shoda was a bronze medalist at the 2010 World Championships. Tynybekova pinned Michelle FAZZARI (CAN) in the quarterfinals before topping Alejandra BONILLA (MEX) 6-2 in the semifinals. Shoda defeated No. 20 Joice SOUZA DA SILVA (BRA) in the semifinals. Fazzari rallied to win four matches and defeated Bonilla for bronze.
60kg
2012 Cadet world champion Yoshimi KAYAMA (JPN) captured her first major senior-level championship with three wins. Kayama teched Lauren LOUIVE (USA) 10-0 in the championship final. Jenna BURKERT (USA) finished with the bronze, beating Kathleen KENT (CAN) 12-1.
63kg
Two-time Olympic bronze medalist Jackeline RENTERIA CASTILLO (COL) won a solid weight, beating Erin CLODGO (USA) 10-6 in the finals. Renteria Castillo, ranked 12th in the world, topped Amanda HENDEY (USA) in the semifinals, while Clodgo teched Braxton STONE-PAPADOPOULOS (CAN) 11-0. Stone-Papadopoulos finished with the bronze medal.
69kg
It was a rematch of the U.S. World Team Trials in the finals at 69kg as No. 20 Randi MILLER (USA) topped Veronica CARLSON (USA) 4-1 to win gold. Miller beat Kayoko KUDO (JPN) in the semifinals, while Carlson advanced with a 9-2 win over Tamyra MENSAH (USA). Mensah finished with the bronze, beating Kudo by fall.
75kg
Jackie CATALINE (USA) claimed the gold medal, beating Brittany ROBERTS (USA) 6-0 in the championship final. Cataline got past Chiaki IIJIMA (JPN) 4-3. Iijima won the event last year at 67kg. The biggest win of the tournament came from Roberts, who topped 2014 world silver medalist Aline DA SILVA FERREIRA (BRA) 1-1 in the semifinals.
Men’s Freestyle
57kg
A pair of unheralded Americans made the gold-medal final at 57kg. Joe COLON (USA) topped Danny MITCHEFF (USA) 13-6 to claim his first senior-level international title. Colon topped Brandon PRECIN (USA) 7-4 in the semifinals, while Mitcheff upended 2012 Olympian Sam HAZEWINKEL (USA) 5-4 in the quarters and then Mitcheff topped Andrew HOCHSTRASSER (USA) with a fall in the semifinals. Hochstrasser finished with a bronze, topping Rei KUWAKI (JPN) for third place.
61kg
Russia is extremely deep at 61kg and Murshid MUTALIMOV (RUS) captured the gold medal with a 12-1 technical fall over Ken KIKUCHI (JPN) in the finals. MUTALIMOV edged Kyle HUTTER (USA) 6-4 in the semifinals, while Kikuchi defeated Vova FLEGONTOV (RUS) 10-4 in the semis. Flegontov defeated Hutter for bronze.
65kg
Three of the top four places went to wrestlers from the host nation. Jason CHAMBERLAIN (USA) topped Evan HENDERSON (USA) 8-3 in the championship final. Chamberlain’s top international performance prior to winning the Bill Farrell was a silver medal at the Grand Prix of Paris back in February of 2014. Among Chamberlain’s wins were a 7-4 win over Reece HUMPHREY (USA) and eventual bronze medalist Shikhaid DZHALILOV (RUS). Dzhalilov beat 19-year-old Joey MCKENNA (USA) for bronze.
70kg
Haislan GARCIA (CAN) won gold at 70kg, defeating Adam HALL (USA) 3-1 in the finals. The win was Garcia’s third international gold in the past two years. He won the Canada Cup back in July and claimed gold at the Grand Prix of Germany in June of 2013. He’s also a two-time Olympian. Jordan OLIVER (USA) finished with the bronze after losing a controversial semifinal to Hall 4-2.
74kg
Ramazan SHAMSUDINOV (RUS) won his second career international gold with a 4-1 win over Quinton GODLEY (USA) at 74kg. Shamsudinov defeated Dan VALLIMONT (USA) 4-2[[{"fid":"2219","view_mode":"wysiwyg","type":"media","link_text":null,"attributes":{"height":440,"width":850,"style":"width: 450px; height: 233px; float: right; margin: 5px;","class":"media-element file-wysiwyg"}}]] in the semifinals. He picked up wins over Matrixx FERRAIRA (CAN) and Hiroki KAYAWRI (JPN) on the way to the finals. Vallimont topped Carmelo LUMIA (ITA) for bronze.
86kg
As noted earlier, the outstanding wrestler award was presented to Richard PERRY (USA) for his performance in winning gold at 86kg. Perry’s win over 2012 Olympic silver medalist Jaimie ESPINAL (PUR) was big, but Perry continued to stay hot, beating Austin TROTMAN (USA) and Deron WINN (USA) to win gold. Jon READER (USA) topped Trotman 10-2 for bronze.
96kg
Enock Francios (USA) topped Manjot SANDHU (CAN) 10-4 to win his first international gold medal. Francios defeated David ZABRISKIE (USA) 8-3 in the semifinals, while Sandhu topped Chad HANKE (USA) 3-1. Matt GIBSON (USA) topped Olympian Jesse RUIZ (MEX) for bronze.
125kg
Two accomplished heavyweights did battle and 2014 World University champion Tyrell FORTUNE (USA) beat 2009 Junior World champion Dom BRADLEY (USA) 3-1. Fortune beat 2014 Junior World silver medalist Amarveer DHESI (CAN) 11-0 in the semifinals. Pavel KRIVTSOV (RUS) won bronze, avenging an earlier defeat to Eric THOMPSON (USA).
