World champs Diaokomihalis and Steveson repeat, Bravo-Young breaks through at UWW Cadet Freestyle Nationals
June 06, 2016

 


A pair of reigning Cadet World champions claimed the top spot in Akron and secured a return trip to the Cadet Worlds.

Four-time New York high school state champion Yianni Diakomihalis downed two-time Cadet Freestyle Nationals All-American Jamie Hernandez by scores of 9-0 and 10-0 in the best-of-three championship series at 63 kg/138 lbs.

Diakomihalis booked his second-straight trip to the Cadet World Championships with seven wins, five of which came by technical fall. The defending Cadet World champion outscored his opponents by a combined 69-0 tally this weekend.

"I really worked on getting more physical and more tricky, not just shooting straight shots, because guys are going to know what I do now. I didn't tech everybody, so clearly there's things I need to work on. When I get to the World's any mistake will be taken advantage of, so when I get there I want to be perfect," said Diakomihalis.





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