Justin Ruiz (Salt Lake City, Utah/Elite) at 90 kg/198 lbs., Lance Weber, (Des Plaines, Ill./Wildcat WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Cory Posey, ,(Westfield, N.J./NYAC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and Brad Vering, (Howells, Neb./Husker WC) at 83 kg/182.5 lbs. remain in contention for a bronze medal after the second day of competition at the 1997 Junior World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships in Turku, Finland. 
 The Junior World Championships feature the best wrestlers in the world between 17-20 years of age. 
 Ruiz, who claimed a double title at the 1997 Junior Nationals at 191.5 pounds, has a 3-1 record after two days of competition. Ruiz, who was part of the first group of wrestlers, claimed a pair of overtime wins on Thursday. In his first match he scored a 3-2 overtime decision over defending Junior World Champion Mirko Englich of Germany at 6:12. In his next match he defeated Michael Caso of Cuba 3-1 at 7:59. Ruiz will now face Lajos Virac of Hungary. 
 Weber, who will be attending Northern Illinois Univ. this fall, posted a 1-1 record on the first day of competition. Weber, wrestling as part of group two, lost a 7-0 decision to Gurbinder Singh of India in the first round. In the second round Weber rebounded to score a 7-1 decision over Alik Isaev of Kyrgyzstan. On Friday Weber will face Alexander Khudish of Israel. 
 Posey, who competes for Michigan State Univ., posted a 2-1 record on the first day and is still eligible for a bronze medal. In his first match he scored a 11-1 technical fall over Javier Flor of Spain in 4:01. In the second round he dropped a 3-1 decision to Lide Bao of China. He rebounded to win his third match with a 3-1 overtime win over Masanori Oi of Japan in 5:42. Posey will now face Theodoros Voltsidis of Greece on Friday. 
 Vering, the outstanding wrestler at the 1997 Espoir Nationals in Greco-Roman, holds a 1-1 record after his first day of competition. He opened up the tournament with a tough 4-2 overtime loss to David Millien of France in 5:47. Vering then claimed his first win of the championships with a 3-2 referees decision over Mojtsba Shirmardi of Iran at 8:00. Vering's next opponent is Henry Padtashvicy of Israel on Friday. 
 Two wrestlers from group two were eliminated from the tournament on Thursday, Brady Jones (Salt Lake City, Utah/Sundance) at 52 kg/114.5 lbs. and Dave Clymer, (Hastings, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 115 kg/253 lbs. 
 Jones, who placed eighth in the U.S. Greco-Roman National Championships, was eliminated from further competition after dropping two matches. In the first round Jones lost a 6-0 decision to Vasile Nicoliei of Romania. In the second round he lost by technical fall to Maxim Vorobiev of Belarus, 11-0 in 2:29. 
 Clymer, who attends North Dakota State Univ., was also eliminated on Thursday with two losses. In the first round he lost by technical fall to David Soldadze of the Ukraine, 10-0 in 1:10. In the second round he lost a 3-0 decision to Nico Schmidt of Germany. 
 Three wrestlers from the first group of athletes were eliminated on Wednesday, Darnell Lollis (Harvey, Ill./Twisters) at 56 kg/123.25 lbs., Luis Blanco, (San Bernadino, Calif./Cyclone) at 65 kg/143 lbs. and Tom Ciezki, (Evergreen Park, Ill./Wildcat WC) at 76 kg/167.25 lbs. 
 The athletes qualified for the World Team by winning the 1997 Espoir Nationals at Purdue University, May 16-17. 
 The head coach of the Junior Greco-Roman World Team is Tony Thomas (Columbus, Ga.) and the assistant coach is Vern Zellner (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.). Thomas is the former head coach of the All-Army wrestling team. 
 Complete results of this tournament can be located on the internet at http://www.weppi.fi/jwc97/wrestling/index.htm 
 1997 FILA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 
 at Turku, Finland, Aug. 14, 1997 
 U.S. results - Group One 
 56 kg/123.25 lbs. - Darnell Lollis, Harvey, Ill. - lost by tech. fall to Erkan Dundar (Turkey), 10-0, 2:36; withdrew from competition due to injury 
 65 kg/143 lbs. - Luis Blanco, San Bernadino, Calif. - lost dec. to Czewiertnia Pavel (Czech. Republic), 4-1, ot, 7:01; tech. fall over Armanco Zamudio Sanch (Mexico), 10-0, 0:27; lost by tech. fall to Yudelmis Rivera (Cuba), 13-0, 4:08 
 76 kg/167.25 lbs. - Tom Ciezki, Evergreen Park, Ill. - lost dec. to Tziolas Georgios (Greece), 3-0, ot, 7:18; lost dec. to Takuya Nagaoka (Japan), 6-4 
 90 kg/198 lbs. - Justin Ruiz, Salt Lake City, Utah - lost dec. to Vladimir Bakhtov (Russia), 5-0; dec. Constantin Radu (Romania), 4-1; dec. Mirko Englich (Germany), 3-2, ot, 6:12; dec. Michael Caso (Cuba), 3-1, ot, 7:59 
  U.S. results - Group Two 
 52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Brady Jones, Salt Lake City, Utah - lost dec. to Vasile Nicoliei (Romania), 6-0; lost by tech. fall to Maxim Vorobiev (Belarus), 11-0, 2:29 
 60 kg/132 lbs. - Lance Weber, Des Plaines, Ill. - lost dec. to Gurbinder Singh (India), 7-0; dec. Alik Isaev (Kyrgyzstan), 7-1 
 70 kg/154 lbs. - Cory Posey, Westfield, N.J. - tech. fall over Javier Flor (Spain), 11-1, 4:01; lost dec. to Lide Bao (China), 3-1; dec. Masanori Oi (Japan), 3-1, ot, 5:42 
 83 kg/182.5 lbs. - Brad Vering, Howells, Neb. - lost dec. to David Millien (France), 4-2, ot, 5:47; won by ref. dec. Mojtsba Shirmardi (Iran), 3-2, ot, 8:00 
 115 kg/253 lbs. - Dave Clymer, Hastings, Minn. - lost by tech. fall to David Soldadze (Ukraine), 10-0, 1:10; lost dec. to Nico Schmidt (Germany), 3-0 
 Friday pairings for Group One 
 90 kg/198 lbs. - Justin Ruiz, Salt Lake City, Utah vs. Lajos Virac (Hungary) 
 Friday pairings for Group Two 
 60 kg/132 lbs. - Lance Weber, Des Plaines, Ill. vs. Alexander Khudish (Israel) 
 70 kg/154 lbs. - Cory Posey, Westfield, N.J. vs. Theodoros Voltsidis (Greece) 
 83 kg/182.5 lbs. - Brad Vering, Howells, Neb. vs. Henry Padtashvicy (Israel)