FRED SANTAITE HONORED AS THEMAT.COM WRESTLER OF THE WEEK OF MAY 15-21 
 TheMat.com has named its National Wrestlers of the Week for May 15-21, 2000. 
 The winner of TheMat.com Youth Wrestler of the Week is Fred Santaite of Upper Saddle River, N.J. 
 TheMat.com will announce Wrestlers of the Week in a number of age group levels, which will be posted on the web page and promoted to the national media. 
 Youth Wrestler of the Week: Fred Santaite, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 
 Santaite won a double title, claiming the 65-pound title in both freestyle and Greco-Roman in the Novice division (11-12 yrs. old), at the Northeast Kids/Cadet Regional Championships in Hightstown, N.J., May 19-21. Santaite won the freestyle title with three victories, including a pin and a technical fall. In the finals, he defeated Cory Jantzen of New York, 8-7. In Greco-Roman, Santaite had four victories, including two technical falls, a pin and a forfeit. He defeated runner-up Sean Bilodean of Massachusetts, 14-5. Santaite has been very successful on the national level, winning USA Wrestling Kids National titles in freestyle and folkstyle, and also earning All-American status in Greco-Roman. 
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