HASBROOK CLAIMS SILVER MEDAL; PIASECKI PLACES FOURTH AT CADET WORLD GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA; USA PLACES SIXTH IN THE TEAM STANDINGS 
  
 Matt Hasbrook of Indianapolis, Ind. won a silver medal at 209.25 pounds at the 1998 Cadet World Greco-Roman Championships, held in Pretoria, South Africa. 
  
 The top 14-16 year old wrestlers in the world are competing in Greco-Roman, one of the two international styles of wrestling. 
  
 Hasbrook was defeated in the gold medal match by Ilya Lezhava of Georgia, in a 10-0 technical fall. Hasbrook won two matches to qualify for the championship finals. 
  
 1997 Cadet Nationals champion Nathan Piasecki of Minocqua, Wis. placed fourth at 99 pounds. In the bronze medal match, he was defeated by Baghemya Shahram of Iran, 11-5. 
  
 The three other U.S. wrestlers who were eliminated on Friday all placed in the top 10 of their weight classes. Paul Carlson of Cedar, Minn. was sixth at 138.75 pounds, Michael Simpson of Anaheim, Calif. was seventh at 114.5 pounds, and 1998 Cadet Nationals champion Nick Zajac of Hastings, Minn. was ninth at 167.5 pounds  
  
 The United States placed sixth in the team standings with 38 points. Nine of the 10 U.S. wrestlers placed in the top 10 of their weight classes and earned team points for the USA. 
  
 Russia claimed the team title with 81 points, followed by Turkey with 75 points. Ukraine, Georgia and Iran rounded out the top five nations. 
  
 The U.S. team was led by head coach Matt Wilkinson of Princeton, N.J. and assistant coach Marty Morgan of Minneapolis, Minn. 
  
 1998 CADET GRECO-ROMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Pretoria, South Africa, Aug. 1 
  
 U.S. results from Aug. 1 
  
 45 kg./99 lbs. - Nathan Piasecki, Minocqua, Wis. - won by disq. over Lucjan Kwit (Poland), 2:46; lost dec. to Baghemya Shahram (Iran), 11-5 
  
 95 kg/209.25 lbs. - Matt Hasbrook, Indianapolis, Ind. -lost by tech. fall to Ilia Lezhava (Georgia), 2:55 
  
 Medalists from second group of five weight classes 
  
 45 kg./99 lbs. - Gold - Ezende Oulankine (Russia); Silver - Uzum Ramazan (Turkey); Bronze - Bashemya Shahram (Iran) 
  
 52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Gold - Alexei Frolovski (Russia); Silver - Daniel Fetele (Romania); Bronze - Alexandr Moskalishev (Ukraine) 
  
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Gold - Ivan Chibinidze (Georgia); Silver - Jesse Kekki (Finland); Bronze - Evgeni Grebnev (Russia) 
  
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Gold - George Rurua (Georgia); Silver - Haylaz Mustafa (Turkey); Sergiy Ponomaryov (Ukraine) 
  
 95 kg/209.25 lbs. - Gold - Ilia Lezhava (Georgia); Silver - Matt Hasbrook (USA); Bronze - Alexander Tchernitcenko (Russia) 
  
 U.S. place finishes from the last five weights 
  
 45 kg./99 lbs. - Nathan Piasecki, Minocqua, Wis., 4th 
  
 52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Michael Simpson, Anaheim, Calif., 7th 
  
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Paul Carlson, Cedar, Minn., 6th 
  
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Nick Zajac, Hastings, Minn., 9th 
  
 95 kg/209.25 lbs. - Matt Hasbrook, Indianapolis, Ind., 2nd 
  
 Top Ten Teams: 1. Russia, 81 pts.; 2. Turkey, 75 pts.; 3. Ukraine, 52 pts.; 4. Georgia, 47 pts.; 5. Iran, 41 pts.; 6. United States, 38 pts.; 7. Hungary, and Poland, 31 pts.; 9. Romania and South Africa, 25 pts. 
  
 Results can be found on the Cadet Greco-Roman World Championships web page at http://www.wrestling.org.za/newpage12.htm