Hazewinkel defeated Max Nowry 2-2 on criteria to win the Challenge Tournament on Friday afternoon at 59 kilos/130 pounds.
"I feel good -- I can't complain," said Hazewinkel, a 2012 Olympian in freestyle. "My timing is just a touch off, but for not doing Greco for a while I feel real good out there. Freestyle has helped me where I'm used to moving around more, and it helps me with level changes and creating angles in Greco. My conditioning's real good from training for the freestyle Trials."
Hazewinkel advances to face a familiar foe in the finals in two-time Olympian and four-time World Team member Spenser Mango in the best-of-3 final-round series. Read full story …
Finals matchups:
59 kilos: Spenser Mango vs. Sam Hazewinkel
66 kilos: RaVaughn Perkins vs. Bryce Saddoris
75 kilos: Andy Bisek vs. Jon Anderson
85 kilos: Jordan Holm vs. Zachary Nielsen
98 kilos: Caylor Williams vs. John Wechter
130 kilos: Robby Smith vs. Toby Erickson
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