Burroughs, Green Go for Gold in Kazakhstan

Former Husker wrestling standouts Jordan Burroughs and James Green are set to compete in the 2019 World Wrestling Championships this week in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. 

Burroughs will compete on Friday, Sept. 20, and is seeded No. 2 in the 74kg weight class. Burroughs has enjoyed incredible success on the international level, winning gold medals at the World Championships in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 in addition to earning a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Most recently, Burroughs won gold at 74kg at the Pan-American Games in August. 

Green, seeded No. 16 in the 70kg weight class, competes on Friday as well. A four-time All-American during his Husker wrestling career (2011-2015), Green has earned gold medals in the 70kg weight class at the 2017 Pan-American Games, 2018 Wrestling World Cup and 2018 Pan-American Games. Green also won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships. 

Both Burroughs and Green will be coached by Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning and Associate Head Coach Bryan Snyder. Manning enters his 20th season as the leader of Nebraska wrestling and is the program's all-time winningest coach with a career mark of 246-93-3. Snyder has been at Nebraska since 2011 and has been in both Burroughs' and Green's corners for their entire international careers. 

Husker fans can follow the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in a number of different ways. To watch live, fans can tune into NBCSN, which will air same-day coverage of the tournament. All coverage will also stream on NBCSports.com, but fans must have a subscription in order to access this service. For updates, stay tuned to the Nebraska wrestling (@huskerwrestling) and Team USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) Twitter accounts.  

70, 74kg Schedule: 

Friday, Sept. 20
Qualification rounds | 12:00-5:00 a.m. (CT)
Semi-Finals | 5:45-6:45 a.m. (CT) 

Saturday, Sept. 21
Repechage | 12:00-5:00 a.m. (CT)
Finals | 7:00-10:00 a.m. (CT)