Greco-Roman seeds finalized for U.S. Open, set for Friday and Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio

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Jason Bryant (USA Wrestling)
04/05/2011


The Greco-Roman seeds have been finalized in all seven weight classes for the U.S. Open, set for Friday and Saturday at Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.

Registration closed on Tuesday morning and the seeds were finalized at that point.

Unlike the men's freestyle tournament, there is no mini tournament and all wrestlers will compete right away in the bracket. Four wrestlers per weight are seeded and competition on Saturday will conclude after the semifinals have been set. 

The top seven finishers in each weight class at the U.S. Open will qualify for June’s U.S. World Team Trials in Oklahoma City.

2011 U.S. OPEN SEEDS

55 kg/121 pounds
1. Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. Nate Engel, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Paul Tellgren, Marquette, Mich. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
Alternate – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wisc. (Ringers)

60 kg/132 pounds
1. Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
2. Jeremiah Davis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. Chad Vandiver, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
4. Marco Lara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
Alternate - Donovan DePatto, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (Marines)

66 kg/145.5 pounds
1. Justin Lester, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. C.P. Schlatter, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
4. Ben Sanchez, Marquette, Mich. (USOEC)
Alternate - Tanner Andrews, Marquette, Mich. (USOEC)

74 kg/163 pounds
1. Jake Fisher, Boise, Idaho (NYAC)
2. Ben Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Andrew Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
4. Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
Alternate - Kendrick Sanders, Homestead, Fla. (USOEC)

84 kg/185 pounds
1. Cheney Haight, Boise, Idaho (NYAC)
2. Jordan Holm, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
3. Peter Hicks, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Talan Knox, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
Alternate - Mark Stenberg, Lockport, Ill. (USOEC)

96 kg/211.5 pounds
1. Robert Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC)
2. Justin Millard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. Justin Ruiz, Meridian, Idaho (NYAC)
4. R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
Alternate - Pete Gounaridis, Leominster, Mass. (Sunkist Kids)

120 kg/264.5 pounds
1. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Tim Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. Brandon Rupp, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Steve Andrus, Manhattan, Kan. (Michigan WC)
Alternate - Pete Kowalczuk, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)