COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Jake Herbert took an Olympic redshirt for one main reason.

He wants to win an Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling.

Herbert proved he is serious about his lofty aspirations, knocking off 2007 World seventh-place finisher Davyd Bichinashvili of Germany in the finals of the Dave Schultz Memorial International.

Herbert, a 2007 NCAA champion for Northwestern who is taking an Olympic redshirt this season, outlasted Bichinashvili 7-0, 1-4, 4-3 in the finals at 84 kg/185 lbs. on Sunday night at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

"It was a big win," Herbert said. "(Bichinashvili) beat a lot of tough guys. There were a lot of good Americans in this weight and I was glad to come out on top. Really, it's more training for the Olympics. That's more important than just getting this win."

Herbert (Wexford, Pa./New York AC) won an action-packed third period that featured a pair of wild scrambles in a physical bout. A final sequence of the match was reviewed on videotape, but Herbert maintained his 4-3 edge to claim the win.

"I stepped it up mentally after I kind of let down in the second period," Herbert said. "I was getting a little tired but so was he. I just tried to stay aggressive."

Steve Mocco (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) capped a dominating performance in freestyle by dismantling Markus Hamann of Germany 1-0, 5-1 in the finals at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Mocco was named Outstanding Wrestler in freestyle.

Mocco was in Hamann's face from start to finish and wore his opponent down with an aggressive attack. Mocco is looking to make the Olympic Team this year after being runner-up the last three years at the U.S. World Team Trials.

Sean Stender (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) downed Stefan Kehrer of Germany 2-1, 1-0 in the freestyle finals at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

American Sara Fulp-Allen (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) won a loaded women's freestyle class at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., coming from behind to score a third-period pin over Clarissa Chun in the finals. Fulp-Allen was named Outstanding Wrestler in women's freestyle.

"It was definitely an exciting day," Fulp-Allen said. "I took a peek at the brackets, and I felt I had a good draw. I had to wrestle the Polish girl and I had wrestled her in practice a few times. I felt confident. I knew I had to be patient. When I won that, and after Stephanie (Murata) lost, I felt I could win it all."

Two-time World bronze medalist Sally Roberts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) looked strong in rolling past Sylwia Bilenska of Poland 6-0, 7-0 in the finals at 55 kg/121 lbs. Roberts has dropped down a weight class since her normal division of 59 kg/130 lbs. is not an Olympic weight class.

Alaina Berube (Escanaba, Mich./New York AC) recorded a second-period fall over Sweden's Helena Allandi, a 2006 World bronze medalist, in the finals at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.

Stephany Lee (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) charged out aggressively and took an early lead over 2006 and 2007 World champion Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria in the finals at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.

But Zlateva quickly regrouped to prevail 5-3, 7-0. Zlateva beat 2005 World champion Iris Smith of the U.S. in Sunday's semifinals.

SUNDAY'S FINAL-ROUND RESULTS

Men's freestyle

74 kg/163 lbs.

Andriy Shyyka (Germany) pinned Aliaksandr Matyl (Belarus), 1:48

84 kg/185 lbs.

Jake Herbert (New York AC) dec. Davyd Bichinashvili (Germany), 7-0, 1-4, 4-3

96 kg/211.5 lbs.

Sean Stender (Sunkist Kids) dec. Stefan Kehrer (Germany), 2-1, 1-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Steve Mocco (New York AC) dec. Markus Hamann (Germany), 1-0, 5-1

Women's freestyle

48 kg/105.5 lbs.

Sara Fulp-Allen (New York AC) pinned Clarissa Chun (Sunkist Kids), 2-6, 4-2, 1:28

55 kg/121 lbs.

Sally Roberts (Gator WC) dec. Sylwia Bilenska (Poland), 6-0, 7-0

63 kg/138.75 lbs.

Alaina Berube (New York AC) pinned Helena Allandi (Sweden), 1-1, 1:45

72 kg/158.5 lbs.

Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria) dec. Stephany Lee (Sunkist Kids), 5-3, 7-0