1996 Olympian Lou Rosselli (Edinboro, Pa./NYAC) at 119 pounds will lead the U.S. freestyle team at the 1998 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, March 23-28. The tournament will feature freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's divisions. 
 The 1998 Pan American Championships are being used as the qualifying tournament for the 1999 Pan American Games that will also be held in Winnipeg. 
 Rosselli, a 1997 World Cup champion, competed in the 1994 Pan Am Championships and is a two-time U.S. Nationals champion at 114.5 pounds. He was a two-time NCAA All-American for Edinboro University, coached by Bruce Baumgartner. 
 Other top freestyle wrestlers competing are John Fisher (Ypsilanti, Mich./Sunkist Kids) at 138.75 pounds and Tolly Thompson (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) at 286 pounds. Both wrestlers are currently ranked second in their weight class. 
 Fisher, a 1997 World Cup champion, is a five-time U.S. Nationals and World Team runner-up. 
 Thompson, a 1993 Pan American Championships silver medalist, placed third in the 1997 U.S. Nationals. He was a 1995 NCAA champion for the University of Nebraska. 
 Rounding out the U.S. freestyle lineup is Chris Bollin (Weston, Mo./Sunkist Kids) at 127.75 pounds, John Giura (New York, N.Y./Dave Schultz WC) at 152 pounds, Steve Marianetti (Champaign, Ill./New York AC) at 167.5 pounds, Dean Morrison (Morgantown, W. Va./NYAC) at 187.25 pounds and Joel Sharratt (Bethlehem, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) at 213.75 pounds. All five wrestlers are ranked third in the U.S. in their weight class. 
 National Freestyle Coach Bruce Burnett of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Keith Mourlam of Atlanta, Ga. will lead the freestyle team. 
  1998 Pan American Championships 
 Winnipeg, Canada, March 23-28 
 U.S. Freestyle Lineup 
 54 kg/119 lbs. - Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (NYAC) 
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Chris Bollin, Weston, Mo. (Sunkist Kids) 
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) 
 69 kg/152 lbs. - John Giura, New York, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC) 
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Steve Marianetti, Champaign, Ill. (New York AC) 
 85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Dean Morrison, Morgantown, W. Va. (NYAC) 
 97 kg/213.75 lbs - Joel Sharratt, Bethlehem, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) 
 130 kg/286 lbs. - Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)