Anthony Valencia to take Olympic Redshirt
Anthony Valencia - St. John Bosco
Anthony Valencia – St. John Bosco HS
Arizona State University Sports Information
9/30/2015
TEMPE, Ariz.– In preparation for the upcoming Olympic Trials and the 2016 Rio Olympics, Arizona State wrestling’s Anthony Valencia has decided to redshirt the upcoming competition season, head coach Zeke Jones announced on Wednesday.
Valencia reached the qualification standards while still in high school as he finished in the top-8 at the 2015 Senior World Team Trials earlier this year.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for Anthony (Valencia) to compete at the highest level this year while he is at ASU,” Jones said. “He has the opportunity to travel the country and the world to prepare to try to make the Olympic team. The best wrestlers want to not just be NCAA Champions, but World and Olympic champions as well.”
The U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials will be held in Iowa City, Iowa, in 2016. The event is scheduled for April 8-10, four months prior to the Olympic Games.
