Sorry I have not been updating lately, been pretty busy with training. A lot has gone on since I last posteed. I won the US Nationals back in April which automatically put me in the finals of the 2011 World Team Trials that were in Oklahoma City, OK back in June. I ended up winning [...]

Got all weighed in today and just relaxing before the match tomorrow. This will be a fun and exciting match and event to wrestle in because it is in New York City in Times Square on a raised platform stage. This is the first ever athletic event that will be displayed in Times Square. An [...]

Hey sorry I have not been on in awhile, just been busy healing up from an injury from January, been training, the US Open, and now getting ready for the Beat The Streets dual against Russia in a few days, and getting ready for trials. But a little of what has been going on. In [...]

Well the tournament is over in Russia (Yarigin), which is one of the toughest tournaments in the world. It is so tough because of the amount of Russians that are entered in the tournament. For example when you go to the world or olympic championships only one guy from Russia is allowed to wrestle, unless [...]

Well sorry it has been so long since I last blogged. Things have been real busy with training and the holidays. But I am back in Russia now getting ready for the Yarigan Tournament. Which is probably the biggest and toughest tournament outside of the world and olympics. It makes it tough because there are [...]

On October 30,2010 was a tragic day. One of my good friends and high school teammates was killed in Afghanistan serving his country. It was not the best news to hear and makes you sick to your stomach when you hear of news like this. Not the best feeling, but it does make you think [...]

Well we are going on our 5th day in Armenia now. We got in two great workouts the past two days with some live wrestling and matches. Today is Wednesday and we are playing basketball for workout. Curious to see how armenia plays basketball and what their rules are of the game. Should be a [...]

Well the tourney is over and we did not end the tourney how we would have liked. When I go to a tourney and wrestle whether it be a dual tourney or individual one I expect to win. That is the plan everytime I step on the mat and the confidence I have in my [...]

We made weight today and it ended up being 3 kilo allowance because thats what was advertised all along so FILA could not change it. But weight was easy and I think we wrestle one of Russia’s national teams tomorrow first round at 9am. There are 11 teams in the tournament so hopefully we get [...]

We are finally in Khasavyurt, Russia and they finally got us some internet connection. There is no internet in the hotel we are staying in but the hotel is right next to the olympic training facility and one of the buildings has some internet. It was quite the hassle to figure out where we could [...]

Well it has already been a long day and I am not even out of the country yet. I am going with the United States wrestling team to Russia to wrestle in the Intercontinental Cup in Khasavyurt, Russia and then to Yerevan, Armenia the week after to wrestle in the Stephan Sargsyan tournament. But the [...]

Well just got back from the World Championships in Moscow, Russia. It was not our best showing and it was our first time since 1975 that we have not gotten a medal at a world championship. But all this has to say is we know where we are and what areas we need to work [...]