NCAA Wrestling Champion Jordan Burroughs Wins First International Title While His Hotel Room Is Burgled

by KJ Gould on Jul 25, 2011 11:01 AM EDT in Amateur Wrestling

Jordan Burroughs at the U.S. World Team trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, via WrestlersAreWarriors.com)

NCAA Division 1 Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner and Olympic Freestyle hopeful Jordan Burroughs won his first international title yesterday at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial International in Kiev, Ukraine. Just 4 months ago he was at the top of the Collegiate Folkstyle world and his transition to Freestyle has seemed effortless with wins at the U.S. Open and U.S. World Team Trials.

Burroughs, who is my number 1 pick in the NCAA-to-MMA Scouting Report, used his tried and tested strategy of mixing up Double-Leg and Single-Leg takedowns to best his 163lbs contemporaries en route to a finals win over Russian Alibek Agbayev in two straight periods 3-1 and 6-0.

Unfortunately while Burroughs was out winning gold it appears his hotel room was burgled and among the items stolen was his National Championship ring. Burroughs took to his twitter to let people know and who he suspected may have had a hand in the robbery.

Got back to my room and got robbed by some foreign wrestlers while we were gone, stole my MacBook pro, 3 g shocks, national title ring, cellless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPad Favorite Retweet ReplyJordan Burroughs
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No more information is currently available at this time, and Burroughs had to head out with the rest of his team to catch a flight to Poland.

Also medaling was Iowa State's 2011 national champion Jonathan Reader winning Bronze and fellow U.S. Team Member Raymond Jordan taking Silver.

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that.

fucking.
sucks.

i tried to change my username to 'big country fit' but the system wouldnt let me.

by gspmademegay on Jul 25, 2011 11:04 AM EDT reply actions

Wrestlers, the reason we can’t have nice things.

Boys becoming men...Men becoming wolves

by spectaa on Jul 25, 2011 11:05 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Man that sucks

I wonder if the NCAA will give him another ring.

by HaterSlayer on Jul 25, 2011 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

Wait wait wait. If he is in Poland isn't he the foreigner.

I've got something to say; it better to burn out than to fade away!!!
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by dandeman on Jul 25, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

He was in the Ukraine when he made the tweet.

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by KJ Gould on Jul 25, 2011 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Like I always say

if you can’t beat em, take their trophy anyways. Cause hey – you deserve it.

What everyone needs to do is calm down, take a deep breath, and prepare their bodies for the Thunderdome.

by lowellthehammer on Jul 25, 2011 11:12 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

damn

a buddy of mine got his NC ring stolen, it is really a heartbreaker to loose. So much work goes into winning one of those and to know someone is pawning it is infuriating.

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by T.P. Grant on Jul 25, 2011 11:26 AM EDT reply actions