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06-11-2008 03:30 PM |
Mizzou Wrestler Ben Askren Earns No. 1 Seed at U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials
Pretty cool deal! He is a nice guy too, so its nice to see guys like him do so well. His 'little' brother is ranked 5th for his weight class.
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Ben Askren Earns No. 1 Seed at U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials
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June 11, 2008
<!-- LINKS TO RELATED PAGES BEGIN --><!-- LINKS TO RELATED PAGES END --><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Columbia</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Mo.</st1:State> -<st1:State w:st="on">Missouri</st1:State>'s two-time National Champion Ben Askren (<st1:City w:st="on">Hartland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Wis.</st1:State>) was awarded the No. 1 seed in the 74 kg freestyle weight class in preparation for the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, June 13-15, <st1:City w:st="on">Las Vegas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Nev.</st1:State></ST1:p Joining Askren in the freestyle competition are former <st1:State w:st="on">Missouri</st1:State> wrestler Matt Pell (<st1:City w:st="on">Luxemburg</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Wis.</st1:State>), seeded sixth in the 84 kg weight class, and current Tiger grappler Maxwell Askren (<ST1:p<st1:City w:st="on">Hartland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Wis</st1:State>), seeded fifth in the 96 kg bracket. <O:p
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The trio will compete for a coveted spot on the Olympic team, Sunday, June 15, in the Thomas & <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mack</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceName> on the campus of the <ST1:place <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nevada</st1:PlaceName>. Wrestling will begin at Noon (CT) with NBCOlympics.com providing a live webcast of the championship finals beginning at 7 p.m. (CT). A two-hour tape delayed broadcast of the event will air Sunday, June 22, at 11 a.m. (CT) on MSNBC. <O:p
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Askren, a four-time All-American who claimed the 174 pound NCAA Division I Wrestling title his junior (2006) and senior (2007) seasons enters the all-day tournament after taking top honors at the U.S. Nationals, April 26. Askren earned the title after besting Tyrone Lewis (Gator Wrestling Club), 3-0 and 3-2. Lewis enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed. In his last run through the Olympic Trials, 2004, Askren finished fifth in the 84 kg weight class, defeating 2001 World Silver Medalist Brandon Eggum, 6-2. <O:p
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Two-time All-American Pell is making his first appearance at the Olympic Trials and will face Tyrel Todd (New York Athletic Club), the No. 11 seed, in his opening round match. Pell, a current assistant coach with the UVA wrestling team, finished sixth at the U.S. Nationals. To Pell's name, the former Tiger wrestler finished third at the Pan American Championships in <ST1:p<st1:City w:st="on">Guatemala City</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Guatemala</st1:country-region></ST1:p in the summer of 2005. Pell earned All-America honors in 2005 at 184 pounds and 2007 at 165 pounds.<O:p
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Current junior Maxwell Askren enters the Olympic Trials as the No. 5 seed at 96 kg. Askren earned his first All-America honor after taking seventh in the 197-pound weight class at the 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in <st1:City w:st="on"><ST1:pSt. Louis</ST1:p</st1:City>. Five weeks later, Askren finished sixth at the U.S. Nationals. Askren lost the fifth-place match to Damion Hahn (New York Athletic Club), his opening round opponent at the Trials June 15, by a score of 7-0, 3-0. Askren was a member of the 2006 FILA Junior World Team, and wrestled at 211.5 pounds. <O:p
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Both Askrens will be wrestling for Sunkist Kids and are one of five sets of brothers competing in the Olympic Trials. <O:p
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