STANFORD, Calif. – Serving as the head coach of the United States Greco-Roman Junior World Team, Stanford assistant Nate Engel led the U.S. to three medalists in Tallinn, Estonia, at the Junior World Championships.
The United States finished seventh in the team race with 60 points. Russia won the team title with 157 points, with Iran in second (121 points) and Turkey in third (117 pounds).
The USA finished the tournament with three medals, for the first time in the history of the 17-20 year old age-group, which is now Junior and was previously called Espoir. The USA has won two World medals six different times (1991, 1993, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018).
Stanford redshirt freshman Tyler Eischens finished 1-1 at 72 kg to place 10th and score team points for the United States.
For the first time in program history, the Cardinal has three world team members in a single year. In addition to Eischens, alum Ryan Mango (2009-14) will represent the U.S. at the Senior World Championships at 63 kg in Greco-Roman in September and senior Gabriel Townsell will wrestle at the U23 World Championships at 57 kg in freestyle in late October.
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Tallinn, Estonia
Team Standings
1. Russia, 157 points
2. Iran, 121
3. Turkey 117
4. Georgia, 91
5. Hungary, 62
6. Armenia, 62
7. United States, 60
8. Ukraine, 56
9. Azerbaijan, 55
10. Belarus, 45
U.S. Greco-Roman Results Group Two
60 kg/132 lbs.: Mason Hartshorn, Antioch, Calif (NMU-OTS), dnp/19th
LOSS Mukjammadkodir Yusupov (Uzbekistan), 3-0
67 kg/147 lbs.: Peyton Omania, Concord, Calif. (Michigan State/CYC), bronze medal
WIN Jaewon Lee (Korea), tech. fall 13-5
WIN Ignazio Sanfilippo (Italy), tech fall 13-3
WIN Saurabh Saurabh (India), tech. fall 10-1
WIN Mohammed Reza Mokhtari (Iran), 7-3
LOSS Giorgi Shotadze (Georgia), 9-0
WIN Xin Huang (China), 6-5
72 kg/158 lbs.: Tyler Eischens, Anoka, Minn. (Stanford/California RTC), 10th place
WIN Deividas Subotkevic (Lithuania), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Ihor Bychkov (Ukraine), 5-2
82 kg/180.5 lbs.: Zachary Braunagel, O'Fallon, Ill. (Illinois RTC), 10th place
WIN Toyly Orazov (Turkmenistan), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Sateki Mukai (Japan), 3-3
97 kg/213 lbs.: Nicholas Boykin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids/OTC), dnp/20th
LOSS Markus Ragginger (Austria), tech. fall 9-0
