SZOMBATHELY, Hungary - U.S. wrestlers Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) and Sam Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Gator WC) claimed silver medals at the Hungary Grand Prix, March 1-2. Hazewinkel went 4-0 at 55 kg/121 lbs. with wins over opponents from Romania, Kazakhstan, and two wrestlers from Belarus. He lost in the gold medal finals to Bekkhan Mankiev of Russia in the finals (0-6, 2-3). Byers dropped a close match to Riza Kayaalp of Turkey (1-1, 0-3, 1-1) in the gold medal match at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. He had previously beaten wrestlers from Belarus, Iran, and two different opponents from Poland to reach the finals. Byers was a 2002 World champion and a 2007 World bronze medalist. Two other U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers finished in top 10s, R.C. Johnson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) was seventh at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. and Spenser Mango (Flourissant, Mo./Gator WC) was 10th at 55 kg/121 lbs. A total of 16 U.S. athletes took part in the two-day competition. Match results are not yet available for the 96 kg/211.5 lbs. weight class. Hungary Grand Prix Szombathely, Hungary March 1-2, 2008 Greco-Roman Medalists 55 kg/121 lbs. Gold - Bekkhan Mankiev (Russia) Silver - Sam Hazewinkel (USA) Bronze - Natig Baghirov (Azerbaijan) Bronze - Marat Garipov (Kazakhstan) 60 kg/132 lbs. Gold - Davor Stefanek (Serbia) Silver - Hamid Bavavaz (Iran) Bronze - Nurbakyt Tengizbayev (Kazakhstan) Bronze - Eun-chol Park (Korea) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Gold - Tamas Lorincz (Hungary) Silver - Farid Mansurov (Azerbaijan) Bronze - Seref Eroglu (Turkey) Bronze - Steeve Guenot (France) 74 kg/163 lbs. Gold - Aleh Michalovich (Belarus) Silver - Mark Madsen (Denmark) Bronze - Aliaksandr Kikiniou (Belarus) Bronze - Tsukasa Turumaki (Japan) 84 kg/185 lbs. Gold - Badri Khasaia (Georgia) Silver - Andrei Baranouski (Belarus) Bronze - Jung-sub Kim (Korea) Bronze - Viachaslau Makaranka (Belarus) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Gold - Jimmy Alexander Lidberg (Sweden) Silver - Mohamed Gaber Ibrahim Karam (Egypt) Bronze - Andrzej Deberny (Poland) Bronze - Mehmet Ozal (Turkey) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Gold - Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) Silver - Dremiel Byers (USA) Bronze - Siarhei Artsiukhin (Belarus) Bronze - Bashir Babjanzadeh (Iran) U.S. Greco-Roman performances 55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC), silver medal WIN Jan Hocko (Czech Republic), 3-0, 3-0 WIN Pavel Kramarz (Poland), 3-3, 5-1 WIN Marat Garipov (Kazakhstan), 6-0, 0-3, 8-5 WIN Virgil Munteanu (Romania), 5-2, 5-0 LOSS Bekkhan Mankiev (Russia), 0-6, 2-3 55 kg/121 lbs. - Spenser Mango, Flourissant, Mo. (Gator WC), 10th WIN Mechman Alaev (Israel), 2-1, 2-4, 7-0 LOSS Marat Garipov (Kazakhstan), 5-4, 0-3, 1-1 55 kg/121 lbs. - Nate Engel, St. Helena, Calif. (Gator WC), DNP/27th LOSS Virgil Munteanu (Romania), 0-7, 0-5 60 kg/132 lbs. - James Gruenwald, Marquette, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), DNP/20th LOSS Yury Dubinin (Belarus), 0-4, 3-0, 0-3 60 kg/132 lbs. - Kerry Regner, Darlington, Pa. (USOEC), DNP/23rd LOSS Edward Barsegjan (Poland), 1-1, 0-5 60 kg/132 lbs. - Glenn Garrison, Colorado Spring, Colo. (U.S. Army), DNP/24th LOSS Eric Buisson (France), 1-1, 0-4, 0-4 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), DNP/27th LOSS Tsutomu Fujimura (Japan), 1-2, 0-6 74 kg/163 lbs. - Ken Cook, Sacramento, Calif. (Aggie WC), DNP/11th WIN Hee-Bok Kang (Korea) LOSS Aliaksandr Kikiniou (Belarus), 4-4, 1-2 74 kg/163 lbs. - Harry Lester, Akron, Ohio (Gator WC), DNP/18th LOSS Mark Madsen (Denmark), 0-6, 5-1, 3-6 74 kg/163 lbs. - Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (New York AC), DNP/30th LOSS Mohammad Resa Babulfath (Sweden), 0-3, 1-1, 0-4 84 kg/185 lbs. - Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), DNP/15th WIN Amer Hrustanovic (Austria), 1-1, 0-3, 1-1 LOSS Attila Batky (Slovakia), 0-2, 1-1, 1-1 84 kg/185 lbs. - Jake Plamann, Kaukauna, Wisc. (Gator WC), DNP/21st LOSS Melonin Noumonvi (France), 1-1, 0-4, 3-4 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 7th 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - John Wechter,East Lansing, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), DNP/21st 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), silver medal WIN Marek Ryszard Mikulski (Poland), 3-0, 3-0 WIN Bashir Babjanzadeh (Iran), 2-0, 0-3, 3-0 WIN Lukasz Bahak (Poland), 4-0, 3-0 WIN Loseb Chugoshvili (Belarus), 1-1, 2-1 LOSS Riza Kayaalp (Turkey), 1-1, 0-3, 1-1 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Cole Konrad, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), DNP/18th LOSS Siarhei Artziukhin (Belarus), 0-3, 1-1, 1-2