Iowa City hosts United World Wrestling Men’s Freestyle World Cup on Saturday and Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual-meet event begins at 10 a.m. both days. Here’s a glance at Team USA.
92 KG (202.5 pounds)
J’Den Cox
• Age: 23
• Hometown: Columbia, Mo.
• Wrestling Club/Training Center: Titan Mercury/Missouri WF
• Prep career: First Missouri prep to win four state titles at four different weights, posting a record of 205-3 including 56-0 senior season, 2012 Junior Nationals champion, 2011 Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman champion.
• College career: Four-time All-American and three-time NCAA champion for University of Missouri, four-time Mid-American Conference champion, ranks second in career victories at Missouri with 136-5 record.
• International career: 2017 World bronze medalist, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, 2016 World Olympic Qualifier champion, second at 2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial, third at 2016 Grand Prix of Germany.
Hayden Zillmer
• Age: 25
• Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
• Wrestling Club: Minnesota Storm
• Prep career: Three-time Minnesota state champion at Crosby-Ironton High School, going 43-1 his senior season.
• College career: Three-time NCAA qualifier, earning All-American honors with a sixth-place finish in 2015, Big 12 finalist, two-time NCAA West Regional champion, 2015 Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Year, posting 106-30 career mark.
• International career: 2017 U.S. National Team member for freestyle and Greco-Roman, fifth at 2018 Greco-Roman Granma Cup, third at Cerro Pelado International, second at 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial in and bronze medalist at Lubomir Ivanovic Gedza Memorial International for Greco-Roman, second at 2016 Bill Farrell International, Two-time University Nationals champion.
97 KG (213)
Kyle Snyder
• Age: 22
• Hometown: Woodbine, Md.
• Wrestling Club/Training Center: Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC
• Prep career: Posted 179-0 record in three seasons at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Md., and one season at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., 2013 ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year.
• College career: Three-time NCAA champion and four-time national finalist for Ohio State, Three-time Big Ten champion and four-time conference finalist, recording a 75-5 career mark, 2017 AAU Sullivan Award finalist, 2016 NCAA Championships Outstanding Wrestler.
• International career: 2017 and 2015 World champion, 2016 Olympic champion, 2016 World Cup champion, two-time Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion, 2017 Pan Am Championships champion, 2015 Pan Am Games champion, 2013 Junior World champion, 2014 Junior World bronze medalist.
Kyven Gadson
• Age: 25
• Hometown: Ames
• Wrestling Club/Training Center: Sunkist Kids/Cyclone WC
• Prep career: Two-time state champion and three-time state finalist at Waterloo East, winning Class 3A titles at 171 in 2009 and 189 in 2010. Posted 113-12 career mark.
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• College career: 2015 197-pound NCAA champion for Iowa State, three-time All-American, placing fourth as a junior and sixth as a sophomore, Three-time Big 12 Champion.
• International career: 2017 U.S. National Team member, 2017 U.S. Open champion, Third at Dave Schultz Memorial International and Cerro Pelado International, 2016 University Nationals champion.
125 KG (275)
Nick Gwiazdowski
• Age: 25
• Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
• Wrestling Club/Training Center: Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack WC
• Prep career: Two-time New York state champion at Duanesburg High School, posting 199-24 career record, 2010 USAW Junior Nationals bronze medalist in freestyle and Greco-Roman.
• College career: Four-time All-American, Two-time NCAA champion and three-time finalist for North Carolina State, placing eighth as a freshman for SUNY-Binghampton, Finished with 140-12 career record.
• International career: 2017 World bronze medalist, 2017 U.S. Open champion, 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix bronze medalist, 2017 and 2015 Grand Prix of Spain champion, 2016 World Freestyle Clubs Cup champion, second at Intercontinental Cup, 2016 University Nationals champion, 2015 Bill Farrell International champion.
Dom Bradley
• Age: 29
• Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
• Wrestling Club/Training Center: Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC
• Prep career: Three-time state champion for Blue Springs (Mo.) High School, ASICS First-Team Dream Team selection.
• College career: Two-time All-American for University of Missouri, placing fourth at 2013 NCAA Championships and third in 2011, 2013 Mid-American Conference champion, 2011 Big 12 Conference champion, posted 105-15 career record.
• International career: 2017 U.S. National Team member (sixth time), 2017 and 2016 Pan American champion, 2017 and 2012 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion, 2016 and 2013 U.S. Open champion, third at 2017 U.S. Open, Alexander Medved International and Cerro Pelado International, second at Bill Farrell International from 2014-16, second at 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial.
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