BRACKEN, TRIGG TOP STARS AT WINTER CLASSIC IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., NOV. 7 
 Greco-Roman wrestler Kevin Bracken (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) and freestyle wrestler Frank Trigg (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) were named Outstanding Wrestlers at the 1998 Winter Classic, held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 7. 
 Bracken claimed the 152-pound title, pinning Steven Woods (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force) in  3:30 in the gold medal match. It was Bracken¹s second straight Outstanding Wrestler award, after claiming the honor at the Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open, Oct. 24-25 in Tempe, Ariz. Bracken, a U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) resident athlete, competed for the USA in the 1998 World Championships. 
 Trigg defeated Byron Tucker (Norman, Okla./Team Excel), 5-3 in the gold-medal finals. It was the first major Senior-level title in Trigg¹s career. 
 Among the Greco-Roman champions was two-time Olympian Shawn Sheldon (Colo. Spgs, Colo./New York AC), who edged Jacob Hey (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force), 3-2 in the gold-medal match. Sheldon, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation in his weight class, competed in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. 
 Leading the freestyle field were a pair of U.S. Olympic team alternates, John Fisher (Ypsilanti, Mich./Sunkist Kids) at 138.75 pounds and Tom Erikson (W. Lafayette, Ind./Sunkist Kids) at 286 pounds. 
 Fisher, who was second in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Team Trials, beat Steve St. John (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), 9-0 in the finals. 
 Erikson, a three-time Olympic Trials runner-up, won by injury default over Tyrone Davis (West Hempstead, N.Y.). Erikson placed fourth in the 1997 World Championships.  
 Ten of the 16 champions in the tournament live in the Colorado Springs area. Colorado Springs is home of the U.S. Olympic Training Center resident programs in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, as well as the World Class Athlete Programs for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. 
 Among the local champions in Greco-Roman with dominant performances in the finals were U.S. Olympic Training Center athletes James Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 138.75 pounds and T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./Wildcat) at 167.5 pounds. 
 Gruenwald added an impressive 12-2 technical fall over Jason Tolbert (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 12-2, at 5:40. Dantzler scored an exciting 12 second pin over Manuel Murillo (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marines) for his title.  
 Three other USOTC resident athletes who won titles were Ethan Bosch (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 187.25 pounds, Dave Surofchek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Michigan WC) at 217.25 pounds and Rulon Gardner (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 286 pounds. 
 Local freestyle champions included U.S. Olympic Training Center athletes Burke Tyree (Colorado Springs, Colo./Team Excel) at 119 pounds and Shannyn Gillespie (Colorado Springs, Colo./Wildcat) at 152 pounds, plus former Air Force Academy star Jake Sherer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) at 213.75 pounds. 
 Rounding out the champions were Greco-Roman wrestlers Joey Dansby (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) at 119 pounds and freestyle wrestlers Danny Felix (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 127.75 pounds and Bart Horton (Columbia, Mo./Team Excel) at 187.25 pounds. 
 The U.S. Marines edged the U.S. Army by one point, 67-66, to claim the team title in Greco-Roman. The Sunkist Kids won the freestyle team title with 49 pts., followed by Team Excel with 46 points. 
 WINTER CLASSIC at Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 7 
 Greco-Roman results 
 119 lbs. - 1st - Joey Dansby, San Luis Obispo, Calif., dec. Michel Santos, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 4-1; 3rd - Justin Weber, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) won by tech. fall over Shawn Nieves, Camp Pendleton, Calif., 10-0, 1:14 
 127.75 lbs. - 1st - Shawn Sheldon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3-2; 3rd - Darnell Lollis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Twisters) dec. Josh Fox, Colorado Springs, Colo., 12-6 
 138.75 lbs - 1st - James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Jason Tolbert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 12-2, 5:40; 3rd - James Shillow, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) dec. Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo., 9-1 
 152 lbs. - 1st - Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) pin Steven Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3:30; 3rd -  Curt Onstad, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) dec. Glen Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 11-5 
 167.5 lbs. - 1st - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat) pin Manuel Murillo, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines), 0:12; 3rd - Keith Barkers, Oceanside, Calif. (U.S. Marines) pin Mark Fiore, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 4:32 
 187.25  - 1st - Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. William Carr, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines), 3-0; 3rd - Jake Sabo, Glens Falls, N.Y. (ATWA) dec. Casey Wells, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Marines), 5-1 
 213.75 lbs. - 1st - Dave Surofchek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC)  dec. Alex Stobl, Stafford, Va. (U.S. Marines), 5-0; 3rd - Jason Loukides, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) won by tech. fall over Jake Sherer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 10-0, 5:10 
 286 lbs. - 1st - Rulon Gardner, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army); 3rd - Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) pin Brian Keck, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 4:03 
 Team Standings - 1. U.S. Marines, 67 pts.; 2. U.S. Army, 66 pts.; 3. New York AC, 37 pts.; 4. U.S. Air Force, 33 pts.; 5. Sunkist Kids, 20 pts. 
 Outstanding Wrestler - Kevin Bracken (New York AC), 152 lbs. Freestyle results 
 119 lbs. - 1st - Burke Tyree, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) won by tech. fall over Masahiko Yanagihara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 11-0, 1:46 
 127.75 lbs. - 1st - Danny Felix, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Rickey Williams, Chanute, Kan., 6-1; 3rd - Mark Gaskill, San Diego, Calif. (SOPAC Navy) 
 138.75 lbs. - 1st - John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Steve St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 9-0; 3rd - Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. won by tech. fall over Ryan Montanez (unattached), 11-0, 2:16 
 152 lbs. - 1st - Shannyn Gillespie, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat) dec. Kenny Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat), 7-5; 3rd - Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) won by tech. fall over T.J. Huckel, Colorado Springs, Colo., 12-0, 3:19 
 167.5 lbs. - 1st - Frank Trigg, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Byron Tucker, Norman, Okla. (Team Excel), 5-3; 3rd  - Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Sean Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 
 187.25 lbs. - 1st - Bart Horton, Columbia, Mo. (Team Excel) dec. Gabriel Szerda, Longmont, Colo. (Team Excel), 12-4; 3rd - Ronald Gonzales, Brighton, Colo. (SOPAC Navy) dec. J.D. Fariss, Colorado Springs, Colo., 11-9 
 213.75 lbs. - 1st - Jake Sherer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) won by tech. fall over David White, San Diego, Calif. (Navy SOPAC), 10-0, 4:56; 3rd - Brian Massey, San Diego, Calif. (SOPAC Navy) 
 286 lbs. - 1st - Tom Erikson, W. Lafayette, Ind. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Tyrone Davis, West Hempstead, N.Y. 
 Team standings - 1. Sunkist Kids, 49 pts.; 2. Team Excel, 46 pts.; 3. SOPAC Navy, 33 pts.; 4. Wildcat WC, 19 pts; 5. New York AC, 16 pts.