Posts Tagged ‘Junior Worlds’
PAP07: Junior Worlds with 3x Champion Spencer Lee
The PA Power Podcast returns all the way from Macon, France host of the 2016 Junior World Championships. Listen in as Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder recap Pennsylvania’s performance in France plus sit down with 3x World Champion Spencer Lee (Photo of Lee by PA Power Wrestling’s Tami Knopsnyder). The duo also discusses Jarod Verkleeron’s…
Read MoreSpencer Lee the Comeback Kid Wins Third World Championship
Spencer Lee had to dig deep. For the first time in his Freestyle career Spencer went a full six minute match. In the first 20 seconds, Spencer was in on a low single and brought it up off the mat but his opponent, Kurshid Parpiev of Kyrgyzstan, kept a hard whizzer in to avoid being…
Read MorePenn State freshman Mark Hall wins Junior World title
Macon, France, is nearly 4,000 miles from State College, but a few “We are …” chants were ringing around Le Spot arena on Saturday evening. That’s because one of the newest members of the Nittany Lions wrestling team had just won a Junior World freestyle title in dominating fashion. Mark Hall needed just 30 seconds…
Read MoreUWW Junior World Championship Preview: #PAPOWER in Macon, France
The 2016 Junior World Championships will take place in Macon, France starting on Tuesday August 30th. Three Pennsylvania native wrestlers will be competing and PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder are making the trip to provide Keystone State wrestling fans with the best coverage they can. The Tournament will be streamed live on…
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