JAMES GREEN 2021-22 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 70 kg/154 lbs. Years on Team USA: 7 (2015-22) Residence: Blacksburg, Va. RTC: Southeast RTC Club: Titan Mercury WC Coaches: Jared Frayer College: Nebraska High School: Willingboro, N.J. Born: Dec. 19, 1992 (28 years old) Career Highlights - 2017 Senior World silver medalist - 2015 Senior World bronze medalist - Six-time Senior World Team member (2015-2019, 2021) - 2021 Senior Nationals champion - 2017 U.S. Open champion - 2014 University World silver medalist - Two-time Pan American champion (2017, 2018) 2021: Seventh at Senior World Championships… First at Senior World Team Trials… First at Senior Nationals… Silver at Poland Open… Silver at Henri Deglane Challenge… 2019: Final X champion… World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion… U.S. Open runner-up… Silver at Alans International… Bronze at Dan Kolov International… Seventh at Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix… 2018: Final X champion… Pan American Championships gold medalist… Freestyle World Cup Team member (gold) … 13th at World Championships… Bronze at Alany Tournament… 2017: World silver medalist… Grand Prix of Spain gold medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Pan American champion… U.S. Open champion… Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial International champion… 2016: Seventh in World Championships… Non-Olympic Weight World Team Trials champion … Grand Prix of Spain gold medalist… Ziolkowski International (Poland) bronze medalist… Freestyle World Cup Team member (fourth) … Pan American silver medalist… 2015: World Championships bronze medalist… World Team Special Wrestle-Off champion… Grand Prix of Spain gold medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Third in U.S. Open… 2014: Phase II World Team Trials runner-up… Fifth in U.S. Open… College: Third at NCAA Nationals (2014, 2015)… Seventh in NCAA Nationals (2012, 2013)… Big Ten champion (2014)… Big Ten Championships runner-up (2013) … Fifth at Big Ten Championship (2012) … coached by Mark Manning… majored in Sociology… High School: As a senior at Willingboro High School, became first wrestler in school history to win NJSIAA state championship after perfect 29-0 season (2011) … Closed prep career with 148-8 overall record… State runner-up (2010) … Fourth at State (2009) … Capped prep career by winning 145-pound title at the NHSCA Senior National Championships… Age-Group Achievements: University World silver medalist (2014) … Two-time University Nationals champion (2013, 2014) … Fourth at Junior freestyle World Team Trials (2012) … Personal: Son of James and Joyce Green...Has two sisters, Autumn and Heaven...Married to Chandell Tillman (August 2018) ...Has two daughters, Glory and Aubrey... Twitter: @whoisjamesg Instagram: @whoisjamesg
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