OKLAHOMA WINS CADET FREESTYLE DUALS, DEFEATING CALIFORNIA IN THE FINALS, 34-20Oklahoma defeated California, 34-20, to claim the team title at the 2000 Cadet National Freestyle Duals, held in Pueblo, Colo., June 10. California had been the Greco-Roman team champion the previous day.
California started with dominance, winning the first three matches. However, Oklahoma rebounded with five straight wins and never trailed again. Claiming pins in the gold-medal dual for Oklahoma were Derrick Fleenor at 112 pounds and Chris Finn at 242 pounds. Scoring a technical fall for Oklahoma was Justin Sizemore at 132 pounds.
Kansas placed third, defeating Indiana Silver 32-21 in the bronze-medal dual meet. Claiming fifth was Ohio, with a 36-18 win over Georgia. Indiana Gold finished seventh, stopping Utah 41-9. Placing ninth was Iowa, with a 30-24 victory over New Mexico. A total of 12 teams participated in the freestyle competition. As a first year event, the Cadet National Duals were a success, and is expected to grow into one of the most popular youth team events in the nation.
CADET NATIONAL FREESTYLE DUALS at Pueblo, Colo., June 10
1st place match - Oklahoma 34, California 20
83.5 - Jesse Contreras (CA) won by tech. fall over A.J. McElroy (OK), 11-0; 88 - Richard Hartley (CA) dec. Jeff Simner (OK), 8-4; 94.5 - Richard Moore (CA) won by tech. fall over Scott Ervin (OK), 12-1; 103.5 - Brandon Tucker (OK) dec. Gabe Flores (CA), 11-7; 112 - Derrick Fleenor (OK) pin Logan Ingram (CA), 1:24; 121 - Justin Portaer (OK) dec. Ricky Turk (CA), 8-5; 132 - Justin Sizemore (OK) won by tech. fall over Daniel Cadwallader (CA), 12-1; 143 - Clay Chambers (OK) dec. Andrew Spradlin (CA), 11-3; 154 - Kenny Bertron (CA) dec. Charles Jones (OK), 10-7; 167 - Josh Stapleton (OK) dec. Jerome Zachariah (CA), 10-1; 182.5 - Brent Parkey (OK) dec. Anthony Rubacaba (CA), 14-5; 209 - William Kent (CA) won by forfeit; 242 - Chris Finn (OK) pin James Hollis (CA), 0:37
3rd place match - Kansas 32, Indiana Silver 21
83.5 - Jason Fletcher (IN) pin Dusty Briggs (KS), 1:51; 88 - Garrett Harding (KS) won by forfeit; 94.5 - Tanner Gardner (KS) won by tech. fall over Jim Clay (IN), 12-1; 103.5 - Craig Macke (IN) dec. Eric Luedke (KS), 8-3; 112 - Kory Lira (KS) pin Josh Harris (IN), 0:25; 121 - Doug Hoover (KS) pin Tom Skinner (IN); 132 - Scott Gain (IN) pin Thomas Rhodes (KS), 2:56; 143 - Brandon Burk (KS) dec. Matt Conkling (IN), 4-2; 154 - James Schultz (IN) won by forfeit; 165 - Donnie Abell (KS) won by forfeit; 182.5 - Chris Flenthrope (KS) dec. Josh Brittain (IN), 7-4; 209 - Zach Pierson (IN) dec. Ron Davis (KS), 4-1; 242 - J.P. Price (KS) pin Charles Robson (IN), 1:12
5th place match - Ohio 36, Georgia 18
83.5 - Willie Mays (GA) won by tech. fall over Terry Jackson (OH), 11-0; 88 - Josh Biggers (GA) dec. Nick Kostoff (OH), 9-1; 94.5 - Brian McGahee (GA) won by tech. fall over Jon Puckett (OH), 13-0; 103.5 - Nathan Browning (OH) dec. Jake Brumbelow (GA), 12-4; 112 - Bradley Scott (GA) won by tech. fall over Chas Franz (OH), 14-4; 121 - Ryan Lang (OH) pin Nathan Berryman (GA), 0:24; 132 - David Wolf (OH) won by tech. fall over Hunter Garner (GA), 11-0; 143 - John Kowyesni (OH) pin Josh Flinn (GA), 1:57; 154 - Nick Tierbay (OH) dec. Charlie Cox (GA), 7-1; 167 - J.D. Bergman (OH) pin Jeremy Romesburg (GA), 2:10; 182.5 - Aaron Keough (OH) pin Mark Gregory (GA), 3:40; 209 - Josh Sears (OH) won by tech. fall over Seth Johnson (GA), 11-1; 242 - Wesley Taylor (OH) pin Felipe Foster (GA), 2:22
