UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Beau Bartlett (Tempe, Ariz.) won a bronze medal at 65 kg in the United World Wrestling Junior World Championships in Ufa, Russia. Bartlett went 3-1 at the two-day event to earn a spot on the podium.
The Penn State sophomore began the tournament with two dominant wins to advance to the semifinals. Bartlett took down Hungary's Marcell Kovacs 12-1 to start his tournament and then posted an 11-0 win over Davit Margaryan of Armenia. The two straight technical superiority victories moved Bartlett into the semis where he met Ziraddin Bayramov of Azerbaijan. Bartlett dropped a tough 6-2 decision and fell into bronze medal contention the next day.
Bartlett took on Tajikistan's Mustafo Akhmedov for a bronze medal on day two of the event. He fell behind 4-0 early on an Akhmedov takedown and leg lace, trailing by that score at the break. Bartlett cut the lead to 4-1 after Akhmedov went on the shot clock and did not score. With time running out, the Nittany Lion sophomore doubled Akhmedov out of bounds, taking a 5-4 lead and added a final takedown as the clock ran out to post the thrilling 7-4 win. The late flurry completed a comeback that earned Bartlett a bronze medal.
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