McNab and Ruiz defend their titles at the 1999 FILA Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials 
   Brandon McNab (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) and Justin Ruiz (Salt Lake City, Utah/Husker WC) defended their titles at the 1999 FILA Junior National Championships and World Team Trials held at the Air Force Academy Cadet Fieldhouse in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 22. McNab scored a decision over Pablo Sanchez (So. San Francisco, Calif./San Francisco Grapplers), 5-3, in overtime at 138.7 pounds, and Ruiz decisioned Garrett Lowney (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm), 7-0, at 213.75 pounds, to defend his title. Both will compete for the United States at the 1999 FILA Junior Greco-Roman World Championships in Bucharest, Romania, August 12-15.   
 Other champions who will represent the United States include: Jasper Hubbert at 110 pounds, Dustin Brewer (Kansas City, Mo.) at 119 pounds, Darnell Lollis (Colorado Springs, Colo./Twisters) at 127.7 pounds, Jared Lawrence (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 152 pounds, Carl Fronhofer (Salem, N.Y./Univ. of Pittsburgh) at 167.5 pounds, Mike Cuperas (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 187.25 pounds and Paul Devlin (Livingston, N.J.) at 286.5 pounds.   
 Many of the best high school and college wrestlers in the nation competed at the tournament. These athletes are between 17 and 20 years old, and include college underclassmen, military athletes and high school wrestling stars.    
 The outstanding wrestler of the tournament was the champion at 167.5 pounds, Carl Fronhofer. The most falls award went to D.J. Radnovic II at 286.5 pounds with three falls in 1:55. The team award went to the Minnesota Storm with 56 points, and second place was the Dave Schultz Wrestling Club with 38 points. 
  50 kg/ 110 lbs. 
 1st - Jasper Hubbert won by tech. fall over Davey Starks, Stoughton, Wis. (UW-Eau Claire), 11-0, 2:53 
 3rd - Efren Ceballos, Manteca, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) won by tech. fall over Carson Bernard, Loveland, Colo., 12-1, 2:10 
 5th - Naveed Khanaja, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces-Army) won by forfeit over Sterling Oglesby, Gillette, Wyo.  
  54 kg/ 119 lbs. 
 1st - Dustin Brewer, Kansas City, Mo. pin Dante Lewis, Omaha, Neb., 2:16 
 3rd - Dustin Rock, Morgan, Utah 
  58 kg/ 127.7 lbs. 
 1st - Darnell Lollis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Twisters) won by tech. fall over Ben Martinez, Pixley, Calif. (Tulane Titians), 11-0, 0:49 
 3rd - Brad Metzler, Omaha, Neb. pin Bryson Vasquez, Loveland, Colo., 3:42 
 5th - Camilo Gonzalez, Pomana, Calif. won by tech. fall over Ed Shutty, Parma, Ohio, 12-2, 0:56 
 7th - Micah Mathieson, Broadus, Mont. pin Ben Cherrington, Granby, Colo., 1:34 
  63 kg/ 138.7 lbs. 
 1st - Brandon McNab, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Pablo Sanchez, So. San Francisco, Calif. (San Francisco Grapplers), 5-3, ot, 7:24 
 3rd - Scott Munsey, Rockville, Md. (Armed Forces/U.S. Marine Corps) won by tech. fall over Gabe Vigil, Boise, Idaho (Bronco WC), 16-3, 1:33 5th - Chuck Sheldon, Simla, Colo. won by inj. def. over Kelly Madden, Pekin, Ill. 
 7th - Warren Harris, Salt Lake City, Utah won by tech. fall over Keron Simgh, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces/U.S. Air Force), 14-3, 2:47 
  69 kg/ 152 lbs. 
 1st - Jared Lawrence, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Mitch Marr, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5-3, ot, 6:52 
 3rd - Marc Hoffer, Penn. pin Joe Privitere, Binghamton, N.Y., 1:41 
 5th - Joseph Paun, South Holland, Ill. (Univ. of Illinois) won by forfeit over Joe Henson, Lincoln, Neb. (Univ. of Nebraska)  
 7th - Zhon Kuraspediani, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) won by inj. def. over Joe Manzello, Providence, R.I. 
  76 kg/ 167.5 lbs. 
 1st - Carl Fronhofer, Salem, N.Y. (Pittsburgh Univ.) won by tech. fall over Jacob Clark, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 19-7, 4:00 
 3rd - Ian Nelms, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Tony Murphy, Dubuque, Iowa (Loras College), 14-7 
 5th - James Mahone, Norfolk, Va. (Armed Forces/Navy) won by forfeit over Josh Henson, Lincoln, Neb. (Univ. of Nebraska) 
 7th - David Shafer, Nuremberg, Penn. (Lock Haven Univ.) won by tech. fall over Sam Smith, Quincy, Ill. (Lincoln WC), 15-4, 2:51 
  85 kg/ 187.25 lbs. 
 1st - Mike Cuperas, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dustin Swanson, Fargo, N.D. (NDSU WC), 7-0 
 3rd - Issac Weber, Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon St.) won by tech. fall over Jason Nunn, Warrensburg, Mo. (CMSU), 11-0, 2:57 
 5th - Ben Bly, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)  
 7th - Buckley Acosta, Newberry Springs, Calif. (USA Pounders) won by inj. def. over Robert Rodriguez, Morrisonville, Wis. (Gold Medal) 
  97 kg/ 213.75 lbs. 
 1st - Justin Ruiz, Lincoln, Neb. (Univ. of Nebraska) dec. Garrett Lowney, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 7-0 
 3rd - Tommy Rowlands, Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Ready) won by tech. fall over Nicholas Curby, Champaign, Ill. (Univ. of Illinois), 11-1, 2:44 
 5th - Adraia Jones, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces/Army) 
  130 kg/ 286.5 lbs. 
 1st - Paul Devlin, Livingston, N.J. pin Andy Bowlby, Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon St.), 4:42 
 3rd - D.J. Radnovic II, Fort Branch, Ind. (Lincoln WC) pin Branson Lingumfelter, Boxboro, Ma. (Brown Univ.), 0:18 
 5th - Joshua Etu, Queensburg, N.Y. pin Gary Barber, Norman, Okla. (Oklahoma Univ.), 1:16 
 7th - Eric Webb, Eugene, Ore. (Oregon Univ.) won by inj. def. over Freddie Aquitania, Fairfield, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) 
  Outstanding Wrestler: Carl Fronhofer, 167.5 pounds  
 Most falls: D.J. Radnovic II, 286.5 pounds, three falls in 1:55.  
 Team standings: 1. Minnesota Storm with 56 points, 2. The Dave Schultz Wrestling Club with 38 points.