Nick and Andy come up short at Trials
6/1 - The 2009 World Team Trials did not go quite as Andy and Nick would have liked to as they both fell short of making the 2009 World Team. Nick lost in the best of three finals at 55kg to Danny Felix, and Andy lost in the 60kg Challenge Tournament. Full results available here.
TDR Audio Interview: Nick Simmons
5/12 - Nick was recently featured in an interview
with Takedown Radio's Scott Casber. In the
interview Nick talks about his progression as an
athlete, Andy's return to the mat, and their
journey towards making a World Team.
TheMat.com Feature Article:
Nick Simmons gets unorthodox
5/5 - TheMat.com released a feature story
today about Nick, his unique style and stature,
and his growth as an international wrestler.
Click more to read the article.
Nick wins US National Championship at 55kg!
Andy takes 4th in return to Las Vegas stage
4/12 - It was a good weekend for the Simmons brothers. For the first time in a couple years Andy and Nick were competing side-by-side again and they both had their highest finishes ever at the US Nationals.
Nick won the 55kg championship with a 7-4, 7-1 finals win over Obe Blanc. Nick was dominant en route to his title, losing only one period on the day in his 4 matches of wrestling.
Andy, meanwhile, finished 4th at 60kg in only his 2nd tournament since returning from injuries that have kept him sidelined for two years. Andy won his first two matches, including a win over 2008 NCAA Champ Coleman Scott in the quarterfinals before falling 1-0, 1-0 to World Silver Medallist Mike Zadick in the semifinals. Andy lost his finals bout to Matt Valenti, dropping both periods via the leg clinch.
US Nationals Video:
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Nick lost the opening period of his semifinal bout with Ben Ashmore, but bounced back to win the final two stanzas 8-2, 7-0
Andy pummeling with World Silver Medallist Mike Zadick in the semis. He would fall 1-0, 1-0 to Zadick, who was the eventual champ at 132lbs.
