During Olympic years, the UWW holds its annual non-Olympic World Championships that consist of the weight classes 61 kg, 70 kg, 79 kg and 92 kg. This year, the tournament is in Tirana, Albania and will take place Wednesday and Thursday.
Of the four Wrestlers Team USA is sending to the competition, two of them are former Huskers — Jordan Burroughs and James Green. Considered the American GOAT, Burroughs is still at the top of the 79 kg weight class at the age of 36 as he hopes to add to his medal haul.
At 70 kg, Husker legend and current assistant coach James Green is out of retirement and on the World Team again for the seventh time.