BONO, GARDNER, MCMANN NAMED OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS AT THE SUNKIST KIDS/ASU INTERNATIONAL OPEN IN PHOENIX, ARIZ. 
 Many of the top wrestlers in the United States, along with some talented foreign athletes, competed at the 15th annual Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open, held at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 30-31. 
 Claiming the Outstanding Wrestler awards in their respective styles were Chris Bono (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) in men's freestyle, Rulon Gardner (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) in men's Greco-Roman and Sara McMann (Marion, N.C./Sunkist Kids) in women's freestyle. 
 Bono defeated veteran Terry Steiner (Madison, Wis./Team Excel), 4-0 in the finals at 152 pounds. Bono is currently ranked No. 3 in the USA, while Steiner holds a No. 5 national ranking. It was Bono's third straight Sunkist Kids/ASU Open title. 
 Gardner defeated 1999 U.S. World team member Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), by a 2-2, overtime referee's decision at 286 pounds. Gardner was fifth in the 1997 World Championships, while Byers placed sixth in the 1999 World Championships. It was Gardner's third straight Sunkist Kids/ASU Open title, and a rematch of the 1998 finals, won by Gardner, 3-1. 
 McMann won a wild shootout in the 123.25-pound finals, stopping Malissa Sherwood (Rocklin, Calif./Dave Schultz WC), 14-13. Both wrestlers entered the season with No. 2 national rankings, with Sherwood at 112.25 pounds and McMann at 123.25 pounds. 
 In freestyle, 1993 World Champion Melvin Douglas (Mesa, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) returned to action after a year off, winning the 213.75-pound class with a 2-2 overtime referee's decision over Johnny Curtis (Manassas, Va./Dave Schultz WC). Douglas, a 1996 Olympian, did not compete during the 1998-99 season, but has returned for another attempt at the Olympic team. 
 Other individual freestyle champions from the United States included Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 119 pounds, Dwight Hinson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) at 127.75 pounds, Troy Steiner (Madison, Wis./Team Excel) at 138.75 pounds, Brian Dolph (Ridley Park, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) at 167.5 pounds and Tolly Thompson (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) at 286 pounds. 
 The lone foreign champion at the 1999 Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open was Justin Abdou of Canada, who defeated 1999 NCAA champion Cael Sanderson (Heber City, Utah/Sunkist Kids) in the finals at 187.25 pounds. 
 In Greco-Roman, claiming a Sunkist Kids/ASU Open title for the second straight year was Jim Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), who defeated Glenn Nieradka (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) in the 138.75-pound finals, 8-1. Gruenwald, ranked No. 2 in the nation at 127.75 pounds, moved up a weight class and beat Nieradka, ranked No. 2 in the USA at 138.75 pounds. 
 Jason Gleasman (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, claimed the 213.75-pound title, defeating 1999 Junior World Champion Garrett Lowney (Appleton, Wis./Minnesota Storm) in the finals, 2-0 in overtime. 
 Other Greco-Roman champions were Joey Dansby (San Luis Obispo, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 119 pounds, Duaine Martin (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) at 127.75 pounds, Shon Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 152 pounds, T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 167.5 pounds and Kenny Owens (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) at 187.25 pounds. 
 The women's freestyle division had a large turnout, and was very competitive this year. Leading the field was 112.25-pound champion Stephanie Murata (Boca Raton, Fla./Sunkist Kids), who defeated Misato Shimuzu of Japan, in the finals, 4-1. Murata was fourth in the 1998 and 1999 World Championships,  
 Other individual women champions were Patricia Miranda (Stanford, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 101.25 pounds, Megan Andrews (Napa, Calif./Cowboy WC) at 136.5 pounds, Kaci Lyle (Eureka, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 149.75 pounds and Sarah Van Skaik (Willamsburg, Ky./Cumberland College) at 165.25 pounds. 
 All three U.S. colleges with varsity women's wrestling teams participated in the meet: Univ. of Minnesota-Morris, Missouri Valley College and Cumberland College. Although they did not have an individual champion, Missouri Valley placed a strong second in the team standings. 
 The Sunkist Kids won the team title in men's freestyle, the New York AC won the team title in men's Greco-Roman and the Dave Schultz WC won the team title in women's freestyle. 
 SUNKIST KIDS/ASU INTERNATIONAL OPEN at Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 30-31 
 Men's freestyle results 
 54 kg/119 lbs. - 1st - Stephen Abas, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Sheldon Thomas, Bellefonte, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-3; 3rd - Selwyn Tam (Canada) dec. Joey Dansby, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC), 9-7 
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - 1st - Dwight Hinson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Danny Felix, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 2-1, ot, 9:00; 3rd - Yero Washington, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Sammie Henson, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 3-0 
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - Troy Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel) dec. Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 4-0; 3rd - Jeff McGinness, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) dec. Eric Larkin, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 6-3 
 69 kg/152 lbs. - 1st - Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel), 4-0; 3rd - Tod Surmon, Stanford, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Gerry Abas, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 9-5 
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - Brian Dolph, Ridley Park, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Thom Ortiz, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 10-1; 3rd - Glenn Pritzlaff, State College, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Trevor Lewis, Malvern, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-0 
 85 kg/187.25 lbs. - 1st - Justin Abdou (Canada) dec. Cael Sanderson, Heber City, Utah (Sunkist Kids), 6-5, ot; 3rd - Aaron Simpson, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Charles Burton, Bloomington, Ind. (New York AC), 4-3 
 97 kg/213.75 lbs. - 1st - Melvin Douglas, Mesa, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Johnny Curtis, Manassas, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 2-2, ot, 9:00; 3rd - John Kading, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC) won by ref. dec. over Rex Holman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 2-1, ot, 9:00 
 130 kg/286 lbs. - 1st - Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) pin Tom Erikson, W. Lafayette, Ind. (Sunkist Kids), 2:35; 3rd - Airron Richardson, Cleveland, Ohio (Team Excel) won by inj. dft. over Brian Keck, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 
 Teams - 1. Sunkist Kids, 27 pts.; 2. Dave Schultz WC, 16 pts.; 3. Team Excel, 9 pts. 
 Outstanding Wrestler - Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) 
 Men's Greco-Roman results 
 54 kg/119 lbs. - 1st - Joey Dansby, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) won by tech. fall over Shintaro Yonemura (Japan), 11-0; 3rd - Camilo Gonzales (USA Pounders) pin Michel Santos, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 1:33 
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - 1st - Duaine Martin, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Takao Yoshida (Japan), 7-2; 3rd - Shawn Sheldon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) won by ref. dec. over David Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 2-0, ot, 9:00 
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Glenn Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 8-1; 3rd - Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Peninsula) pin Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3:38 
 69 kg/152 lbs. - 1st - Shon Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) won by inj. dft. over Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC); 3rd - Brian Van Hoven, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) dec. Ron Muir (unattached), 7-0 
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Mike Uker, Minneapolis, Minn., 7-1; 3rd - Steve Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) won by inj. dft. over Heath Sims, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Cerritos) 
 85 kg/187.25 lbs. - 1st - Kenny Owens, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Chael Sonnen, Tualatin, Ore. (Dave Schultz WC), 9-6; 3rd - Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) dec. W