Pan American GamesPan American GamesJuly 15-18, 2015July 15-18, 2015Toronto, CanadaToronto, Canada

2015 TEAM USA MEDIA GUIDE

COLORADO SPRINGS -Olympic and World championJordan Burroughs, Worldchampion Adeline Gray, andWorld medalist Andy Bisek willlead the U.S. into the PanAmerican Games on July 15-18 in Toronto, Canada.

The four-day tournament willfeature competition in freestyle,women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

The U.S. has qualified 16total wrestlers for the event.

Burroughs captured a PanAm Games title in 2011 inGuadalajara, Mexico..

Burroughs is an Olympicgold medalist and two-timeWorld champion. He will leadthe U.S. at September’s WorldChampionships in Las Vegas.

Gray is a two-time Worldchampion and four-time Worldmedalist in women’s freestyle.

Bisek earned a bronzemedal at the 2014 WorldChampionships, ending a five-year medal drought for the

United States in Greco-Roman.Two-time World medalist

Tervel Dlagnev will be lookingfor his second Pan Am titleafter previously winning in2011.

2011 Pan Am gold medalistJake Herbert also is back inthe American lineup. The 2009World medalist and 2012Olympian has returned tomake his third World Team.

Two-time World medalistAlyssa Lampe will shoot for aPan American Games title for

the U.S. as well.Two-time Olympian Spenser

Mango was fifth in the World in2013 and 2014.

Veteran Brent Metcalf isanother wrestler to watch atPan Ams. Metcalf just madehis fourth World Team and hasbeaten a number of Worldmedalists.

Keep an eye on 19-year-oldKyle Snyder as well. Heknocked off Olympic goldmedalist Jake Varner to makehis first World Team.

U.S. team ready to rollBrent Metcalf is looking to continue his strong season at the 2015 Pan American Games.

PAN AMERICAN GAMES SCHEDULEWednesday, July 15

Greco-Roman 59 kg, 66 kg, 75 kg, 85 kgThursday, July 16

Greco-Roman 98 kg, 130 kgWomen’s freestyle 48 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg

Friday, July 17Women’s freestyle 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kgMen’s freestyle 57 kg, 65 kg

Saturday, July 18Men’s freestyle 74 kg, 86 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg

U.S. TEAM PREVIEW

Residence: Ames, IowaClub: New York ACCollege: IndianaHigh School: Griffith(Ind.)Born: Jan. 12, 1987Height: 5-52015: Third in U.S.World Team Trials…Eighth in U.S. Open…Third in Dave SchultzMemorial International…2013: Fifth in World Championships… Second inSargsyan International… Second in U.S. WorldTeam Trials…2012: Fourth in New York AC International…Second in Ziolkowski International…2011: Second in Olympic Test Event… New YorkAC International Open champion…2010: Third in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix…Second in U.S. World Team Trials… UniversityWorld Team Trials champion… Second in U.S.Open…2007: DNP in Junior World Championships…College: 2008 NCAA champion for Indiana…Third in 2010 NCAA Championships… Fifth in2009 NCAA Championships… Fourth in 2007NCAA Championships… Four-time All-Americanfor Indiana… Three-time Big Ten champion…Graduated in 2010 with a degree in sports mar-keting…High School: Four-time state champion ... 2002FILA Cadet Freestyle Champion ... Personal: Son of Antonia Rodriguez… has onebrother, Josh, and two sisters, Irene andJessica…

Angel Escobedo57 kg/125.5 lbs.

U.S. FREESTYLE ROSTER57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Angel Escobedo, Ames, Iowa (New York AC)65 kg/143 lbs. – Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC)74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)86 kg/189 lbs. – Jake Herbert, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC)97 kg/213 lbs. – Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC)125 kg/275 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)Coaches – Bruce Burnett (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Bill Zadick (ColoradoSprings, Colo.); Brandon Slay (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Lou Rosselli(Columbus, Ohio)

U.S. FREESTYLE TEAM

Residence: Iowa City,IowaClub: New York ACCollege: IowaHigh School: Davison(Mich.)Born: July 14, 1986Height: 5-72015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion...World Cup champion… Third in Grand Prix ofParis… Second in Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix…2014: DNP in World Championships… GoldenGrand Prix champion (Azerbaijan)… U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion... U.S. Open champion...World Cup gold medalist...2013: DNP in World Championships... StepanSargsyan International champion... U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion… Third in U.S. Open…World Cup silver medalist… Second in IvanYarygin Grand Prix…2012: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…2011: Second in U.S. World Team Trials…2010: DNP in World Championships… U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion… 2009: Third in Pan American Championships…Second in U.S. Nationals…College: 2010 NCAA champion…. Second in2009 NCAA Championships… 2008 NCAA cham-pion for Iowa… 2008 Hodge Trophy winner…High School: Prep career record at Davison HighSchool was 228-0 with 156 pins... Four-timeMichigan state champion... Personal: Son of Tom and Lynn Metcalf... He andhis wife, Kristen, have two sons, Chase andCole...

Brent Metcalf65 kg/143 lbs.

