Marcus Blaze will be going to his first Senior World Championships.
The Penn State wrestling sophomore-to-be gutted out impressive victories over NCAA champ and fellow phenom Jax Forrest on Friday, June 19 at the Final X event in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Blaze, who finished fourth behind Forrest at the March NCAA Championships, produced brilliant scoring moves toward the end of his first- and third-match victories over Forrest in their 61 kilogram weight class (about 134 pounds).
Blaze won their last bout, 5-2, to make Team USA along with four other Penn State-related wrestlers. The other winners were three-time NCAA champ Zain Retherford at 70 kg, two-time NCAA champ Levi Haines at 79 kg and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members Kyle Dake (86 kg) and Kyle Snyder (97 kg).
Blaze, a two-time age-group world champ, made the senior world team for the first time. He and the other winners will compete in October's Senior World Championships in Kazakhstan.
The Penn State wrestling sophomore-to-be gutted out impressive victories over NCAA champ and fellow phenom Jax Forrest on Friday, June 19 at the Final X event in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Blaze, who finished fourth behind Forrest at the March NCAA Championships, produced brilliant scoring moves toward the end of his first- and third-match victories over Forrest in their 61 kilogram weight class (about 134 pounds).
Blaze won their last bout, 5-2, to make Team USA along with four other Penn State-related wrestlers. The other winners were three-time NCAA champ Zain Retherford at 70 kg, two-time NCAA champ Levi Haines at 79 kg and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members Kyle Dake (86 kg) and Kyle Snyder (97 kg).
Blaze, a two-time age-group world champ, made the senior world team for the first time. He and the other winners will compete in October's Senior World Championships in Kazakhstan.
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