1999 U.S. National Wrestling Championshipsat Las Vegas, Nev., April 30-May 1
Freestyle
119 lbs./54 kg
1st - Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-2
3rd - Chris Bollin, Weston, Mo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Mike Mena, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 10-1
5th - Tim Dernlan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NW Indiana WC) won by inj. dft. over Jeff Prescott, Bellefonte, Pa. (New York AC)
7th - Burke Tyree, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) won by ref. dec. over Eric Albarracin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 2-2, ot, 9:00
127.75 lbs./58 kg -
1st - Terry Brands, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) dec. Tony Purler, Clarion, Pa. (Sunkist Kids), 5-3
3rd - Eric Guerrero, San Jose, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Jeff Bedard, Monroe, Ga. (Team Excel), 10-0, 5:01
5th - Kerry Boumans, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) won by inj. dft. over Yero Washington, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
7th - Teague Moore, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Sunkist Kids) won by inj. dft. over Rickey Williams, Chanute, Kan. (Team Central)
138.75 lbs./63 kg -
1st - Cary Kolat, Bethlehem, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) won by ref. dec. over Shawn Charles, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), 2-0, ot, 9:00
3rd -Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) dec. Troy Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel), 6-0
5th - Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) won by inj. dft. over John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids)
7th - Steve St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) won by inj. dft. over Gerry Abas, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
152 lbs./69 kg -
1st - Lincoln McIlravy, Iowa City, Iowa (Gateway WC) dec. Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 4-0, ot, 6:49
3rd - John Giura, New York, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Pat Santoro, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC), 9-6
5th - Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis. (Team Excel) won by inj. dft. over Alan Fried, Beachwood, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)
7th - Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) won by inj. dft. over Adam DiSabato, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International)
167.5 lbs./76 kg -
1st - Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) dec. Sean Bormet, Madison, Wis. (Wisconsin WC), 6-3
3rd - Steve Marianetti, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC) dec. Brian Dolph, Ridley Park, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 5-4
5th - Frank Trigg, Noble, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Trevor Lewis, Malvern, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-3
7th - Mike Schyck, Dublin, Ohio (Ohio International) dec. Kirk White, Boise, Idaho (Bronco), 6-1
187.25 lbs./85 kg -
1st - Les Gutches, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) vs. Derek Jones, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 3-0
3rd - Charles Burton, Bloomington, Ind. (Sunkist Kids) pin Ray Brinzer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC), 1:19
5th - Lee Fullhart, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) dec. Dan St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) , 11-6
7th - Dean Morrison, Ithaca, N.Y. (Team Excel) dec. Mark Branch, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy WC), 3-2
213.75 lbs./97 kg -
1st - Dominic Black, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) dec. J.J. Mc Grew, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 8-4
3rd - Joel Sharratt, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) won by ref. dec. over Jason Robison, Greenville, Pa. (New York AC), 2-0, ot, 9:00
5th - John Kading, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC) dec. Chad Lamer, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 12-6
7th - Orville Palmer, Norman, Okla. (Team Excel) pin Brandon Lee Hinkle, Jefferson, Ohio (unattached), 3:55
286 lbs./130 kg -
1st - Stephen Neal, San Diego, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Tom Erikson, W. Lafayette, Ind. (Sunkist Kids), 9-3
3rd - Kerry McCoy, State College, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Airron Richardson, Cleveland, Ohio (Team Excel), 8-5
5th - Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Angelo Borzio, Stroudsburg, Pa. (New York AC), 13-1, 2:06
7th - Trent Hynek, Ames, Iowa (Cyclone WC) dec. John Devine, Bakersfield, Calif., (Dave Schultz WC), 7-0
Outstanding Wrestler - Stephen Neal, San Diego, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC), 286 pounds
Most falls - Orville Palmer, Norman, Okla. (Team Excel), 213.75 pounds, four pins in 6:32
Div. I team standings - 1. Sunkist Kids, 74 pts.; 2 Dave Schultz WC, 47 pts.
Div. II team standings - 1. New York AC, 33 pts., 2. Team Excel, 26 pts.; Minnesota Storm, 13 pts.
Greco-Roman
119 lbs./54 kg -
1st - Steven Mays, Pensacola, Fla. (Armed Forces) dec. Shawn Sheldon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 3-0
3rd - Brandon Paulson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) won by disq. over Mujaahid Maynard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 5:01
5th - Jeff Schering, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC) pin Justin Weber, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 3:50
7th - Lindsay Durlacher, Arlington Heights, Ill. dec. Mike Kimmerly, Pensacola, Fla. (Armed Forces), 10-3
127.75 lbs./58 kg -
1st - Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis (Sunkist Kids) dec. James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 5-0
3rd -Broderick Lee, Tarzana, Calif. (Peninsula WC) won by tech. fall over Darnell Lollis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 13-2, 2:46
5th - Cody Sanderson, Heber City, Utah (Cyclone WC) dec. Dave Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 8-3
7th - Josh Fox, Colorado Springs, Colo. dec. Anthony Hamlett, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) , 4-0
138.75 lbs./63 kg
1st - Glen Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) dec. Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 3-2
3rd - James Shillow, Quantico, Va. (Armed Forces) dec. Jason Tolbert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 3-2
5th - Biff Walizer, State College, Pa. (Penn State) pin Duaine Martin, Quantico, Va. (Armed Forces), 3:56
7th - Clarence Arrington, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Charley Carbaugh, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 6-2
152 lbs./69 kg -
1st - David Zuniga, New Brighton, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Marcel Cooper, Woodbridge, Va. (Armed Forces), 3-0
3rd - Herb House, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jets) dec. Derek Mountsier, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids), 3-2
5th - Willy Knight, Shaker Heights, Ohio (Ohio International) won by inj. dft. over Chris Saba, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
7th - Mike Ellsworth, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC) won by forfeit over Steve Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces)
167.5 lbs./76 kg -
1st - Matt Lindland, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 13-0, 2:17
3rd - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat WC) dec. Kevin Vogel, Temperence, Mich. (Michigan WC), 6-0
5th - Mike Uker, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 9-7
7th - Patrick Owens, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) dec. Tom Ciezki, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC), 4-3
187.25 lbs./85 kg -
1st - Quincey Clark, New Brighton, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 5-0
3rd - Dan Niebuhr, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) won by forfeit over Dan Henderson, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)
5th - Chris Vike, Mount Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) won by inj. dft. over Chael Sonnen, Tualatin, Ore. (Dave Schultz WC)
7th - William Carr, Woodbridge, Va. (Armed Forces) won by inj. dft. over Nate J ackson, Pensacola, Fla. (Armed Forces)
213.75 lbs./97 kg -
1st - Randy Couture, Gresham, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) pin Dan Hicks, Fredricksburg, Va. (Armed Forces), 2:40
3rd - Jason Klohs, Maple Grove, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. John Oostendorp, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 4-2, ot, 8:16
5th - Justin Ruiz, Salt Lake City, Utah (Husker) won by inj. dft. over Dan Sanchez, Walden, N.Y. (New York AC)
7th - Jason Gleasman, Boonville, N.Y. (New York AC) dec. Rex Holman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 8-0
286 lbs.