The Henri Deglane Challenge is slated to begin on Nov. 26 in Nice, France. The Dave Schultz Wrestling Foundation will send a team of top U.S. athletes to compete in all three international styles. This annual event features many talented athletes from European nations. The Dave Schultz Wrestling Foundation will also bring 15-20 fans to the event, an annual social activity that accompanies the tour. Leading the men's freestyle team will be 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up Joe Heskett (Grover Beach, Calif./Gator WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Heskett placed third in this event last year. He is currently an assistant coach at Cal Poly. Ryan Tobin (Philadelphia, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) will return to the Henri Deglane Challenge this year at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. He won a silver medal at last year's tournament and a bronze medal in 2003. Tobin is currently an assistant coach at Penn. Also competing are 2004 NCAA champions Jesse Jantzen (Cambridge, Mass./Dave Schultz WC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Matt Gentry (Grants Pass, Ore./Dave Schultz WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Jantzen was a three-time NCAA All-American at Harvard. Last year, he capped off an undefeated college season with an NCAA title. Gentry has begun his senior season at Stanford this year after completing an undefeated junior season that saw him win the first NCAA individual title in his school's history. Rounding out the U.S. men's freestyle team are Scott Schatzman (New York, N.Y./Dave Schultz WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Nick Preston (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Schatzman placed eighth at the 2004 U.S. Nationals. As a collegian, he was a two-time NCAA All-American at Northwestern. He is currently an assistant coach at Columbia. Preston placed fourth at the 2004 U.S. Nationals. He was also a two-time NCAA All-American at Ohio State. Last year, the U.S. men's freestyle squad captured four medals. Tobin won a silver medal at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Winning bronze medals were Jared Frayer at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Heskett at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Lee Fullhart at 84 kg/185 lbs. In the women's freestyle division, only two of the seven international weights are competed - 55 kg/121 lbs. and 63 kg/138.75 lbs. The U.S. women's team will be led by Olympian Tela O'Donnell (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. O'Donnell was a 2004 Olympian at 55 kg/121 lbs., placing sixth. She was a 2003 U.S. Nationals champion and won a silver medal at last year's Henri Deglane Challenge. Joining O'Donnell will be Laura Felix (Bakersfield, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs. Felix placed fifth in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and U.S. Nationals. She currently competes at Cal-State Bakersfield. The men's and women's freestyle teams will be coached by 10-time U.S. National Team member Dan Chaid (San Jose, Calif.). Last year, both U.S. women's freestyle wrestlers won medals at the Henri Deglane Challenge, as Patricia Miranda won a gold at 55 kg/121 lbs. and O'Donnell won a silver at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. The U.S. Greco-Roman team will be led by 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runners-up Joe Warren (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Warren also placed third in the 2003 and 2004 U.S. Nationals and has won a silver medal at the Henri Deglane Challenge the last two years. Christian was a 2004 U.S. Nationals champion. He won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Championships. Ruiz won a silver medal at the 2003 World Cup and was a 2004 U.S. Nationals champion. 2003 U.S. Nationals runner-up Mike Ellsworth (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) will compete at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Ellsworth won a silver medal at the Henri Deglane Challenge in 2002. Rounding out the U.S. Greco-Roman roster are Josh Henson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Jeff Funicello (Mesa, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 84 kg/185 lbs. Henson took the last year off to focus on coaching at Penn. In 2002, he placed second at the Sunkist Kids International Open. Funicello won a silver medal at the 2004 Pan American Championships. The Greco-Roman team will be coached by 2000 Olympian Heath Sims (Huntington Beach, Calif.). At last year's Henri Deglane Challenge, the U.S. team won two Greco-Roman medals - a silver by Warren at 60 kg/132 lbs. and a bronze by Sims at 74 kg/163 lbs. Henri Deglane Challenge at Nice, France Nov. 26-27, 2004 U.S. Men's Freestyle Lineup 60 kg/132 lbs. - Scott Schatzman, New York, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jesse Jantzen, Cambridge, Mass. (Dave Schultz WC) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Joe Heskett, Grover Beach, Calif. (Gator WC) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Matt Gentry, Grants Pass, Ore. (Dave Schultz WC) 84 kg/185 lbs. - Nick Preston, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Ryan Tobin, Philadelphia, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) Coach: Dan Chaid, San Jose, Calif. U.S. Women's Freestyle Lineup 55 kg/121 lbs. - Laura Felix, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Tela O'Donnell, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) Coach: Dan Chaid, San Jose, Calif. U.S. Greco-Roman Lineup 60 kg/132 lbs. - Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Mike Ellsworth, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Darryl Christian, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Josh Henson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) 84 kg/185 lbs. - Jeff Funicello, Mesa, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Justin Ruiz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) Coach: Heath Sims, Huntington Beach, Calif.