Burroughs, Green to Compete at World Cup

Former Husker wrestlers and World medalists Jordan Burroughs and James Green will represent the United States at the 2016 Men’s Freestyle Wrestling World Cup at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., June 11-12.

Burroughs, a four-time Olympic/World champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015), will wrestle at 74 kg/163 pounds. Burroughs, who also captured a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships, holds an international record of 124-2. While at Nebraska, he won two national titles and took home the Hodge Trophy as a senior in 2011.

Green, a 2015 World bronze medalist, will compete at 70 kg/154 pounds at the World Cup. Green was a four-time All-American at Nebraska, and is a member of NU’s 100-win club.

The World Cup is the annual international dual meet championships, as the eight best men’s freestyle teams will compete against each other. At the 2016 World Cup, the United States will be joined by Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Iran, Mongolia, Russia and Turkey. The United States is slated to face Iran, Azerbaijan and India in Group B competition.

Complete schedule is below.

Saturday, June 11
Session I – Round 1 & 2 of Pools (3 p.m.-7:30 p.m.)

Sunday, June 12
Session II – Round 3 of Pools, 5th & 7th Place Matches (11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)
Session III – 3rd Place Match, followed by 1st Place Match (5 p.m.-7:30 p.m.)