UPDATED: United States teams announced for Kiki Cup in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jan. 29

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Jessica Cullen (USA Wrestling)
01/25/2011


2002 World Champion and three time World medalist Dremiel Byers will be competing in the Kiki Cup, Saturday, January 29 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Wrestling has updated their rosters for the four U.S. teams that will compete in the Kiki Cup, Saturday, January 29. The Greco-Roman tournament will be held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The tournament will be held in a dual meet format where each U.S. team will face a foreign team, but will not go up against each other.

Leading USA-I is 2002 World Champion and three time World medalist Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Also on the team are 2006 and 2007 World bronze medalist Harry Lester (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) and 2009 and 2010 World Team member Jeremiah Davis (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 60 kg/132 lbs.

USA-II is led by 2006 World Champion Joe Warren (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 60 kg/132 lbs. Also on the team are 2010 World Team member Jake Fisher (Boise, Idaho/NYAC) at 74 kg/163 lbs and 2005 World bronze medalist Justin Ruiz (Meridian, Idaho/NYAC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

Wrestling for USA-III are  2009 World Team members Chas Betts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm)at 84 kg/185 lbs, R.C. Johnson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs and 2007 World Team member Joe Betterman (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs.

USA-IV features three-time Junior World Team member Ben Provisor (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) 84 kg/185 lbs and University World Team member Zach Nielsen (Zimmerman, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Also on the team is Pete Gounaridis (Leominster, Mass./Sunkist Kids) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs who placed second in the 2009 World Team Trials.

The international teams in the tournament are Bulgaria, Poland, Japan and Scandinavia which is made up of Sweden and Norway.

“It’d be nice to win all 16 dual meets,” said National Greco-Roman coach Steve Fraser. “My main goals are that my top guys get great matches and experience with foreign guys and improve on their skills.”

The event will be webcast live on TheMat.com starting at 9:00 a.m. Jason Bryant and Gary Abbott will call the action.

The competition begins at 9:00 a.m. with USA-I against Japan and USA-II facing the Scandinavian team.

KIKI CUP January 29, 2011

USA-I

55 kg/121 lbs – Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

60 kg/132 lbs – Jeremiah Davis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
	              
60 kg/132 lbs – Marco Lara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

66 kg/145.5 lbs – Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

74 kg/163 lbs – Steve Forrest, Camp LeJune, N.C. (Marines)

84 kg/185 lbs – Peter Hicks, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

96 kg/211.5 lbs – Robert Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

120 kg/ 264.5 lbs – Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

Coaches – Shon Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colo./Dan Hicks, Camp LeJune, N.C.

USA-II

55 kg/121 lbs – Nate Engel, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

60 kg/132 lbs – Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC)		   
66 kg/145.5 lbs – Harry Lester, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

74 kg/163 lbs – Jake Fisher, Boise, Idaho (NYAC)

84 kg/185 lbs – Cheney Haight, Boise, Idaho (NYAC)

96 kg/211.5 lbs – Justin Ruiz, Meridian, Idaho (NYAC)

120 kg/ 264.5 lbs – Brandon Rupp, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

Coaches – Ivan Ivanov, Boise, Idaho/Noel Thompson, New York, N.Y.

USA-III

55 kg/121 lbs – Paul Tellgren, Andea, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)

60 kg/132 lbs – Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

66 kg/145.5 lbs – C.P. Schlatter, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

74 kg/163 lbs – Andrew Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm)

84 kg/185 lbs – Chas Betts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm)

96 kg/211.5 lbs – R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

120 kg/ 264.5 lbs – Pete Kowalczuk, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

Coaches – James Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz./Dan Chandler, Minneapolis, Minn.

USA-IV

55 kg/121 lbs – Aaron Runzo, Virginia Beach, Va. (USOEC)
	              
60 kg/121 lbs – Dmitry Ryabuchinskiy, Brooklyn, N.Y. (USOEC)

66 kg/145.5 lbs – Ben Sanchez, Marquette, Mich. (USOEC)

74 kg/163 lbs – Aaron Briggs, Tuscon, Ariz. (USOEC)

84 kg/185 lbs – Jordan Holm, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
	              
84 kg/185 lbs – Ben Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

96 kg/211.5 lbs – Pete Gounaridis, Leominster, Mass. (Sunkist Kids)
	           
96 kg/211.5 lbs – Zach Nielsen, Zimmerman, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

120 kg/264.5 lbs - Pete Gounaridis, Leominster, Mass. (Sunkist Kids)

Coaches – Rob Hermann, Marquette, Mich./Ike Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Schedule by round

9:00 am to 10:00 am		USA # 1 	vs.  	JAPAN

9:00 am to 10:00 am		USA # 2 	vs.  	SWEDEN/NORWAY

10:00 am to 11:00 pm		USA # 1 	vs. 	SWEDEN/NORWAY

10:00 am to 11:00 pm		USA # 2 	vs. 	JAPAN

11:00 am to 12:00 am		USA # 3 	vs. 	POLAND

11:00 am to 12:00 am		USA # 4 	vs. 	BULGARIA

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm		USA # 3 	vs. 	BULGARIA

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm		USA # 4 	vs. 	POLAND

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm		BREAK

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm		POLAND		vs. 	USA # 1

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm		BULGARIA 	vs. 	USA # 2

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm		BULGARIA	vs. 	USA # 1

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm 		POLAND		vs. 	USA # 2

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm		JAPAN 		vs. 	USA # 3	

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm		SWEDEN/NORWAY 	vs. 	USA # 4

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm		SWEDEN/NORWAY	vs.	USA # 3

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm		JAPAN		vs. 	USA # 4