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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Kevin Schlosser added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
Last edited by Kevin Schlosser on June 14, 2008; edited 1 time in total
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Kevin Schlosser added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Patrick Campbell added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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Thanks for the updates and great pics.
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Jack Muni added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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Nikko won his next consolation match, also. Great pics from The O-Zone.
How old is Durlacher anyway? Right now, Durlacher has the physical advantage over young Triggas, but Nikko will only get stronger. This experience has got to make him a tougher wrestler for next year's Buckeye squad.
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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Excellent pics, Kevin. Thanks for sharing them.
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Kevin Schlosser added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Scott Nicola added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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It looks like Triggas has the fall in 2 of those photos.
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Kevin Schlosser added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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Nikko Triggas (OSU) - Jimmy Chase (Pinnacle)
Chase wins 6-0; 4-2
Not a bad day, not a great day but very encouraging for Triggas.
How about Jimmy Chase, for a HS senior to be. He will be wrestling Durlacher for third. He had Mango on the ropes but couldn't close it out
I'm going to interview Triggas and will get something up later tonight.
I'm going to be shooting Lester, Preston, and Rowlands specifically, if there is anyone else this board wants photos let me know.
Time for dinner
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Jake Peterjohn added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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Kevin could you get some photos of Andy Hrovat and how he's done? Thanks!
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Discussion Topic: Nikko Triggas at the Olympic Team Trials
Kevin Schlosser added to this discussion on June 13, 2008
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I don't know if this will get published tonight or tommorow; I'll put it here for now. Jake, I'll get some shots of Hrovat for you and post them here on Sunday night.
Nikko Triggas take three at the Olympic Trials
Kevin Schlosser; the-ozone.net
(Las Vegas, NV)
Ohio State freshman Nikko Triggas competed today at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Las Vegas, Nevada. Triggas qualified for the tournament in April by winning the 55 kg (121 lb) weight class at the 2008 University Nationals in Akron, Ohio. While he came to win the tournament; Triggas went 3-2 but did not place despite several strong performances.
Triggas opened the tournament with a 6-0, 7-0 first round victory over Roger Stewart (NYAC). Advancing to the championship quarterfinals, he lost a 7-1, 1-1 series to Lindsey Durlacher (NYAC) and dropped into the consolations. A three-time US World Team member; Durlacher was a two-time All-American for Illinois in 1996 and 1997 in college.
In his first consolation match, Triggas won a 1-1, 5-0 decision over Miguel Peña (USMC). Wrestling in the consolation quartfinals, he picked up his third win of the tournament with a 4-0, 2-3, and 1:19 victory over Anthony Booker (USAF). He lost his next match in the consolation semifinals 6-0, 4-2 to Jimmy Chase (Pinnacle) and was eliminated from the tournament.
“I think I wrestled really well, but obviously not as well as I would have liked to do,”
said Nikko Triggas
at the end of the day. “I still have quite a few more chances at this. I am still young and I am still hungry so 2012 and 2016 are down the road.”
“This is Nikko’s element; he wrestles so inspired when he is out on the mat wrestling Greco-Roman,”
commented OSU assistant coach Joe Heskett
. “I was really impressed he won three matches at the Olympic Trials. He is going to be a lot of fun to watch in the future.”
Despite entering the tournament as an underdog, Triggas was a game opponent in each of his matches. Irregardless of the score; he continued to push the tempo and attack. While he did not end his day on the podium, Triggas leaves Las Vegas knowing that he can compete at this level.
“He has probably had as many matches this summer or more than he did during the NCAA year,”
asserted Heskett
. “Nikko Triggas is a mat rat; he loves this sport and it shows. He has a lot of upside and we are very pleased with his commitment to the sport.”
“Wrestling is wrestling; I get as many matches as I can no matter what the style,”
stated Triggas.
“I think the key to getting better is to just keep wrestling as much as you possibly can.”
Triggas will stay in Las Vegas through the conclusion of the Olympic Trials so he can watch the rest of the competition and be here on Sunday to support Tommy Rowlands. He leaves for California on Sunday night before leaving on Monday morning for Junior Pan American Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador on June 20-22, 2008.
“I believe that the Olympic Trials are going to be better competition than the Pan Am’s but they are definitely another good training opportunity,”
concluded Triggas.
“Whether I want to be a NCAA champion or an Olympic champion; wrestling is wrestling and I want to be the best.”
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