Tommy Rowlands in action at the 2007 World Championships. Larry Slater photo

GROZNY, Russia - A pair of U.S. wrestlers claimed bronze medals at the Ramzan Kadirov Cup of freestyle wrestling, Oct. 9-10.

Winning bronze medals were Nick Marable (Columbia, Mo./unattached) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Tommy Rowlands (Hilliard, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Marable defeated Samuel Imeksuyan of Russia, 1-0, 0-2, 1-0 in the bronze-medal bout. He finished with a 4-1 record in the tournament. His only loss was in the second round to eventual champion Muslim Dudaev of Russia, 0-1, 0-4.

For Marable, a former star at the Univ. of Missouri, it was his first major international freestyle medal.

Rowlands won his bronze-medal bout over Khizir Durgaev of Russia, 1-1, 1-1. He finished with a 3-1 record, with his only loss to eventual runner-up Taha Akgul of Turkey.

Rowlands was fifth in the 2007 World Championships and is a past World University Games champion.

Russia won gold medals in all seven weight classes. 

“The tournament was really good,” said U.S. coach Jamill Kelly. “The quality was probably as good as the Worlds and the Yarygin. The winners got prize money on the award stand. It was a tremendous competition.”

Ramzan Kadirov Cup for prizes of Adlan Varaev
at Grozny, Russia, October 9-10

55 kg/121 lbs.
1. Jamal Otarsultanov (Russia)
2. Asadula Lachinov (Russia) 
3. Nariman Israpilov (Russia)
3. Rustam Murtazaliev (Russia) 

60 kg/132 lbs.
1. Ahmed Chaka (Russia) 
2. Vasil Fedorishin (Ukraine) 
3. Ramadan Sarita (Russia)
3. Opan Sat (Russia) 

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1. Magomedgadzhi Abakarov (Russia)
2. Acraman Gusigov (Russia)
3. Adam Yacub (Russia)
3. Magomedmurad Hajiyev (Russia) 

74 kg/163 lbs.
1. Muslim Dadaev (Russia)
2. Anuar Guesde (Russia)
3. Irbek Farniev (Russia)
3. Nick Marable (USA) 

84 kg/185 lbs.
1. Abdusalam Gadis (Russia)
2. Tamerlane Race (Russia)
3. Anzor Urishev (Russia)
3. Ahmed Magomedov (Russia) 

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1. Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (Russia)
2. Anzor Boltukaev (Russia)
3. Yuri Belonovsky (Russia)
3. Marat Ibragimov (Russia) 

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1. Ibrahim Saidov (Russia) 
2. Taha Akgul (Turkey) 
3. Tommy Rowlands (USA)
3. Ali Isayev (Azerbaijan)

U.S. performances

55 kg/121 lbs. - Nick Simmons, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
WIN Shamil Salihov (Russia), pin
LOSS Artem Gebekov (Russia), 0-1, 3-4

55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
WIN Vyacheslav Gagiev (Russia), 3-3, 1-1, 2-0
LOSS Jamal Otarsultanov (Russia), 0-1, 2-3
LOSS Rasul Murtasaliev (Russia), 0-1, 0-1

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Joe Johnston, Columbia, Mo. (MWF), dnp
WIN Azamat Khubiev (Russia), 3-0, 1-1, 6-3
LOSS Magomedgadzhi Abakarov (Russia), 0-6, 0-6
LOSS Khetag Tsabolov (Russia), 0-6, 0-6

74 kg/163 lbs. - Nick Marable, Columbia, Mo. (unattached), 3rd
WIN Abdubek Ibragimov (Russia), 1-0, 0-1, 3-0
LOSS Muslim Dudaev (Russia), 0-1, 0-4
WIN Adam Ausaitov (Russia), 1-0,1-0
WIN name not available (Russia), pin
WIN Samuel Imeksuyan (Russia), 1-0, 0-2, 1-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Tommy Rowlands, Hilliard, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 3rd
WIN Timir Mintsaligov (Russia), 2-0, 2-0
LOSS Taha Akgul (Turkey), 0-1, 0-2
WIN forfeit
WIN Khizir Durgaev (Russia), 1-1, 1-1