NU's Burroughs 10th at World Junior Wrestling

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By the Lincoln Journal Star

Nebraska’s Jordan Burroughs went 2-1 to finish 10th in the 66-kilogram (145½-pound) division at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday.

The native of Sicklerville, N.J., lost his first set 3-1 against Kazakhstan’s Olzhas Chingisbayev, but rebounded with two straight wins (2-0, 4-3) earn the win.

Burroughs then defeated India’s Amit Kumar in straight sets (2-1, 4-3) to advance and face Hungary’s Sandor Tozser. Burroughs lost the first set 1-0, but rebounded to tie 1-1 in the second. Tozser claimed the set by scoring the last technical points and defeated Burroughs.

Nebraska’s Mark Manning was a coach for the U.S. team, and helped lead the squad to a fourth-place finish with 34 points. Russia won with 69 points, while Iran was second (49) and Georgia third (41).