U.S. Army wins Armed Forces Freestyle Championships, March 26

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
03/26/1998


 ARMY WINS 1998 ARMED FORCES FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS; MARINES HAVE MOST CHAMPIONS WITH FOUR TITLISTS 

The U.S. Army won all three of its dual meets, to claim the team title at the 1998 Armed Forces Freestyle Championships, held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The U.S. Army defended its team title with wins over the U.S. Navy by a 28-4 margin, the U.S. Air Force by a 20-14 score and the U.S. Marines, 19-15.

The U.S. Marines placed second with a 2-1 record, the U.S. Air Force was third with a 1-2 record and the U.S. Navy was fourth with a 0-3 record.

The Marines had the most individual champions with four, including Duaine Martin at 127.75 pounds, Curt Onstad at 138.75 pounds, Marcel Cooper at 152 pounds and Dan Hicks at 213.75 pounds.

Individual champions for the U.S. Army were Justin Weber at 119 pounds, Keith Sieracki at 187.5 pounds and Dominic Black at 213.75 pounds.

The U.S. Air Force had an individual champion at 187.25 pounds, Jeffrey McCoy.

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force are stationed in Colorado Springs, Colo., while the U.S. Marines are stationed at Quantico, Va. and the U.S. Navy is stationed at Pensacola, Fla.

The tournament concludes on Saturday, March 28, with the Armed Forces Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Session times are 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

1998 ARMED FORCES FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS at Colorado Spings, Colo., March 26

Team Standings

1. U.S. Army, 3-0 record, 6 points; 2. U.S. Marines, 2-1 record, 4 points; 3. U.S. Air Force, 1-2 record, 2 points; 4. U.S. Navy, 0-3 record, 0 points.

Dual Meets

U.S. Marines 25, U.S. Air Force 8

119 - Timothy Mazzocchi (Marines) dec. Jeff Cervone (Air Force), 4-2; 127.75 - Duaine Martin (Marines) dec. Jacob Hey (Air Force), 10-3; 138.75 - Curt Onstad (Marines) dec. Paul Gagich (Air Force), 9-5; 152 - Marcel Cooper (Marines) dec. Corey Davis (Air Force), 5-0; 167.5 - Patrick Owens (Marines) dec. Wes Winterstein (Air Force), 3-1, ot; 187.25 - Alex Strobl (Marines) dec. Jeffrey McCoy (Air Force), 9-8; 213.75 - Dan Hicks (Marines) pin Brandon Vera (Air Force), 3:08; 286 - Corey Farkas (Air Force) dec. Greg Gibson (Marines), 6-2

U.S. Army 28, U.S. Navy 4

119 - Justin Weber (Army) dec. Marcos Jeantete (Navy), 5-1; 127.75 - Dave Nieradka (Army) dec. Eric Strunk (Navy), 3-2; 138.75 - Johnny Torres (Army) dec. Craig Kello (Navy), 9-3; 152 - John Morello (Army) dec. Kurt Kyle (Navy), 7-6; 167.5 - Keith Sieracki (Army) won by tech. fall over Jeremy Gibbs (Navy), 11-0; 187.25 - Miguel Spencer (Army) won by tech. fall over Michael McClendon (Navy), 10-0; 213.75 - Jason Loukides (Army) won by tech. fall over David White (Navy), 11-0; 286 - Dominic Black (Army) won by tech. fall over Eric Job (Navy), 10-0

Army 20, Air Force 14

119 - Weber (Army) dec. Cervone (Air Force), 12-1; 127.75 - Nieradka (Army) dec. Hey (Air Force), 5-4, ot; 138.75 - Gagich (Air Force) dec. Torres (Army), 5-1; 152 - Davis (Air Force) won by disq. over Morello (Army); 167.5 - Sieracki (Army) won by ref. dec. over Winterstein (Air Force), 2-1, ot, 8:00; 187.25 - McCoy (Air Force) pin Spencer (Army), 3:43; 213.75 - Loukides (Army) won by tech. fall over Vera (Air Force), 10-0; 286 - Black (Army) dec. Farkas (Air Force), 8-0

U.S. Marines 30, U.S. Navy 4

119 - Mazzocchi (Marines) pin Jeantete (Navy), 1:47; 127.75 - Martin (Marines) pin Strunk (Navy), 2:20; 138.75 - Onstad (Marines) pin Kello (Navy), 2:15; 152 - Cooper (Marines) dec. Kyle (Navy), 8-1; 167.5 - Owens (Marines) won by tech. fall over Gibbs (Navy), 10-0; 187.25 - Strobl (Marines) won by tech. fall over McClendon (Navy), 15-5; 213.75 - Hicks (Marines) won by tech. fall over White (Navy), 11-1; 286 - Gibson (Marines) dec. Job (Navy), 7-3

U.S. Air Force 16, U.S. Navy 6

119 - Cervone (Air Force) dec. Jeantete (Navy), 6-2; 127.75 - Hey (Air Force) pin Strunk (Navy), 2:59; 138.75 - Gagich (Air Force) pin Kello (Navy), 1:34; 152 - Kyle (Navy) dec. Davis (Air Force), 12-3; 167.5 - Winterstein (Air Force) won by tech. fall over Gibbs (Navy), 10-0; 187.25 - McCoy (Air Force) won by tech. fall over McClendon (Navy), 13-3; 213.75 - Vera (Air Force) dec. White (Navy), 5-3; 286 - Farkas (Air Force) dec. Job (Navy), 7-0

U.S. Army 19, U.S. Marines 15

119 - Weber (Army) pin Mazzocchi (Marines), 2:02; 127.75 - Martin (Marines) dec. Nieradka (Army), 4-1; 138.75 - Onstad (Marines) won by tech. fall over Torres (Army), 15-4; 152 - Cooper (Marines) dec. Morello (Army), 7-1; 167.5 - Sieracki (Army) dec. Owens (Marines), 4-2; 187.25 - Spencer (Army) dec. Strobl (Marines), 8-4; 213.75 - Hicks (Marines) dec. Loukides (Army), 3-0, ot; 286 - Black (Army) won by tech. fall over Gibson (Marines), 10-0

Individual placewinners

54 kg/119 lbs. - Gold - Weber (Army); Silver - Mazzocchi (Marines); Bronze - Cervone (Air Force); 4th - Jeantete (Navy)

58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Gold - Martin (Marines); Silver - Nieradka (Army); Bronze - Hey (Air Force); 4th - Strunk (Navy)

63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Gold - Onstad (Marines); Silver - Gagich (Army); Bronze - Torres (Army); 4th - Kello (Navy)

69 kg/152 lbs. - Gold - Cooper (Marines); Silver - Kyle (Navy); Bronze - Davis (Air Force); 4th - Morello (Army)

76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Gold - Sieracki (Army); Silver - Owens (Marines); Bronze - Winterstein (Air Force); 4th - Gibbs (Navy)

85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Gold - McCoy (Air Force); Silver - Strobl (Marines); Bronze - Spencer (Army); 4th - McClendon (Navy)

97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Gold - Hicks (Marines); Silver - Loukides (Army); Bronze - Vera (Air Force); 4th - White (Navy)

130 kg/286 lbs. - Gold - Black (Army); Silver - Farkas (Air Force); Bronze - Gibson (Marines); 4th - Job (Navy)