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U.S. Army Captain Jon Anderson earned fifth place at the 10th annual University World Wrestling Championship held in Kuortane, Finland Oct. 2-7, 2012.

Anderson, who is a graduate student at University of the Rockies, advanced to the semi-finals before falling to eventual champion Hadi Alizadehpournia of Iran.

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