Metropolitan Wrestling Association “Beat the Streets” wrestlers competed well at Western Junior Regi
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Mark Scott (USA Wrestling)
05/14/2005
A team of 23 wrestlers representing the Metropolitan Wrestling Association's "Beat the Streets" program competed well at the USA Wrestling Western Junior Regional Championships, in Las Vegas, NV, April 26-29, 2005. Athletes from the team competed in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman, the two Olympic styles of the sport. Top high school athletes from across the nation participated in this annual major competition. There were over 650 athletes in Freestyle and over 350 athletes in Greco-Roman participating in the tournament. The team leader for this year's team was PSAL Commissioner Larry Cantor who was joined by a number of coaches that helped with various aspects of the delegation. Michael Stanley placed fourth in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at 275 pounds. Placing sixth in Greco-Roman were Peter Morales (98) and Jonathan Soto (105). This major high-school age wrestling tournament featured many of the nation's best athletes and was held in conjunction with the Las Vegas/ASICS U.S. National Wrestling Championships, which is the annual national championship for Olympic-caliber athletes. In the U.S. Nationals, several members of the powerhouse team from the New York Athletic Club also participated. The "Beat the Streets Program" is a grass roots initiative developed through USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body for amateur wrestling in the United States. The New York City "Beat the Streets Program" was created from the successfully conducted 2003 World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling held at Madison Square Garden in New Your City. For more information, call Al Bevilacqua, Chairman of the MWA Beat the Streets Program, at 631-598-2281. MWA "Beat the Streets" program results Western Junior Regionals in Las Vegas, Nev. Greco-Roman: 98 lbs. Peter Morales(NYC) defeated Chris Shrieves(AZ) TF 15-4 lost to Jaes Jones (UT) TF 10-0 lost to Borislav Novachkov(CA) F 0:58 lost to Matt Peters(AZ) F 2:10 Placed 6th 105 lbs. Jonathan Soto(NYC) lost to Jason Moorhouse (CA) 9-0 pinned Andy Anderson (MN) F 2:34 defeated Bryan Davis (NC) 17-12 lost to Seth Creasy (PA) TF 11-1 lost to Steven Moreno (AZ) F 2:24 Placed 6th. 112 lbs. Carlos Soto(NYC) lost to Kendall Mowery(NC) TF 10-0 Lost to John Garza(AZ) TF 10-0 119 lbs. Hassan Mahmood(NYC) pinned ColeMacDonald(MT) F 0:31 pinned Kyle Love(CO) 3:35 Lost to Dak Adamson F 0:35 Lost to Seth Flodeen F 0:28 Stephen Perez(NYC) lost to Michael Mangrum(WA) TF 13-2 Defeated Preston Gentry(ID) 14-11 Lost to Paul Ruiz(CA) TF 11-0 125 lbs. Eric Babekov(NYC) lost to Josh Strait(ID) TF 10-0 Lost to Mitchell Schroeder(NV) F 5:00 130 lbs. Vlad Davydov(NYC) pinned Tyler Wayer(OH) F 4:13 defeated Zach Chavez(CO) TF 16-3 defeated Alex Piaskie(FL) 15-11 lost Vincente Varela (NM) TF 10-0 lost Eric Starkd (WA) by INJ 130 lbs. Vitaly Simkin(NYC) lost to Rob Tate(NC) TF 12-1 defeated Wade Beiriger (CO) TF 11-0 lost to Brody Verrall(MT) F 1:11 135 lbs. Jesse DiOrio(NYC) lost to Brandon Smith(OR) TF 10-0 Pinned Christopher Peters(CA) F 2:13 Lost to Mitch Mueller(IA) TF 12-0 James Verardi(NYC) lost to Brad Neitenbach(CO) TF 10-0 Lost to Trinity Perkins(NV) TF 11-0 140 lbs Jake Viliaret(NYC) lost to Bryce Sandoris(NV) F 0:40 Lost to Richard Alves(OR) F 0:26 Matt Cartusciello lost to Zach