GUERRERO TO COMPETE FOR U.S. FREESTYLE WORLD TEAM AT 58 KG AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANKARA, TURKEY, OCT. 7-10 
 Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Sunkist Kids) has been named to the U.S. Freestyle Wrestling World Team roster. He will compete for the United States at 58 kg/127.75 pounds at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships, which will be held in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 7-10. 
 Guerrero replaces Terry Brands (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) in the U.S. lineup, who will not compete due to illness.  
 Guerrero has participated in the U.S. training program, including training camps in Colorado Springs, Colo. and Paris, France. He is with the U.S. team in Ankara, and is completing his final preparation for the tournament. 
 Guerrero is the No. 2 ranked wrestler in the United States at his weight class, placing second to Brands at the Freestyle World Team Trials in Seattle, Wash., June 18-19, the qualifying event for the World Championships.  
 Guerrero also replaced Brands at the 1999 Pan American Games, after Brands became ill and could not compete. Guerrero won a silver medal at the Pan American Games, which was held in Winnipeg, Canada, July 27-28. 
 The World Championships begin on Thursday, October 7, with competition at four weight classes: 54 kg, 63 kg, 76 kg and 97 kg. Four other weight classes begin competition on Friday, October 8: 58 kg, 69 kg, 85 kg and 130 kg. Guerrero will weigh in on October 7 with the second set of athletes, and his weight class will compete from October 8-10. 
 Guerrero completed his college career at Oklahoma State Univ. this year, after winning three NCAA Div. I titles for the Cowboys (1997, 1998, 1999). Originally from San Jose, Calif., Guerrero was a three-time California state high school champion.  
 He has placed third at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships the last two years. He will be competing at his first World Championships for the United States on the Senior level, but has represented the USA at a number of major World-level events on the age-group levels.  
 Guerrero will have the opportunity to compete for his college coach, John Smith, during this event. Smith, the head coach at Oklahoma State Univ., is serving as one of the three co-head coaches of the 1999 U.S. World Team, along with Dan Gable and Greg Strobel. 
 ERIC GUERRERO, 58 kg/127.75 lbs. 
 Team USA ranking: No. 2 at 58 kg/127.75 lbs.   
 Years on Team USA: 2 (1998-99)  
 Residence: Stillwater, Okla.   
 Club: Sunkist Kids  
 College: Oklahoma State Univ.   
 High School: San Jose, Calif. (Independence)  
 Born: May 15, 1977 in San Jose, Calif.   
 Height: 5-7  
 International Competition: Second in 1999 Pan American Games... Sixth in 1997 FILA Junior World Championships... 1993 Cadet World Champion...  
 U.S. Competition: Second in 1999 World Team Trials... Third in 1998-99 U.S. Nationals... Third in 1998 World Team Trials... 1996-97 Espoir Nationals champion... 1995 Junior Nationals champion... Third in 1993-94 Junior Nationals... Second in 1993 Espoir Nationals... Second in 1999 Cadet Nationals...  
 College: Competed for John Smith at Oklahoma State Univ... Three-time NCAA champion (1997-99)... Fifth in 1996 NCAA Championships... Majored in social studies...  
 High School: Attended Independence HS, where he was a three-time California state champion... Second in state tournament as a freshman...