Black captures silver at U20 GR Worlds

[Todd Conner]

Black captures silver at U20 GR Worlds

Incoming recruit Otto Black captured the silver at 63kg/138 lbs. at the U20 Greco-Roman World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. Black defeated Dejan Berkec of Serbia, 5-1 in the Round of 16. In the quarterfinals Black won a hard fought 7-6 decision over Enes Ulku of Turkey. Black advanced to...

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It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

 

[WildTurk]

Congrats Otto! A world silver in Greco is no joke.

 

[Libertylover]

Congrats Otto! A world silver in Greco is no joke.

Is he a senior this year, or is he in this years freshman class at Iowa ?

 

[HawkAlum2002]

Is he a senior this year, or is he in this years freshman class at Iowa ?

He was a senior last year.

 

[Gobblin]

Is he a senior this year, or is he in this years freshman class at Iowa ?

Otto plans to join 2nd semester after gaining some credits at Kirkwood.

 

[HawkeyePA]

with his Greco skills and his explosive style he will be the type of kid that can change the outcome of the match in a flash. Greco guys are sometimes labeled as limited but I always thought of later in the match when your opponent was tired and wanted to tie you up or just lean into you from a bad shot or whatever ..it is the perfect time to launch him straight to his back. I hope Otto keeps the excitement level up and he could be a Crowd favorite and perhaps help draw in some other Greco recruits