“I’m just excited that I can focus my training on Russia, not a wrestle-off before that,” Poeta said. “For the other six guys on the team, it’s been like that since Jan. 22, so I’m glad I can put everything toward the World Cup. This is the top eight teams from last year’s World Championships and we’re the seventh seed, so we’re going to be wrestling a lot of guys who medaled at the World Championships.”
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Poeta named to U.S. World Cup teamCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Illinois assistant wrestling coach and former three-time All-American Mike Poeta was named to the U.S. World Cup team for freestyle wrestling Tuesday after a scheduled wrestle-off between Poeta and Travis Paulson was cancelled. Poeta beat Paulson’s brother, Trent, 3-0, 5-2, in the World Cup Wrestle-Offs on Jan. 22. Poeta will wrestle at 74 kg/163 lbs for the U.S. in the World Cup, a dual-meet tournament featuring the world’s top eight teams on March 6-7 in Mahachkala, Russia.
“I’m just excited that I can focus my training on Russia, not a wrestle-off before that,” Poeta said. “For the other six guys on the team, it’s been like that since Jan. 22, so I’m glad I can put everything toward the World Cup. This is the top eight teams from last year’s World Championships and we’re the seventh seed, so we’re going to be wrestling a lot of guys who medaled at the World Championships.”User Feedback
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