Complete Medal Results - 2002 U.S. National Championships

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
04/27/2002


2002 LAS VEGAS UNITED STATES NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS  at Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-27    MEN'S FREESTYLE    55 kg/121 lbs.  1st - Teague Moore, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC) dec. Jody Strittmatter, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 7-2  3rd - Jeff Prescott, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) won by tech. fall over Grant Nakamura, Ames, Iowa (Cyclone), 11-0  5th - Eric Albarracin, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) won by forfeit  6th - Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland, Ohio, (Cleveland WC) dec. Gavin James, Farnington, N.M. (unattached), 7-2    60 kg/132 lbs.  1st - Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC) dec. Eric Akin, Lincoln, Neb. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-0  3rd - Michael Lightner, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jesus Wilson, Fayette, Iowa (Minnesota Storm), 5-1  5th - Jeff Bedard, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Mike Mena, Bloomington, Ind. (New York AC), 6-1  7th - C.C. Fisher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) dec. Matt Azevedo, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 12-11    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  1st - Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye) dec. Jamill Kelly, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC), 4-0, ot, 6:43  3rd - Chris Bono, Gilbert, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Doug Schwab, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 3-2  5th - Jesse Jantzen, Cambridge, Mass. (Dave Schultz WC) won by inj. dft. over John Fisher, Flint, Mich. (Sunkist Kids)  7th - Adam Tirapelle, Champaign, Ill. (Dave Schultz WC) won by inj. dfrt. over Celso DeAnda, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel)    74 kg/163 lbs.  1st - Joe Williams, Coralville, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Casey Cunningham, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), 9-1  3rd - Ramico Blackmon, Monument, Colo. (Team Excel) dec. Kirk White, Boise, Idaho (Dave Schultz WC), 6-5  5th -Donny Pritzlaff, Madison, Wis. (Dave Schultz WC) won by inj. dft. Brian Dolph, Ridley Park, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC)  7th - Joe Heskett, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Matt Lackey, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC), 11-2    84 kg/185 lbs.  1st - Cael Sanderson, Heber City, Utah (Sunkist Kids) dec. Lee Fullhart, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 4-0  3rd - Randy Pugh, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cat WC) pin Charles Burton, Bloomington, Ind. (New York AC), 2:12  5th -Markus Mollica, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) won by forfeit  6th -Clint Wattenburg, Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell) dec. Eddie Gifford, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist), 4-1    96 kg/211.5 lbs.  1st - Tim Hartung, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Chad Lamer, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 4-2  3rd - Dean Morrison, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC) dec. Raphael Davis, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC), 6-0  5th -Nick Preston, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International) won by inj. dft. over Franklin Lashley, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)  7th - Mark Munoz, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC) won by inj. dft. over Jon Trenge, Orefield, Pa. (New York AC)    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  1st - Kerry McCoy, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Tolly Thompson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids), 3-0, ot, 7:56   3rd - Brian Keck, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Andy Bowlby, Philomath, Ore. (Orange Crush), 5-0  5th -Angelo Borzio, East Stroudsburg, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Kevin Hoy, US Air Force Academy, Colo. (Falcon WC), 10-3  7th - Tony Walters, Amityville, N.Y. (St. Anthony's) pin  George Porter, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 1:02    Outstanding Wrestler - Joe Williams (Sunkist Kids)  Most Falls - Gray Maynard (Michigan WC), three falls in 9:04  Div. I Teams - 1. Sunkist Kids, 52; 2. Dave Schultz WC, 32  Div. II Teams - 1. New York AC, 32 pts.; 2. Gators, 25 pts.    