U.S. FREESTYLE TEAM

Residence: Ann Arbor,Mich.Club: New York ACCollege: NorthwesternHigh School: NorthAllegheny (Pa.)Born: March 6, 1985Height: 6-02015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion...2014: Fifth in Intercontinental Cup (Russia)…2012: Seventh in Olympic Games… U.S.Olympic Team Trials champion…2011: Pan American Games champion… Secondin U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Open champi-on… Fifth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial…2010: Second in Henri Deglane Challenge… NewYork AC International champion… DNP in WorldChampionships… Second in Heydar AliyevGolden Grand Prix… U.S. World Team Trialschampion… U.S. Open champion… Second inCerro Pelado International…2009: Second in New York AC InternationalOpen… World silver medalist… U.S. World TeamTrials champion… U.S. Nationals champion…2008: Bronze medalist at World UniversityChampionships… University Nationals champi-on… Fifth in Alexander Medved International…Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… 2007: Hargobind International (Canada) champi-on… Second in Sunkist Kids InternationalOpen… 2006: Bronze medalist at World UniversityChampionships… University Nationals champi-on…2005: FILA Junior Nationals champion…College: Four-time All-American at NorthwesternUniversity, where he was coached by TimCysewski… 2007 and 2009 NCAA Champion…2009 Hodge Trophy winner… 2009 Big Ten MaleAthlete of the Year… Took an Olympic Redshirt in2008… Second in 2006 NCAA Championships…Third in 2005 NCAA Championships… Three-time Big Ten champion in 2006, 2007 and 2009…Earned a degree in Communications…High School: 2003 Pennsylvania state champi-on for North Allegheny High School… Placed allfour years at state meet ... Honor Roll studentsenior year, also won Concept of Physics Studentof the Year award… Personal: Son of Jim and Kelly Herbert… Hastwo sisters, Jenna and Jordan…

Jake Herbert86 kg/189 lbs.

Residence: Lincoln, Neb.Club: Sunkist KidsCollege: NebraskaHigh School: WinslowTownship (N.J.)Born: July 8, 1988Height: 5-92015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion… WorldCup champion…Alexander MedvedInternational champion… 2014: Pan American Championships gold medal-ist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S.Open champion… World Cup gold medalist...Third in Yasar Dogu International…2013: World champion... Stepan SargsyanInternational champion... U.S. World Team Trialschampion... U.S. Open champion... AlexanderMedved International champ… World Cup goldmedalist…2012: Olympic gold medalist… U.S. OlympicTeam Trials champion… Cerro PeladoInternational champion… Dave Schultz MemorialInternational champion…2011: Pan American Games champion… Worldchampion… Ukrainian Wrestlers MemorialInternational champion… U.S. World Team Trialschampion… U.S. Open champion…2008: 10th at Junior World Championships…2007: University Nationals runner-up … College: 2009 and 2011 NCAA champion forNebraska… 2011 Dan Hodge Trophy winner asnation’s best college wrestler… Third in 2008NCAA Championships… Outstanding Wrestler at2008 Big 12 Championships… 2007 NCAAQualifier… Coached by Mark Manning… High School: 2006 New Jersey state championat 135 pounds…Personal: Married Lauren Mariacher on Oct. 12,2013… They have one son, Beacon, who wasborn in July 2014… Has two sisters, Princessand Jenerra, and one brother, Leroy… Son ofJanice Burroughs and LeroyBurroughs…Currently serving as an assistantcoach at the University of NebraskaNoteworthy: Won a U.S. record 69 straightmatches to start his career on the Senior levelfrom 2011-14… Has a 105-2 career record enter-ing 2015 Pan American Games… Won 2013World title less a month after breaking hisankle……

Jordan Burroughs74 kg/163 lbs.

U.S. FREESTYLE TEAM

Residence: Columbus,OhioClub: Sunkist KidsCollege: Nebraska-KearneyHigh School: Arlington(Texas)Born: Nov. 19, 1985Height: 6-22015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion...2014: Third in World Championships... Third inGolden Grand Prix... U.S. World Team Trialschampion... U.S. Open champion2013: Fifth in World Championships... U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion… U.S. Open champ…Alexander Medved International champ… WorldCup silver medalist…2012: New York AC International champion…Hargobind International champion… Fifth inOlympic Games… Ziolkowski International cham-pion… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… PanAmerican Championships gold medalist… CerroPelado International champion… Second in IvanYarygin Memorial…2011: Pan Am Games champion… Fifth in WorldChampionships…U.S. World Team Trials champ…U.S. Open champ… Third in Alexander MedvedInternational… Buryatia Republic President’s Cupchamp… Third in Ivan Yarygin Memorial…2010: New York AC International champion…Second in Habibi & Movahed Cup… Second inHeydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… Second inU.S. World Team Trials… Pan AmericanChampionships gold medalist… Second in U.S.Open… Alexander Medved International champ…2009: World bronze medalist… Heydar AliyevGolden Grand Prix champion… U.S. World TeamTrials champion… Second in U.S. Nationals…2008: World University champion… Third in U.S.Open2007: Sunkist Kids International Open champi-on… Fourth in U.S. Nationals…College: 2007 and 2008 NCAA Division II cham-pion at Nebraska-Kearney...Placed second in2006 and sixth in 2005… High School: Third in Texas state tournament in2003… Fourth in state in 2002… Personal: Son of Ivaylo and Igrena Dlagnev…Has one sister, Kassie… He and his wife, Kirsten,have two sons, Isaiah Tervel and Titus… Movedto the United States from Bulgaria when he wasfour years old…

Tervel Dlagnev125 kg/275 lbs.

