Wrestling Adds Anthony Echemendia
11/14/2019 12:42:37 PM | General, Wrestling
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Anthony Echemendia, the reigning U.S. Junior National Champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Ohio State wrestling program and plans to enroll in classes for the Spring semester.
Echemendia is coming off a calendar year which he found mass on-mat success:
-Arizona state title for Sunnyside High School (Tucson) with a 22-0 record at 152 pounds
-Junior National Champion at Fargo in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, going 14-0 between both tournaments and outscoring his opposition by a combined tally of 139-10
-A 10-0 tech fall winner at FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 event
“Humble and hard working. Accustomed to discomfort and the hard way. We are excited to welcome Anthony from Cuba to Buckeye Nation!”
–tweeted head coach Tom Ryan (@Buckeye158)
The 2019 Sunnyside High graduate won six Cuban national championships at the Cadet and Junior levels before coming to the United States.
God's plan I'm very happy to announce that I'm going to represent #Ohio #STATE #university. #go #Bucks @wrestlingbucks ? pic.twitter.com/1hILiOPvZ3
— Anthony Echemendia (@AnthonyEchemen1) November 13, 2019
