Northwestern University Athletics
Davison Wins Silver At Junior World Championships
8/14/2019 3:42:00 PM | Wrestling
TALLIN, Estonia – Lucas Davison capped a tremendous performance at the UWW Junior World Wrestling Championships with a silver medal on Wednesday. Teammate Yahyah Thomas also went 1-1 at the elite competition hosted in the Estonian capital on the Baltic Sea.
"We're extremely proud of the way Lucas and Yahyah competed against world-class competition," said Wildcats head coach Matt Storniolo. "This should serve as an outstanding confidence boost for both heading into the college season, and we're excited to see Lucas wrestling in a Northwestern singlet for the first time this fall coming off his redshirt campaign."
Davison was one of just three Americans to advance to a gold medal match. He earned his spot by virtue of a trio of wins on Tuesday, including a pin, a technical fall and a 7-1 decision.
Ultiamtely he was edged in the final at 92 kg/202 lbs. by 2017 Cadet World champion Alan Bagaev of Russia, 5-4. Their finals bout was very close the entire way. The first period ended 1-1, as Bagaev got a point when Davison couldn't score on the shot clock, and Davison forced a stepout. In the second period, Bagaev was on the shot clock and did not score, making it 2-1 for Davison. The lead changed three more times on takedowns, with Bagaev scoring first, then Davison, then Bagaev. The Russian won the bout with a takedown with just 23 seconds to go in the match.
The United States finished the three-day men's freestyle event with six medalists and came in second in the team race, after sitting in 10th following the first five weight classes. Russia placed first with 168 points, the U.S. was second with 120 points and Iran was third with 119 points.
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"We're extremely proud of the way Lucas and Yahyah competed against world-class competition," said Wildcats head coach Matt Storniolo. "This should serve as an outstanding confidence boost for both heading into the college season, and we're excited to see Lucas wrestling in a Northwestern singlet for the first time this fall coming off his redshirt campaign."
Davison was one of just three Americans to advance to a gold medal match. He earned his spot by virtue of a trio of wins on Tuesday, including a pin, a technical fall and a 7-1 decision.
Ultiamtely he was edged in the final at 92 kg/202 lbs. by 2017 Cadet World champion Alan Bagaev of Russia, 5-4. Their finals bout was very close the entire way. The first period ended 1-1, as Bagaev got a point when Davison couldn't score on the shot clock, and Davison forced a stepout. In the second period, Bagaev was on the shot clock and did not score, making it 2-1 for Davison. The lead changed three more times on takedowns, with Bagaev scoring first, then Davison, then Bagaev. The Russian won the bout with a takedown with just 23 seconds to go in the match.
The United States finished the three-day men's freestyle event with six medalists and came in second in the team race, after sitting in 10th following the first five weight classes. Russia placed first with 168 points, the U.S. was second with 120 points and Iran was third with 119 points.
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