Indiana University Athletics
Cronin Set for Wrestle-off for Greco World Team Spot
7/16/2019 10:13:00 AM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A special wrestle-off for the 55 kg spot on the 2019 U.S. U23 Greco-Roman World Team between 2019 U23 World Team Trials champion Liam Cronin (Orange, Calif./Hoosier WC) and 2019 Final X runner-up Brady Koontz (Plover, Wis./Ohio Regional Training Center) will be held on Thursday, July 18 in Fargo, N.D.
The best-of-three series will take place at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals, during the 16U Greco-Roman finals at 2:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.
Cronin was third in the 2018 U23 World Team Trials in Greco-Roman and was also fourth in the 2017 UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials. Cronin finished his redshirt sophomore season at Indiana with a 17-13 overall record with four technical falls and two major decisions.
Koontz competes for Ohio State. He was a 2019 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion, and has been a member of the 2015 Cadet World Team and the 2018 Junior World Team
The winner of this Special Wrestle-off will represent the United States at the 2019 U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 28-Nov. 2.
Schedule
July 18, 2019
2:00 PM Match #1: Cronin (Red) vs. Koontz (Blue)
After Cadet GR 138 Final, Match #2: Koontz (Red) vs. Cronin (Blue)
Match #3 if needed will be at the conclusion of 285
The best-of-three series will take place at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals, during the 16U Greco-Roman finals at 2:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.
Cronin was third in the 2018 U23 World Team Trials in Greco-Roman and was also fourth in the 2017 UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials. Cronin finished his redshirt sophomore season at Indiana with a 17-13 overall record with four technical falls and two major decisions.
Koontz competes for Ohio State. He was a 2019 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion, and has been a member of the 2015 Cadet World Team and the 2018 Junior World Team
The winner of this Special Wrestle-off will represent the United States at the 2019 U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 28-Nov. 2.
Schedule
July 18, 2019
2:00 PM Match #1: Cronin (Red) vs. Koontz (Blue)
After Cadet GR 138 Final, Match #2: Koontz (Red) vs. Cronin (Blue)
Match #3 if needed will be at the conclusion of 285
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