Green Advances to Championship Bout at Trials

RALEIGH, N.C. - James Green won the challenge tournament at 70 kg on Saturday at the 2019 USA Wrestling Senior Freestyle World Team Trials and will wrestle for a spot at Final X: Lincoln on Sunday.

Green began the day with a tight 5-3 decision over Mario Mason in the quarterfinal match. He then advanced to the best-of-3 championship match with a dominating 10-0 technical fall over Brandon Sorensen in 1:32.

Green will face Anthony Ashnault in the best-of-3 championship final. The championship final will be a rematch of the 70-kg bout between Green and Ashnault from Beat the Streets earlier this month. At Beat the Streets, Green was victorious in an 8-4 decision.

Dom Bradley went 2-1 on the day and will face Youssif Hemida in the 125-kg third-place match on Sunday. Bradley opened up Saturday with a 10-0 technical fall over Hemida in 2:25. Gable Stevenson defeated Bradley by decision (7-3) in the semifinal and Bradley bounced back with a 3-0 decision over Garrett Ryan in the consolation semifinal to advance to Sunday.

T.J. Dudley (NWTC) and former Husker Colton McCrystal also competed on Saturday, but were eliminated with records of 1-2 and 0-2, respectively.

Redshirt freshman Jevon Parrish wrestled Jarrett Trombley (North Carolina State) in the 61-kg third place match in the Junior Freestyle World Team Trials. Parrish led 4-0 early in the match but trailed 6-4 after the opening period. Parrish reclaimed the lead and went up 8-7 in the final minute and Trombley won the match with a late takedown in the final seconds. Parrish finished in fourth place after the 9-8 decision.

The Senior Freestyle World Team Trials resumes on Sunday at 11 a.m.

USA Wrestling Senior Freestyle World Team Trials
May 18-19, 2019
Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum)

65 kg: Colton McCrystal - DNP (0-2)
Round of 16: Dean Heil dec. Colton McCrystal, 14-13
Consolation Round of 8: Kanen Storr dec. Colton McCrystal, 12-3

70 kg: James Green - (2-0)
Quarterfinal: James Green dec. Mario Mason, 5-3
Semifinal: James Green tech. fall Brandon Sorensen, 10-0 (1:32)
Final: James Green vs. Anthony Ashnault

92 kg: T.J. Dudley - DNP (1-2)
Quarterfinal: T.J. Dudley dec. Timmy McCall, 10-6
Semifinal: Michael Macchiavello dec. T.J. Dudley, 5-3
Consolation Semifinal: Ryan Lefever tech. fall T.J. Dudley, 10-0 (3:11)

125 kg: Dom Bradley - (2-1)
Quarterfinal: Dom Bradley tech. fall Youssif Hemida, 10-0 (2:25)
Semifinal: Gable Steveson dec. Dom Bradley, 7-3
Consolation Semifinal: Dom Bradley dec. Garrett Ryan, 3-0
Consolation Final: Dom Bradley vs. Youssif Hemida

USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle World Team Trials
May 17-18, 2019
Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum)

61 kg: Redshirt Freshman Jevon Parrish - 4th Place (2-2)
Quarterfinal: Frankie Tal-Shahar (Sheldon Wrestling Academy Training) tech. fall Jevon Parrish, 10-0 (3:38)
Consolation Round of 4: Jevon Parrish def. Jordan Decatur (Ohio State) by forfeit, 0-0
Consolation Semifinal: Jevon Parrish tech. fall Teague Travis (Unattached), 10-0 (2:51)
Consolation Final: Jarrett Trombley (North Carolina State) dec. Jevon Parrish, 9-8