Wyoming Juniors State Championships and Cultural Exchange Team to China

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Don Tolin (Wyoming)
03/13/2001


THERMOPOLIS - The Wyoming State Greco-Roman and Freestyle Championships for the Juniors Division of USA Wrestling was held March 9 and 10 at the Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis, Wyoming. The Juniors Division is for those wrestlers born after September 1, 1981 and enrolled in the ninth through twelfth grades. The top four place finishers  in each style also qualify for the Wyoming Nationals Team and are eligible to compete at the Juniors National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota, July 20-28.     The Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association awards the "Triple Crown" to those wrestlers who win the Wyoming High School State Championships, the Greco-Roman State Championships, and the Freestyle State Championships all in the same year. The winners will be recognized at the Casper Events Center during the Kids/Cadet/Girls Wyoming State Championships on May 5.    The Freestyle Championship Tournament also served as the qualifying tournament for the selection of the annual Wyoming Cultural Exchange Team. The Wyoming Cultural Exchange Team will hold a three day camp at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, before departing to Beijing, China, for ten days of wrestling and touring, July 1-10.    GRECO-ROMAN    Team Scores: 1. Green River, 244;  2. Worland, 153; 3. Windy City (Casper), 144; 4. Torrington, 120; 5. Touch of Gold (Gillette), 106; 6. Douglas, 80; 7. Powell, 33.    98: 1. Kanin Asay,  Powell; 2. Grant Gerk, Douglas.    105.5: 1. Cody Grant, Torrington; 2. Sterling Oglesby, TOG (Gillette); 3. Josh Henderson, Green River.    114.5: 1. Zack Terry, Green River; 2. Will Gentry, Douglas; 3. Dustin Grant, Torrington; 4. Suliman Khan, Kyuki-Do (Sheridan); 5. Mike Harrington, Worland; 6. Josh Crusch, TOG (Gillette).    123: 1. Curtis Christensen, Green River; 2. Dillon Stone, Cheyenne; 3. Justin Huether, Moorcroft; 4. Robert Friel, Top of the Rock (Rock Springs); 5. Carter Downing, Evanston; 6. Randy Putman, Lovell.    132: 1. George Moore, Top of the Rock (Rock Springs); 2. Clyde Barella, Windy City (Casper); 3. Jacob Peterson, Worland; 4. Rory Gunderman, Moorcroft.    143: 1. Dennis Taylor, TOG (Gillette); 2. Josh Tolin, Windy City (Casper); 3. KP Stromberg, Top of the Rock (Rock Springs), 4. Thomas Huntington, Green River; 5. Randy McCullough, Douglas; 6. Trenton Lake, Moorcroft.    154: 1. Michael Malone, Windy City (Casper); 2. Bryce Davis, Green River; 3. Josh Cook, Laramie; 4. Dale Riley, Top of the Rock (Rock Springs); 5. Brian Tillery, Kyuki-Do (Sheridan); 6. Cooper Jepson, Douglas.    165: 1. Justin Barent, Worland; 2. Guy Grant, North Big Horn; 3. Wade Roberts, Buffalo; 4. Eric Asay, Powell; 5. Levi Krehmeyer, TOG (Gillette); 6. Tyler Winicker, Windy City (Casper).    