Vering, Uzbekistan out of Kit Carson International Cup Greco-Roman tournament

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Josi Carlson (USA Wrestling)
01/27/2005


There have been some changes to the Kit Carson International Cup dual-meet tournament, held in Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 28-29, featuring teams from the U.S., Belarus and Bulgaria.    A team from Uzbekistan originally scheduled, will not be competing due to funding problems.    For the U.S., Keith Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) will be switching from U.S. Team Red to U.S. Team Blue. Sieracki is replacing 2004 Olympian Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) in the 84 kg/185 lbs. weight class. Vering sprained his ankle and is being held out of the tournament for precautionary reasons.    T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) will move up to 84 kg/185 lbs. for U.S. Team Red.    The schedule for the tournament is as follows:    Medical check-in/weigh-in: Thursday, Jan. 27 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Olympic Training Center wrestling room    Session I: Friday, Jan. 28 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.  Belarus vs. USA Red  Bulgaria vs. USA Blue  Belarus vs. USA Blue    There will be a presentation of Army personnel following the first dual at approximately 6:50 p.m.    Session II: Saturday, Jan. 29 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Belarus vs. Bulgaria  USA Red vs. USA Blue  Bulgaria vs. USA Red      2005 Kit Carson International Cup   At Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 28-29, 2005  United States Team Blue  55 kg/121 lbs. - Lindsey Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  60 kg/132 lbs. - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)  66 kg/145.5 lbs - Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)  74 kg/163 lbs. - Darryl Christian, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  84 kg/185 lbs. - Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)  96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Justin Ruiz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)    United States Team Red  55 kg/121 lbs. - Joe Betterman, Chicago, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC); Neil Rodak, San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy)  60 kg/132 lbs. - Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Harry Lester, Akron, Ohio (USOEC/Sunkist Kids)  74 kg/163 lbs. - Jess Hargrave, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)  84 kg/185 lbs. - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Al Sankey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army); Adam Wheeler, San Diego, Calif. (Gator WC)  120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Russ Davie, Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland WC)    Belarus  55 kg/121 lbs. - Aleksei Shaipak, Mikhail Siaminov  60 kg/132 lbs. - Yuri Dubinin  66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Youri Kalasnev, Vitali Zhuk  74 kg/163 lbs. - Alexander Kikinov, Oleg Mikhailovich  84 kg/185 lbs. - Dmitri Kruglik, Vyatcheslav Makarenko, Shata Narmanya  96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Andreu Batura  120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Sergey Artyoukhin, Andrei Chekovski, Vladimir Marusov    Bulgaria  55 kg/121 lbs. - Ivo Angelov, Venelin Venkov  60 kg/132 lbs. - Nikolai Georgiev, Plamen Petrov  66 kg/145.5 lbs. Velin Marinov, Vasil Teodosiev, Emilian Todorov  74 kg/163 lbs. - Matei Hristov, Hristo Marinov, Taniu Prochenski  84 kg/185 lbs. - Vladislav Metodiev  96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Kaloian Dinchev  120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Sergej Mureiko