… ALAS, (SHRUG) they were "so CLOSE … yet so FAR"!

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My FAVORITE WRESTLING-college (the University of Minnesota) (… I attended the "J. Robinson Intensive Camp" on campus for a week one summer in high school.) finished a VERY CLOSE SECOND PLACE at the NCAA Wrestling (Division I) National Championships this past weekend.

SHUCKS!

However, on a BETTER note, the nation of 'TURKIYE' (That's the TURKISH spelling.  It's pronounced 'TOOR-kee-YEH'.)  (I'm HALF-Turkish.) "ran a complete SWEEP" of EACH/EVERY weight-class in the "FILA World Rankings for Men's Freestyle" in March 2014.
(Turkish wrestlers did NOT "stand ATOP" every weight-division.  But, at least they're RANKED in the TOP 20 … WORLDWIDE!



57 kilograms (= ~125 pounds):
#4

61 kg (= ~134 lb):
#14

65 kg (= ~143 lb):
#14,
#15

70 kg (= ~154 lb):
#1

74 kg (= ~163 lb):
#12

86 kg (= ~189 lb):
#14

97 kg (= ~213 lb):
#7,
#17

125 kg (= ~275 kg:)
#3


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