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Colon earns bronze medal at The Ziolkowski Memorial
9/11/2018 12:30:00 PM | Wrestling
Fresno State Wrestling volunteer assistant coach and Valley Regional Training Center athlete Joe Colon took bronze at 61 kg. at The Ziolkowski Memorial Tournament.
WARSAW, Poland - Fresno State Wrestling volunteer assistant coach and Valley Regional Training Center athlete Joe Colon took bronze at 61 kg. (134.5 lbs.) at The Ziolkowski Memorial Tournament.
Colon, a Freestyle National Team member who was a two-time All-American at Northern Iowa, and competed in this summer's Final X series scored an 11-0 technical fall over Pingping Zhou of China in the bronze-medal bout.
Colon rebounded from a 13-5 quarterfinal loss to Kuat Amirtayev of Kazakhstan on Saturday to earn bronze.
61 kg: Joe Colon, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC/Valley RTC), BRONZE MEDAL
LOSS Kuat Amirtayev (Kazakhstan), 13-5
WIN Pingping Zhou (China), tech. fall 11-0
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Colon, a Freestyle National Team member who was a two-time All-American at Northern Iowa, and competed in this summer's Final X series scored an 11-0 technical fall over Pingping Zhou of China in the bronze-medal bout.
Colon rebounded from a 13-5 quarterfinal loss to Kuat Amirtayev of Kazakhstan on Saturday to earn bronze.
61 kg: Joe Colon, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC/Valley RTC), BRONZE MEDAL
LOSS Kuat Amirtayev (Kazakhstan), 13-5
WIN Pingping Zhou (China), tech. fall 11-0
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
Snap Chat:Â FSAthletics
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