RESULTS
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Greco-Roman
59kg
GOLD: Mostafa Hassan (EGY) df. Jermaine Hodge (USA), 6-6
BRONZE: Andrey Tsaryuk (ISR) df. Sammy Jones (USA), TF 8-0
66kg
GOLD: Alejandro Sancho (USA) df. Manuel Alejandro Lopez Salcedo (MEX), TF 8-0
BRONZE: Brian Graham (USA) df. Victor Adolfo Hidalgo (MEX), 6-4
71kg
GOLD: Kendrick Sanders (USA) df. Bo Beckman (USA), TF 8-0
BRONZE: Tomohiro Inoue (JPN) df. Dillon Cowan (USA), TF 14-5
75kg
GOLD: Robert Rosengren (SWE) df. Juan Angel Escobar (MEX), 6-1
BRONZE: Geordan Speiller (USA) df. Takeshi Izumi (JPN), TF 9-0
80kg
Round 1 - Cheney Haight (USA) df. Josh Greer (USA), TF 8-0
Round 1 - Ben Provisor (USA) df. Patrick Martinez (USA), 3-0
Round 2 - Takayuki Murakami (JPN) df. Josh Greer (USA), 4-0
Round 2 - Patrick Martinez (USA) df. Cheney Haight (USA), 6-4
Round 3 - Ben Provisor (USA) df. Josh Greer (USA), INJ
Round 3 - Cheney Haight (USA) df. Takayuki Murakami (JPN), TF 9-0
Round 4 - Patrick Martinez (USA) df. Josh Greer (USA), INJ
Round 4 - Ben Provisor (USA) df. Takayuki Murakami (JPN), TF 10-1
Round 5 - Ben Provisor (USA) df. Cheney Haight (USA), TF 9-1
Round 5 - Patrick Martinez (USA) df. Takayuki Murakami (JPN), FALL 1:01
85kg
GOLD: Jon Anderson (USA) df. Zachary Nielsen (USA), 4-1
BRONZE: Masato Sumi (JPN) df. Ethan Dondlinger (USA), 7-1
98kg
GOLD: Robert Avanesyan (ISR) df. Fredrik Schoen (SWE), 2-1
BRONZE: Jose Jair Rocha Barron (MEX) df. Orry Elor (USA), TF 10-2
130kg
GOLD: Johan Euren (SWE) df. Erik Nye (USA), FALL 4:02
BRONZE: David Arendt (USA) df. Jacob Mitchell (USA), FORFEIT
Men's Freestyle
57kg
GOLD: Joe Colon (USA) df. Dan Mitcheff (USA), 13-6
BRONZE: Andrew Hochstrasser (USA) df. Rei Kuwaki (JPN), FALL 2:22
61kg
GOLD: Murshid Mutalimov (RUS) df. Ken Kikuchi (JPN), TF 12-1
BRONZE: Vova Flegontov (RUS) df. Kyle Hutter (USA), FALL 6:00
65kg
GOLD: Jason Chamberlain (USA) df. Evan Henderson (USA), 8-3
BRONZE: Shikhaid Dzhalilov (RUS) df. Joseph Mckenna (USA), 5-2
70kg
GOLD: Haislan Garcia (CAN) df. Adam Hall (USA), 3-1
BRONZE: Jordan Oliver (USA) df. Cyler Sanderson (USA), 4-0
74kg
GOLD: Ramazan Shamsudinov (RUS) df. Quinton Godley (USA), 4-1
BRONZE: Dan Vallimont (USA) df. Carmelo Lumia (ITA), FALL 3:44
86kg
GOLD: Richard Perry (USA) df. Deron Winn (USA), 5-4
BRONZE: Jon Reader (USA) df. Austin Trotman (USA), 10-2
97kg
GOLD: Enock Francois (USA) df. Manjot Sandhu (CAN), 10-4
BRONZE: Matt Gibson (USA) df. Jesse Prudente Ruiz Flores (MEX), FALL 3:35
125kg
GOLD: Tyrell Fortune (USA) df. Dom Bradley (USA), 3-1
BRONZE: Pavel Krivtsov (Russia) df. Eric Thompson (USA), TF 12-2
Women's Freestyle
48kg
GOLD: Alyssa Lampe (USA) df. Victoria Anthony (USA), 5-0
BRONZE: Patricia Alejandra Bermudez (ARG) df. Clarissa Chun (USA), TF 10-0
53kg
GOLD: Nanami Irie (JPN) df. Katherine Fulp-Allen (USA), 4-0
BRONZE: Brianne Barry (CAN) df. Jade Parsons (CAN), 7-6
55kg
GOLD: Kayla Miracle (USA) df. Jacarra Winchester (USA), 10-4
BRONZE: Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) df. Jillian Gallays (CAN), FALL 2:49
58kg
GOLD: Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ) df. Ayako Shoda (JPN), 5-2
BRONZE: Michelle Fazzari (CAN) df. Alejandra Bonilla (MEX), 4-0
60kg
GOLD: Yoshimi Kayama (JPN) df. Lauren Louive (USA), TF 10-0
BRONZE: Jenna Burkert (USA) df. Kathleen Kent (CAN), TF 12-1
63kg
GOLD: Jackeline Renteria (COL) df. Erin Clodgo (USA), 10-6
BRONZE: Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos (CAN) df. Amanda Hendey (USA), FALL 3:19
69kg
GOLD: Randi Miller (USA) df. Veronica Carlson (USA), 4-1
BRONZE: Tamyra Mensah (USA) df. Kayoko Kudo (JPN), FALL 5:12
75kg
GOLD: Jackie Cataline (USA) df. Brittney Roberts (USA), 6-0
BRONZE: Andrea Olaya (COL) df. Aline Da Silva Ferreira (BRA), 3-2
