![]() He would have qualified for the world team in 2020 but, due to the pandemic, there were no international events held. Wrestling at 74 kg, O'Toole won his second consecutive UWW Junior National Championships. In each of their championship best-of-three series, the Mizzou wrestlers did not lose a match. They are three of just 10 American wrestlers to qualify for the international event.Īmerican champions in their respective weight classes, the group had to first get past their fellow countrymen at the UWW Junior Nationals in Coralville, Iowa, in May. The trio is set to compete with Team USA in the United World Wrestling World Junior Championships from Aug.16-22 in Ufa, Russia. Thirty-six years after Rocky Balboa infamously fought Ivan Drago in Russia in "Rocky IV," Elam and his Mizzou Wrestling teammates Colton Hawks and Keegan O'Toole will travel east to accomplish their own dreams on Russian soil. "This is what I've dreamed of as a child and now I'm living it," Elam said. He sits down to talk in the Hearnes Center wrestling practice room wearing a shirt with his presumptive namesake sprawled across the chest.įor Elam, channeling Sylvester Stallone's iconic character adds another layer of meaning for an already exciting opportunity to represent the United States overseas. For him, though, it doesn't really matter. ![]() Freshman Rocky Elam doesn't have certainty on the origin of his name. By: Ben Ramirez, Mizzou Wrestling Sports Information Director Story LinksĬOLUMBIA, Mo. ![]()
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