All top-seeded wrestlers advance to semifinal round at U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., April 30 
  All 22 top-seeded wrestlers at the 1999 U.S. National Wrestling Championships have qualified for the semifinal round, after winning their quarterfinal matches on Friday night, April 30. The competition is being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., April 30.   
 Among the top-seeded semifinalists are three freestyle World medalists: 1997 World Champion Les Gutches (Corvallis, Ore./Sunkist Kids) at 187.25 pounds, 1997 World silver medalist Cary Kolat (Bethlehem, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) at 138.75 pounds and 1998 World bronze medalist Lincoln McIlravy (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) at 152 pounds.   
 Among the top-seeded semifinals in Greco-Roman are 1996 Olympic silver medalists Dennis Hall (Plover, Wis./Sunkist Kids) at 127.25 pounds and Matt Ghaffari (Avon Lake, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 286 pounds.   
 All three 1998 Women's World medalists also advanced to the semifinals: World champion Tricia Saunders (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 112.25 pounds, silver medalist Kristie Stenglein (Albany, N.Y./ATWA) at 165.25 pounds and bronze medalist Sandra Bacher (San Jose, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 149.75 pounds.   
 The semifinals will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., with the finals at 4:00 p.m.   
 For every match result from the event, visit the USA Wrestling website at http://www.usawrestling.org.    
 U.S. NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS at Las Vegas, Nev., April 30 
  (pairings for Saturday morning semifinals, with seeds listed) 
  Freestyle Semifinals 
  119 lbs./54 kg -   
  1. Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. (Dave Schultz WC) vs. 4. Jeff Prescott, Bellefonte, Pa. (New York AC) 
  3. Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (New York AC) vs. unseeded Tim Dernlan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NW Indiana) 
  127.75 lbs./58 kg  
  1. Terry Brands, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) vs. 4. Eric Guerrero, San Jose, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) 
  2. Tony Purler, Clarion, Pa. (Sunkist Kids) vs. 3. Yero Washington, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) 
  138.75 lbs./63 kg 
  1. Cary Kolat, Bethlehem, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) vs. 4. Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) 
  2. Shawn Charles, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) vs.  3. John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) 
  152 lbs./69 kg -  
  1. Lincoln McIlravy, Iowa City, Iowa (Gateway WC); vs. 4. John Giura, New York, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC) 
  2. Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)  vs. 3. Pat Santoro, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC) 
  167.5 lbs./76 kg -   
 1. Steve Marianetti, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC) vs. 5. Sean Bormet, Madison, Wis. (Wisconsin WC) 
  3. Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) vs. 7. Brian Dolph, Ridley Park, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) 
  187.25 lbs./85 kg  
  1. Les Gutches, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) vs. Charles Burton, Columbia, Mo. (Sunkist Kids) 
  3. Derek Jones, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) vs. 7. Ray Brinzer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) 
  213.75 lbs./97 kg  
  1. J.J. Mc Grew, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) vs. 4. Jason Robison, Greenville, Pa. (New York AC) 
  2. Dominic Black, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) vs. 3. Joel Sharratt, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) 
  286 lbs./130 kg -  
  1. Kerry McCoy, State College, Pa. (New York AC) vs. 4. Stephen Neal, San Jose, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) 
  2. Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) vs. 3. Tom Erikson, W. Lafayette, Ind. (Sunkist Kids)  
  Greco-Roman Semifinals 
  119 lbs./54 kg  
  1. Shawn Sheldon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) vs. 4. Mujaahid Maynard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) 
  2. Brandon Paulson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) vs. 3. Steven Mays, Pensacola, Fla. (Armed Forces) 
  127.75 lbs./58 kg -  
  1. Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis. (Sunkist Kids) vs. 5. Cody Sanderson, Heber City, Utah (Cyclone WC) 
  2. James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) vs. 6. Dave Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) 
  138.75 lbs./63 kg  
  1. Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) vs. 4. Duaine Martin, Quantico, Va. (Armed Forces) 
  2. Glen Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) vs. 3. Jason Tolbert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team 2000) 
  152 lbs./69 kg -  
  1. Chris Saba, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) vs. 4. Marcel Cooper, Woodbridge, Va. (Armed Forces) 
  2. David Zuniga, New Brighton, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) vs. 3. Herb House, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jets) 
  167.5 lbs./76 kg 
  1. Matt Lindland, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) vs. 4. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat WC) 
  2. Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) vs. 3. Kevin Vogel, Temperence, Mich. (Michigan WC) 
  187.25 lbs./85 kg  
  1. Quincey Clark, New Brighton, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) vs. 4. Dan Henderson, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) 
  2. Dan Niebuhr, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) vs.  3. Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 
  213.75 lbs./97 kg -  
  1. Jason Klohs, Maple Grove, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) vs. 4. Randy Couture, Gresham, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) 
  2. Dan Hicks, Fredricksburg, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) vs. unseeded Justin Ruiz, Lincoln, Neb. (Husker WC) 
   286 lbs./130 kg -  
  1. Matt Ghaffari, Avon Lake, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) vs. 5. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces) 
  2. Billy Pierce, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) vs. 3. Rulon Gardner, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) 
   Women's Semifinals 
  101.25 lbs./46 kg -  
  1. Julie Gonzales, Vallejo, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) vs. unseeded Rachel Salazar, Concord, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) 
  2. Olivia Ocampo, Oxnard, Calif. (UM-Morris) vs. 3. Arielle Bradbury, Montesano, Wash. (Team Washington) 
  112.25 lbs./51 kg -  
  1. Tricia Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)  vs. 4. Afsoon Johnston, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)  
  2. Malissa Sherwood, Rocklin, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) vs. 3. Patricia Miranda, Stanford, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) 
  123.25 lbs./56 kg -  
  1. Stephanie Murata, Boca Raton, Fla. (Sunkist Kids) vs. unseeded Erin Tomeo, Grove City, Pa. (TAPS) 
  2. Sara McMann, Marion, N.C. (UM-Morris) vs. 3. Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. 
  136.5 lbs./62 kg -  
  1. Lauren Wolfe, Ithaca, N.Y. (Michigan WC) vs.  5. Cassie Inman, Rochelle, Ill. (UM-Morris) 
  7. Megan Andrews, Napa, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) vs. unseeded Colleen McDonald, Colorado Springs, Colo.  
  149.75 lbs./68 kg -  
  1. Sandra Bacher, San Jose, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) vs.  4. Kaci Lyle, Eureka, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) 
  2. Katie Downing, Pendleton, Ind. (UM-Morris) vs. 3. Abigale Schwarzberg, San Francisco, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) 
  165.25 lbs./ 75 kg -  
  1. Kristie Stenglein, Albany, N.Y. (ATWA) vs. unseeded Jassica O'Beirne, San Francisco, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) 
   2. Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm) vs.  3. Dominique Smalley, Ames, Iowa (Dave Schultz WC)