Final matchups set for the 2000 University GR Championships, April 6

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
04/06/2000


Final matchups set for the 2000 University Greco-Roman Championships at Evanston, Ill., April 6 

The consolation medals and finals will begin Friday morning, April 7 at 10:00 a.m. at Welsh-Ryan McGaw Hall on the campus of Northwestern University. University freestyle preliminaries will begin Friday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. and Cadet freestyle preliminaries will begin at 7:00 p.m.

2000 UNIVERSITY GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS

Placings matchups

at Evanston, Ill., April 7

50 kg/110 lbs. - 1st - Davey Starks, Stoughton, Wis. (Unattached) vs. Casey Kotter, Portland, Ore. (Portland State WC); 3rd - Denny Arriaga, Chino, Calif. (USA Pounders) vs. Jon Lanning, Morris, Ill. (Fighting Illini WC); 5th - Corey Taylor, Woodbridge, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) won by forfeit

54 kg/119 lbs. - 1st - Anthony Wilkes, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) vs. Camilo Gonzales, Mont Clair, Calif. (USA Pounders); 3rd - Chris Williams, East Lansing, Mich. (Michigan State WC) vs. Brian Revord, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps); 5th - Kristian Stewart, Snowhill, N.C. (Backyard WC) vs. Pascual Arriaga, Chino, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps); 7th - Curtis Ray, Mesa, Ariz. (Unattached) vs. Oscar Gutierrez, Holloman, N.M. (U.S. Air Force)

58 kg/127.75 lbs. - 1st - Brian Watson, Eugene, Ore. (Oregon WC) vs. Kenny Cox, Eugene, Ore. (Oregon WC); 3rd - Kelly Madden, Champaign, Ill. (Fighting Illini WC) vs. Zach Allen, Morgantown, W. Va. (Unattached); 5th - Don Fleitz, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) vs. Nathan Dau, Algona, Iowa (U.S. Marine Corps); 7th - Nate Navarro, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush) vs. Jason Chao, Coos Bay, Ore. (Southwestern Oregon WC)

63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - Scott Munsey, Triangle, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) vs. Alex Popovich, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm); 3rd - Casey Hunt, Eugene, Ore. (Oregon WC) vs. Mark Rial, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cat WC); 5th - Shane Cunanan, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush) vs. Ben Cameron, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps); 7th - James Piereira, Portland, Ore. (Portland State WC) vs. Casey Horn, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush)

69 kg/152 lbs. - 1st - Cory Posey, East Lansing, Mich. (NYAC) vs. Joey Clark, Woodbridge, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps); 3rd - Joe Paun, South Holland, Ill. (Illinois WC) vs. Zac Dominguez, Marquette, Mich. (OEC); 5th - Glenn Pero, Tempe, Ariz. (Unattached) vs. Jess Hargrove, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps); 7th - Bruce Robinson, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) vs. Thomas Juarez, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)

76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - John Lorenz, Marquette, Mich. (OEC) vs. Tom Ciezki, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat); 3rd - Jake Clark, Woodbridge, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) vs. Nathan Coy, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush Cobra); 5th - Markese Nelson, Memphis, Tenn. (U.S. Army) vs. Josh Hensen, Lincoln, Neb. (Unattached); 7th - Ian Nelms, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) vs. Jason Nunn, Marquette, Mich. (OEC)

85 kg/187.25 lbs. - 1st - Chael Sonnen, Tualatin, Ore. (Dave Schultz WC) vs. Mike Mathers, Canby, Ore. (U.S. Army); 3rd - Dustin Swanson, Fargo, N.D. (Bison WC) vs. Deon Hicks, Triangle, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps); 5th - Jeremy Wilson, Portland, Ore. (Portland State WC) vs. William Halsey, Oceanside, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC); 7th - Brent Blackwell, Lowpens, S.C. (U.S. Marine Corps) vs. Robert O'Dell, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)

97 kg/213.75 lbs. - 1st - Christopher Moen, Fargo, N.D. (NDSU) vs. Josh Hall, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army); 3rd - Nicholas Curby, Champaign, Ill. (Fighting Illini WC) vs. Brian Kraemer, Cold Spring, Minn. (NDSU); 5th - Wes Anderson, Round Lake, Ill. (Unattached) vs. John Winters, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush); 7th - Wesley Balensifer, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush) vs. Chad Blomgren, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Ironman WC);

130 kg/286 lbs. - 1st - Josh Etu, Charlottesville, Va. (NYAC) vs. Andy Bowlby, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush); 3rd - Paul Devlin, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) vs. J.R. Plienis, Lincoln, Neb. (Husker WC); 5th - Isaiah Larson, Mankato, Minn. (Unattached) vs. D.J. Radnovich, Fort Branch, Ind. (Lynx WC); 7th - Russ Davie, Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland State WC) vs. John Devine, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)