Greco-Roman Seeds - 2002 World Team Trials in St. Paul, Minn.

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
06/20/2002


55 kg/121 lbs.  National champion - Brandon Paulson, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)  Challenge tournament seeds  1. Lindsay Durlacher, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC)  2.  Duaine Martin, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  3.  Michel Santos, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army)  4. Sam Hazewinkel, Pensacola, Fla. (Gator)  5. Neal Rodak, San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy)  6. Chris Connor, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)  7. Tim Morris, Pittsfield, Mass. (Down East Stormers)    Challenge tournament first round matches  Durlacher, bye  Hazewinkel vs. Rodak  Santos vs. Connor  Martin vs. Morris    60 kg/132 lbs.  National champion - Glenn Nieradka, Fort Carson, Colo., (U.S. Army)  Challenge Tournament seeds  1. James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)  2. Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis. (Sunkist Kids)  3.  Joe Warren, Grand Rapids, Mich., (New York AC)  4. Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo., (U.S. Air Force)  5. Casey Stauffer (unattached)    Challenge tournament first round matches  Gruenwald, bye  Hey vs. Stauffer  Warren, bye  Hall, bye    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  National champion - Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  Challenge Tournament seeds  1. Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  2. Steve Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)  3.  Glenn Garrison, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army)  4.  Oscar Wood, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army)  5.  James Shillow, Fredricksburg, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  6. Mike Ellsworth, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC)  7. Biff Walizer, State College, Pa. (unattached)    Challenge tournament first round matches  Cooper, bye  Wood vs. Shillow  Garrison vs. Ellsworth  Woods vs. Walizer    74 kg/163 lbs.  National champion - Keith Sieracki, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army)  Challenge Tournament seeds  1. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  2. Darryl Christian, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC)  3. Thomas Ciezki, Evergreen Park, Ill. (Wildcat WC)  4. Jake Clark, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)  5. Heath Sims, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC);  6. Keith Barkers, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  7. Joey Clark, Triangle, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  8. Brian Van Hoven, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)  9. Jason Nunn, Marquette, Mich. (USOEC)  10. Jess Hargrave, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)    Challenge tournament pigtails  Van Hoven vs. Nunn  Joey Clark vs. Hargrave    Challenge Tournament first round bouts  Dantzler vs. Van Hoven/Nunn winner  Jake Clark vs. Sims  Ciezki vs. Barkers  Christian vs. Joey Clark/Hargrave winner    84 kg/185 lbs.  National champion - Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  Challenge Tournament seeds  1. Brad Vering, Waterloo, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)  2. Kenny Owens, Quanitco, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  3.  Justin Millard, Marquette, Mich. (New York AC)  4. Carl Fronhofer, Salem, N.Y. (PWC)  5. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)   6. Quincey Clark, Davis, Calif. (Minnesota Storm);  7. Jeff Funicello, Gilbert, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)  8. Don Favro, Albany, N.Y. (ATWA)     Challenge tournament first round matches  Vering vs. Favro  Fronhofer vs. Sieracki  Millard vs. Clark  Owens vs. Funicello     96 kg/211.75 lbs.  National champion - Garrett Lowney, Freedom, Wis. (Minnesota Storm)  Challenge Tournament seeds  1. Justin Ruiz, Taylorsville, Utah, (Dave Schultz WC)  2. Dan Hicks, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  3. Jason Loukides, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)  4. Phil Johnston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)  5. Tipton Peterson, Triangle, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)  6. Frank Workman, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)  7. Al Sankey, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)  8. Chael Sonnen, Eugene, Ore. (Dave Schultz WC)  9. Brian Kraemer, Fargo, N.D. (Minnesota Storm)     Challenge tournament pigtail   Sonnen vs. Kraemer     Challenge tournament first round matches   Ruiz vs. Sonnen/Kraemer winner   Peterson vs. Johnston   Loukides vs. Workman   Sankey vs. Hicks    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  National champion - Dremiel Byers, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army)  Challenge Tournament seeds  1. Billy Pierce, Minneapolis, Minn.(Minnesota Storm)  2. Matt Lamb, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  3. Joshua Etu, Charlottesville, Va. (Virginia)  4. Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)  5. Tyrone Davis, Hempstead, N.Y. (St. Anthony's)   6. LeRoy Gardner III, Robinsdale, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)    Challenge tournament first round matches  Pierce, bye  Farkas vs. Davis  Etu vs. Gardner  Lamb, bye