Each week, TheMat.com will select an Athlete of the Week, based upon performance within wrestling for that week. The selection committee will consider any level of wrestling, from youth programs through the Senior level.
Green captured his first international title after earning a gold medal at the Grand Prix of Spain this past weekend in Madrid, Spain.
Green, the 2015 U.S. World Team Trials champion, won a wild 5-5 match on criteria over World bronze medalist Frank Chimizo of Italy in the men’s freestyle finals at 70 kg/154 lbs.
Green was the aggressor throughout the bout. He won a wild match in which there were multiple stoppages and protests in the closing few seconds. Chimizo, who previously wrestled for Cuba, won this event last year at 65 kg.
Green was a four-time All-American at the University of Nebraska, where he continues to train. He won a University World silver medal for the U.S. in 2014 and is a member of the U.S. National Team for the second straight year.
Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete's name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to Craig Sesker at csesker@usawrestling.org
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