for immediate release: May 21, 1998 
  A team of U.S. Greco-Roman athletes defeated a team of Japanese national wrestlers 26-12 in a World Dual meet, held in Concord, Calif., May 20. 
 The dual meet was held prior to the 1998 Concord Cup, an annual Greco-Roman international tournament, that will be held at Mt. Diablo Valley High School in Concord, Calif., May 22-24. 
 The U.S. team was led by 1998 National champion Matt Lindland (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) at 167.5 pounds 
 Lindland scored a 1-0 overtime decision over Takamitsu Katayama at 167.5 pounds. Katayama is the 1997 Asian champion. 
 Other top performers included James Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo. /Sunkist Kids) at 127.75 pounds, Kevin Bracken (DeKalb, Ill./New York AC) at 138.75 pounds Mike Ellsworth (Colorado Springs, Colo./Michigan WC) at 152 pounds. All three wrestlers are ranked second in the nation. 
 Gruenwald, the 1998 Pan American champion, scored a 7-2 decision over Makoto Sasamoto at 138.75 pounds. Sasamoto placed eighth in the 1995 Concord Cup. 
 Bracken, a 1996 World Cup champion, scored a pin over Teto Nishida at 138.75 pounds. Nishida is a member of the Japanese national team. 
 Ellsworth, a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete, pinned Masaki Kubo at 152 pounds to give the U.S. a commanding lead in the dual. 
 The U.S. also received wins from Joe Warren (Ann Arbor, Mich./Michigan WC) at 127.75 pounds, Marco Sanchez at 138.75 pounds and Curt Onstead (Quantico, Va./Marines) at 138.75 pounds. 
  USA vs.  Japan Dual Meet 
 Concord, Calif., May 20 
 USA, 26 - Japan, 12 
 54 kg/119 lbs. - Hiroshi Kado, Japan dec. Jeff Cervone, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Force), 9-3 
 54 kg/119 lbs. - Masatsure Sasaki, Japan won by tech. fall over Josh Fox, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildeye), 10-0 
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Makoto Sasamoto, Japan, 7-2 
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Joe Warren, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan WC) won by ref. dec. Masato Sakurai, Japan, 3-3, ot, 8:00 
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Kevin Bracken, DeKalb, Ill. (New York AC) pin Teto Nishida, Japan - no time available 
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Curt Onstead, Quantico, Va. (Marines) won by tech. fall over Ryoichi Ishida, Japan, 11-0 
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Marco Sanchez dec. Teto Nishida, Japan, 8-0 
 69 kg/152 lbs. - Mike Ellsworth, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC) pin Masaki Kubo, Japan 
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Matt Lindland, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Takamitsu Katayama, Japan, 1-0, ot, 8:00 
 85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Takamitsu Katayama, Japan dec. Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 14-5