Residence: Woodbine,Md.Club: Titan Mercury WCCollege: Ohio StateHigh School: Our Lady ofGood Counsel (Md.),Coronado (Colo.)Born: Nov. 20, 1995Height: 5-112015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion… U.S.Open champion…2014: Third in Junior World Championships…FILA Junior World Team Trials champion…2013: Third in Henri Deglane Challenge… JuniorWorld champion… FILA Junior World Team Trialschampion…College: Second at 2015 NCAA Championshipsfor Ohio State… Second in 2015 Big TenChampionships… Member of 2015 NCAA cham-pionship team, the first in Ohio State history…High School: 179-0 record in three seasons forOur Lady of Good Counsel… 2013 ASICS HighSchool Wrestler of the Year… Attended CoronadoHigh School in Colorado Springs, Colo. as a sen-ior… Resident athlete at U.S. Olympic TrainingCenter during 2013-14 school year...USA Age-group: 2012 Junior Nationals champi-on…

Kyle Snyder97 kg/213 lbs.

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: U.S. ArmyCollege: NorthernMichigan High School: Puyallup,Wash. (Puyallup)Born: May 6, 1988Height: 5-32015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion… U.S.Open champion… Dave Schultz MemorialInternational champion… Guelph Open champion(Canada)2014: Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup champion…Silver medalist at CISM World MilitaryChampionships… Ninth in WorldChampionships… Fifth in Golden Grand Prix(Azerbaijan)… U.S. World Team Trials champi-on… U.S. Open champion… Second in KlippanLady Open (Sweden)… U.S. World Team Trials champion... U.S. Openchampion...2014: U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S.Open champion…2013: Third in World Team Wrestle-Off… Secondin U.S. World Team Trials…2012: Second in U.S. World Team Wrestle-Off…Third in U.S. Open…2011: DNP in World Championships… U.S. Non-Olympic Weights World Team Trials champion…U.S. Open champion…2010: Second in Pan American Championships…Third in U.S. Open…2007: Junior World champion…Personal: Daughter of Sharon and MonteConder…has two brothers, Nate Conder andDustin Conder, and two sisters, Shantel Bird andKim Jackson…

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: Sunkist KidsCollege: NorthernMichiganHigh School:Tomahawk (Wis.)Born: March 10, 1988Height: 5-12015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion...Second in U.S. Open...2014: Fifth in World Championships... Third inGrand Prix of Spain… U.S. Open champion…Third in Klippan Lady Open… Second in DaveSchultz Memorial International…2013: Third in World Championships... U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion… U.S. Open champion…Ukrainian Memorial International champion…2012: New York AC International champion…Hargobind International champion… Third inWorld Championships… U.S. Women’s WorldTeam Wrestle-Off champion… Second in U.S.Olympic Team Trials… 2011: Second in U.S. World Team Trials…2010: U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S.Open champion… 2009: New York AC International champ…Second in World Team Trials…2008: New York AC champ… Second in U.S.World Team Trials… Third in Junior Worlds…2007: Third in Junior World Championships…College: Attended Northern Michigan University…High School: Attended Tomahawk HighSchool…First female to qualify for the Wisconsinstate meet…placed second in 2006...Personal: Daughter of Jeff and JudyLampe…Has one brother, Anthony, and two sis-ters, Amanda and Ashley…

Alyssa Lampe48 kg/105.5 lbs.

Whitney Conder53 kg/116.5 lbs.

U.S. WOMEN’S ROSTER48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Alyssa Lampe, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)Coaches – Terry Steiner (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Erin Tomeo (ColoradoSprings, Colo.); Emma Randall (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Alex Conti(Fredonia, N.Y.)

U.S. WOMEN’S FREESTYLE TEAM

U.S. WOMEN’S FREESTYLE TEAM

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: Sunkist KidsCollege: NorthernMichiganHigh School:Marquette (Mich.),Richmond (Vermont)Born: Aug. 23, 1990Height: 5-62015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion… U.S. Open champion… DaveSchultz Memorial International champion…Second in Guelph Open (Canada)… 2014: Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup champion…Second in Open Cup of Russia… Second in BillFarrell International… Second in U.S. World TeamTrials… Second in U.S. Open…2013: Third in New York AC International…Second in World Team Wrestle-Off… Second inU.S. World Team Trials… Second in U.S. Open…2012: Second in U.S. World Team Wrestle-Off…Second in Hari Ram Grand Prix (India)… Third inKlippan Lady Open (Sweden)… Third in DaveSchultz Memorial International… Third in IvanYarygin Memorial (Russia)… Third in U.S. Open…2011: Second in Pan American Championships…Second in U.S. Open… Fourth in Dave SchultzMemorial International…2010: Third in Hargobind International (Canada)…Second in Sunkist Kids International Open… Thirdin Canada Cup… Second in U.S. World TeamTrials… U.S. Open champion…2009: Second in Sunkist Kids International…Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Sixth in U.S.Nationals…2008: Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Personal: Daughter of Donna and Walt Clodgo…Has two sisters, Krystal and Megan, and onebrother, Jean Paul… Hobbies include hiking,camping and rock climbing… U.S. OlympicTraining Center resident athlete…

Erin Clodgo63 kg/138.75 lbs.

