Resident Athlete Zach Rey will be competing as part of the U.S. National team in the Paris International Tournament January 27th -29th. Rey will compete at 125 kg along with teammates Bobby Telford (Iowa) and Tony Nelson (Minnesota). LVWC Head Coach Jeff Buxton will be coaching along side Slay and Kenny Monday during their time in Paris.
The complete U.S. National team roster for the event is below:
57 kg/125.5 lbs.- Nico Megaludis, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
61 kg/134 lbs.- Tony Ramos, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids/Tarheel RTC)
65 kg/143 lbs.- BJ Futrell, Philadelphia, Pa (Titan Mercury WC/Pennsylvania RTC)
65 kg/143 lbs.- Nick Dardanes, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
65 kg/143 lbs.- Jayson Ness, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
65 kg/143 lbs.- Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Michigan RTC)
70 kg/154 lbs.- Chase Pami, Philadelphia, PA (Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC)
70 kg/154 lbs.- Jason Welch, Evanston, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)
74 kg/163 lbs.- Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes RTC)
74 kg/163 lbs.- Dan Valimont, Philadelphia, Pa. (New York AC)
74 kg/163 lbs.- Matt Brown, State College, Pa. (Army WCAP)
74 kg/163 lbs.- Alex Dieringer, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg/189 lbs.- David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
86 kg/189 lbs.- Richard Perry, Philadelphia, Pa. (New York AC)
97 kg/215 lbs.- Nathan Burak, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)
125 kg/275 lbs.- Zach Rey, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC/ Hawkeye WC)
125 kg/275 lbs.- Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
125 kg/275 lbs.- Tony Nelson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Paris International Official Website:
http://parislutte2017.com/en/
Official Event Program: https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/program/infos_01_paris_1.pdf