Olympic Trials: Burroughs Falls in Challenge Final in Front of Classless PSU Crowd

Former Husker Jordan Burroughs, seen here after getting taken down in the challenge tournament final by Jason Nolf at 74kg at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, went on to lose the bout.Before Jordan Burroughs won his first World Championship in 2011, the USA Wrestling product was on life support. His gold medal in 2011 and subsequent Olympic gold medal in 2012 was the spark of an American wrestling revolution.

In the decade before Burroughs first took the mat in freestyle for Team USA, Americans won just three gold medals at Olympics or Worlds. Since 2011, Team USA has collected 27 World and Olympic gold medals.

Over the past 13 years, countless kids have idolized Burroughs. He’s their favorite…