Brian Keck (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC) claimed titles in both the freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions at the 1997 Winter Classic held in Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday, Nov. 1. 
 The Winter Classic, in its first year, is a new tournament for Senior-level athletes featuring competition in freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's wrestling. 
 The tournament featured a heavy turnout of Colorado Springs athletes. In addition to U.S. Olympic Training Center Resident athletes, wrestlers from the All-Army (Fort Carson. Colo.) and All-Air Force wrestling programs based in Colorado Springs competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. 
 Keck, competing at 286 pounds, defeated Edward Mitchell (Fort Carson, Colo./Armed Forces) in both finals. In the freestyle tournament Keck scored an 11-0 technical fall win. Keck claimed the double title with a 6-0 decision over Mitchell in the Greco-Roman final. Keck, ranked fifth in Greco-Roman in the U.S., is a member of the U.S. Olympic Training Center Greco-Roman Resident Athlete Program. 
 Other resident athletes who claimed titles on Saturday included; Jeff Schering (Colorado Springs, Colo./Michigan WC) at 54 kg./119 lbs., Shawn Sheldon (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC) at 58 kg./127.75 lbs., Mike Uker (Colorado Springs, Colo./Hawkeye WC) at 76 kg./167.5 lbs. and Ray Brinzer (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 85 kg./187.25 lbs. in Greco-Roman. Charles Burton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) also claimed a freestyle title at 76 kg./167.5 lbs. 
 The list of champions also included 1997 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team members David Zuniga (New Brighton, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 69 kg./152 lbs. and Randy Couture (Corvallis, Ore./Sunkist Kids) at 97 kg./213.75 lbs.  
 Zuniga, who placed ninth in the 1996 Olympics in Greco-Roman, scored a 6-0 decision over Marcel Cooper (Quantico, Va./Armed Forces) to claim the title. 
 Couture, who placed ninth in the 1997 World Championships, defeated sixth ranked Dave Surofchek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Michigan WC) 3-0 to claim the title. 
 Other champions in the freestyle competition included Jason Nurre (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone WC) at 54 kg./119 lbs. and Chris Bono (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) at 69 kg./152 lbs. 
 The women's competition featured 1997 World Team members Afsoon Roshanzamir (Davis, Calif./Sunkist Kids) and Stephanie Murata (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunkist Kids). 
 Roshanzamir, a two-time world medalist, scored a 10-0 technical fall over Kim Avery of UM-Morris to capture the 46 kg./101.25 lb. title. 
 Murata, the 1997 U.S. Nationals champion, scored a 3-0 decision over Tina George (S. Euclid, Ohio/UM-Morris) to claim the title at 56 kg./123.25 lbs. 
 The tournament also featured some international champions. Claiming titles in the freestyle competition for Belarus were Alexander Gouzov at 58 kg./127.75 lbs., Victor Serbin at 85 kg./187.25 lbs. and Andrey Eremenko at 97 kg./213.75 lbs. 
 Gouzov placed seventh in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. Serbin competed in the 1997 World Championships. 
