Brent Metcalf of the USA holds his Outstanding Wrestler trophy after dominating his opponents at the Olympic Test Event in London, England. Rich Bender photo LONDON, England - Brent Metcalf (Iowa City, Iowa/New York AC) won a gold medal at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men’s freestyle at the Olympic Test Event at the ExCel Center on Sunday. Metcalf defeated 2010 Junior World silver medalist Kotaro Tanaka of Japan in the finals, 5-0, 5-0. Metcalf was a member of the 2010 U.S. World Team, and was a 2011 World Team Trials runner-up. Metcalf had a big semifinals win over two-time World bronze medalist Jabrayil Hasanov of Azerbaijan, 3-0, 0-1, 4-0. In his opening match, he defeated Gergo Woller of Hungary, 0-1, 5-0, 3-0. Metcalf was named Outstanding Wrestler in the men’s freestyle competition. “Metcalf was a monster today. He nailed down his points and was down right stingy on defense. Huge improvements by him,†said National Freestyle Coach Zeke Jones. Team USA won five medals in the competition, which included many top Olympic hopefuls from around the world. Team USA won the team title, ahead of world power Russia and other top nations. Claiming silver medals were Angel Escobedo (Columbus, Ohio/New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Andrew Howe (Cedar Lake, Ind./New York AC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Escobedo was defeated by 2008 Asian Junior champion Farzad Jafari of Iran in the finals, 0-3, 3-4. Escobedo was a 2010 World Team Trials runner-up. He opened with two victories, defeating Krasimir Krastanov of Great Britain, 3-0, 1-0 and Mude Qi of China, 0-1, 1-1, 7-0. Howe was defeated in the finals by 2010 World Cup bronze medalist Anuar Geduev of Russia, 0-6, 0-3. Howe, who was a 2011 U.S. Open champion and 2011 World Team Trials runner-up, is taking an Olympic redshirt year from Wisconsin this year. Howe reached the finals with two victories, stopping Chongyao Zhang of China, 1-0, 6-0 and Luca Lampis of France, 0-1, 2-0, 1-0. Winning bronze medals were Reece Humphrey (Columbus, Ohio (New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Dustin Kilgore (Berea, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Humphrey defeated 2010 Junior World bronze medalist Yasuhiro Suzuki of Japan, 1-0, 6-0 in the bronze-medal bout. He lost his opening match to two-time European champion Opan Sat of Russia, 0-4, 0-9. When Sat reached the gold-medal finals, Humphrey was pulled back into the bronze-medal bout. Kilgore won his bronze-medal bout over Radoslaw Baran of Poland by default. He dropped his opening bout to 2010 University World champion Yuriy Belonovsky of Russia, 0-2, 0-3. Kilgore was a 2011 NCAA champion for Kent State, and is taking an Olympic redshirt year. He holds a No. 3 ranking on Freestyle Team USA: Overall, five medals were good. That's why we came here,†said Jones. “I do think we were sloppy, made some mistakes and were undisciplined in some spots. We need to develop our technical skills. It will cost you your dream next year if you don't clean them up by next August.†Placing fifth was Raymond Jordan (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) at 84 kg/185 lbs. Jordan was defeated in a bronze-medal match by two-time Asian champion Eshan Lasgari of Iran, 0-3, 0-1. He finished the tournament with a 2-2 record. The other U.S. competitor, 2008 U.S. Olympian Steve Mocco (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh Valley AC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs., dropped his first bout and was eliminated from medal contention. “We stood in the arena and we felt the Olympic Games today. We won't forget it all the way through August 12,†said Jones. For results from the tournament, visit the official website at http://www.fila-official.com/sites/ultimate/ TEST EVENT FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES At London, Great Britain, Dec. 11 Men’s freestyle results 55 kg/121 lbs. Gold – Farzad Jafari (Iran) Silver – Angel Escobedo (USA) Bronze – Adrian Hajduk (Poland) Bronze – Krasimir Krastanov (Great Britain) 5th – Mude Qui (China) 6th – Sarunas Jurcys (Lithuania) 60 kg/132 lbs. Gold – Opan Sat (Russia) Silver – Recep Aktas (Turkey) Bronze – Reece Humphrey (USA) Bronze – Vytas Cumakov (Lithuania) 5th – Yasuhiro Suzuki (Japan) 6th – Oleksandr Madyarchyk (Great Britain) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Gold – Brent Metcalf (USA) Silver - Kotaro Tanaka (Japan) Bronze – Bec-Khan Aldamov (Great Britain) Bronze – Jabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan) 5th – Batbayar Tserendalai (Mongolia) 5th - Gergo Woller (Hungary) 7th – Victor Lebedev (Russia) 8th – Mostafa Hosseinkhani (Iran) 74 kg/163 lbs. Gold – Anuar Geduev (Russia) Silver - Andrew Howe (USA) Bronze – Ashraf Aliyev (Azerbaijan) Bronze – Chongyao Zhang (China) 5th – Adam Sobieras (Poland) 5th – Luca Lampis (France) 7th – Olegk Motsalin (Greece) 8th – Philip Roberts (Great Britain) 84 kg/185 lbs. Gold – Sharif Sharifov (Azerbaijan) Silver – Soslan Ktsoev (Russia) Bronze – Ibrahim Bolukbasi (Turkey) Bronze – Ehsan Lashgari (Iran) 5th – Maciej Balawender (Poland) 5th – Raymond Jordan (USA) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Gold - Yury Belonovsky (Russia) Silver - Gergely Kiss (Hungary) Bronze - Imants Lagodskis (Latvia) Bronze - Dustin Kilgore (USA) 5th - Andreas Tserahidis (Greece) 5th - Radoslaw Baran (Poland) 7th - Simas Asaciovas (Lithuania) 8th - Xiaocheng Cui (China) 9th - Marcos Santos (Puerto Rico) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Gold – Daniel Ligeti (Hungary) Silver - Edgardo Lopez (Puerto Rico) Bronze – Zhiwei Deng (China) Bronze – Taha Akgul (Turkey) 5th – Kirill Gotovtsev (Russia) U.S. men’s freestyle performance 55 kg/121 lbs. – Angel Escobedo, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC), 2nd WIN Krasimir Krastanov (Great Britain), 3-0, 1-0 WIN Mude Qi (China), 0-1, 1-1, 7-0 LOSS Farzad Jafari (Iran), 0-3, 3-4 60 kg/132 lbs. – Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC), 3rd LOSS Opan Sat (Russia), 0-4, 0-9 WIN Yasuhiro Suzuki (Japan), 1-0, 6-0 66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC), 1st WIN Gergo Woller (Hungary), 0-1, 5-0, 3-0 WIN Jabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan), 3-0, 0-1, 4-0 WIN Kotaro Tanaka (Japan), 5-0, 5-0 74 kg/163 lbs. – Andrew Howe, Cedar Lake, Ind. (New York AC), 2nd WIN Chongyao Zhang (China), 1-0, 6-0 WIN Luca Lampis (France), 0-1, 2-0, 1-0 LOSS Anuar Geduev (Russia), 0-6, 0-3 84 kg/185 lbs. – Raymond Jordan, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids), 5th WIN Istvan Vereb (Hungary), 1-0, 3-0 LOSS Soslan Ktsoev (Russia), 0-1, 2-8 WIN Giedrius Morkis (Lithuania), 1-0, 5-0 LOSS Eshan Lasgari (Iran), 0-3, 0-1 96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Dustin Kilgore, Berea, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 3rd LOSS Yuriy Belonovsky (Russia), 0-2, 0-3 WIN Radoslaw Baran (Poland), default 120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Steve Mocco, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC), did not medal LOSS Taha Akgul (Turkey), 0-2, 0-3 Women’s freestyle results 63 kg/138.75 lbs. Gold - Johanna Mattson (Sweden) Silver - Xiluozhuoma (China) Bronze - Monika Michalik (Poland) Bronze - Aline Focken (Germany) 5th - Inna Trazhukova (Russia) 5th - Laura Skujina (Latvia) 7th - Jin-Suk Choe (Korea) 8th - Sarah Connolly (Great Britain) 9th - Maria Dunn (Guam) 72 kg/158.5 lbs. Gold – Ekaterina Bukina (Russia) Silver – Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria) Bronze – Annabel Laure Ali (Cameroon) Bronze – Jenny Fransson (Sweden) 5th – Mae Epp (Estonia) 5th – Maja Erlandsen (Norway)