![]() ![]() Folk style is generally the discipline practiced by competitors at the high school and college levels. In Greco, there is no scoring below the waist.Įven though he favors Greco, when he competes in freestyle, Novelli incorporates folk style as well. ![]() The chief difference between the two styles is in the legs: In freestyle, wrestlers can use their legs to attack or defend. “(I like) the moves and all that technique.” “I just like the feeling and the style of it,” he said. While Novelli is proficient in both styles, he enjoys Greco more. Open because he faced a “more technical” wrestler but still managed to defeat him. Novelli believes the hardest of the two national tournaments was the U.S. Manny Novelli, 12, won championships in freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling at USA Wrestling Kids Nationals in Utah in June. “It was pretty cool to represent Alaska,” he said. Then in late June, Novelli won a pair of national championships in Greco and freestyle at the USA Wrestling Kids Nationals in Farmington, Utah. Open in Las Vegas, where he won in Greco. Novelli’s first title came at last year’s Kids Nationals for Greco-Roman. ![]() That’s how you test yourself and get better.” “He’s been traveling a lot, competing a lot, trying to find the toughest competition in the country. “It’s been busy,” South Anchorage high school and club wrestling coach Randy Hanson said. Winning a national title is a goal that some young wrestlers aspire to from the time they learn how to sprawl.Īnchorage’s Manny Novelli is just 12 and in only his fifth year of wrestling, but he has already captured four national titles in the past year. Manny Novelli, 12, top, trains at a wrestling camp at South High School on Wednesday. ![]()
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