Fresno State Athletics
Bulldog Wrestling volunteer assistant coach & Valley RTC athlete Joe Colon named to Freestyle World Cup Team
2/28/2018 11:30:00 AM | Wrestling
Fresno State Wrestling volunteer assistant coach and Valley Regional Training Center athlete Joe Colon has been named to the 2018 Freestyle World Cup Team.
Set to be hosted at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa on April 7-8, the World Cup is the annual international freestyle dual meet championships and provides a tremendous showcase for the world's best wrestlers just a few weeks after the conclusion of the U.S. college wrestling season.
"It means a lot to me to be named to the World Cup Team and to represent the United States at this great event," said Colon. "It will be great to get recognition for the Valley and the Valley Regional Training Center and get our name out there more."Â
"I hope this motivates the current student-athletes at Fresno State and makes them strive to want to achieve to get to this level. I want to thank Coach Steiner, Coach Silva and all the training partners and support staff at Fresno State and the Valley Regional Training Center for helping me achieve this goal," added Colon.
The host venue of both the 2012 & 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, both record-setting events, Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been the site of many of the most important wrestling events in American wrestling history, and serves as the home venue for the University of Iowa wrestling team, which annually leads the NCAA in attendance for the sport.
The World Cup will feature the top eight men's freestyle wrestling teams in the world and this will be the 30th time the United States has hosted the event, the most of any nation. The United States will welcome teams from Cuba, Japan, Georgia, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
Iowa City will be the ninth U.S. city to host the Freestyle World Cup. The other U.S. cities which have hosted the World Cup include Toledo, Ohio (17 times); Los Angeles, Calif. (three times) Chattanooga, Tenn. (twice); Spokane, Wash.(twice); Stillwater, Okla. (twice); Baltimore, Md.; Fairfax, Va. and Boise, Idaho.
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2018 Freestyle World Cup Schedule
Saturday, April 7 (All Times, PT)
8:00 am: United States v. Japan (Mat A) // Cuba v. Russia (Mat B)
9:15 am: Iran v. Georgia (Mat A) // Kazakhstan v. Azerbaijan (Mat B)
12:00 pm: Opening Ceremonies
12:30 pm: United States v. Iran (Mat A)
2:30 pm: Russia v. Kazakhstan (Mat B)
3:45 pm: Japan v. Georgia (Mat A) //Azerbaijan v. Cuba (Mat B)
Sunday, April 8 (All Times, CST)
8:00 am: United States v. Georgia (Mat A) // Russia v. Azerbaijan (Mat B)
9:15 am: Iran v. Japan (Mat A) // Kazakhstan v. Cuba (Mat B)
10:30 am: Fifth Place Match (Mat A) // Seventh Place Match (Mat B)
12:15 pm: Bronze Medal Match (Mat A)
2:00 pm: Gold Medal Match (Mat A)
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