 1997 WINTER CLASSIC 
 Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 1 
  WOMEN'S RESULTS 
 46 kg./101.25 lbs. - 1st - Afsoon Roshanzamir, Davis, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Kim Avery (UM-Morris), 10-0 
 51 kg./112.25 lbs. - 1st - Jackie Berube, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat) won by tech. fall over Aimee McNab, Malone, Wis. (UM-Morris), 11-0; 3rd - Beth Suppa (UM-Morris) 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - 1st - Stephanie Murata, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tina George, S. Euclid, Ohio (UM-Morris), 3-0; 3rd - Cassie Inman, (UM-Morris) won by tech. fall over Crystal Metz (UM-Morris) 
 62 kg./136.5 lbs. - 1st - Kristy Jeffrey, Deland, Fla. (UM-Morris) 
 68 kg./149.75 lbs. - 1st - Satrinina Vernon, Rodeo, Calif. (UM-Morris) won by tech. fall over Charity Skogrand (UM-Morris), 11-0; 3rd - Wendy Murphy (UM-Morris) 
 75 kg./165.25 lbs. - Dominique Smalley, Iowa City, Iowa (UM-Morris) 
  FREESTYLE RESULTS 
 54 kg./119 lbs. - 1st - Jason Nurre, Ames, Iowa (Cyclone) dec. Dimitri Zachartchenko (Belarus), 15-7 
 58 kg./127.75 lbs. - 1st - Alexander Gouzov (Belarus) dec. Kerry Boumans, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC), 9-7; 3rd - Duaine Martin, Qunatico, Va. (Armed Forces) dec. Nikolas Savine (Belarus) , 5-1 
 63 kg./138.75 lbs. - 1st - Russel Friend (Canada) won by tech. fall over Johnny Tapia, El Paso, Texas (UTEP), 10-0; 3rd - Kenneth Coburn, Livermore, Calif. (unattached) pin Ryan Crilley, Fort Irwin, Calif. (Armed Forces), 0:47 
 69 kg./152 lbs. - 1st - Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist) pin Sergei Demchenko (Belarus), 3:38; 3rd - Kenny Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat) dec. Wade Elliot (Canada), 8-7 
 76 kg./167.5 lbs. - 1st - Charles Burton, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Eduard Alexenko (Belarus), 4-3 
 85 kg./187.25 lbs. - 1st - Victor Serbin (Belarus) pin BJ Strauser, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached), 1:05; 3rd - Ray Brinzer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) 
 97 kg./213.75 lbs. - 1st - Andrey Eremenko (Belarus) dec. Dan Hicks, Quantico, Va. (Armed Forces), 8-0; 3rd - Jake Sherer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached) pin Phil Harvard (Armed Forces), 2:57 
 130 kg./286 lbs. - 1st - Brian Keck, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC) won by tech. fall  over Edward Mitchell, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces), 11-0; 3rd - Joe Beauregard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached) 
  GRECO-ROMAN RESULTS 
 54 kg./119 lbs. - 1st - Jeff Schering, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC) pin Mark Yanagihara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC), 1:27; 3rd - Anthony Wilkes, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces) won by tech. fall over Michael Santos, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces), 10-0 
 58 kg./127.75 lbs. - 1st - Shawn Sheldon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC) dec. Duaine Martin, Quantico, Va. (Armed Forces), 2-1; 3rd - Anthony Gibbons, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces) dec. Josh Fox, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached), 4-3 
 63 kg./138.75 lbs. - 1st - David Nieradka, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces) won by tech. fall over Benny Esquivel, Camp Pendelton, Calif. (Armed Forces); 3rd - Keith Idleburg, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces) dec. Joel Stearns, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces), 5-3 
 69 kg./152 lbs. - 1st - David Zuniga, New Brighton, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va. (Armed Forces), 6-0; 3rd - Shon Lewis, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces) dec. Steven Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 8-0 
 76 kg./167.5 lbs. - 1st - Mike Uker, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Hawkeye WC) dec. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Armed Forces), 9-0; 3rd - Patrick Owens, Camp Pendleton , Calif. (Armed Forces) dec. Jeff Funicello, Gilbert, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 4-3 
 85 kg./187.25 lbs. - 1st - Ray Brinzer, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Dan Niebuhr, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 3-2; 3rd - Quincey Clark, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Alex Strobl, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Armed Forces), 7-6 
 97 kg./213.75 lbs. - 1st - Randy Couture, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Dave Surofchek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC), 3-0 
 130 kg./286 lbs. - 1st - Brian Keck, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC) dec. Edward Mitchell, Fort Carson, Colo. (Armed Forces), 6-0; 3rd - Gabe Beauperthux, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached) pin Lilian Angelov (Bulgaria), 2:08