Final results from Freestyle World Team Trials championship round

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
06/19/1999


1999 FREESTYLE WORLD TEAM TRIALS 

at Mercer Arena, Seattle, Wash., June 19

Best-of-three Championship series

119 lbs./54 kg

Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. (Dave Schultz WC) dec Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (New York AC), by ref. dec.2-1, ot, 9:00 and 5-3

127.75 lbs./58 kg

Terry Brands, Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye) dec. Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), by ref. dec., 1-0, ot, 9:00 and by tech. fall, 10-0, 4:39

138.75 lbs./63 kg

Cary Kolat, Bethlehem, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) lost 3-1, won 3-1 and won 3-0

152 lbs./69 kg

Lincoln McIlravy, Iowa City, Iowa (Gateway) dec. Pat Santoro, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC), 4-0 and 7-6.

167.5 lbs./76 kg

Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) dec. Steve Marianetti, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC), won 4-0, ot 8:58, lost 2-1, ot, 10:14 and won ref. dec., 2-1, ot, 9:00

187.25 lbs./85 kg

Les Gutches, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Charles Burton, Bloomington, Ind. (Sunkist Kids), 4-2 and by ref. dec., 2-1, ot, 9:00

213.75 lbs./97 kg

Dominic Black, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. J.J. McGrew, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 4-3 and by ref. dec., 2-1, ot, 9:00

286 lbs./130 kg

Stephen Neal, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) won by ref. dec. over Kerry McCoy, State College, Pa. (New York AC), won 2-1, ot, 9:00, lost 3-1, ot, 6:08, and won 5-0

NATIONAL TEAM WRESTLE-OFF

If the No. 2 and No. 3 finishers in Friday's Mini-Tournament did not meet, a special National Team Wrestle-off is held to determine a true second place. The winner earns the No. 3 ranking on the 1999-2000 Team USA and qualifies for national team funding

119 - Mike Mena (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye)won by inj. dft. over Sammie Henson (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids)

187.25 - Mike Van Arsdale, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) pin Derek Jones (Minneapolis, Minn./Minn. Storm), 2:55

213.75 - .Johnny Curtis (Fairfax, Va./Dave Schultz WC) dec. Joel Sharratt (Minneapolis, Minn./Minn. Storm), 3-1