The Cedar Lake, Ind., native met Igor Jakypbekov of Krygyzstan in the bronze-medal bout and shut him out 3-0, 2-0.
Howe, who was wrestling in his first international competition, was one of two Americans on the freestyle team to win bronze. Jordan Oliver wrestles for Oklahoma State collegiately and also took third at 60 kg/132 lbs.
Howe started the tournament with a 2-0, 7-0 shutout of Romain Jollien from Switzerland and then knocked off Hayk Karapetyan from Armenia, 3-1, 5-0.
In the quarterfinals, Howe only allowed one point again with a 4-0, 4-1 victory over Zhambolat Magzumov of Kazakhstan.
Howe's lone loss came in the semifinals when he lost to 2008 Junior World champion Magomed Zubairov from Russia with a 2-0, 1-0 score.
Howe and fellow sophomore Travis Rutt were the two Badgers that had the opportunity to compete at this year's Junior World Championships. Rutt wrestled in the Greco-Roman competition earlier in the week and was also competing in his first international tournament.
These two Badgers return to the team for the 2009-10 season, which is just around the corner with the first dual of the year, Nov. 13 at the UW Field House against Old Dominion.
Be sure to stay tuned to UWBadgers.com in the coming weeks as the team gets ready for the season.
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