Stoll wins twice at Junior World Championships

University of Iowa heavyweight Sam Stoll fell one win short of earning a bronze medal at the 2015 United World Wrestling Junior World Championships on Wednesday in Salvador, Brazil. Stoll, who is entering his second year with the Hawkeye wrestling program, finished 2-2 overall, reaching the semifinal round in the Greco-Roman division.

Stoll, who earned a bronze in the 2013 Junior World Championships, was the lone U.S. competitor to reach the medal round, tallying half the country's four overall wins throughout the two-day event. Stoll, of Kasson, Minn., opened with a pin over Egypt's Sayed Abdelatif. He added a 4-1 win against Germany's Jello Kramer.

Stoll lost in the semifinals to Georgia's Zviadi Pataridze, the 2014 Cadet World champion. The medal bid ended with a 5-1 loss to Turkey's Osman Yildirim.

Stoll went 18-5 in his red-shirt season. He claimed tournament titles at the Luther Open and Grand View Open, earning top four finishes at two other events.

Hawkeye Wrestling Club's Brent Metcalf and Tony Ramos will compete in the UWW Senior World Championships on Sept. 7-12 in Las Vegas. They will wrestle in the men's freestyle at 143 and 125.5 pounds, respectively.

Below is the official news release from UI Sports Information:

Stoll Falls in Bronze Medal match

Hawkeye freshman denied second World Championships medal

SALVADOR, Brazil - University of Iowa freshman Sam Stoll lost 5-1 to Turkey's Osman Yildirim in the bronze medal match at the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships on Wednesday.

Stoll, a 2013 Junior World Championships bronze medalist, advanced to the semifinals with a pin in the opening round and a 4-1 decision in the quarterfinals. He dropped to the bronze medal match following an 8-0 loss in the semis to 2014 cadet world champion Zviadi Pataridze (Georgia).

Stoll was the only U.S. Greco-Roman wrestler to advance to the medal round. The United States was 1-4 on Tuesday and 3-5 on Wednesday.

The United States senior team completes the 2015 season Sept. 7-12 at the World Championships in Las Vegas. Hawkeye Wrestling Club members Brent Metcalf (65 kg) and Tony Ramos (57 kg) represent Team USA in the men's freestyle division.

UWW JUNIOR WORLD GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sam Stoll, Kasson, Minn. (Minnesota Storm/Hawkeye WC)

Opening Round: WIN Mohammed Sayed Abdelatif (Egypt), pin 1:24

Quarterfinals: WIN Jello Kramer (Germany), 4-1

Semifinals: LOSS Zviadi Pataridze (Georgia), tech. fall, 0-8

Bronze medal round: LOSS Osman Yildirim (Turkey), 5-1

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