Penn State recruit Grey Burnett was just declared USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week after his dominant 57-kilogram win at the Bill Farrell Memorial International last weekend.
🏆 Grey Burnett made his Senior-level debut, winning the 57 kg title at the Bill Farrell Memorial International and has been named the USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week https://t.co/4OcFsbjhHC
— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling)
The Perrysburg, Ohio, native notched three tech falls in his four-win run at the tournament. Burnett came out on top against tough competition, defeating two-time world team member Irie Jackson of Jamaica 11-0.
He defeated former Iowa wrestler Dean Peterson, 6-2, to advance to the semifinals of the tournament.
The No. 7 seed took down Puerto Rico’s Jacob Moran in a 10-0 tech fall in just 1:26. Moran was a national semifinalist at Indiana in 2026. He concluded his run with a 13-3 tech fall over top-seed Zane Richards, who was a 2023 Senior World Team member at 57 kilograms for the USA…