Yohn took fifth place with a 2-0, 4-1 win over Brent Jones in the fifth place match. The Alamosa, Colo. native went 4-2 at 96 Kg (211.5 lbs) to claim fifth place honors, after winning his first national title on Apr. 11 at the University Nationals.
Zilverberg was a redshirt freshman for the Golden Gophers last year, racking up a 17-5 record at 149 lbs. At the FILA Junior Nationals he went 6-0 with a 7-1, 2-0 win over Andrew Alton in the championship match for the 66 Kg (145.5 lbs) title. Zilverberg beat Alton's brother Dylan in the semifinals, rallying back from a 0-7 loss to win 0-7, 3-0, 1-1 to advance, on his way to the championship and Outstanding Wrestler honors.
"I have improved tremendously," Zilverberg said. "I just kept battling and pushing the pace out there. This is going to be a good motivator to keep training through the spring."
Also in Junior Freestyle, David Thorn (St. Michael, Minn.) placed second at 60 Kg (132.25 lbs), Jake Kettler (Ramsey, Minn.) placed fourth at 120 Kg (264.5 lbs) and Kevin Steinhaus (Pennock, Minn.) placed seventh at 84 Kg (185 lbs). Thorn lost a 6-0, 3-2 decision to future Gopher Nick Dardanes in the championship match. In the quarterfinals, Thorn beat Dardanes twin brother Chris to advance to the semifinals.
In FILA Junior National greco roman, Alec Ortiz (Grande Rhonde, Ore.) earned championship honors at 74 Kg (163 lbs) with a 0-1, 3-0, 8-0 win over Corey Hope. In addition to freestyle, Kettler also competed in greco roman, and placed fourth again, at 120 Kg (264.5 lbs).
All of the FILA Junior placewinners have now qualified for the final Junior World Team Trials. The World Team trails will be held in Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 11-12.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now