178: 1. Dale Mundt, Torrington; 2. Zack Newton, Worland; 3. Rhett Stickney, Green River; 4. Judd Stickney, Green River; 5. Matt Miller, Worland; 6. James Pollock, Cody.    191.5: 1. Cody Eardley, Mtn. View; 2. David Dugan, Glenrock; 3. Nick Small, Evanston; 4. Jared Gottula, Thermopolis.    220: 1. Joe Vincent, Evanston; 2. Wade Betshart, Torrington; 3. Matt Peterson, Worland; 4. Cameron Brown, Wright; 5. Ben Costalez, Worland.    275: 1. Tyler Rhodes, Mtn. View; 2. Clay Rodgers, TOG (Gillette); 3. R.C. Brown, Glenrock.    FREESTYLE    Team Scores: 1. Touch of Gold (Gillette), 244; 2. Green River, 238; 3. Windy City (Casper), 129; 4. Worland, 126; 5. Mtn. View, 94; 6. Kyuki-Do (Sheridan).    98: 1. Blaine Ziegler, Kyuki-Do (Sheridan); 2. Kanin Asay, Powell.    105.5: 1. Cody Grant, Torrington; 2. Sterling Oglesby, TOG (Gillette); 3. Josh Henderson, Green River.    114.5: 1. Will Gentry, Douglas; 2. Zack Terry, Green River; 3. Dustin Grant, Torrington; 4. Schon Demel, Windy City (Casper); 5. Mike Welker, Star Valley; 6. Suliaman Khan, Kyuki-Do (Sheridan).    123: 1. Carter Downing, Evanston; 2. Justin Huether, Moorcroft; 3. Curtis Christensen, Green River; 4. Robert Friel, Top of the Rock (Rock Springs); 5. Usman Khan, Kyuki-Do (Sheridan); 6. Randy Putman, Lovell.    132: 1. Dillon Stone, Cheyenne; 2. Clyde Barella, Windy City (Casper); 3. Trenton Lake, Moorcroft; 4. George Moore; Top of the Rock (Rock Springs); 5. Jacob Peterson, Worland; 6. Rory Gunderman, Moorcroft.    143: 1. Dennis Taylor, TOG (Gillette); 2. Remington Trabing, Laramie; 3. Josh Tolin, Windy City (Casper); 4. Thomas Huntington, Green River; 5. KP Stromberg, Top of the Rock (Rock Springs); 6. Ty Allemand, Midwest.    154: 1. Cort Peterson, TOG (Gillette); 2. Bryce Davis, Green River; 3. Dale Riley, Top of the Rock (Rock Springs); 4. Kurtis Ven John, Lusk; 5. Josh Cook, Laramie; 6. Trent Ruff, TOG (Gillette).    165: 1.  Guy Grant, North Big Horn; 2. Justin Barent, Worland; 3. Wade Roberts, Buffalo; 4. James Gosser, Douglas; 5. Jesse Simpson, Mtn. View; 6. Levi Krehmeyer, TOG (Gillette).    178: 1. Cody Eardley, Mtn. View; 2. Dale Mundt, Torrington; 3. Zack Newton, Worland; 4. Nick Hokanson, Star Valley; 5. Trevor Gillett, Powell; 6. Rhett Stickney, Green River.    191.5: 1. Nick Small, Evanston; 2. David Dugan, Glenrock; 3. Jared Gottula, Thermopolis.    220: 1. Joe Vincent, Evanston; 2. Matt Peterson, Worland; 3. Wade Betchart, Torrington; 4. Cameron Brown, Wright; 5. Blake Chittim, Casper; 6. Benjamin Costalez, Worland.    275: 1. Tyler Rhodes, Mtn. View; 2. Clay Rodgers, TOG (Gillette); 3. R.C. Brown, Glenrock; 4. James Causey, Buffalo.    CULTURAL EXCHANGE TEAM TO CHINA    Casper: Josh Tolin (143#); Cheyenne: Dillon Stone (132#); Douglas: Will Gentry (114.5#); Evanston: Carter Downing (123#), Nick Small (191.5#),  Joe Vincent (220#); Gillette: Cort Peterson (154#); Glenrock: David Dugan (191.5#); Green River: Bryce Davis (154#); Laramie: Remington Trabing (143#), Josh Cook (154#); Lovell: Guy Grant (165#); Mtn. View: Cody Eardley  (178#); Torrington: Dale Mundt (178#).     Adults: Team Leader: Chuck Hull (Basin); Team Coach: Daryl Stone (Cheyenne); Mat Official: Don Tolin (Casper).