Welcome back to Team America, Sam Stoll.
Today in Madison, Wisconsin all eyes will be on USA’s younger wrestlers, as the Junior Freestyle World Team Trials were set to get underway starting at 9:00 AM Central, with the finals beginning at 2:00 PM. Current Iowa Hawkeye Sam Stoll was also expected to be competing today, in a special wrestle off against Washington’s Tate Orndorff for the Greco-Roman 120 kg spot.
Due to the University of Iowa’s policy of not allowing athletes compete the weekend before finals, Stoll was unable to make the trip to Vegas in early May for the U.S. Open which served as the qualifier for the Junior Greco-Roman team. It was there that Orndorff won the bracket to earn the spot on the World Team, or so he thought.
A year ago Stoll was dethroned by Adam Coon at the Junior World Trials. Coon would go on to be a double medalist for Team USA in both freestyle and Greco, but now Stoll will get his shot at redemption to earn a World championship, after coming home with bronze in 2013.
Sam Stoll is your 120kg Junior Greco World Team Member. Orndorff forfeits his spot by not showing up. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/QaS0OO6l9Q
— Tony Hager (@hagertony) June 12, 2015
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