Richards’ Passion Leads to an Open Title, Will Face Gilman at Final X

LAS VEGAS, NV • Coming in as perhaps the most underappreciated, or maybe just the most unassuming number-one seed at the US Open, Zane Richards, who was a US National Team member last year, proved all the naysayers wrong by accomplishing his only goal on the weekend: winning the 57 kg bracket. 

Unfortunately, for Richards, whose wrestling has only improved with each competition season, and as someone who has proven himself at the weight as he has matured in the sport, several other storylines surrounded the 57 kg weight with little attention being placed on him—but maybe that was

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