2018 Honoree Frank Popolizio Coach 2021 Cadet World Team in Budapest

The Cadet World Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary - July 19-25, 2021. Awesome opportunity and experience! Anytime you have the opportunity to be around greatness, you can't help but to grow and evolve. An all star staff made the trip a really unique experience - Kevin Jackson (Head Coach), Assistant Coaches: Jon Reader and Lee Pritts, personal coaches: Cornell Robinson (MO), Eric Thompson (PA), Jason Lara (OR),  TJ Sebolt (IA), Anthony Mantanona (CA), Jason Moore (KY) and Diego Crespo (NJ).  

45 kg Bowen William BASSETT (PA-USA) - World Champion , 48 kg Luke Joseph LILLEDAHL  (MO-USA) - Silver Medal , 51 kg  Nathanael John JESUROGA (IA-USA) - Bronze Medal , 65 kg Meyer SHAPIRO (MD-USA)- World Champion, 80 kg James Mockler ROWLEY( OR-USA) , 92 kg Gavin Allen NELSON (MN-USA) - 5th and 110 kg James Anthony MULLEN III (NJ-USA) - Silver Medal 

Freestyle Team - Second Place (India first) 
Women's Team - First Place (India second)
Greco Team - Ninth Place ( Georgia first)

Frank Popolizio (Team Leader for USA’s Freestyle team) 

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