Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruit Abe Assad will be competing in the UWW Junior National Championships this weekend. Assad will be competing at 86 kg/189 lbs. UWW Juniors is for ages 18-20. The action will take place at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. All of the action will be streamed live by FloWrestling.
Assad, from Carol Stream, IL (Glenbard North HS), won a Bronze medal at the 2018 Cadet World Freestyle Championships in Zagreb, Croatia at 80 kg/176 lbs. Assad has won an Illinois state title the last two years. Assad committed to Iowa on August 7, 2018 and is projected to wrestle at 184/197 for the Hawks.
Assad is a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2019 that also includes Zach Glazier of Albert Lea, MN (Albert Lea Area HS), and Cobe Siebrecht of Lisbon, IA..
I will keep you posted on results.
UWW Junior National Championships
Friday, April 26
Preliminaries, Consolation 5 PM – 10:30 PM
Saturday, April 27
Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Consolation 11 AM – 3 PM
Consolation, Cons Semi-Finals, Semifinals, 3rd 5th 7th place and Finals matches 7 PM – 10 PM
*****All times listed are CST.
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