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: New York ACCollege: DeVry, Univ. ofColorado-ColoradoSpringsHigh School:Lakewood, Colo. (BearCreek); Marquette(Mich.) and Chatfield(Colo.)Born: Jan. 15, 1991Height: 5-102015: U.S. World Team Trials champion... U.S.Open champion...2014: World champion... Second in Golden GrandPrix (Azerbaijan)… U.S. World Team Trials cham-pion… World Cup champion… Third in KlippanLady Open…2013: Second in New York AC International…SFU International Open champion… Third inWorld Championships… U.S. World Team Trialschampion… Second in Dave Schultz MemorialInternational…2012: Henri Deglane Challenge champion…Second in New York AC International… Worldchampion… University World champion… U.S.World Team Wrestle-Off champion… Second inCanada Cup… Second in U.S. Olympic TeamTrials… Klippan Lady Open champion…2011: New York AC International Open champi-on… Third in World Championships… JuniorWorld silver medalist… Non-Olympic WeightsWorld Team Trials champion… Second in U.S.World Team Trials… U.S. Open champion… Fifthin Alexander Medved International… Dan KolovInternational champion…2010: Klippan Open champion… Dave SchultzMemorial International champion…2009: New York AC International Open champi-on… Sunkist Kids International Open champion…Fifth in World Championships… U.S. World TeamTrials champion… U.S. Nationals champion…Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…2008: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… JuniorWorld champion…USA Age-group: 2008 FILA Junior World TeamTrials champion… 2007, 2008 Junior Nationalschampion…FILA Cadet Nationals champion…Personal: Daughter of George and Donna Gray…Has three sisters, Geneva, Izabella andGabriella… U.S. Olympic Training Center resi-dent-athlete…

Adeline Gray75 kg/165 lbs.

Residence: SneadsFerry, N.C.Club: U.S. MarinesCollege: NavyHigh School: SpringCreek (Nevada)Born: Feb. 22, 1988Height: 5-72015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion...2014: DNP in World Championships... Second inPan American Championships… U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion… Third in U.S. Open…Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International… College: Seventh in 2011 NCAA Championshipsfor the U.S. Naval Academy, where he wascoached by Bruce Burnett… Sixth in 2009 NCAAChampionships… Team captain as a senior…Four-time NCAA qualifier… 2009 EIWA champi-on… Majored in history…High School: Four-time Nevada state champion(2003-06)… Led Spring Creek to back-to-back-to-back state titles (2004-06)… Named the 2006Nevada Wrestler of the Year ...State recipient ofthe 2006 Dave Schultz High School ExcellenceAward ... Earned All-America recognition as asenior ... 2006 graduate of Spring Creek HighSchool… Attended the Naval Academy PrepSchool during the 2006-07 academic year ...Earned three letters as a member of the footballteam...Personal: Son of Brad and Susan Saddoris...Wife’s name is Jessica...

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: U.S. ArmyCollege: N. MichiganHigh School: St. Louis,Mo. (Christian Brothers)Born: July 6, 1986Height: 5-22015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion...2014: Fifth in World Championships... U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion... U.S. Open champion...2013: Fifth in World Championships... U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion... U.S. Open champion...2012: Ninth in Olympic Games… U.S. OlympicTeam Trials champion… U.S. Open champion…2011: DNP in World Championships…U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion… U.S. Open champion…2010: U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S.Open champion… 2009: Ninth in World Championships… U.S.World Team Trials champion… 2008: Eighth in Olympic Games… U.S. OlympicTeam Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champ…2007: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… Fifth inU.S. Nationals… University Nationals champion…2006: World University champion… Third in JuniorWorld Championships… College: Graduate of Northern Michigan, wherehe was enrolled in the USOEC program…High School: Two-time state champ (2003-04)Personal: Son of Deborah and the late ThomasMango…Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister,Natasha… He and his wife, Leann, are the par-ents of Kayden Spenser Mango…

Spenser Mango59 kg/130 lbs.

Bryce Saddoris66 kg/145.5 lbs.

U.S. GRECO-ROMAN ROSTER59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Bryce Saddoris, Sneads Ferry, N.C. (U.S. Marines)75 kg/165 lbs. – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm)85 kg/187 lbs. – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)98 kg/216 lbs. – Caylor Williams, Greensboro, N.C. (U.S. Army)130 kg/286 lbs. – Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)Coaches – Matt Lindland (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Momir Petkovic(Colorado Springs, Colo.); Shon Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

U.S. GRECO-ROMAN TEAM

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: U.S. ArmyCollege: United StatesMilitary AcademyHigh School: OceanLakes (Va.)Born: Sept. 5, 1984Height: 5-92015: Second in U.S.World Team Trials…Second in U.S. Open… Second in Dave SchultzMemorial International…2014: Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup champion…Bill Farrell International champion… Second inCISM World Military Championships… PanAmerican Championships champion… Second inU.S. World Team Trials… Second in U.S. Open…2013: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… Thirdin U.S. Open… Third in Dave Schultz MemorialInternational…2012: Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup champion…Third in Haparanda Cup… Fifth in UniversityWorld Championships… Third in U.S. OlympicTeam Trials… Seventh in U.S. Open…2011: Armed Forces champion in Greco-Romanand freestyle…College: 2006 NCAA qualifier for Army… 2006All-Academy champion… 2006 New York StateCollegiate champion… Third in 2006 EIWAChampionships…High School: State runner-up in 2002 for OceanLakes High School in Virginia Beach… Sixth instate in 2001, one year after he began wrestling…Personal: Son of Greg and Rhonda Anderson…Has two sisters, Jennifer and Madison… He andhis wife, Molly, have two sons, MacArthur andTheodore… Hobbies include surfing, snowboard-ing, triathlons and chess… Holds a blue belt inBrazilian jiu-jitsu…

Jon Anderson85 kg/187 lbs.

