BUCHAREST, Romania – Two Americans will wrestle in bronze medal bouts at the Junior World Championships in freestyle wrestling on Sunday: Mark Grey (Rockaway, N.J./Blair Academy) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Josh Kindig (Auburn, Pa. (Cowboy WC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.

Grey won his first three matches, then was defeated in the semifinals by Vladimer Khinchegashvili (Georgia), 0-2, 0-4. His victories were over Sander Orion of Estonia,Yervand Tadevosyan of Armenia and Steven Takahashi of Canada.

Grey is a star for prep powerhouse Blair Academy.

Kindig opened with a loss to Ebrahim Nasiriafrachali of Iran. When the Iranian made the finals, Kindig qualified for the repechage rounds. He won two straight matches to reach the bronze-medal round, stopping Dae-Ho Lee of Korea by pin in 52 seconds and Ibrokhim Nuriddinov of Uzbekistan with a second-period pin, 2-3, 0:54.

Kindig competes for Oklahoma State.

At 120 kg/264.5 lbs., Daniel Miller (Berlin, Md./U.S. Naval Academy) finished with a 2-2 record. He won his first two bouts, then lost in the quarterfinals to Teodore Evanoidze of Georgia, who went on to make the finals. That drew Miller back into the repechage, where he lost to Richard Csercsics of Hungary, 0-4, 0-6.

Dropping his only bout at 84 kg/185 lbs. was Lee Munster (Fox Lake, Ill./Wildcat WC). He did not qualify for the repechage rounds.

NOTE: The finals start one hour earlier tonight, 6:30 p.m. in Bucharest.

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Bucharest, Romania, July 31

U.S. Junior World Freestyle Team results so far

55 kg/121 lbs. – Mark Grey, Rockaway, N.J. (Blair Academy)
WIN Sander Orion (Estonia), 4-3, 8-0
WIN Yervand Tadevosyan (Armenia), 1-0, 6-0
WIN Steven Takahashi (Canada), 6-0, 1-2, 8-5
LOSS Vladimer Khinchegashvili (Georgia), 0-2, 0-4

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Josh Kindig, Auburn, Pa. (Cowboy WC)
LOSS Ebrahim Nasiriafrachali (Iran), 0-1, 0-2
WIN Dae-Ho Lee (Korea), pin 0:52
WIN Ibrokhim Nuriddinov (Uzbekistan), 2-3, 0:54

84 kg/185 lbs. – Lee Munster, Fox Lake, Ill. (Wildcat WC)
LOSS Ilya Khamikoyev (Azerbaijan), 1-0, 0-2, 1-4

120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Daniel Miller, Berlin, Md. (U.S. Naval Academy)
WIN Victor Svetlitskin (Greece), pin 1:13
WIN Vadzim Shvedau (Belarus), 1-0, 2-0
LOSS Teodore Evanoidze (Georgia), 1-1, 0-2
LOSS Richard Csercsics (Hungary), 0-4, 0-6