Meneely, Sigman to Compete at World Team Trials
Todd Meneely and Les Sigman, a pair of Mavericks who have accounted for five NCAA Division II titles in five attempts will take their skills to the next level June 9-10 when they compete in the United States Marine Corps U.S. World Team Trials in Las Vegas, Nev.
Meneely, a junior from Omaha, was 35-3 last year in his first year at UNO and won the NCAA II title at 149 pounds in March. Meneely, who won four Nebraska Class B titles while at Skutt Catholic High School, qualified for the trials by winning the 132-pound title in April at the University National tournament in Akron, Ohio.
Sigman, from Sturgis, S.D., won four straight heavyweight championships from 2003-06 and is UNO's all-time winningest wrestler with a 179-7 career mark. Sigman qualified for the trials with a third-place finish at the Trophe Mallone tournament in Rome, Italy, in March. He is currently ranked No. 8 in the senior freestyle division for USA Wrestling.
The meet incorporates all four styles of wrestling (men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman, women's freestyle and grappling). A total of 21 world or Olympic medalists are expected to compete as well as 29 current or past NCAA Division I champions.
Meneely's weight class will compete on Saturday and Sigman's on Sunday. The event will determine the 2007 U.S. World Team that will compete in the 2007 World Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in September.