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: Minnesota StormCollege: NorthernMichiganHigh School: Chaska(Minn.)Born: Aug. 18, 1986Height: 5-92015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion...2014: Third in World Championships... PanAmerican Championships gold medalist… U.S.World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open cham-pion… Granma Cup champion… Dave SchultzMemorial International champion…2013: Third in Lavrikov Championships…Haavisto Cup champion… New York ACInternational champion… DNP in WorldChampionships… Fifth in PytlasinskiInternational… U.S. World Team Trials champi-on…2012: Third in Haavisto Cup… Haparanda Cupchampion… New York AC International champi-on… Second in Pan American OlympicQualifier… Pan American Championships goldmedalist… Fifth in Granma Cup… Dave SchultzMemorial International champion… Third in U.S.Open…2011: New York AC International Open champi-on… Second in Sunkist Kids InternationalOpen… DNP in World Championships… Third inIon Corneanu Memorial… Third in U.S. WorldTeam Trials… Third in U.S. Open… Third inHungarian Grand Prix… Fourth in Dave SchultzMemorial International… 2010: Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Third inU.S. Open… University Nationals champion…2009: New York AC International Open champi-on… Second in Sunkist Kids InternationalOpen… Fifth in U.S. Nationals… Fifth in GedzaInternational…2008: Fourth in New York AC International…Second in U.S. Nationals…2007: University Nationals champion…College: Attended Northern Michigan...High School: Attended Chaska HighSchool…Placed third at state in 2004Personal: Son of Tom and Kathy Bisek…Has twobrothers, Scott and Brian, and one sister,Stephanie…Married to Ashley Suggs Bisek…They are the parents of Jim and Molly Bisek…

Andy Bisek75 kg/165 lbs.

U.S. GRECO-ROMAN TEAM

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: New York ACCollege: NorthernMichiganHigh School: SanRamon (Calif.)Born: Jan. 30, 1987Height: 6-02015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion...2014: DNP in World Championships... U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion... U.S. Open champion...Third in Granma Cup… Dave Schultz MemorialInternational champion…2013: Lakrikov Championships champion…Haavisto Cup champion… New York ACInternational champion… Fifth in WorldChampionships... U.S. World Team Trials champi-on… Third in U.S. Open… Second in PanAmerican Championships… Fourth in DaveSchultz Memorial International…2012: Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… FinalOlympic Trials Qualifier champion… Haavisto Cupchampion… Fifth in Haparanda Cup… New YorkAC International champion…2011: Second in U.S. Open… Second in SunkistKids International Open… Second in PanAmerican Championships… Fifth in HungarianGrand Prix… Third in Grand Prix of Slovenia…Third in Dave Schultz Memorial International…2010: Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Fourth inU.S. Open… Third in Haparanda Cup… New YorkAC International champion… Sunkist KidsInternational champion… Third in Granma Cup…Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International… 2009: Fifth in Vantaa Cup… Second in New YorkAC International… Seventh in World UniversityChampionships… 2008: Fifth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Fourthin U.S. Nationals… Fifth in Cristo Lutte (France)… 2007: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials… FILAJunior World Team Trials champion…UniversityNationals champion… Fifth in U.S. Nationals…2006: Third in New York AC Holiday InternationalOpen… Third in Sunkist Kids/ASU InternationalOpen… University Nationals champion…College: Attended Northern Michigan University…High School: Attended San Ramon HighSchool…Fourth, seventh and eighth at state...Personal: Son of Rob and Kim Smith…Has twosisters, Colleen and Crystal…

Robby Smith130 kg/286 lbs.

U.S. GRECO-ROMAN TEAM

Residence: ColoradoSprings, Colo.Club: U.S. ArmyCollege: NorthCarolina-GreensboroHigh School: PalmBay (Fla.)Born: Jan. 7, 1991Height: 6-22015: U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S.Open champion... Second in Dave SchultzMemorial International…2014: First in Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup...DNP in World Championships... U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S. Open champion...2013: DNP in World Championships... U.S. WorldTeam Trials champion... University Nationalschampion… Fifth in U.S. Open… Third in PanAmerican Championships… Second in GranmaCup…2012: New York AC International champion…Fifth in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… DNPin University World Championships… UniversityWorld Team Trials champion… Sixth in GedzaInternational… 2011: Third in New York AC International Open…2010: Fourth in University Nationals… Fourth inFILA Junior Nationals…College: 2011 NCAA qualifier for UNC-Greensboro… 2011 Southern ConferenceFreshman of the Year…High School: 2009 Florida state champion forPalm Bay High School… 50-0 record as a sen-ior… Third in 2008 state tournament…Personal: Son of Ronny and Sheila Williams…has three siblings, Lance Lopez, Lamar Lopezand Jared Williams…

Caylor Williams97 kg/213 lbs.

Burnett was named theNational FreestyleCoach for USAWrestling in May 2014.Burnett lead the men’sfreestyle programthrough the 2016Olympic Games in Riode Janiero, Brazil.Burnett served as theNational FreestyleCoach for USAWrestling for two Olympic cycles, from 1993-2000,which are considered among the most successfulfor the United States in history. During his eightyears leading the program, the United States wonthe World Team titles in men’s freestyle in both1993 in Toronto, Canada and 1995 in Atlanta, Ga.,the only two times in history. In addition, theUnited States won the medal count in men’sfreestyle at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,Ga.Burnett was an employee for USA Wrestling for12 years, also serving as the NationalDevelopmental Coach for USA Wrestling duringthe 1989-92, handling the coaching and develop-ment of U.S. age group wrestlers.During his previous tenure as National FreestyleCoach, Burnett coached many of the greatestwrestlers in American wrestling history. Hecoached Olympic champions Kendall Cross, TomBrands and Kurt Angle at the 1996 OlympicGames in Atlanta, and Olympic championBrandon Slay at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney,Australia.Nine U.S. athletes won 11 World titles duringBurnett’s previous tenure as National FreestyleCoach.A total of 17 athletes who competed on thefreestyle national team under Burnett’s leadershiphave been elected into the National Wrestling Hallof Fame.Burnett became the head coach at the U.S. NavalAcademy after leaving USA Wrestling in the fall of2000, serving 13 years leading the Navy staff untilhis retirement in September, 2013.Burnett led the Midshipmen to a 113-57 record(.665) that featured six-straight seasons of 10 ormore wins from 2002-07. The Midshipmen haveflourished under his guidance, finishing among thetop five at the EIWA Championship in seven of thelast nine years. Navy placed among the top 25 atthe NCAA Championship in three of the last sevenseasons. He coached 10 EIWA Champions, 50NCAA qualifiers and 10 All-Americans at Navy.

