Complete agate results from the Mini-Tournament at the Freestyle World Team

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
05/30/1997


 LAS VEGAS USA FREESTYLE WRESTLING WORLD TEAM TRIALSat Las Vegas, Nev., May 30 

Mini-Tournament results

54 kg/119 lbs.

1st - Sam Henson, Columbia, Mo.(Sunkist Kids) dec. Eric Akin, Coralville, Iowa (Hawkeye), 3-0, ot, 6:12

3rd - Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (NYAC) dec. Sheldon Thomas, Newark, Del. (Dave Schultz WC), 9-1

5th - No match. Double forfeit

58 kg/127.75 lbs.

1st - Tony Purler, Norman,Okla. (Sunkist Kids) pin Chris Bollin, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 4:58

3rd - Yero Washington, Clovis, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) pin Kerry Boumans, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Dave Schultz WC), 4:45

5th - Danny Felix, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.

1st - John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Shawn Charles, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 6-4

3rd - Alan Fried, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Troy Steiner, St. Anthony, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 4-2

5th - Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)

69 kg/152 lbs.

1st - Townsend Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kenny Ramsey, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International), 4-1

3rd - John Giura, Philadelphia, Pa.(Dave Schultz WC) dec. Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis., 4-3

5th - Tom Shifflett, Atlanta,Ga. (New York AC)

76 kg/167.5 lbs.

1st - Rob Koll, Dryden, N.Y. dec. Brian Dolph,Upper Darby, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-1

3rd - Trevor Lewis, Malvern, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Willie Short, S. St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 3-3. ot, 8:00

5th - Chad Renner, Corvallis, Ore. dec. Dan Wirnsberger, Christianburg, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 5-4

85 kg/187.25 lbs.

1st - Kevin Jackson, Gilbert, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Dean Morrison, Morgantown, W.Va. (New York AC), 1-0, ot, 8:00

3rd - Derek Jones, Minneapolis,Minn. (Minn. Storm) pin Jon McGovern, Charlottesville, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 4:33

5th - Andy Foster, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)

97 kg/213.75 lbs.

1st - J.J. McGrew,Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Joel Sharratt, Bethlehem, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-3

3rd - Rex Holman, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) dec. Johnny Curtis, Fairfax, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-0, ot, 5:13

125 kg/275.5 lbs.

1st - Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb.(Sunkist Kids) dec. Justin Greenlee, Ames, Iowa (New York AC), 7-0

3rd - Kerry McCoy,Middle Island, N.Y. pin Airron Richardson, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan WC), 1:02

Additional Mini-Tournament bouts

54 kg/119 lbs.

Preliminaries

Lou Rosselli, Edinboro,Pa. (NYAC) dec. Stephen Abas, Hayward, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 3-2, ot, 7:50

Sheldon Thomas, Newark, Del. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Rob Eiter, Clarion, Pa. (Sunkist Kids), 6-2

Eric Akin, Coralville, Iowa (Hawkeye) won by tech. fall over Kanamti Solomon, New Castle, Del. (NYAC), 10-0, 1:35

Semifinals

Sam Henson, Columbia, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)dec. Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (NYAC), 3-1

Eric Akin, Coralville, Iowa (Hawkeye) pin Sheldon Thomas, Newark, Del. (Dave Schultz WC), 4:01

Consolations

Rob Eiter, Clarion,Pa. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kanamti Solomon, New Castle, Del. (NYAC), 9-3

Sheldon Thomas, Newark, Del. (Dave Schultz WC) won by tech. fall over Stephen Abas, Hayward, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 16-6, 4:58

Lou Rosselli, Edinboro, Pa. (NYAC) dec. Rob Eiter, Clarion, Pa. (Sunkist Kids), 4-1

58 kg/127.75 lbs.

Preliminaries

Kerry Boumans, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Danny Felix, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 3-2, ot, 5:50

Semifinals

Chris Bollin, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kerry Boumans, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-2

Tony Purler, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec.Yero Washington, Clovis, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 17-14

Consolations

Yero Washington,Clovis, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Danny Felix, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 3-0

63 kg/138.75 lbs.

Preliminaries

Troy Steiner, St. Anthony, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) pin Alan Fried, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 2:38

Semifinals

John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich.(Sunkist Kids) dec. Troy Steiner, St. Anthony, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 8-2

Shawn Charles, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 5-1

Consolations

Alan Fried, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 10-2

69 kg/152 lbs.

Preliminaries

Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis. dec.John Giura, Philadelphia, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-1, ot, 6:06

Semifinals

Townsend Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Tom Shifflett, Atlanta, Ga. (New York AC), 10-0, 3:23

Kenny Ramsey, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International) dec.Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis., 3-1

Consolations

John Giura, Philadelphia, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Tom Shifflett, Atlanta, Ga. (New York AC), 3-0

76 kg/167.5 lbs.

Preliminaries

Brian Dolph, Upper Darby, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Dan Wirnsberger, Christianburg, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 8-0

Rob Koll, Dryden, N.Y. won by tech. fall over Chad Renner, Corvallis, Ore., 11-1, 4:57

Semifinals

Brian Dolph, Upper Darby, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Trevor Lewis, Malvern, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 5-1

Rob Koll, Dryden, N.Y. dec. Willy Short, S. St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 7-0

Consolations

Trevor Lewis, Malvern, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Chad Renner, Corvallis, Ore., 9-5

Willy Short, S. St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dan Wirnsberger, Christianburg, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 7-1

85 kg/187.25 lbs.

Preliminaries

Jon McGovern, Charlottesville, Va. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Derek Jones, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minn. Storm), 5-4

Semifinals

Kevin Jackson, Gilbert, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jon McGovern, Charlottesville, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-0

Dean Morrison, Morgantown, W.Va. (New York AC) dec. Andy Foster, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 6-0

Consolations

Derek Jones,Minneapolis, Minn. (Minn. Storm) pin Andy Foster, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 1:29

97 kg/213.75 lbs.

Semifinals

J.J. McGrew, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec.Johnny Curtis, Fairfax, Va. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-2

Joel Sharratt, Bethlehem, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Rex Holman, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 3-2

125 kg/275.5 lbs.

Semifinals

Justin Greenlee, Ames, Iowa (New York AC) dec. Kerry McCoy, Middle Island, N.Y. (New York AC), 6-2

Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Airron Richardson, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan WC), 3-0