7th place match - Indiana Gold 41, Utah 9
83. 5- Josh Shephard (IN) won by forfeit; 88 - Jose Escobedo (IN) won by forfeit over Kevin Hunter (UT); 94.5 - Cheney Haight (UT) pin Clay Leek (IN), 1:50; 103.5 - Chase Walker (UT) dec. Sean Schmaltz (IN), 5-2; 112 - Matt Kaulik (IN) dec. Seth Wright (UT), 8-3; 121 - Kevin Hartman (IN) dec. Josh Meadows (UT), 4-0; 132 - Blake Maurer (IN) won by forfeit; 143 - Alex Dolly (IN) dec. Tosh McIntosh (UT), 11-3; 154 - Nick Skinner (IN) won by tech. fall over Luke Lofthouse (UT), 11-0; 167 - Aaron Kerkhoff (IN) pin Brandon Shafizadeh (UT), 0:21; 182.5 - Mike Markham (IN) won by forfeit; 209 - Brian Miller (IN) won by forfeit; 242 - Jake O'Bazen (IN) dec. Garret Story (UT), 5-0
9th place match - Iowa 30, New Mexico 24
83.5 - Vincent Espinoza (NM) won by forfeit; 88 - Joel Luna (NM) won by forfeit; 94.5 - Erik Bencomb (NM) pin Jason Rogers (IA), 2:55; 103. 5- Aaron Lee (NM) dec. Jeremy Sprecher (IA), 13-7; 112 - C.J. Ettleson (IA) pin Bryon Tice (NM), 0:34; 121 - Dustin Hinschberger (IA) pin Miguel Gonzales (NM), 1:04; 132 - Patrick Allibone (IA) pin Jesse Valdez (NM), 1:15; 143 - Gilbert Montoya (NM) won by tech. fall over Jesse Dachus (IA), 16-6; 154 - Tony Guevara (NM) won by forfeit; 167 - Ryan Sundine (IA) won by tech. fall over Joe Sanchez (NM), 15-5; 182.5 - Matt Kinker (IA) pin Jesus Rodriguez (NM), 1:30; 209 - David Solis (IA) won by forfeit; 242 - Josh Reindl (IA) won by forfeit
ROUND 1
Iowa 36, Colorado Blue 11
Indiana Silver 24, Utah 3
Oklahoma 49, New Mexico 4
Kansas 30, Indiana Gold 23
California 35, Ohio 22
Georgia 38, Colorado Red 15
ROUND 2
Utah 23, Iowa 23 (Utah wins on tie breaker)
Oklahoma 51, Colorado Blue 1
Indiana Silver 39, New Mexico 15
Kansas 30, Ohio 23
Indiana Gold 40, Colorado Red 13
California 44, Georgia 9
ROUND 3
Indiana Silver 26, Iowa 22
Colorado Blue 26, New Mexico 18
Oklahoma 46, Utah 4
California 32, Kansas 20
Indiana Gold 31, Georgia 22
Ohio 33, Colorado Red 20
ROUND 4
Oklahoma 49, Iowa 6
Indiana Silver 21, Colorado Blue 16
Utah 36, New Mexico 17
Kansas 48, Colorado Red 4
California 27, Indiana Gold 23
Ohio 31, Georgia 24
ROUND 5
Iowa 39, New Mexico 15
Utah 24, Colorado Blue 16
Oklahoma 45, Indiana Silver 8
Kansas 33, Georgia 19
Ohio 32, Indiana Gold 23
California 36, Colorado Red 12
ROUND 6 (Cross bracket)
Oklahoma 38, Kansas 15
California 42, Indiana Silver 10
Utah 25, Colorado Red 16
Georgia 36, Iowa 15
Indiana Gold 45, Colorado Blue 9
Ohio 39, New Mexico 15
ROUND 7 (Consolation)
Georgia 35, Utah 19
Ohio 31, Indiana Gold 25
Iowa 35, Colorado Red 12
New Mexico 23, Colorado Blue 21
MEDAL ROUNDS
1st place - Oklahoma 34, California 20
3rd place - Kansas 32, Indiana Silver 21
5th place - Ohio 36, Georgia 18
7th place - Indiana Gold 41, Utah 9
9th place - Iowa 30, New Mexico 24
11th place - Colorado Blue
12th place - Colorado Red