LINCOLN, Neb. – For the third consecutive year, All-American Zahid Valencia will represent the United States on the USA Wrestling Junior World Freestyle Team, following World Team Trials Friday evening.
Valencia earned a spot in the best-of-three finals at 84 kg by virtue of a UWW Junior Freestyle title in April in Las Vegas. In the finals, he earned a pair of dominating wins vs. NC State's Nick Reenan, 11-0 in the first and 12-1 in the second. Notably, Valencia also defeated Reenan in the UWW championship this spring.
In 2016, Valencia competed with the Junior World Team in Macon, France and two years ago in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.