MEN'S GRECO-ROMAN    55 kg/121 lbs.  1st - Brandon Paulson, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Lindsay Durlacher, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC), 6-1  3rd -Duaine Martin, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Michel Santos, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army), 5-3  5th - Sam Hazewinkel, Pensacola, Fla. (Gator) won by inj. dft. over Neal Rodak, San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy)  7th -Joe Espinoza, Marquette, Mich. (Gator WC) won by tech. fall over Leroy Vega, Portage, Ind. (Minnesota Storm), 15-4    60 kg/132 lbs.  1st -Glenn Nieradka, Fort Carson, Colo., (U.S. Army) dec. James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 4-2, ot, 6:18  3rd -Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis. (Sunkist Kids)  pin  Joe Warren, Grand Rapids, Mich., (New York AC), 0:36  5th - Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo., (U.S. Air Force) pin Harry Lester, Ames, Iowa, (Sunkist Kids), 2:22  7th - Nathan Piasecki, Marquette, Mich. (Gator WC) won by tech. fall over Matt Birner, Mexico, Ind. (U.S. Navy), 11-0    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  1st - Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 4-1  3rd - Steve Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) dec. Glenn Garrison, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3-0, ot  5th - Oscar Wood, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. James Shillow, Fredricksburg, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 3-1  7th - Keith Wilson, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Mike Ellsworth, Colorado Spings, Colo. (Michigan WC), 5-0    74 kg/163 lbs.  1st - Keith Sieracki, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 4-1  3rd - Darryl Christian, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Thomas Ciezki, Evergreen Park, Ill. (Wildcat WC), 4-3  5th -Keith Barkers, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) won by inj. dft. over Heath Sims, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)  7th -  Joey Clark, Triangle, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) won by inj. dft. over  Brian Van Hoven, Stafford, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)    84 kg/185 lbs.  1st - Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Brad Vering, Waterloo, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 6-2  3rd - Kenny Owens, Quanitco, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Chael Sonnen, Eugene, Ore. (Dave Schultz WC), 4-0  5th - Justin Millard, Marquette, Mich. (New York AC) pin Carl Fronhofer, Salem, N.Y. (PWC), 0:46  7th - Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) won by inj. dft. over Quincey Clark, San Diego, Calif. (Minnesota Storm)    96 kg/211.75 lbs.  1st - Garrett Lowney, Freedom, Wis. (Minnesota Storm) dec.  Justin Ruiz, Taylorsville, Utah, (Dave Schultz WC), 5-0  3rd - Dan Hicks, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Ross Thatcher, State College, Pa. (New York AC), 5-1  5th - Phil Johnston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) dec. Tipton Peterson, Triangle, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 6-3  7th -Frank Workman, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) won by inj. dft. over Sean Hage, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached)    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  1st - Dremiel Byers, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army) pin Billy Pierce, Queensbury, N.Y. (Minnesota Storm), 3:14  3rd -Matt Lamb, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) won by ref. dec. over Paul Devlin, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army), 1-1, ot, 9:00  5th - Joshua Etu, Charlottesville, Va. (Virginia) won by inj. dft. over Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)  7th - Tyrone Davis, Hempstead, N.Y. (St. Anthony's) dec. Brent Boeshans, Jamestown, N.D. (Minnesota Storm), 6-5    Outstanding Wrestler - Glenn Nieradka, U.S. Army  Most Falls - Jacob Hey (Air Force), four falls in 6:54  Div. I Teams - 1. U.S. Army, 45 pts.; 2. U.S. Marines, 40 pts.  Div. II Teams - 1. New York AC, 43 pts.; 2. U.S. Air Force, 19 pts.    WOMEN'S FREESTYLE  48 kg (105.5 lbs.) *  1st - Patricia Miranda, Stanford, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)  won by tech. fall over Julie Gonzalez, Vallejo, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC), 10-0, 5:02  3rd - Miriam Jenkins, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) dec. Clarissa Chun, Kapolei, Hawaii (Missouri Valley), 3-1  5th - Sara Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (SF Peninsula Grapplers) dec. Katrina Betts, Milan, Mich. (UM-Morris), 4-1  7th - Malinda Ripley, Antioch, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Kristen Fujioka, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Pacific), 10-0    51 kg (112 lbs.)  1st - Jenny Wong, Stillwater, Minn. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Danielle Hobeika, Cambridge, Mass. (Dave Schultz WC), 9-4  3rd -Jillian Yost, Manchester, Conn. (New York AC) pin Audrey Pang, Princeton, N.J. (PFW), 2:31  5th - Katie Kunimoto, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Pacific) dec. Kera Pemberton, Manhattan, Kan. (Dave  Schultz WC), 10-4  7th -Sarah Hayes, Aurora, Colo. (Cumberland College) pin Laura Obuha