With a 4-3 victory over four-time national champion Kyle Dake, Missouri's J'Den Cox won the U.S. Olympic Trials. He is now off to Mongolia for a shot at the Olympics.
Junior J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) won the 86 kg championship at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa, qualifying for Team USA in the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Cox defeated four-time NCAA Champion Kyle Dake twice in a best two-out-of-three finals format to win the championship, winning the first and third match.
The 86 kg weight class is not currently qualified for the Olympics, meaning Cox will represent Team USA at the "Last-chance" World Olympic Games Qualification Tournament, April 22-24 in Ulbaanbaatar, Mongolia.