After the first day of competition at the Cadet Worlds, the United States is already assured of two things: 1) that its Greco-Roman program now has a finalist for a fourth straight year; and 2) that at least one wrestler whose surname is Raney will be going for gold for a second-consecutive year.
Day 1 of the 2024 U17 World Championships began at 10:30am local time from Amman, Jordan (3:30am ET) and streamed live in the US on FLOWrestling.
Jayden Raney (55 kg) — twin brother of ’23 U17 World gold Jordyn (60 kg) — advanced to Tuesday afternoon’s final round on the strength of four victories, three of which were recorded via stoppage (two technical falls, one pin).
Coached by Bryan Medlin of the Illinois Regional Training Center, Raney started in the qualification round and prevailed over Sardor Kholmurzaev (UZB) by way of fall after initially surging to a 5-0 lead. Kholmurzaev was called for passivity and Raney followed with a pair of gutwrenches. Late in the second period, and with the margin set at 5-1, Raney leveraged a high right underhook that compelled Kholmurzaev into a desperation headwrap attempt. Raney landed on top of the hold and assumed top position to collect the fall.
After disposing of Denys Seredin (UKR) thanks to a string of guts from par terre, Raney was onto the quarterfinal where he would receive a tough test in the form of Ali Nazarov (AZE). Raney was able to crank one elbow-deep gutwrench in the first period’s passivity/par terre chance, but Nazarov reversed to grab a point back in return. In the second period, Nazarov scored two from a correct throw — and then Raney had reversed position to make the score 4-3, which represented the final tally of the match.
Raney was indeed threatened in the semifinal by Hungarian Petro Zhytovoz. A throw attempt from Zhytovoz was blocked by Raney, who immediately collapsed on top into an advantageous position. But the action was ruled a step-out with one point going to Hungary. Zhytovoz was then soon awarded a passivity point and from par terre found a lift at the edge that put Raney in a 6-0 hole. However — shortly before the break — Raney worked over the top of Zhytovoz, who was on his knees. The American pounced, essentially bullying Zhytovoz straight to his back. The signal for the fall arrived in quick succession.
Raney will face Alpamys Bolatuly of Kazakhstan with U17 World gold on the line during Tuesday’s second session.
Schwab, Weiler, Sherlock, & Boger
Four other American athletes too the mat on Monday: Hayden Schwab (48 kg, IA), Colten Weiler (65 kg, WI), Emmitt Sherlock (80 kg, MD), and Travyn Boger (110 kg, UT).
Schwab fought very hard against Yedige Toleutayev (KAZ) and had several good moments on-the-feet, but Toleutayev did meaningful damage from top par terre. Through the preamble, Schwab dug in to try and battle for position, but the Kazakh’s instincts were a bit more polished. The officials agreed, and therefore dinged Schwab for passivity. From top PT, Toleutayev executed a cascading four-point lift, and in short order locked for another. This time, Schwab was ready, and initially received credit for a land-on-top two off the edge. But — KAZ challenged, the points were wiped away, and then reset with the score at 6-0. A takedown from Toleutayev ended matters at 8-0. Toleutayev was defeated in the semifinal by Armin Shamsipourhaji (IRI), which eliminated Schwab from possible medal contention via repechage.
It was a similar story for Weiler, Sherlock, and Boger.
Weiler, like Schwab, put in a solid effort in his lone contest of the day. Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) broke the ice with a takedown off of high double underhooks but could not manage a turn from the tarp. Back standing, Weiler deflected an exchange and converted into his own scoring action by knocking Ibrahim off the line for a step-out point. But with time a factor in the opening period, Ibrahim went back to the double underhooks and capitalized with a four-pointer. Weiler would pick up another point during the latter stages of the match but Ibrahim had the 6-2 decision in his pocket. The Egyptian was felled in the quarterfinal by Emil Abdullayev (AZE), thus bringing to a premature end Weiler’s World Championships debut.
A learning experience it was for Sherlock, who wound up on the wrong end of an 11-1 VSU at the hands of Arame Arakelyan (ARM). Arakelyan seized on his opportunity from top par terre in the first period by rotating three gutwrenches. Sherlock still stood his ground and answered with a step-out point to make the score 7-1 heading into intermission. In the second period, Sherlock had a good idea by trying to unfurl an arm throw. But Arakelyan countered with a head-arm yank back to come up with four points, as well as the 11-1 victory. The Armenian was downed one round later by Orkhan Hajiyev (AZE) to eliminate Sherlock from the tournament.
A quick start for Emrullah Capkan (TUR) put Boger in trouble. The Turkish wrestler had executed an arm throw that garnered four and followed with a gutwrench. Boger dusted himself off and sauntered back into the fight, and soon required a brief time-out for ketchup. Once action resumed, Capkan attempted a body attack that yielded two points, which capped the proceedings at 8-0. Capkan lost to eventual finalist Zoltan Czako (HUN) in the next round to limit Boger’s time in the event.
Day 2
Five more wrestlers from the United States will compete on Day 2 of Greco-Roman at the ’24 U17 World Championships, along with Jayden Raney, who is in the finals. Their respective draws (and rounds) can be found below.
45 kg: Loc Webber (OH)
vs. Toi Nishimura (JPN) — round-of-16
51 kg: Dominic Munaretto (IL)
vs. Maksut Sultanov (UKR) — round-of-16
60 kg: Jordyn Raney (KY/IRTC)
vs. Ziming Ding (CHN) — qualification round
71 kg: Joseph Jeter (OK)
vs. Vladislav Byrlia (AIN) — round-of-16
92 kg: Evan McGuire (MN/PINnacle)
vs. winner between Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (BRA) vs. Kanstantsin Kasyan (AIN) — round-of-16
GOLD MEDAL FINAL
55 kg: Jayden Raney (KY/IRTC)
vs. Alpamys Bolatuly (KAZ)
Remaining U17 World Championships Schedule
*All times +7 hrs ET
*Streaming live on FLOWrestling in the US
Tuesday, August 20
10:30am — Qualification rounds (Webber, Munaretto, Raney, Jeter, & McGuire)
5:00pm — Semifinals
6:00pm — Jayden Raney in finals
Wednesday, August 21
10:30am — Repechage
6:00pm — Medal rounds
2024 U17 World Championships
August 19-21 — Amman, JOR
TEAM USA DAY 1 RESULTS
48 kg: Hayden Schwab (IA)
LOSS Yedige Toleutayev (KAZ) 8-0, TF
55 kg: Jayden Raney (KY/IRTC)
WON Sardor Kholmurzaev (UZB) via fall
WON Denys Seredin (UKR) 9-0, TF
WON Ali Nazarov (AZE) 4-3
WON Petro Zhytovoz (HUN) via fall
65 kg: Colten Weiler (WI)
LOSS Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) 6-2
80 kg: Emmitt Sherlock (MD)
LOSS Arame Arakelyan (ARM) 11-1, TF
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LOSS Emrullah Capkan (TUR) 8-0, TF
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