Rosselli, Robie and Morrison claim gold medals at the  NYAC Freestyle Championships in New York, N.Y., March 28 
   Nationally ranked wrestlers, Lou Rosselli (Edinboro, Pa./NYAC), Tony Robie (Edinboro, Pa./NYAC) and Dean Morrison (Morgantown, W.Va./Team Excel) were among the champions at the NYAC Freestyle Championships in New York, N.Y., March 28.   
 Rosselli decisioned Eric Akin (Overland Park, Kan./Dave Schultz WC), 3-0, to win the 119-pound gold medal, and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.    
 Rosselli also scored victories over Chris Bollin (Leavenworth, Kan./Sunkist Kids), 3-2, and won by technical fall over Carlos Restrepo (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca WC), 11-0. He was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, a 1997 World Cup champion and is No. 4 on the U.S. national team.    
 Robie scored a decision over Sean Harrington (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC), 11-2, to claim the gold medal at 167.5 pounds. Robie tallied four victories before the title match. He scored a technical fall over Luke Broadwater (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca WC), 10-0, a technical fall over Asnag Castelly (Unattached), 11-0, decisioned Noel Thompson (NYAC), 8-0, and decisioned Scott Norton (Sunkist Kids), 7-5. Robie is currently ranked No. 4 on the U.S. national team.   
 Local star, Morrison, a Copaigue, N.Y. native, won four matches to claim the gold medal at 187.25 pounds. Morrison pinned Jonathan Boyd (Dave Schultz WC), at 2:57, and scored a technical fall over Samie Manmond (Lehigh WC), 11-0. He decisioned Steve Williams (Ft. Lauderdale, Fl./Seahorse WC), 2-0, to move to the final match where he decisioned Damian Hahn (Lakewood, N.J./NYAC), 3-1. Morrison was a 1994 NCAA Champion for West Virginia University and is currently ranked No. 4 on the U.S. national team.   
 Other individual champions were: Kevin Saniga (Edinboro, Pa./NYAC) at 127.75 pounds, Jeff Bedard (Ithaca, N.Y./Team Excel) at 138.75 pounds, Gabe Webster (Ithaca, N.Y./Cornell WC) at 152 pounds, Pat Lynch (Ocean City, N.J./NYAC) at 213.75 pounds and Angelo Borzio (E. Stroudsberg, Pa./NYAC) at 286 pounds.   
 The NYAC Freestyle Championships is a warm-up event for the U.S. Nationals in Las Vegas, NV, April 28-30. 
  1999 NYAC FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS 
  in New York, N.Y., March 28 
  Medalists 
   119 - 1st - Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (NYAC) dec. Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-0; 3rd - Chris Bollin, Leavenworth, Kan. (Sunkist Kids)   
 127.75 - 1st - Kevin Saniga, Edinboro, Pa. (NYAC) won by tech. fall over Jeremy Slyter (NYAC), 11-0; 3rd - Juan Ventura (NYAC)   
 138.75 - 1st - Jeff Bedard, Ithaca, N.Y. (Team Excel) dec. Tom Koch, Bethlehem, Pa. (NYAC), 5-3; 3rd - Craig Roberts, Ithaca, N.Y. (Ithaca WC)   
 152 - 1st - Gabe Webster, Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell WC) won by tech. fall over John Forester (Rutgers WC), 14-2; 3rd - Tom Wysocki (Rutgers WC)   
 167.5 - 1st - Tony Robie, Edinboro, Pa. (NYAC) dec. Sean Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC), 11-2; 3rd - Noel Thompson (NYAC)   
 187.25 - 1st - Dean Morrison, Morgantown, W. Va. (Team Excel) dec. Damian Hahn, Lakewood, N.J. (NYAC), 3-1; 3rd - Rost Axenberg, Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell WC) dec. Steve Williams, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. (Seahorse WC), 7-6   
 213.75 - 1st - Pat Lynch, Ocean City, N.J. (NYAC) dec. Mike Murtha (Unattached), 9-3; 3rd - Rashan Johnson (Unattached)   
 286 - 1st - Angelo Borzio, E. Stroudsberg, Pa. (NYAC) pin Steve Mocco, (NYAC), 4:20; 3rd - Tyrone Davis, Freeport, N.Y. (Unattached)