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Henry Cejudo Loses Olympic Bid

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A photo of Henry Cejudo, a wrestling gold medalist in 2008 whose parents were undocumented. DREAM Act students want to call attention to their plight through wrestling. (2008 Getty Images)

Henry Cejudo throws his shoes into the crowd after losing to Nick Simmons in their 55-kilogram freestyle match at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa. Cejudo retired from wrestling following the match. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Henry Cejudo walks off the mat after losing to Nick Simmons in their 55-kilogram freestyle match at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa. Cejudo removed his shoes after the loss and flung them into the crowd. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Henry Cejudo, of Colorado Springs, Colo., takes off his shoes after losing to Nick Simmons, of Corvallis, Ore., in their 55-kilogram freestyle match at the U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa. Cejudo removed his shoes after the loss, symbolic of a wrestler calling it quits, and flung them into the crowd. Cejudo won the gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (AP2012)

FILE - This March 21, 2009 file photo shows Northwestern's Jake Herbert, left, wrestling Ohio State's Mike Pucillo in a championship bout in the 184-pound weight class at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in St. Louis. Wrestling gold medalists from each of the past four Olympics were plotting comebacks leading to the U.S. Olympic trials. The recent decision by 2004 champion Cael Sanderson to halt his return might provide a chance for the wrestler behind him, Jake Herbert, to prove himself to rest of the world. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File) (AP2009)

Nick Simmons, left, tries to put Henry Cejudo on his back during their 55-kilogram freestyle match at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa. Simmons won the match. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (AP2012)

BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Henry Cejudo of the United States celebrates after defeating Shingo Matsumoto of Japan to win the gold medal in the men's 55kg freestyle wrestling event at the China Agriculture University Gymnasium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Henry Cejudo of the United States poses with his gold medal in the NBC Today Show Studio after winning the Men's 55kg Freestyle Wrestling at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Henry Cejudo of the United States looks on during the national anthem after defeating Shingo Matsumoto of Japan to win the gold medal in the men's 55kg freestyle wrestling event at the China Agriculture University Gymnasium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Henry Cejudo of the United States poses with his medal after defeating Shingo Matsumoto of Japan to win the gold medal in the men's 55kg freestyle wrestling event at the China Agriculture University Gymnasium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

(Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS - JUNE 14: Henry Cejudo (blue) wrestles Stephan Abas (red) in the Freestyle 55kg division championship match during the USA Olympic trials for wrestling and judo on June 14, 2008 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Neveda. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Henry Cejudo of the United States looks on during the 60 kg freestyle wrestling event at the China Agriculture University Gymnasium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Henry Cejudo of the United States celebrates after defeating Shingo Matsumoto of Japan to win the gold medal in the men's 55kg freestyle wrestling event at the China Agriculture University Gymnasium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)

BEIJING - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Silver medalist Shingo Matsumoto of Japan, gold medalist Henry Cejudo of the United States bronze medalist Venelin Venkov of Bulgaria and bronze medalist Besik Kudukhov of Russia pose with their medals after the men's 55kg freestyle wrestling event at the China Agriculture University Gymnasium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)