Tervel Dlagnev shown at 2011 World Championships. Dlagnev was among six U.S. men's freestyle champions at the Hargobind International in Canada. Larry Slater photo

BURNABY MOUNTAIN, BC., Canada – U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers dominated the action at the Hargobind International held at Simon Fraser University, winning six of the seven gold medals awarded.

Among the individual champions was 2012 U.S. Olympian and 2009 World bronze medalist Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Dlagnev defeated Canadian Sunny Dhinsa in the championship finals. It was a rematch of the finals at the 2011 Pan American Games, which was also won by Dlagnev. Dlagnev, a two-time Div. II national champion for Nebraska-Kearney, was fifth at the 2012 Olympics.

Claiming the gold was at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. was David Zabriskie (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh Valley AC), who defeated Wynn Michalak (Champaign, Ill.) in the finals. Zabriskie is a past NCAA champion from Iowa State, who has moved to join the Lehigh Valley AC coaching staff, while Michalak starred for Central Michigan. 

Two athletes from the PINnacle club from Minnesota were individual champions, Zach Sanders (Minneapolis, Minn./PINnacle) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Kevin LeValley (Minneapolis, Minn./PINnacle) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Sanders was a college star at Minnesota, while LeValley starred for Bucknell. Sanders beat Canadian Jake Hergenhein in the finals, while LeValley stopped Canadian C.J. Hudson for the gold.

The other two champions from the USA defeated American opponents in the finals.

At 74 kg/163 lbs., Nick Marable (Columbia, Mo./Sunkist Kids) stopped Nate Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone WC) in the championship match. Marable starred for Missouri, while Carr competed at Iowa State.

Phil Keddy (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) defeated Clayton Foster (Laramie, Wyo./Grit WC) in the finals at 84 kg/185 lbs. Keddy was an Iowa star, while Foster wrestled for Oklahoma State.

The only Canadian to win a title was Michael Asselstine of the Bears WC at 60 kg/132 lbs.

More complete results will be posted when brackets are received.

HARGOBIND INTERNATIONAL
At Burnaby Mountain, Canada, Nov. 3

Men’s Freestyle Medalists

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold – Zach Sanders (USA-PINnacle)
Silver - Jake Hergenhein (CAN-Brock)
Bronze - Sukhan Chahal (CAN-SFU)

60 kg/132 lbs.
 Gold - Michael Asselstine (CAN-Bears)
 Silver - Drew Belanger (CAN-Bears)
 Bronze - Kirk Ackerman (CAN-Cattown)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Kevin LeValley (USA-PINnacle)
Silver - CJ Hudson (CAN-Brock)
 Bronze - Ryan Lue (CAN-Guelph)

74 kg/163 lbs.
 Gold - Nick Marable (USA-Sunkist)
 Silver - Nate Carr, Jr. (USA-Cyclones)
 Bronze - Daiki Morihara (Japan)

84 kg/185 lbs.
 Gold - Phil Keddy (USA-Hawkeye)
 Silver - Clayton Foster (USA-Grit WC)
 Bronze - Jasmit Phulka (CAN-BMWC)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
 Gold - David Zabriskie (USA-Lehigh)
 Silver - Wynn Michalak (USA)
 Bronze – Manjot Sandhu (CAN-BMWC)

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
 Gold - Tervel Dlagnev (USA-Sunkist)
 Silver - Sunny Dhinsa (CAN-SFU)
 Bronze - Korey Jarvis (CAN-Guelph)

U.S. men’s freestyle performances

55 kg/121 lbs. – Zach Sanders, Minneapolis, Minn. (PINnacle), 1st
WIN Aso Palani (CAN-Bears)
WIN Shukhan Chahal (CAN-SFU)
WIN Jake Hergenheim (CAN-Brock)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Kevin LeValley, Minneapolis, Minn. (PINnacle), 1st
WIN Justin Basra (CAN-ROCFC)
WIN Kevin Iwana-Madge (CAN-Guelph)
WIN Richard Balfour (CAN-London)
WIN C.J. Hudson (CAN-Brock)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Nick Marable, Columbia, Mo. (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Roger Alves (CAN-Bears)
WIN Ryan Mryfield (CAN-Saskatoon)
WIN Daiki Morihara (Japan)
WIN Nate Carr, Jr. (USA-Cyclone)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Nate Carr, Jr., Ames, Iowa (Cyclone WC), 2nd
WIN Brock Lamb (CAN-BMWC)
WIN Jack Bond (CAN-Salisbury)
WIN Brandon Hatchett (USA-Lehigh Valley WC)
LOSS Nick Marable (USA-Sunkist)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Brandon Hatchett, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC), no placement
WIN Daniel Olver (CAN)
WIN Saman Sepehripour (CAN-BMWC)
LOSS Nate Carr, Jr. (USA-Cyclone)
WIN Daniel Olver (CAN)
WIN Daiki Morihara (Japan)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Phil Keddy, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 1st
WIN Jasmit Phulka (CAN-BMWC)
WIN Rajin Gill (CAN-Team BC)
WIN Alex Burk (CAN-Dinos)
WIN Clayton Foster (USA-Grit WC)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Clayton Foster, Laramie, Wyo. (Grit WC), 2nd
WIN Omi Cotto (Puerto Rico)
WIN Ajay Gill (CAN-BMWC)
WIN Manvir Sahota (CAN-BMWC)
LOSS Phil Keddy (USA-Hawkeye)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – David Zabriskie, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC), 1st
WIN Arjun Gill (CAN-BMWC)
WIN Deron Win (USA)
WIN Wynn Michalak (USA)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Wynn Michalak, Champaign, Ill., 2nd
WIN Perdeep Rekhi (CAN-SFU)
WIN Majot Sandhu (CAN-BMWC)
LOSS David Zabriskie (USA-Lehigh Valley AC)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Deron Winn (USA), no placement
WIN Ryan Yerwshin (CAN-BMWC)
LOSS David Zabriskie (USA-Sunkist Kids)
WIN Jeremy Latour (CAN-Guelph)
WIN Majot Sandhu (CAN-BMWC)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Gurjot Kooner (CAN-SFU)
WIN Yakadan Al-Rekabi (CAN-Montreal)
WIN Korey Jarvis (CAN)
WIN Sunny Dhinsa (CAN-SFU)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Zach Rey, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC), 5th
WIN Saneel Khan (CAN-Bears)
LOSS Jaspreet Sahota (CAN-BMWC)
WIN Gurjot Kooner (CAN-SFU)
WIN Gurdeep Beesla (CAN-Khalsa)
LOSS Korey Jarvis (CAN-Guelph)
WIN Jaspreet Sahota (CAN-BMWC)