The Granma Cup in Cuba is likely the most difficult international Greco Roman wrestling tournament in the Western Hemisphere each year. This year countries from Europe, the Caribbean and the Americas sent their top competitors. Jordan’s silver medal gave him the highest place on Team USA – and just as high or higher than any …
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Aug
15
Free Jordan Team USA t-shirt
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May
27
Jordan named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week
TheMat.com named Jordan “Wrestler of the Week” after a key win over 2010 World Champion Hristo Marinov of Bulgaria at the Curby Cup last weekend. The United States went on to win the dual meet 4-3. Jordan and Hristo were voted Most Exciting Match. He will be the #1 seed at the 2011 World Team Trials …
May
03
Jordan flying to Colombia today
The USA Greco-Roman Wrestling Team is headed to the Pan American Championships in Rionegro, Colombia today. All three Olympic styles will be represented in the tournament held on May 6-8. Jordan will be weighing in on Thursday and competing on Friday, May 6th. To win the gold he will have to defeat top-ranked athletes from …
Apr
30
Jordan back in the Northfield News
Jordan is featured in today’s article aptly titled “Once Inmate #6016946-A, Northfield native Holm now #1 in the nation.” Click here to read it online.
Apr
15
Curby Cup and Pan Am Championships
Jordan will be representing the United States at 84kg in the Pan American Championships held on May 5 & 6 in Medellin, Columbia. He will also represent the US in the prestigious Curby Cup on May 21st in La Grange, IL. The Curby Cup is an international dual meet between the US National Greco-Roman Wrestling Team and an International “Dream Team” of …
Apr
10
2011 US Open National Championship
After about 11 months of wrestling training, Jordan won the 2011 US Open 84kg Greco-Roman Wrestling National Championship. You can see a post-match in-your-face video on the Who Is Jordan? page.
Oct
11
Jordan went “On the Mat” with Kyle Klingman
Jordan went “On the Mat” with Kyle Klingman last week. Klingman is the executive director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and 2008 columnist of the year for WIN Magazine. “On the Mat” is a radio show that can be heard live each Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. CST online at www.kcnzam.com or in Iowa …
May
15
Northern Plains Champion
Jordan attended his first wrestling practice in quite a while last week and decided to enter a wrestling tournament after a seven year hiatus. He won the 84 kg Senior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship at the Northern Plains Regional and qualified for the World Team Trials next month. He also won the 84 kg freestyle championship.