USA Wrestling has announced that Austin DeSanto and Otto Black will compete in two Greco-Roman tournaments in Europe.
DeSanto(60kg) and Black(67kg) will compete at the Haparanda Cup in Haparanda, Sweden on Saturday, November 30.
On Saturday, December 7 they will compete at the Arvo Haavisto Cup in Ilmajoki, FInland.
DeSanto and Black are the only Americans competing and will be coached by Joe Warren.
DeSano was a four-time All American for Iowa. This will be the first international Greco-Roman competition for DeSanto.
In international freestyle competition in 2023 DeSanto won a silver medal at the Poland Open and silver at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Event in Alexandria, Egypt.
Black captured silver at 63kg/138 lbs. at the 2024 U20 Greco-Roman World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain and also won Gold at 63kg/138 lbs. at the U20 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru.
Black, from Park, Colorado, won a 138 lbs. 4A Colorado state title last season with a 52-0 record. He was a Junior Greco-Roman national champion at 126 in 2022 and 132 in 2023.
Black is a member of the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2024 and is expected to join the team in January for the second semester.
HAPARANDA CUP
Haparanda, Sweden, November 30
ARVO HAAVISTO CUP
Ilmajoki, Finland, December 7
U.S. Greco-Roman Roster
60 kg – Austin DeSanto, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)
67 kg – Otto Black, Parker, Colo. (Colorado Top Team)
Coach – Joe Warren, Monument, Colo.
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