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Kyle Snyder (World Champion, NCAA Champion, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, 2018 AAU Sullivan Award Winner)

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Wow. Just wow. Kyle is an absolute super star, that was nothing short of amazing. To have won the world's, NCAA's and gold medal by age 20...just let that sink in. We're watching one of the best wrestlers in the history of the sport. Going to have to really enjoy his next two years here (fingers crossed).

Congrats Kyle! We could not have a better representative of our country and alma mater. Very, very, very proud of you.
 
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To pursue UCF immediately? This would clearly be a big loss for the team - but I can't fault anyone for making a living.



http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/...plans-to-pursue-ufc-career-immediately-091216

On Monday, Snyder spoke to FOX Sports and made it clear that he wants to pursue a career in mixed martial arts while still looking to conquer another run at the Olympic games in 2020.

At just 20 years of age, Snyder is already the youngest American to ever win gold in wrestling in the Olympics and he'd like to add another accolade to his growing list of accomplishments.

"I want to fight. Basically what that tweet means. I love wrestling, I really do. I would want to continue wrestling but I want to do both at the same time," Snyder revealed. "I want to pursue my wrestling career, wrestle in World Championships and the Olympic games, but if the scheduling could work out and I can become an elite fighter, then I want to fight in the UFC as well.
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Not so fast, my friends...

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...mediately-not-so-fast-says-his-coach-tom-ryan

Eleven Warriors spoke with Tom Ryan, Snyder's coach at Ohio State, to find out what this all meant for his status as a Buckeye.

“Kyle is a Buckeye and will hopefully lead the program to another title,” Ryan added. “Immediately is a relative term.

“Wrestling is his passion and he loves to compete. He's a modern day warrior. A William Wallace. Freedom is won by winning the crowd. We have heavy bags in our room as they are great for upper body shoulder strength and cardio. His objective is to master the sport of wrestling and earn a degree from one of the premiere institutions in the world. Sure, he might throw some punches as part of his training, but the plan is to hone in on low singles, ankle picks and other skills that will bring more NCAA, World and Olympic gold.”
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DESPITE INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS, OHIO STATE WRESTLING FANS CAN EXPECT TO SEE OLYMPIC CHAMPION KYLE SNYDER ‘QUITE A BIT MORE’ THIS SEASON

18 months ago, Kyle Snyder was a heralded prospect on the Ohio State wrestling team – even if largely unknown to folks outside of head coach Tom Ryan's program.

Along the way, he became the youngest American to win an Olympic gold medal and a World Championship, while also finding time to win an NCAA title by snapping the defending champion's 88-match winning-streak. Now. Snyder is the most accomplished athlete representing the Scarlet and Gray.

But how much of Snyder can Ohio State fans expect to see this year?

If you'll recall, Snyder was slated to take a redshirt to focus on his international mat work as a sophomore last season. It made sense – he was fresh off the World Championship and had his eyes on the 2016 Summer Olympics. But, in a surprise move, Ohio State pulled Snyder's redshirt on New Year's Day and he went on to finish 11–0 on the way to his NCAA Championship at heavyweight.

The short answer is that we'll see more of Snyder than we saw last year, but he'll still have international obligations.

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Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...t-to-see-olympic-champion-kyle-snyder-quite-a
 
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WRESTLING: SNYDER, STIEBER CONTRIBUTE TO US WORLD CUP SILVER MEDAL

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A pair of Buckeyes shone brightly for the United States at the World Cup, helping the American wrestlers earn silver as a team. The Americans went 3-0 against Georgia, Russia, and Azerbaijan before falling to host Iran in the gold medal match.

Stieber went 3-1 in the World Cup in Kermanshah, Iran, with his lone loss coming Friday morning in the final match. Stieber showed serious grit as he won three tough matches including a huge win against Azerbaijan that helped the United States advance to the finals.

Buckeye heavyweight Kyle Snyder also went 3-1 over the course of the tournament, earning a decision, tech fall, and pin. The Buckeye junior was dominant on Thursday, rolling to an 11-0 tech fall against Georgian Zviad Metreveli and a pin over Yury Belonovskiy of Russia.

Snyder's lone loss was to Aslanbek Alborov of Azerbaijan, who took a slim 5-4 decision over the Olympic and NCAA champ. Despite Snyder's loss, the United States was able to defeat Azerbaijan on criteria to advance to the championship bout.

In the final match, Stieber took his lone loss of the weekend, falling to Masoud Esmailpoor of Iran by the score of 6-2 at 61 kg.

Stieber's match at 61 kg was part of a four match run by the Iranians, which put the United States in a deep hole before Olympic champion and Nebraska graduate Jordan Burroughs got the Americans a win.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ieber-contribute-to-us-world-cup-silver-medal
 
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Nice tourney for both of our Bucks. David Taylor also looked awesome, pinned the reigning gold medalist. You gotta look up the video of that match, so much emotion after the win...if he wrestles like that, nobody will beat him. Would love to see all of Snyder, Steiber, Taylor and Burrows going for gold in the near future.
 
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RB07OSU said:
Nice tourney for both of our Bucks. David Taylor also looked awesome, pinned the reigning gold medalist. You gotta look up the video of that match, so much emotion after the win...if he wrestles like that, nobody will beat him. Would love to see all of Snyder, Steiber, Taylor and Burrows going for gold in the near future.
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WATCH: Former Penn State wrestler David Taylor pins Olympic gold medalist at World Cup



https://www.landof10.com/penn-state/david-taylor-wrestling-world-cup
 
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