{"id":40693,"date":"2016-04-05T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/?p=40693"},"modified":"2025-11-17T18:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:59:31","slug":"my-road-to-rio-has-come-to-an-end-i-have-fought-a-good-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w40693\/my-road-to-rio-has-come-to-an-end-i-have-fought-a-good-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"My Road To Rio has come to an end. I have fought a good fight. &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tumblr_o51canbuIE1rzud3to1_500.jpg?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My Road To Rio has come to an end. I have fought a good fight.  With a heavy heart, I finish my wrestling career. This is not how I wanted it to end, but it\u2019s what God intended. I have fallen short of my goal to represent the US in 2016 Olympic Games, but the journey to this point was amazing. I was blessed enough to win 2 National Titles and represent my country at the Junior &amp; University World Championships in 2012 along with many other tournaments. The New York Athletic Club took me in and paid for most of my expenses. Marquette, Michigan changed from a place I wanted to go to, to a place where I lived, to a place I couldn\u2019t wait to see again. I have made numerous friends because of this sport. I gave it all I had, even though it wasn\u2019t enough. But, I got to live out my dream. Thank you to everyone who believed in me. 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