3X World champion Adeline Gray to battle Justina Distasio at 75 kg; World champion Helen Maroulis to face Samantha Stewart at 53 kg
NEW YORK, April 18, 2016 – World champion women wrestlers Adeline Gray and Helen Maroulis of the United States will compete against talented Canadian opponents as part of the 2016 Beat the Streets international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Donderdag, Mei 19.
Gray is a three-time World champion who earned a spot on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team with her victory at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on April 10. Gray will face 2015 Canadian World Team member Justina Distasio in a match at 75 kg/165 lbs.
Gray won World gold medals in 2012, 2014 en 2015, and is also a two-time World bronze medalist in 2011 en 2013. Gray is currently on a 37-match winning streak. She was a 2015 Pan American Games champion, is a two-time World Cup champion, and has also won World titles on the University and Junior levels. She is a native of Denver, Colo., and competes for the New York Athletic Club.
Di Stasio competed on the 2015 Canadian Senior World Team. She won gold medals in the 2015 en 2016 Pan American Championships, and was a silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games. Di Stasio was second at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials. She was fifth in the 2012 Junior World Championships. Di Stasio was a three-time WCWA Women’s College national champion for Simon Fraser University.
This is a rematch of the 2015 Pan American Games gold medal finals, won by Gray with a come-from-behind last-second score for a 9-6 overwinning.
It will be Gray’s first time competing in Times Square at a Beat the Streets competition, and Di Stasio will be making her Times Square debut as well.
Maroulis was a 2015 World champion at 55 kg, and has won a 2012 World silver medal and a 2013 World bronze medal. Maroulis recently won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 53 kg, and will be competing at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Ulaanbataar, Mongolië, April 22–24, where she will attempt to qualify the United States for the Rio Olympic Games at her weight class.
Maroulis is a six-time U.S. Open champion. She has won two World Cup gold medals and 2011 Pan American Games champion. She won three career Junior World titles. Maroulis won four WCWA women’s college national titles for Simon Fraser University. She is a native of Rockville, Md. and competes for the Sunkist Kids.
Stewart was a bronze medalist at the 2012 World University Championships, and was a 2016 Pan American Championships gold medalist. She placed fourth in the 2009 Senior World Championships. Stewart has won medals at international competitions in Germany, Canada, Frankrijk, Brazil and Romania. She won the Canadian Team Trials in December 2015.
Maroulis has competed in a Beat the Streets event three previous times, scoring victories in all of her bouts. She first competed in the “Rumble on the Rails” in Grand Central Terminal in 2013, pinning Irina Kisel of Russia in the second period. In 2014, she scored a pin over Marcia Andrades of Venezuela in 5:53 in Times Square at the “Team USA vs. the World” event. In 2015, she scored a 10-0 technical fall over Yamilka del Valle of Cuba in the “Salsa in the Square” in Times Square. This will be Stewart’s first appearance in a Beat the Streets event.
Competitors for Team USA will also compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran. There will be two Olympic-level matches and four Junior-level matches as part of the men’s freestyle competition. Bovendien, there will also be Greco-Roman competition on the card. These matchups will be announced at a later date.
Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition. In 2013, het evenement heette "The Rumble on the Rails,”Werd gehost in het historische Grand Central Terminal en er waren dubbele ontmoetingen tussen Team USA, Rusland en Iran.
The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. In 2011, de Verenigde Staten versloegen wereldkampioen Rusland, 5-2, het eerste sportevenement ooit gehouden op het historische Times Square. In 2012, een andere VS. vs. De dubbele bijeenkomst van Rusland werd gehouden op Times Square, samen met de V.S.. Olympic Team Wrestle-off voor de 60 kg / 132 lbs. positie op de V.S.. Olympisch team in freestyle heren. In 2014, Team USA versloeg een World All-Star Team op Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, "Salsa in the Square" was een ontmoeting tussen Team USA en Team Cuba in de drie Olympische stijlen, gehouden kort na de historische verandering in de politieke betrekkingen van de VS en Cuba.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. In 2010, een all-star challenge met top U.S. worstelaars werden gehouden op de USS Intrepid, een vliegdekschip aangemeerd aan de westkant van Manhattan.
Top Beat the Streets jeugdworstelaars nemen de mat om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren in tentoonstellingswedstrijden vanaf 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature to be held is the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Dan is het Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.
The Beat the Streets competition requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance atwww.btsny.org of 212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. Meer details zijn beschikbaar ophttp://www.btsny.org/gala.
The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. Dit unieke en opwindende jaarlijkse evenement helpt Beat the Streets (BTS) aanzienlijke fondsen werven om haar missie te bevorderen. Of het nu gaat om een kluis, constructieve uitlaatklep voor onze stedelijke jeugd, bestrijding van obesitas bij kinderen, inspirerende vrouwen, of hele naties verenigen, worstelen leert volharding, toewijding, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS dient momenteel over 3,000 student-atleten elk jaar.
"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Matchups
In New York City, Mei 19, 2016
Women’s 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (VS) vs. Samantha Stewart (Canada)
Women’s 75 kg/165 lbs.– Adeline Gray (VS) vs. Justina Di Stasio (Canada)
Notitie: USA vs. Iran freestyle matches and featured Greco-Roman bout to be announced later.
Wrestling Schedule
3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. - Worstelen van wereldklasse: Team VS vs.. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration
