纽约, 五月 13, 2019 - The excitement of a night of world-class wrestling at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, in which a sold-out, record-breaking crowd of 5,000 was treated to 13 electrifying matches, spilled over into the post-event Beat the Streets Benefit Celebration at The Wilson on Monday. And while the victories by Olympic champions乔丹·巴勒斯 (2012, 金), 凯尔·斯奈德 (2016, 金) 和 J'den考克斯 (2016, 青铜) 和当地人最喜欢的 尼克Suriano (Rutgers University) 和 詹姆斯。格林 (威林伯勒, 新泽西州) stole the show on the mat during “Grapple at the Garden,” it was the Beat the Streets youth wrestlers who were the real winners, 如 $1.3 million was raised for this worthy not-for-profit in support of programs which empower young people in New York City through the great sport of wrestling.
“It’s hard to put into words what the support of everyone involved in this great night means to these kids and our mission,“说 布伦丹·巴克利, 击败街道执行董事. “The wrestling community responds year after year to this important cause, and not only did they get to enjoy an amazing night of unbelievably high-level wrestling at a historic venue like the Hulu Theater at MSG, but they also went away with the knowledge that they make everything we do at Beat the Streets a reality. We couldn’t me more pleased and can’t wait to grow this even bigger next year.”
The award winners announced at the Benefit Celebration include:
· Junior League Female Wrestler of the Year: Sujeydy Matos, Inwood Academy for Leadership
· Junior League Male Wrestler of the Year: Sulayman Bah, MS 129
· Become Your Own Dream Foundation Scholarship: Adrian Rosario Beato, Mott Haven Campus – This financial scholarship is given annually to a New York City student-athlete who has overcome obstacles, worked through hardship, and plans to continue wrestling in college.
· Female Student Athlete of the Year:Lyn Kajihara, The Bronx High School of Science – This career achievement award is given to a female athlete who exhibits the greatest combination of academic and extracurricular success.
· Male Student Athlete of the Year: David Berkovich, Poly Prep Country Day School – This career achievement award is given to a male athlete who exhibits the greatest combination of academic and extracurricular success.
· Grit Award: Michael Babbcort, George Wingate Educational Campus – This career achievement award is given to the New York City wrestler who has embraced the grind and shown improvement through their tireless effort and dedication to the sport.
· Lady Liberty:Shola Cascen, Harry S. Truman High School – This career achievement award is given to the New York City female wrestler who has stood as the beacon of opportunity and promise, representing all that is strong and proud of New York City women’s wrestling.
· Atlas Award: Terry Adams, Monsignor Farrell High School – This career achievement award is given to a male athlete who has picked up New York City wrestling and taken it to new heights.
· Junior League Coach of the Year: Jonathan Khoury, Eagle Academy for Young Men
· Girls High School Coach of the Year: Ted Cook, Harry S. Truman High School
· Boys High School Coach of the Year: Michael Stern, Queens Metropolitan High School
· Assistant Coach of the Year: Barry Hart, George Wingate Educational Complex
· Volunteer of the Year: Jake O’Hara, Columbia University (‘14) s
Beat the Streets Benefit competitions, which began in 2010, have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique annual event has helped Beat the Streets raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.
第一拍街道效益举行的U.S.S. 强悍, 停靠在曼哈顿西侧航母. 自那以后, the benefit has taken place at other notable New York City spots like Grand Central Station and Times Square. 美国队已经面对反对球队来自世界各地，包括日本各地, 古巴, Russia and Iran. 去年, 比赛在新码头主持 17 在海港区，其中包括备受瞩目的宝来VS. 弗兰克·查米索 比赛.
关于美国摔跤 美国摔跤是国家管理机构对摔跤在美国体育和, 像这样, 是其代表美国奥委会和联合国世界摔跤, 国际摔跤联合会. 简单地, 美国摔跤是协调业余摔跤项目在全国和作品创造的兴趣和参与这些计划的中央组织. 它拥有超过 230,000 全国各地的会员, 男孩和女孩, 所有年龄段的男性和女性, 代表这项运动的各个层面. 其总裁是布鲁斯·鲍姆加特纳, 其执行董事为丰富本德尔. More information can be found at TheMat.com.
2019 Beat the Streets “Grapple at the Garden” 五月 6, 2019, Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, 纽约
Final Results
122 磅. (女孩) – Valentina Bailon pin Elleny Seda, 3:22 138 磅. (boys) – Jo Jo Aragona pin Adam Busiello, 4:06 Men’s freestyle – 57 公斤 – Jack Mueller tech. fall Nick Piccininni, 11-0 Women’s freestyle – 62 公斤 – Mallory Velte (美国) tech fall Linda Morais (加拿大), 10-0 Men’s freestyle – 70 公斤 – James Green dec. 安东尼Ashnault, 8-4 Men’s freestyle – 97 公斤 – Kyle Snyder tech. fall Nishan Randhawa (加拿大), 15-1 Men’s freestyle – 125 公斤 – Nick Gwiazdowski dec. Derek White, 9-0 Women’s freestyle – 57 公斤 – Becka Leathers (美国) 十二月. Diana Weicker (加拿大), 10-6 Men’s freestyle – 61 公斤 – Nick Suriano dec. Joe Colon, 3-1 Men’s freestyle – 86 公斤 – Drew Foster inj. dft. 大卫·泰勒, 0:31 Men’s freestyle – 92 公斤 – J’den Cox tech. fall Patrick Brucki, 10-0 Men’s freestyle – 65 公斤 – Yianni Diakomihalis dec. Bajrang Punia (印度), 10-8 Men’s freestyle – 74 公斤 – Jordan Burroughs tech. fall Ben Askren, 11-0
Snyder vs. Nishan Randhawa (加拿大), Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia (印度) In Tenth Annual Youth Non-profit Fundraiser NEW YORK–Kyle Snyder, who won gold at 97 kg the 2016 Olympics in Rio, will battle Canada’sNishan Randhawaat the “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets (BTS) benefit, 五月 6 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The addition of the superstar and longtime BTS supporter plus a matchup between two-time National ChampionYianni Diakomahlis (罗切斯特, 纽约州) 和 Bajrang Punia(印度) increases the current number of scheduled matches to eight.
