Jared Frayer
66kg Men’s Freestyle
Born: 10/7/78 in Miami, FL
High School: Countryside HS, Clearwater, FL
College: Oklahoma; coached by Jack Spates; degree in Social Studies Education
Accolades:
– High School: 3X Florida state champion; also lettered in swimming and diving
– College: 4X NCAA qualifier; 2X All-American (dnp,dnp,4,2)
– 2010: US Open Champion
– 2012: US Olympian
Frayer’s Results:
Jared Frayer (USA) lost to Ali Shabanau (Belarus), 0-3, 0-1
Shabanau does not make finals so Frayer is eliminated
Jake Varner ***Gold Medalist***
96kg Men’s Freestyle
Born: 3/24/86 in Bakersfield, CA
High School: Bakersfield HS
College: Iowa State; coached by Cael Sanderson
Accolades:
– High School: 2X CA state champion
– College: 4X NCAA all-american; 2X NCAA Champion (2,2,1,1)
– 2009: World Team Trials Champion (9th at Worlds)
– 2011: World Team Trials Champion (3rd at Worlds)
– 2012: US Olympian
Varner’s Results:
Jake Varner (USA) WIN over Kurban Kurbanov (Uzbekistan), 1-0, 0-1, 1-0
Jake Varner (USA) WIN over Khetag Pliev (Canada), 1-0, 1-0
Jake Varner (USA) WIN over Georgi Gogshelidze (Georgia), 0-2, 1-0, 1-0
Jake Varner (USA) WIN over Valeri Andritsev (Ukraine), 1-0, 1-0 for GOLD!!!