Martin(WA) F 0:38 Lost to Aaron Shambaugh(OH) 12-6 145 lbs. Corey Ranno(NYC) lost to Aaron Wilson(CA) F 3:20 Lost to Noah Hatton(WA) F 1:37 152 lbs. Alex Gizersky(NYC) lost to Kai Vanleuven(WA) F 1:14 Defeated Phillp Morgan(MN) 4-3 Lost to Clayton Cook(ID) TF 11-0 James Kielty(NYC) lost to Chris Koob(MN) TF 10-0 Lost to Anthony Gonzales(AZ) TF 10-0 Will Couchon(NYC) lost to Willy Knox(ID) F 2:03 Lost to Justin Castillo(AZ) F 0:47 160 lbs. Dan Feliciano(NYC) defeated Felix Padilla(NM) 13-0 Lost to Jack Porter(AZ) TF 11-0 Lost to Austin Lord(MT) F 2:34 Brandon Stroud(NYC) lost to Jake McCoy(OR) TF 17-6 pinned Cole Myers(CO) F 1:07 lost to Dustin Horner(MN) DQ Tornike Ivanashvili lost to Zach Giesen(OR) TF 14-0 Lost to Wiliy Leon(CA) 8-7 215 lbs. Garet Lynch defeated Brian Griffen(CA) TF 12-2 Lost to Tyrell Fortune(OR) TF 11-1 Lost to Donovan McMahill(CO) F 5:07 Petiov Suszczynski(NYC) pinned Ory Tollan(MT) F :40 Lost to Travis Gwin(OR) TF 10-0 Lost to Daniel Erekson(ID) F 0:37 275 lbs. Michael Stanley(NYC) lost to Jake Mallonee(MO) 6-1 pinned Michael Sunder(NC) F 0:49 pinned Steve Franklin(CA) F 4:44 lost to Brady Wilson(MN) F 0:21 Placed 4th Freestyle: 98 lbs. Peter Morales(NYC) lost to Chris Shreves(AZ) 26-19 Lost to Andrew Long(IA) TF 10-0 105 lbs. Jonathan Soto(NYC) defeated Glen Terrano(NV) 11-4 Lost to Tyler Gateman(WA) TF 19-7 Lost to David Zilverberg(MN) F 0:29 112 lbs. Carlos Soto(NYC) lost to Kendall Mowery(NC) TF 18-8 Defeated Jamie Romero(AZ) TF 14-4 Lost to Chase Smith(WA) TF 10-0 119 lbs. Hassan Mahmood(NYC) lost to Jason Chamberlain(UT) TF 10-0 Lost to Aaron Ortega(NM) F 1:43 125 lbs. Eric Babekov(NYC) lost to Peter Hoang(CA) 4-3 Defeated Jeremy Bradley(AZ) TF 10-0 Lost to Josh Strait(ID) TF 14-3 130 lbs. Vitaly Simkin(NYC) pinned Ben Truong(AZ) F 0:34 pinned Tyler Wagners(OH) F 4:09 lost to Colin McElroy(TX) 15-8 lost to Garrett McGhehey(CA) F 1:11 135 lbs. Rafael Oszczapinski(NYC) lost to Ryan Adams(MN) F 0:24 defeated KevinWren(CO) TF 11-1 lost to Skyler Korth(UT) TF 13-3 Jessie DiOrio(NYC) lost to Curtis Salazar(CO) TF 14-4 Lost to Timmy Miles(VA) TF 10-0 Jimmy Verdari(NYC) lost to Nathan Schweitzer(ND) TF 15-4 pinned John Escalante(AZ) F 4:20 lost to TJ Renz(MT) F 1:04 140 lbs. Jake Villaret(NYC) lost to Tyson Berry(MT) F 0:59 pinned Kevin Stickdel(NV) F 1:41 lost to Luke Ashmore(TX) F 0:56 Matthew Cartusciello(NYC) lost to Chris Brown(CA) TF 10-0 Lost to Trevor Hall(WA) TF 10-0 145 lbs. Corey Ranno(NYC) pinned Daniel Kennedy(CA) F 1:28 pinned Trey Saxon(NM) F 4:14 defeated Matt Peterson(AZ) TF 11-0 lost to Tay Todd(MT) F 2:58 lost to Matt Murphy(CO) F 1:20 152 lbs. Alex Gizersky(NYC) lost to John Quintrell, Jr.(WA) 13-7 pinned Spencer Jackson(AZ) F 2:10 defeated Michael Educate(NV) 7-2 lost to Jonathon Reader(MI) TF 12-0 James Kielty(NYC) pinned Connor Clay(CA) F 4:43 lost to Bryant Milder(IA) TF 10-0 lost to Charles Mello(VA) TF 10-0 Will Couchon lost to Kyle Campbell(AZ) F 0:52 lost to David Barringer(CO) F 1:31 160 lbs. Tornkie Ivanishvili(NYC) lost to Willy Leon(CA) 8-3 Defeated Jeron Aragon(CO) TF 10-0 Lost to Neil Erisman(KS) TF 10-0 Brandon Stroud(NYC) defeated Matt Santer(MT) TF 15-5 lost to Gregory Crane(CA) F 3:29 lost to Dustin Horner(MN) TF 12-1 215 lbs. Garet Lynch(NYC) defeated Tyler Hemmech(MN) 11-10 pinned Matt Escheff(AZ) F 0:18 defeated Trey Rogers(VA) 4-3 lost to Dovovan McMahill 10-4 lost to Tyler Hemmesch(MN) 1-0 Peter Suszczyviski(NYC) lost to Scott Valdez(CO) TF 14-3 Lost to Matthew Methling(CA) F 4:24 275 lbs. Michael Stanley(NYC