Cadet Greco Roman Finalists Bios

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Jason Owens (USA Wrestling)
07/24/2001


Advocare Cadet National Greco-Roman Championships   Finalists Bios      83.5 pounds     Red - Brett Land, Porterville, Calif., age 15    Will be a freshman at Porterville High School…Three-time Kids National Greco-Roman and freestyle champion…Six-time Greco-Roman state champion…Seven-time freestyle state champion.     Blue - Mike Bizzle, Tahlequah, Okla., age 14   Will be a freshman at Cascia Hall Prep School in Tulsa… Three time Southern Plains Greco-Roman champion… Two time Southern Plains Greco runner-up… Five time Southern Plains Freestyle champion    88 pounds    Red - Ryan Adams, Coon Rapids Minn., age 14   Will be a freshman at Coon Rapids High… Last year, he finished 18-10 at 103 pounds… Two time national kids champion… four time Northern Plains champion… 13 state championships at Greco-Roman and freestyle    Blue - Nick Gallick, Tucson, Ariz., age 15   Will be a freshman at Sunnyside High School… Third in 2001 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman and fifth in freestyle… 2001 West Regional Cadet runner-up in both styles… 2001 state champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle    94.5 pounds    Red - Kody Tolliver, Great Falls, Mont. age 14   Will be in the eighth grade this year… West Region champ in both styles in 2001… State champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle in 2000 and 2001…     Blue - Tyler Safratowich, Park Rapids, Minn., age 15   Will be a sophomore at Park Rapids High School… Last year, finished 24-16 at 103.5 pounds… Career record of 38-32… Fourth in Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman and Cadet National freestyle champion in 2000… Northern Plains champion in both styles in 2000       103.5 pounds    Red- Cesar Grajales, Brandon, Fla., age 15   Will be a freshman at Brandon High School… Last year finished 38-1 and was a high school state finalist at 103 pounds… Class A state finalist… Was fifth in the 2001 FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle and was Greco-Roman runner-up and sixth in freestyle in 2000… 2001 Southeast region champion in both styles and is an eight time Southeast region champion    Blue - Jeff Schell, Zion Grove, Pa., age 15   Will be a sophomore at Bloomsburg High School… Last year finished 39-2 and was third at Class 2A state tournament 103 pounds… Was 2001 Northeast region Greco-Roman champion and freestyle runner-up… 2001 Cadet state champion in both styles    112 pounds    Red - Dustin Schlatter, Westerville, Ohio, age 15   Will be a freshman at Graham High School in St. Paris… 2001 FILA Cadet National freestyle champion… Four time USA Kids National Greco-Roman champion and six time freestyle champion…     Blue- Drew Headlee, Waynesburg, Pa., age 16   Will be a junior at Waynseburg Central High School… Last year, finished 36-6 and was fourth in the class 3A state tournament at 103… Career record of 66-16… 2000 Cadet National Greco-Roman runner-up and fourth in Cadet National freestyle…    121 pounds    Red - Philip Basting - Grand Forks, N.D., age 16   Will be a sophomore at Red River High School… Last year finished 39-5 and was class A state champion at 119 pounds… Third in the state at the high school level as an eighth grader… Two year record of 81-9… Two time freestyle and Greco-Roman state champion    Blue - Angel Cejudo - Phoenix, Ariz., age 15   Will be a sophomore at Maryvale High School… Last year was 31-1 and class 5A state champion at 119… Fifth in Fila Cadet National Greco-Roman and third in freestyle in 2001… 2001 Western regional champ in both styles…     132 pounds    Red - Eric Tannenbaum - Naperville, Ill., age 16   Will be a junior at Naperville North High School… Last year finished 42-1 and was class 2A state runner-up at 125 pounds… Was state champion as a freshman… Career record 86-1… 2000 Cadet National Greco- Roman runner-up and fifth in Cadet National freestyle… Eight