Leroy Vega (Valparaiso, Ind./Minn. Storm) remains alive in his quest for a bronze medal at 132.25 pounds at the FILA Junior Greco-Roman World Championships in Cairo, Egypt, August 20. 
   
 The tournament features the best 17-20 year old wrestlers in the World, competing in Greco-Roman, one of the two Olympic styles.  
   
 Vega defeated Abdelkader Lammouki of Marocco, 5-4 and Sebastien Hidalego of France, 6-3 in Thursday¹s action. Vega is the lone U.S. wrestler who will compete on Friday, Aug. 21, the final day of competition. 
  
 Two U.S. wrestlers, Mike Mathers (Canby, Ore./U.S. Army) at 182.75 pounds and Billy Blunt (Modesto, Calif./NC State) at 253.5 pounds, won their first match of the day, but were eliminated from medal contention with a second loss in the tournament. 
  
 Mathers pinned Jerry Van de Pol of the Netherlands in 3:29, but then lost to Marian Bradea of Romania, 3-0. 
  
 Blunt opened the day with a victory by default over Andri Chekhovskoi of Belarus. He was eliminated in a 3-1 loss to Nico Schmidt of Germany. 
  
 Brady Jones (Salt Lake City, Utah/Sundance) dropped his second match at 114.5 pounds and was also eliminated. He fell to Yusuf Yesilyurt of Turkey, 5-1. 
  
 The U.S. team is coached by Dan Russell of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Steve Sabo of Herndon, Va. 
  
 1998 FILA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Cairo, Egypt, August 20 
  
 U.S. performances from Group Two 
  
 114.5 lbs. - Brady Jones, Salt Lake City, Utah - lost dec. to Yusuf Yesilyurt (Turkey), 5-1 
  
 132.25 lbs. - Leroy Vega, Valparaiso, Ind. - dec. Abdelkader Lammouki (Marocco), 5-4; dec. Sebastien Hidalego (France), 6-3 
  
 182.75 lbs. - Mike Mathers, Canby, Ore. - pin Jerry Van de Pol (Netherlands), 3:29; lost dec. to Marian Bradea (Romania), 3-0 
  
 253.5 lbs. - Billy Blunt, Modesto, Calif. - won by default over Andri Chekhovskoi (Belarus); lost dec. to Nico Schmidt (Germany), 3-1