Bruce BurnettNational Coach

Zadick was hired asAssistant NationalCoach for USAWrestling in January2009.Zadick was namedNational FreestyleDevelopmental Coachin September 2010.Zadick joined the U.S.coaching staff after amemorable career as acompetitor.Zadick captured a World freestyle title for theU.S. in 2006 in Guangzhou, China.Zadick retired from competition after placing sec-ond at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.Zadick had a standout collegiate career for theUniversity of Iowa.He was a two-time All-American for theHawkeyes, capturing an NCAA title in 1996 whilewrestling under the legendary Dan Gable.A native of Great Falls, Montana, Zadick won fourstate titles for Great Falls High School.Zadick’s younger brother, Mike, won a World sil-ver medal in freestyle wrestling in 2006.Bill Zadick also competed in the 2001 WorldChampionships, placing seventh.He was a runner-up at the U.S. Olympic TeamTrials in 2000 and 2008. He was a three-timeU.S. Nationals runner-up (2003, 2006, 2008) anda two-time World Team Trials runner-up (1999,2002).Zadick was a U.S. Olympic Training CenterResident athlete from 2004-2008, where hisfreestyle career flourished on the mat under theexpert tutelage of Coach Terry Brands.

Bill ZadickAssistant Coach

U.S. FREESTYLE COACHES

Slay was hired as USAWrestling AssistantNational Coach andFreestyle ResidentCoach in January 2009.Slay guides theResident Program atthe U.S. OlympicTraining Center inColorado Springs, Colo.Slay turned in a sur-prise performance atthe 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Hestunned many wrestling observers by winning anOlympic gold medal in 2000. Slay knocked offRussia’s Bouvaisa Saitiev en route to the goldmedal. Saitiev won Olympic titles in 1996, 2004and 2008.A native of Amarillo, Texas, Slay was a two-timeNCAA runner-up competing for the Univ. ofPennsylvania, where he received a degree fromthe Wharton School of Business.Slay won three Texas state high school titles forTascosa High School, and was an all-district foot-ball player.

Brandon SlayAssistant Coach

Rosselli, the associatehead coach at OhioState, is the headfreestyle coach at theOhio Regional TrainingCenter in Columbus.Three of Rosselli’swrestlers, ReeceHumphrey, Kyle Snyderand Tervel Dlagnev,have landed spots onthe 2015 World Team.Dlagnev is a two-time World bronze medalist.Rosselli played a key role in helping lead OhioState to its first NCAA team championship in2015. The Buckeyes also earned a share of theBig Ten title this year.He was honored as the 2009 National WrestlingCoaches Association Assistant Coach of the Yearand 2014 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of theYear, Rosselli helped guide Ohio State to a pair ofNCAA runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009.He also mentored two-time NCAA champion JJaggers along with four-time NCAA championand 2015 Hodge Trophy winner Logan Stieber.

Lou RosselliPan Am Coach

U.S. FREESTYLE COACHES

Two-time World medalist Tervel Dlagnev celebrates his 2015 World Team Trials win.

Steiner was named USAWrestling’s full-timeNational Women’sCoach in April 2002, thefirst in USA Wrestling’shistory.He is responsible for thetraining of America’selite women freestylewrestlers, as well ascoaching womenwrestlers who areinvolved in the U.S. Olympic Training Center resi-dent athlete program. He also plays an importantrole in the development of women’s wrestling inthe United States.Most recently, Steiner led the U.S. to a third-placefinish at the 2013 World Championships.For the first time, women’s wrestlers competed inthe Olympic Games in 2004. Sara McMann won asilver medal and Patricia Miranda won a bronzemedal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.Since becoming USA Wrestling’s NationalWomen’s Coach, U.S. teams on internationaltours have turned in outstanding performances.At the 2003 World Championships in New York,all seven U.S. women won medals. KristieMarano won a gold medal for the U.S. as it tiedJapan for the team title.Steiner also led the U.S. to the title at the 2003World Cup, where the Americans defeated hostJapan to capture the title.Steiner has guided four other U.S. athletes toWorld titles - Iris Smith in 2005, Clarissa Chun in2008, and Adeline Gray and Elena Pirozhkova in2012.Steiner worked six years as an assistant wrestlingcoach at Wisconsin. He helped develop a numberof top wrestlers, including two-time NCAA champi-on Donny Pritzlaff.He also spent two seasons as an assistant coachat Oregon State.Steiner placed second in the 1998 U.S. Nationals.He finished fourth in the 1996 Olympic Trials andfifth in the 2000 Olympic Trials. He won a goldmedal at the 1996 Pan American Championships.Steiner was a 1993 NCAA champion for theUniversity of Iowa, where he wrestled for DanGable. He was named Outstanding Wrestler ofthe 1993 NCAAs.He finished his college career as a three-time All-American for the Hawkeyes. He received hisdegree in social work from Iowa in 1993.Steiner, originally from Bismarck, N.D., won twostate high school titles.