Snyder, of Woodbine, MD。, a three-time NCAA Champion at Ohio State, will battle Randhawa at 97 公斤. The youngest Olympic gold medalist and youngest world champion in U.S. wrestling history (他 20 at the time of the Rio victory), Snyder also took gold at the 2015 和 2017 World Championships and silver last year in Budapest. Last month he continued his dominance with a clean sweep at the Dave Kolov International to win gold. Randhawa, from Abbotsford, 不列颠哥伦比亚省, competes for Simon Fraser Univ. in B.C. and is a Canadian junior and senior freestyle champion.
Diakomahlis completed his second season at Cornell with his second straight national championship at 141 磅。, and now owns a mark of 66-1 with the Big Red, 含 47 连胜. A four-time N.Y. state high school champion at Hilton H.S., Diakomahlis is a two-time Ivy League and EIWA Wrestler of the Year and a unanimous All-Ivy pick.
Bajrang, a frequent medalist in the World Championships, 亚运会, Commonwealth Games and other international championships since 2013, last November achieved the No. 1 ranking in the world at 65kg. Bajrang won five medals in all in 2018, including the historic first gold medal for India in the Asian Games, besting Daichi Takataniof Japan in the final.
“We’re excited to have our most recent Olympic gold medalist and one of our greatest ambassadors back this year,“说 布伦丹·巴克利, Beat the Streets Inc Executive Director. “Kyle Snyder adds to a night that fans have buzzing about for weeks. We can’t wait until May 6 to showcase all this outstanding wrestling talent on the big stage of the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.”
The added matchups boost an already impressive slate that is highlighted by featured bouts between 2012 金牌得主 乔丹·巴勒斯 和 2008 奥林匹亚 本Askren; a match between current NCAA champion尼克Suriano (Paramus, N.J. / Rutgers Univ.) 和 2018 World bronze medalistJoe Colon(Clear Lake, 爱荷华州 / Univ. of Northern Iowa); women’s bouts between 2018 World Silver MedalistSarah Hildebrandt(Granger, 工业。) and Canada’sDana Weicker, 和 2018 Senior World Championships Bronze MedalistMallory Velte (萨克拉门托, 加利福尼亚州。) VS. Linda Morais, also of Canada; and several other intriguing bouts.
The updated list of matches and weight classes is available below; the order is still to be determined, as are additional matchups. “Grapple at the Garden” supports Beat the Streets (www.btsny.org), 在美国最大的基层内城摔跤节目, serving as both a fundraiser for the organization and to celebrate its athletes as they compete on the biggest stage in the center of the world.
For the fifth straight year, FloSports will provide live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling.com.
Beat the Streets Benefit competitions, which began in 2010, have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique and electrifying annual event has helped Beat the Streets raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.
第一拍街道效益举行的U.S.S. 强悍, 停靠在曼哈顿西侧航母. 自那以后, the benefit has taken place at other notable New York City spots like Grand Central Station and Times Square. 美国队已经面对反对球队来自世界各地，包括日本各地, 古巴, Russia and Iran. 去年, 比赛在新码头主持 17 在海港区，其中包括备受瞩目的宝来VS. Frank Chamizo match.
美国摔跤是国家管理机构对摔跤在美国体育和, 像这样, 是其代表美国奥委会和联合国世界摔跤, 国际摔跤联合会. 简单地, 美国摔跤是协调业余摔跤项目在全国和作品创造的兴趣和参与这些计划的中央组织. 它拥有超过 230,000 全国各地的会员, 男孩和女孩, 所有年龄段的男性和女性, 代表这项运动的各个层面. 其总裁是布鲁斯·鲍姆加特纳, 其执行董事为丰富本德尔. More information can be found at TheMat.com. 2019 Beat the Streets “Grapple at the Garden” 五月 6, 2019 Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, 纽约
(Matches scheduled to date, Order TBD)
Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Diana Weicker, 53 公斤 (该) Mallory Velte vs. Linda Morais, 62 公斤 (该) Jo Jo Aragona vs. Adam Busiello, 138 磅. Nick Suriano vs. Joe Colon, 61 公斤 Bajrang Punia (IND) VS. Yianni Diakomihalis, 65 公斤 James Green vs. 安东尼Ashnault, 70 公斤 Jordan Burroughs vs Ben Askren, 74 公斤 Kyle Snyder vs. Nishan Randhawa (CAN), 97 公斤
