MMA can pay very well for the top earners, and freestyle wrestling is an excellent platform to start on. He notched three wins over ranked opponents, including then-second ranked Josh Churella of Michigan.Burroughs started all 17 of NU's duals and finished with a 14-3 record. He is also a four-time OHSAA champion as a high schooler. He is a 3 time European Champion, 3 time World Champion and also won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games 2012. I take care of business, I train hard . Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He also set a single-season record, scoring 98 dual takedowns and surrendering just seven on the year, marking one of UNL's best sophomore seasons. In all, he has won five world and Olympic medals.
Related stories. He’s the only Husker to ever win the award, which is like the Heisman Trophy for college … Burroughs began the regular season with a 165-pound open title at the Harold Nichols Classic in his first action back from injury. He ranks eighth on the top 10 list for wins by a Husker sophomore.
Burroughs toughest test came against Oklahoma's Tyler Caldwell, who entered the Jan. 28 match ranked No. He is the assistant wrestling coach for West Virginia University. 1 at the time of the injury. Yianni Diakomihalis is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. Big 12 ChampionshipsTop-seeded Burroughs had technical fall and major decision wins to claim his first career Big 12 title. As a folkstyle wrestler, Lee is a two-time NCAA Division I Champion and Dan Hodge Trophy winner out of the University of Iowa and three-time PIAA champion as a high schooler.
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“Even announcing this in this climate has kind of worn on me,‘' Burroughs said over the phone. Jordan Burroughs has hinted that he is considering a future in MMA, after defending his gold medal in the Rio 2016 Games. Zain Allen Retherford is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he is an Olympic Gold medalist, four-time World Champion, six-time World Cup champion, three-time Pan American Games Gold medalist and four-time Pan American champion. You’re talking about future generations.
Regular SeasonWith one of the best sophomore seasons in NU history, Burroughs finished with a 34-6 overall record. As of August 3, 2020, it is expected that he competes his senior year in 2020-21 at 125 pounds. [25] And in 2014, he sprained his medial collateral ligament in his opening match against Augusto Midana of Guinea-Bissau. Burroughs came back with a 5-3 win over Harvard's J.P. O'Connor and defeated Churella again 4-2 to finish third. [7] He was also an NCAA qualifier [8] and placed third at the Big 12 Conference championships. Nationality: United States. I'm a family man. Jordan Burroughs might have made this move from his wrestling base in Nebraska back nearer his hometown in South Jersey right after the 2020 Olympics. Nicholas Suriano is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. 1 Jordan Burroughs", "2011 NCAA Champion Jordan Burroughs Wins Hodge Trophy", "Jordan Burroughs - Assistant Coach - Wrestling Coaches", "Jordan Burroughs wins wrestling world title 4 weeks after breaking ankle", "Jordan Burroughs sprains MCL, wins bronze at World Wrestling Championships", "Tears Of A Champion: Jordan Burroughs Loses Bid For Second Straight Olympic Gold Medal", "How Did Jordan Burroughs Meet His Wife, Lauren Mariacher? 2008-09 (Junior)NCAA ChampionshipsBurroughs posted a perfect 5-0 record to become Nebraska's 10th national champion. Wrestling for the third time this season, Burroughs defeated Big 12 rival Tyler Caldwell from Oklahoma, 11-3, for the title. Mark John Hall II is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. Burroughs was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Month (November) and Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 8), while leading the Huskers in every statistical category except pins. [6], Freshman: Burroughs had a tough first year (compared to his upcoming success), ending the season with 16 wins and 13 losses. Burroughs stayed alive with a dominant 8-2 win over Columbia's Matthew Dunn, but was eliminated in a 6-1 four-overtime loss to Matt Storniolo of Oklahoma. Now, he’s one Olympic or world title from sharing honors with John Smith as the most decorated American in wrestling history. Lance Palmer is an American professional mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. Spencer Richard Lee (born October 14, 1998) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships, 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships, List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling, United States results in men's freestyle wrestling, "Jordan Burroughs: Gold medalist speaks about Olympic wrestling, NJSIAA state title in 2006", "Meet Jordan Burroughs at High School Nationals! One of the most decorated wrestlers in history, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion and two-time NCAA champion from Sicklerville, just turned 32, married with three children, is not announcing his retirement. Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler.
He was also named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet. I live my lifestyle the right way. His success at 149 pounds started at the Kaufman-Brand Open, when he finished fourth with a 6-2 showing in the amateur bracket. © 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC Terms of Use/Privacy Policy. In folkstyle wrestling, Burroughs was a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, and was awarded the Unlike previous years, including years in which he was injured, he did not earn a medal. [2] He went on to attend Winslow Township High School, where he became a three-time district champion, two-time regional champion, state (NJSIAA) champion and NHSCA National champion in his senior year (06'). Its mission: mentoring, academic support, and wrestling programs throughout the Philadelphia region as vehicles to “Positively Alter Life’s Trajectory.”, “We believe there is a better future for these kids -- we’ve been working for more than a decade,” Reina said of the program that got its initial funding from Penn wrestling graduates. WIN magazine twice awarded Taylor the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most outstanding folkstyle wrestler in college wrestling. NCAA Guide for College-Bound Student-Athletes, NCAA International Student-Athlete Standards, Pinnacle Bank Arena Store (400 Pinnacle Arena Dr.), Pinnacle Bank Arena Store Curbside Pickup, video platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Wrestling less than an hour away from his hometown of Sicklerville, N.J., Burroughs went unscathed through the 165-pound bracket by collecting five bonus-point victories in route to the championship. For his efforts at the Midlands Championships, Burroughs was awarded with the tournament's Dan Gable Most Outstanding Wrestler award, while also receiving the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week award the following week. [21] Post season, he was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy as the best collegiate wrestler in the country after capping off an undefeated season. 14 Josh Wagner of Missouri.