Terry SteinerNational Coach

Tomeo was named afull-time assistantwomen’s freestylecoach for USAWrestling in 2013.Tomeo works closelywith Senior-level ath-letes at the U.S.Olympic TrainingCenter in ColoradoSprings along withbeing heavily involvedwith the U.S. developmental program forwomen’s wrestling.Tomeo, a native of Grove City, Pa., was a two-time World Team member for the United States.She made U.S. World Teams in 2001 and 2006.She placed seventh at the 2006 WorldChampionships at 59 kg/130 lbs. in Guangzhou,China.Tomeo won a U.S. Nationals title in 2008, andalso won the Dave Schultz Memorial Internationalthat year in her final season of competition.She also captured titles at the New York ACInternational Open, Kiev Grand Prix, ManitobaOpen and Klippan Ladies Open during her com-petitive career on the mat.Tomeo made five U.S. National Teams on theSenior level.She placed sixth at the Junior WorldChampionships in 2000, and placed third in theCadet World Championships in 1998 and 1999.Tomeo was the first girl in Pennsylvania highschool history to place at the district level in1999.She is a graduate of the University of Colorado atColorado Springs, earning a degree in history.Tomeo also attended Lock Haven University,where she was a member of the varsity men’swrestling team.Her brother, Tom, was an NCAA All-American forClarion University.Tomeo is an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan whosehobbies include outdoor sports, music andmovies.

Erin TomeoAssistant Coach

U.S. WOMEN’S COACHES

Conti has served as a U.S. women’s coach for anumber of international events since 2008.Conti was part of the American coaching staff forthe 2012 Olympic Games in London.He was on the Team USA staff at the Junior WorldChampionships from 2009-11.Five of the seven 2013 U.S. Senior World Teammembers competed on the Junior World Teamsthat he helped coach.In 2013, Conti was part of the coaching staff at thePan American Championships in Panama City,Panama, along with the Battle at the Falls event inNiagara Falls and the Poland Open.In 2013, he was named women’s coach for theNew York Athletic Club.Conti, a native of Fredonia, N.Y., has been ateacher and coach in the public school system for27 years (nine in California and the past 18 in NewYork).Conti has been a highly successful high schoolcoach in California and New York.Since 2003, he has coached 22 state placewin-ners, 11 state finalists and five state champions in

New York. He coaches atFredonia High School.In 2009, he coached thefirst female, CarleneSluberski, to ever place inthe New York state tour-nament. Sluberski placedsecond.He served as the NewYork USA Wrestlingwomen’s director from2008-11.Conti wrestled collegiately for Ball State,Jamestown (N.Y.) Community College and SUNY-Brockport.He compiled a 9-1 record against internationalcompetition, including going 3-1 for a team thatcompeted in Iraq in 1980.Conti and his wife, Stacy, have a son, Christopher,and a daughter, Alissa. Christopher wrestled for theUniversity of Buffalo and Alissa runs track andcross country and for the State University of NewYork in Fredonia.

Alex ContiPan Am Coach

U.S. WOMEN’S COACHES

Alyssa Lampe has finished third, third and fifth the past three years at the Worlds.

Lindland, an Olympicand World medalist,became USA Wrestling’sNational Greco-RomanCoach in May 2014.Lindland was a WorldTeam Coach for the U.S.at the 2013 WorldChampionships inBudapest, Hungary.Lindland is one of thetop Greco-Romanwrestlers in American history.Lindland earned a silver medal for the UnitedStates at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,Australia.He followed that performance by capturing a silvermedal at the 2001 World Championships inPatras, Greece.Lindland made eight straight U.S. National Teamsin Greco-Roman wrestling from 1994-2002.He won four U.S. Nationals titles and made fourU.S. World Teams.He was a finalist for the 2001 James E. SullivanAward and was named USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year in 1998.Lindland stepped away from wrestling to becomehighly successful while competing in mixed martialarts.In 2000, Lindland started coaching wrestling andMMA at his Team Quest gym in Portland, Ore.Lindland compiled a 22-9 record in MMA andfought in the Ultimate Fighting Championships.Lindland was the top-ranked middleweight in theworld during his fighting career.He won his first four fights in the middleweightdivision of the UFC before losing to MuriloBustamante in a championship match at UFC 37.Lindland, an Oregon native, competed for theUniversity of Nebraska, where he was a Big 8champion and an NCAA qualifier for theCornhuskers.He also competed for two years at ClackamasCommunity College, where he was a 1991 nation-al junior college champion.Lindland was as an assistant coach at Nebraskawhile continuing to train in Greco.He served as a coach and mentor for BradVering, who won an NCAA title for Nebraskabefore winning a World silver medal and becom-ing a two-time Olympian in Greco-Roman.Lindland and his wife, Angie, have a son, James,and a daughter, Robin.

