Ironman competitors earn medals at World Championships
Three Ironman competitors have won medals wrestling in the 2018 Cadet World Championships that took place in July in Zagreb, Croatia. Two other Ironman competitors made the team. The success of these Ironmen speaks to the quality of wrestlers who compete in the prestigious Walsh Jesuit Ironman Tournament, now in its 25th year.
The medal winners are:
at 51kg: GOLD – Matthew Ramos (Lockport Twp. IL)
at 48kg: SILVER – Richard Figueroa (Selma, CA)
at 92 kg: BRONZE – Albert “AJ” Ferrari (Blair Academy, NJ)
The following individuals, also Ironmen competitors, made the US team and finished as follows:
at 45kg: 5th – Chance Lamer (Crescent Valley, OR)
at 60 kg: 10th – Joshua Saunders (Christian Brothers College, MO)