Championships series results in all three styles at World Team Trials, June 23

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
06/23/2002


(A best-of-three series is held in each division, with the winner qualifying for the 2002 U.S. World Team. The 2002 U.S. Nationals champion is facing the Challenge Tournament winner from Saturday in this series.)    MEN'S FREESTYLE  55 kg/121 lbs.  Stephen Abas, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Teague Moore, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC), 4-2  Stephen Abas, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)  dec. Teague Moore, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC), 3-2  Abas wins series, two matches to none    60 kg/132 lbs.  Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC) dec. Jesus Wilson, Fayette, Iowa (Minnesota Storm), 4-2  Jesus Wilson, Fayette, Iowa (Minnesota Storm) won by ref. dec. over Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC), 2-1, ot, 9:00  Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC) dec. Jesus Wilson, Fayette, Iowa (Minnesota Storm), 5-4  Guerrero wins series, two matches to one    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  Chris Bono, Gilbert, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jamill Kelly, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC), 3-1  Chris Bono, Gilbert, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jamill Kelly, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC), 3-1, ot, 6:09  Bono wins series, two matches to none    Note: The winner qualifies for a Special Wrestle-off at a date and location to be determined against 2002 U.S. Nationals champion Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), who extended his finals series due to injury.    74 kg/163 lbs.  Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Casey Cunningham, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), 5-1  Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Casey Cunningham, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids), 7-5  Williams wins series, two matches to none     84 kg/185 lbs.  Lee Fullhart, Iowa City, Iowa (Gator WC) dec. Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 3-2  Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Lee Fullhart, Iowa City, Iowa (Gator WC), 7-1  Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Lee Fullhart, Iowa City, Iowa (Gator WC), 6-1  Sanderson wins series, two matches to one    96 kg/211.5 lbs.  Tim Hartung, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Chad Lamer, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 12-5  Tim Hartung, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Chad Lamer, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 11-4  Hartung wins series, two matches to none    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  Kerry McCoy, State College, Pa. (New York AC) won by tech. fall over Tommy Rowlands, Columbus, Ohio (Dave Schultz WC), 10-0, 4:23  Kerry McCoy, State College, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Tommy Rowlands, Columbus, Ohio (Dave Schultz WC), 7-2  McCoy wins series, two matches to none    WOMEN'S FREESTYLE    48 kg (105.5 lbs.)   Patricia Miranda, Stanford, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) pin Clarissa Chun, Kapolei, Hawaii (Wilson's Angels), 1:55  Clarissa Chun, Kapolei, Hawaii (Wilson's Angels) dec. Patricia Miranda, Stanford, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC), 5-4  Patricia Miranda, Stanford, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Clarissa Chun, Kapolei, Hawaii (Wilson's Angels), 6-0  Miranda wins series, two matches to one    51 kg (112 lbs.)  Jenny Wong, Stillwater, Minn. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Katie Kunimoto, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Pacific), 3-0  Jenny Wong, Stillwater, Minn. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Katie Kunimoto, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Pacific), 3-0, ot, 7:19  Wong wins series, two matches to none    55 kg (121 lbs.)   Stephanie Murata, Minden, Nev. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tina George-Wilson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 5-4  Tina George-Wilson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Stephanie Murata, Minden, Nev. (Sunkist Kids), 6-4  Tina George-Wilson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Stephanie Murata, Minden, Nev. (Sunkist Kids), 8-5  George-Wilson wins series, two matches to one    59 kg (130 lbs.)  Lauren Lamb, Farmington, N.Y. (Michigan WC) dec. Brandy Rosenbrock, Warren, Mich. (Shamrock), 4-3  Lauren Lamb, Farmington, N.Y. (Michigan WC) won by tech. fall over Brandy Rosenbrock, Warren, Mich. (Shamrock), 10-0, 4:36  Lamb wins series, two matches to none      63 kg (138.5 lbs.)   Sara McMann, Lock Haven, Pa. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y. (ATWA), 4-3  Sara McMann, Lock Haven, Pa. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y. (ATWA), 8-5  McMann wins series, two matches to none     67 kg (147.5 lbs.)  Katie Downing, Pendleton, Ind. (UM-Morris) won by tech. fall over Mollie Keith, Aurelia, Iowa (Missouri Valley), 10-0, 2:26   Katie Downing, Pendleton, Ind. (UM-Morris) won by tech. fall over Mollie Keith, Aurelia, Iowa (Missouri Valley), 11-0, 2:30  Downing wins series, two matches to none    72 kg (158.5 lbs.)   Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) dec. Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 4-1  Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) pin Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 2:33  Montgomery wins series, two matches to none    MEN'S GRECO-ROMAN  55 kg/121 lbs.  Brandon Paulson, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Lindsay Durlacher, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC), 6-0  Brandon Paulson, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Lindsay Durlacher, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC), 8-1  Paulson wins series, two matches to none     60 kg/132 lbs.  Glenn Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 4-1  James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Glenn Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3-0  James Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Glenn Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 4-0  Gruenwald wins series, two matches to one    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. James Shillow, Fredricksburg, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 7-0  Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. James Shillow, Fredricksburg, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 5-0  Bracken wins series, two matches to none    74 kg/163 lbs.  T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3-1, ot, 7:19  T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 8-2  Dantzler wins series, two matches to none    84 kg/185.25 lbs.  Brad Vering, Waterloo, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 6-0  Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) won by ref. dec. over Brad Vering, Waterloo, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) , 2-0, ot, 9:00  Brad Vering, Waterloo, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 3-0  Vering wins series, two matches to none     96 kg/211.75 lbs.  Garrett Lowney, Appleton, Wis. (Minnesota Storm) won by forfeit over Justin Ruiz, Taylorsville, Utah, (Dave Schultz WC)   Garrett Lowney, Appleton, Wis. (Minnesota Storm) won by forfeit over Justin Ruiz, Taylorsville, Utah, (Dave Schultz WC)  Lowney wins series, two matches to none    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) dec. Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3-0, ot, 6:21  Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) dec. Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3-0  Byers wins series, two matches to none