1999 FREESTYLE WORLD TEAM TRIALSMercer Arena, Seattle, Wash., June 18-19
Mini-Tournament results
1999 FREESTYLE WORLD TEAM TRIALS
Mercer Arena, Seattle, Wash., June 18
Mini-Tournament results
119 lbs./54 kg
1st - Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Sammie Henson, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 3-1
3rd - Mike Mena, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) dec. Eric Albarracin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3-2
5th - Tim Dernlan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) dec. Burke Tyree, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 10-6
Akin will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Lou Rosselli (Edinboro, Pa./New York AC) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
127.75 lbs./58 kg
1st - Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kerry Boumans, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-2
3rd - Yero Washington, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Chris Bollin, Weston, Mo. (Sunkist Kids), 7-6, ot, 8:51
Guerrero will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Terry Brands (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
138.75 lbs./63 kg
1st - Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa dec. John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), 7-4
3rd - Shawn Charles, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Troy Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel), 3-0
5th - Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) won by forfeit over Tony Purler, Clarion, Pa. (Sunkist Kids)
Zadick will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Cary Kolat (Bethlehem, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
152 lbs./69 kg
1st - Pat Santoro, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 6-1
3rd - Alan Fried, Beachwood, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) dec. Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel), 6-4
5th - Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) won by inj. dft. over John Giura, New York, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC)
Santoro will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Lincoln McIlravy (Iowa City, Iowa/Gateway) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
167.5 lbs./76 kg
1st - Steve Marianetti, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC) dec. Sean Bormet, Madison, Wis. (Champbuilders), 2-1, ot, 10:45
3rd - Dan St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Brian Dolph, Ridley Park, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 9-0
5th - Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Jason Kraft, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 3-0
Marianetti will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
187.25 lbs./85 kg
1st - Charles Burton, Bloomington, Ind. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Derek Jones, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minn. Storm), 4-1
3rd - Mike Van Arsdale, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) won by tech. fall over Aaron Simpson, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 11-0, 2:09
5th - Dean Morrison, Ithaca, N.Y. (Team USA) won by inj. dft. over Lee Fullhart, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye)
Burton will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Les Gutches (Corvallis, Ore./Sunkist Kids) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
213.75 lbs./97 kg
1st - J.J. McGrew, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Joel Sharratt, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minn. Storm), 4-0
3rd - Johnny Curtis, Fairfax, Va. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Jason Robison, Greenville, Pa. (New York AC), 3-1, ot, 7:18
5th - Chad Lamer, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) won by inj. dft. over Rex Holman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
McGrew will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Dominic Black (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
286 lbs.;/130 kg
1st - Kerry McCoy, State College, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids), 7-1
3rd - Tom Erikson, W. Lafayette, Ind. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Airron Richardson, Cleveland, Ohio (Team Excel), 2-0, ot, 9:00
5th - Angelo Borzio, E. Stroudsburg, Pa. (New York AC)
McCoy will face 1999 U.S. Nationals champion Stephen Neal (Bakersfield, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) in the best-of-three finals series on Saturday, June 19
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
119 lbs./54 kg
Quarterfinals
Tim Dernlan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NW Indiana WC) dec. Burke Tyree, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 3-0, ot, 6:42
Eric Albarracin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Mike Mena, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 3-2
Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Sheldon Thomas, Bellefonte, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 7-1
Semifinals
Sammie Henson, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tim Dernlan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 8-5
Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Eric Albarracin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-0
Consolation quarterfinals
Mike Mena, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) dec. Sheldon Thomas, Bellefonte, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 7-5
Consolation semifinals
Eric Albarracin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Burke Tyree, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 7-2
Mike Mena, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) dec. Tim Dernlan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 7-0
127.75 lbs./58 kg
Semifinals
Eric Guerrero, San Jose, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Chris Bollin, Weston, Mo. (Sunkist Kids), 2-0, ot, 8:00
Kerry Boumans, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Yero Washington, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 10-8
138.75 lbs./63 kg
Quarterfinals
John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 10-0, 5:38
Troy Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel) dec. Tony Purler, Clarion, Pa. (Sunkist Kids), 9-1
Semifinals
John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Shawn Charles, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), 9-4
Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) dec. Troy Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel), 5-2
Consolation semifinals
Shawn Charles, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) won by forfeit over Tony Purler, Clarion, Pa. (Sunkist Kids)
Troy Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel) dec. Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye), 7-2
152 lbs./69 kg
Quarterfinals
Alan Fried, Beachwood, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel), 11-1, 4:29
Pat Santoro, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC) won by tech. fall over Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 13-3, 5:37
Semifinals
Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Alan Fried, Beachwood, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 8-2
Pat Santoro, Bethlehem, Pa. (Team Excel) dec. John Giura, New York, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC), 12-6
Consolation semifinals
Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel) won by inj. dft. over John Giura, New York, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC)
Alan Fried, Beachwood, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) dec. Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 8-5
167.5 lbs./76 kg Preliminaries
Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) won by tech. fall over Tony Robie, Morgantown, W.Va. (New York AC), 12-1, 2:51
Quarterfinals
Sean Bormet, Madison, Wis. (Wisconsin WC) won by tech. fall over Jason Kraft, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 11-0, ot, 5:28
Dan St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Trevor Lewis, Malvern, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 5-3 Brian Dolph, Ridley Park, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) won by ref. dec. over Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC), 1-0, ot, 9:00
Steve Marianetti, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC) dec. Daryl Weber, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 3-0, ot, 6:56
Semifinals
Sean Bormet, Madison, Wis. (Champbuilder) pin Dan St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 1:30
Steve Marianetti, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC) dec. Brian Dolph, Ridley Park, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-2
Consolation preliminaries
Trevor Lewis, Malvern, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Tony Robie, Morgantown, W.Va. (Dave Schultz WC)
Consolation quarterfinals
Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Daryl Weber, Iow