Jordan Burroughs at Beat the Streets

     Yesterday, the annual "Beat the Streets" wrestling tournament was held in Times Square in New York City. According to Team USA, five wrestlers who will be representing the United States in Rio this summer, faced of against competitors from Iran, Canada, and South Korea. This event helps to sharpen the wrestler's skills, try new moves, and raise money for Beat the Streets, a non-profit that aims to improve the potential of New York City student athletes participation through wrestling.

     Jordan Burroughs has never been beaten at Beat the Streets, and continued that streak yesterday.he defeated 2105 Asian Games champion Peyman Yarahmadi of Iran 11-2. Burroughs has worked his whole life towards the sport of wrestling and continues to do so. He won the Olympic games in 2012, and has won many world titles as well. 

     In college, Burroughs was a two-time NCAA D1 national champion for the Nebraska Huskers. While wrestling in college, he continued to train at the international level. All of his hard work is starting to pay off as he is the top pick for winning the gold medal this summer in Rio. 

     Last night was the first time Burroughs has competed for a while and he stated that "Right now is a rough period of time because you start to deal with that complacency, you think 'Man I'm training, I'm grinding myself down but I haven't seen the fruits of my Labor because I haven't competed in a while'. You just want to get your hands on someone else besides the training partners your wrestling." He has been training all his life for one goal. Burroughs is hoping to become another Olympic champion, and become one of the greatest of all time.

-Josh Wynn