time Nothern Plains champion in both styles… 4.3 grade point average on a four point scale    Blue - Kyle Larson - Hermiston, Ore., age 15   Will be a junior at Hermiston High School… Last year finished 40-2 and was third in the class 4A state tournament at 130 pounds… State champion as a freshman… Career record of 76-6… Cadet state champion in both styles in 2001    143 pounds    Red - Scott Loescher, Portland, Ore., age 16   Will be a junior at Clackamas High School… Last year finished 30-7 at 145 pounds… Career record of 59-14… Sixth in 2000 Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman and eighth in freestyle… 2001 West region Cadet champion in both styles… Third in the 2001 Western Junior region in Greco… Northwest region Junior Greco-Roman champion and freestyle runner-up in 2001…    Blue - Ryan Davis, Crownsville, Md., age 16   Will be a junior at Blair Academy… Last year finished 42-3 and was national prep champion at 135 pounds… Fifth in national prep championships as a freshman… Career record of 82-7… Third in 2000 Cadet Nationals in Freestyle… 2001 Western Junior regional runner-up… Third in the Northeast region in 2001…     154 pounds     Red - Mike Felling, Belgrade, Minn., age 16   Will be a sophomore at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School… Last year had a 28-7 record at 140 pounds… Finished fourth in 2001 FILA Cadet Championships in Greco-Roman… Fourth in Northern Plains Junior regional in Greco-Roman…     Blue - Alex Pavlenko, Mesa, Ariz., age 15   Will be a sophomore at Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe… Last year finished 41-3 and was third in the class 5A state tournament at 152… Fifth in 2001 Western Junior regionals in Greco-Roman… 2001 Western regional Cadet Champion in both styles… Seven time Western regional champion    167 pounds    Red - Nicholas Orlando, Pittsburg, Calif., age 15   Will be a junior at Pittsburg High School… Last year posted a 36-5 record wrestling at 140 pounds…    Blue - Chris Hogue, Cochranton, Pa., age 15   Will be a sophomore at Cochranton High… Last year was 32-8 at 152 pounds…     182.5     Red - Joe Williams, Orange, Calif., age 16    Will be a junior at Calvary Chapel High School… Last year finished 46-6 and fifth in the state tournament 160 pounds… State champion in both styles in 2000 and 2001… Three time Kids National freestyle runner-up    Blue - Jerome Zachariah, Redwood Valley Calif., age 16   Will be a junior at Ukiah High School… Last year finished 40-8 at 171 pounds… Career record of 75-18… Cadet state runner-up in both styles this year…2001 Western regional freestyle runner-up…     209    Red - Grant Milller, Roscoe, Ill., age 16   Will be a junior at Rockton Hononegah High School… Last year finished 43-5 and was class 2A state champion at 189 pounds… Career record 73-15… 2000 Cadet National Greco-Roman champion at 209 pounds and third in Cadet Nationals in freestyle… FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in 2000 and 2001… Third in 2001 FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle.     Blue - Matt Bowman, Edgar Wisc., age 16   Will be a junior at Stratford High School… Last year was 46-2 and was division III state runner-up at 189… Career record of 80-14… 2000 Cadet National Greco-Roman Champion at 182.5… Twelve time state champion at Greco-Roman and freestyle  Note… The 209 pound gold medal bout is a match between two defending champions.    242 pounds    Red - Chase Wetenkamp, Manitowoc, Wisc., age 15   Will be a sophomore at Lincoln High School… Last year was 30-5 wrestling at 275… 2001 Northern Plains Cadet Greco-Roman Champion and freestyle runner-up… 2000 Northern Plains runner-up in both styles… 2001 Cadet state champion in both styles…     Blue - Patrick Barrentine West Carrollton, Ohio, age 16   Will be a junior at Dayton Carroll High School… Last year was 41-5 and was Division I state runner-up at 215 pounds… Career record 59-7… 2000 Cadet National Greco-Roman champion at 242… 2001 FILA Cadet National cham