"Us"? "We"? You got a mouse in your pocket, Bud? On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Lee Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
> my pleasure Jon. if you guys just tell us what you wanna see, we’ll do > our best to provide it. :) > cheers! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Jonsson > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 9:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [omnisport:20209] Olympian Jake Herbert > > Hey thanks Lee, much appreciated, and I am sure there will be lots of > others who appreciate this great sport:-) > > Jon > > > > On 12 August 2012 07:50, Lee Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Jacob John “Jake” Herbert, 27 > > Sport: Wrestling > > Born: March 6, 1985, Pittsburgh, PA > > Hgt: 6’0” > > Wgt: 185 lbs. > > Event: Men’st 84kg Freestyle > > Club: Cliff Keen Wrestling Club > > Coach: Sean Bormet > > > > > Jake Herbert debuts in his first Olympics after winning at the 2012 U.S. > Wrestling Team Trials. The Pittsburgh, PA native was considered one of Team > USA's best prospects since he came onto the scene as a wrestler at > Northwestern University. > > > Jake was a standout wrestler in high school, compiling a 141-18 overall > record. An honor roll student his senior year, Herbert also won the Concept > of Physics Student of the Year award as a senior. He excelled as a > Northwestern Wildcat, ultimately winning the Hodge Trophy (NCAA's wrestling > version of the Heisman) as a senior. In addition, Herbert became the > university's first NCAA champion since 1990 as a junior, compiling a > perfect 32-0 mark. At NCAA finals that year, he beat future Olympian Jake > Varner. > > > A world silver medalist in 2009, Herbert was considered a heavy favorite > heading into 2012 Trials. When Athens gold medalist Cael Sanderson decided > to return to the sport, that all changed. Sanderson ended up dropping out > before the tournament, leaving the door open for Herbert. > > > > In London, Herbert unleashed a dominant 8-0 period against Cuban Humberto > Arencibia Martinez en route to his victory, but then lost in the > quarterfinals to Azerbaijan’s Sharif Sharifov. Herbert's coach challenged a > scoring decision that awarded Sharifov 6 points and Herbert 0 points during > a wrestling scramble. > > > > Sadly, Jake then proceeded to fall to Ibrahim Bolukbasi (TUR) in the men's > freestyle 84kg(185 lbs) Repechage Round 2. > > > > Let’s hear it for Jake’s valiant Olympic effort! Oorah! > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mailto: > omnisport%[email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
