Daniel Dennis

Daniel Dennis (born September 24, 1986) is an American freestyle wrestler that has qualified for the 2016 Olympics.

High school career

He was a two-time Illinois state runner-up.[1] for Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois.

College career

Dennis was a two-time All-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes,[2] including a runner-up finish in 2010. In the 2010 finals match, Dennis gave up four points with under five seconds left to the University of Minnesota's Jayson Ness to lose the match.

Post-college career

Dennis has made two national teams (Top 3 at the World Team Trials), at 61kg in 2015 and 57kg in 2016. Dennis won the 2016 U.S. Olympic trials in a qualified weight and therefore is slated to compete at the 2016 Olympics.[3][4] Dennis has also won the University Nationals championship, the Grand Prix of Spain, and is a two-time Northern Plains regional champion.

References

  1. ↑ Mike Hlas The Gazette More stories from Mike (2015-11-27). "> Hlas: Daniel Dennis will take some Iowa to Rio Olympics". The Gazette. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ↑ "2016 US Olympic wrestling trials - Daniel Dennis goes from living in truck to reaching first Olympics". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Lake County native Daniel Dennis wins Olympic spot in wrestling". Chicago Tribune. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ↑ "2016 Rio Olympic Games: Team USA wrestling qualifiers (slideshow)". cleveland.com. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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