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    Munster wins spot on Junior World Team

    FRANKLIN, Ind. -- Northwestern freshman Lee Munster (Fox Lake, Ill./Grant) wrestled his way to one of seven spots on the United States Junior World Team when he won the FILA Junior World Team Trials Friday in Franklin, Ind. Munster will compete at the 2011 FILA Junior World Championships this summer, set for July 26-31 in Bucharest, Romania.

    Lee Munster
    Munster, a two-time University Nationals champion, rolled past Oregon State freshman Taylor Meeks in the 84-kg freestyle finals of the Trials without surrendering a point in a two-period victory (5-0, 5-0; 2-0, 3-0).

    Munster, a finalist at the event last year, is the first Northwestern representative on the Junior World Team since Anthony Pariano -- older brother of head coach Drew Pariano -- back in 1993.

    Munster was joined at the Junior World Team Trials by freshman teammates Colin Shober (Reading, Pa./Schuykill Valley), Kaleb Friedley (Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill) and Alex Polizzi (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Memorial). Polizzi entered the field in the Greco Roman competition and advanced to the finals at 96 kg, which proved to be a grueling three-period match against Marcus Finau. Polizzi won the first period 1-2, 3-0, 1-0, but lost the next two by scores 1-0, 3-0 and 2-0, 1-0.

    Shober and Friedley eventually met in the wrestlebacks of the 66 kg freestyle bracket, where Friedley won by fall in 1:28. Friedley then faced Steven Hernandez of Boise State in the consolation finals, with Hernandez notching a 4-0, 5-0 victory.

    Visit TheMat.com, linked at the top of the page, to find more information on this weekend's Junior World Team Trials.

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