COZART, SEAY, CORSO AMONG CHAMPIONS AT VETERANS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 
 Adult wrestlers from across the nation came to Waterloo, Iowa to compete in the 1998 Veterans National Championships at Young Arena. Athletes 35-years old and above competed for national titles in four age divisions. 
 Russ Cozart (Brandon, Fla.) defended his Veterans National title and was named Outstanding Wrestler in the tournament. He claimed the Division B (42-48 years old) title at 150 pounds, scoring a 10-0 technical fall over Paul Hermann (York, Pa./Team Taz), in 1:06. Cozart also scored a fall in the semifinals. He is the most successful Veterans wrestler in U.S. history, with three career gold medals at the Veterans World Championships. 
 "I have a blast at this tournament,+ said Cozart. "Sometimes, getting in shape is tough, but wrestling is wrestling. I really enjoy doing this."   
 Winning a second straight Veterans Nationals title was 1996 U.S. Olympic team head coach Joe Seay (Perry, Okla./Sunkist Kids), who won the Division D (56 and over) title at 185 pounds. Seay pinned Sonny Boyd (Roanoke, Va.) in the finals in 42 seconds. 
 1976 Olympic team member Joe Corso (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) claimed the gold medal at  132 pounds in Div. B (42-48 years old). He pinned Ron Engle (St. Helena, Calif./St. Helena WC) in 3:06 in the finals. Corso was a Veterans World Champion in 1993. 
 Claiming titles for the second straight year in Div. C were Donald Apodaca of Huntington Beach, Calif. (Golden West) at 185 pounds and  Joe Reasbeck of Superior, Wis. at 203 pounds. Winning for the second straight year in Div. B (42-48 years old) was Ron Cole (Auburn, Wash./Team Rhino). 
 Among the Div. A champions (35-41 years) were Scott Naylor (Dallastown, Pa./Advantage) at 132 pounds, Dave Mills (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills WC) at 150 pounds, Russ Schenk (Holiday, Fla.) at 168 pounds, Brad Swartz (Auburn, Wash./Team Rhino) at 185 pounds, Mike Braun (Omaha, Neb.) at 203 pounds and Timothy Rock (Howell, N.J./Howell WC) at 286 pounds. 
 Among the champions in Div. C  (49-55 years) were Robert Hernandez (Tulare, Calif.) at 150 pounds and Paul Stull (LeMoyne, Pa./Central PA WC) at 286 pounds. Lawrence Brown (Denver, Colo.) was the Div. D (56 and over) champion at 150 pounds. 
 1998 VETERANS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at Waterloo, Iowa, June 12 
 Championship bouts 
 DIV. A (35-41 years old)  
 132 lbs. - 1st - Scott Naylor, Dallastown, Pa. (Advantage) dec. Steven Martinez, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Golden West), 7-4 
 150 lbs. - 1st - Dave Mills, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills WC) pin David Sprague, Concordia, Kan., 0:41 
 168 lbs. - 1st - Russ Schenk, Holiday, Fla. dec. Louie Lazzari, Palm Harbor, Fla. (Team Spyder), 10-6;  3rd - Kevin Klemm, Lenexa, Kan. (East Kansas WC) dec. Antoine Fisher, San Leandro, Calif., 10-5 
 185 lbs. - 1st - Brad Swartz, Auburn, Wash. (Team Rhino) dec. Harold Rogers, Oakland, Calif., 8-0; 3rd - Anthony Porcelli, Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines East WC) 
 203 lbs. - 1st - Mike Braun, Omaha, Neb. dec. Howard Lawson, Glendale, Ariz., 6-3 
 286 lbs. - 1st - Timothy Rock, Howell, N.J. (Howell WC) pin John Hawkins, Council Bluffs, Iowa (CB Panthers), 0:44  
 DIV. B (42-48 years old) 
 132 lbs. - 1st - Joe Corso, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunkist) pin Ron Engle, St. Helena, Calif. (St. Helena WC), 3:06; 3rd - Randal Bogar, Beavertown, Pa. (West Snydor WC) dec. Tommy Reyna, Midwest City, Okla. (Bomber FS), 12-11 
 150 lbs. - 1st - Russ Cozart, Brandon, Fla. won by tech. fall over Paul Hermann, York, Pa. (Team Taz), 10-0, 1:06; 3rd - Jim Lucas, Santa Cruz, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Dean Olson, Mantua, Ohio, 6-3 
 168 lbs. - 1st - Greg Archer, Terre Haute, Ind. dec. Bud Sines, Brookfield, Wis., 8-0 
 185 lbs. - 1st - Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla. won by tech. fall over Dave Ullom, George, Iowa, 2:28 
 203 lbs. - 1st - Ron Cole, Auburn, Wash. (Team Rhino) 
 DIV. C (49-55 years) 
 150 lbs. - 1st - Robert Hernandez, Tulare, Calif. won by tech. fall over Mick Ketchum, Spencer, Iowa, 10-0, 1:40 
 185 lbs. - 1st - Donald Apodaca, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Golden West) 
 203 lbs. - 1st - Joe Reasbeck, Superior, Wis. 
 286 lbs. - 1st - Paul Stull, LeMoyne, Pa. (Central PA WC) 
 DIV. D (56 years and over) 
 150 lbs. - 1st - Lawrence Brown, Denver, Colo.  
 185 lbs.- 1st - Joe Seay, Perry, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), pin Sonny Boyd, Roanoke, Va. 0:42; 3rd - Warren Boring, Los Alametos, Calif.  won by inj. dft. over Bruce Bird, Novelty, Ohio, 0:0