Matt LindlandNational Coach

Petkovic joined USAWrestling as itsAssistant NationalGreco-Roman Coach inMay 2002.Petkovic assists in thetraining and recruitmentof athletes for the U.S.Olympic TrainingCenter resident athleteprogram.Petkovic helped guidethe U.S. to its first World Championships teamtitle in American history in 2007 in Baku,Azerbaijan. Two of the U.S. wrestlers Petkovicworked closely with - Brad Vering (second) andLindsey Durlacher (fifth) - turned in key perform-ances that led to that historic team victory.He also coached Joe Warren to a World title in2006 in Guangzhou, China, and coached AdamWheeler to an Olympic bronze medal in 2008 inBeijing, China.Petkovic was a 1976 Olympic gold medalist inGreco-Roman wrestling, competing for the formerYugoslavia. He also claimed three World silvermedals in 1978, 1979 and 1981, and a Worldbronze medal in 1977.Petkovic placed fourth at the 1984 OlympicGames in Los Angeles. He wrestled international-ly in Greco-Roman from 1970-84.He came to the United States in 1986. He servedas a club coach for the New York Athletic Club forsix years.He was a member of the 2000 U.S. Greco-Roman Olympic Team coaching staff, as well asthe 2001 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team coach-ing staff. The U.S. placed third at both competi-tions.Petkovic also assisted at the 1988 U.S. OlympicTraining Camp in Big Bear, Calif., and alsohelped prepare the 1991 U.S. Greco-RomanWorld Team.Petkovic and his wife have one son, Sasha, andone daughter, Irona.

Momir PetkovicAssistant Coach

U.S. GRECO-ROMAN COACHES

Lewis works as the headcoach of the U.S. Armyteam, stationed in FortCarson, Colo. He isresponsible for trainingthe athletes in the Army'sWorld Class AthleteProgram.He is a four-time Greco-Roman Coach of the Yearby USA Wrestling.He is the personal coachfor three members of the U.S. Pan Am Team:Spenser Mango (59 kg), Jon Anderson (85 kg) andCaylor Williams.Mango, a two-time Olympian, placed fifth at the2013 and 2014 World Championships.Lewis served as coach at the 2011 Pan AmericanGames in Guadalajara, Mexico.The U.S. had three medalists and placed secondbehind Cuba at the 2011 Pan Ams.Lewis coached the Army team to its 14th consecu-tive Armed Forces Championships titles in bothGreco-Roman and freestyle earlier this year inColorado Springs.Lewis has been a member of the U.S. coachingstaff at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.He was the assistant coach of the 2002 U.S.

Greco-Roman World Team, which placed fifth inthe World Championships held in Moscow, Russia.The team was led by World champion DremielByers.Lewis was a member of the coaching staff for anumber of other U.S. World Teams, including the2007 U.S. World team which won the team titleand the 2006 U.S. World Team which placed thirdin the standings.As an athlete, Lewis competed on the 1993 and1999 U.S. World Championships teams. He alsoqualified for the 1998 U.S. World Team, but wasunable to participate in the World Championshipsthat year.He was a four-time U.S. Nationals Greco-Romanchampion (1993-94, 1996, 1998), and was amedalist in three U.S. Olympic Team Trials (1992,1996, 2000).Lewis was a member of the U.S. Army team as anathlete, winning six Armed Forces Greco-Romantitles and competing in the World MilitaryChampionships.He was honored as the 1993 U.S. Army Athlete ofthe Year, an award including all sports in theArmy's program.Prior to joining the Army, he attended theUniversity of Oregon, as well as competing forPlacer High School in Auburn, Calif.

Shon LewisPan Am Coach

U.S. GRECO-ROMAN COACHES

U.S. Army wrestler Caylor Williams made his third straight World Team this year.

10 STORY IDEAS FORPAN AMERICAN GAMES1. Jordan Rules - Burroughs captured aPan American Games title a month afterwinning his first World title in 2011. He’swon an Olympic gold medal and anotherWorld title since his last Pan Ams appear-ance. He is now a combined 105-2 in hisbrilliant international career.2. Adeline GOLD - Adeline Gray turned ina phenomenal performance to earn hersecond World title in 2014 in Tashkent,Uzbekistan. The four-time World medalistis ranked No. 1 in the World and she iszeroing in on her first Olympic Team berth.3. Bisek’s Stache - Andy Bisek hasbecome well-known around the globe forhis moustache, but he proved he can com-pete at a high level as well after earning abronze medal at the 2014 Worlds.4. Big Man ready to roll - HeavyweightTervel Dlagnev captured his second Worldbronze medal in 2014, and he’s ready tomake a run at gold in 2015. He is seekinghis second Pan Ams title.5. Lampe a fixure for the women -Veteran Alyssa Lampe has placed third,

third and fifth in the three last three WorldChampionships. She is looking for her firstgold medal at the Pan Ams and Worlds.6. Fear the Beard - Robby Smith and hisbeard have big goals this season in theGreco-Roman heavyweight class. Smithwas fifth at the 2013 Worlds and he’seager to bounce back this year.7. Mullet Man on a Mission - 2009 Worldsilver medalist Jake Herbert has returnedwith a new mullet hairstyle and with avengeance on the mat. The 2012 Olympianis seeking his second Pan Ams title beforehe makes a run at World gold this fall.8. Conder ready to make impact -Veteran Whitney Conder has been on thebig stage plenty of times before and she’smotivated to earn some hardware this timefor the United States.9. Metcalf focused on big goals - BrentMetcalf made his fourth World Team andnow he’s ready to finally earn a spot on thepodium in freestyle. He went unbeaten atthe World Cup with a strong showing.10. Don’t count out Escobedo - AngelEscobedo placed fifth at the 2013 WorldChampionships and he’s a gifted wrestlerwith a chance to win gold in Toronto.

Jordan Burroughs takes control against Kyle Dake at the World Team Trials.

STORY IDEAS FOR PAN AMS