Despite an especially strong field, the Dave Schultz WC/USA team took home top honors in men and women's freestyle and finished third in Greco-Roman at the 2002 Henri DeGlane Challenge, Nice France This year, 22 countries participated in the event, highlighted by teams from Russia, Iran and Ukraine. The Dave Schultz WC/USA team put six in the finals and came away with four individual champions. The individual champions included two Women's World Team members Patricia Miranda at 55 kg and Sara McMann at 63 kg, plus two men's freestyle wrestlers including 2000 Olympian Cary Kolat at 66 kg and Kirk White at 74 kg. Kolat won five matches in the tournament, including two pins and a technical fall. He defeated Andrey Staonik of Ukraine in the finals match, 9-1. White went 4-1 in the event, losing his opening match in overtime, but rallying for four straight wins for the title. IN the finals match, he edged Raza Ramazanzadeh, 5-4. For the first time, the U.S. had women compete in this event, and swept the two weight classes up for grabs. Miranda wrestled up two weight classes from her normal 105.5 pounds. She won four matches including a pair of technical falls, with a 9-1 win over Camille Saillard of France in the finals. McMann won three times, with two technical falls and a 6-1 win in the finals over Elodie Aucaigne of France. Winning silver medals were a pair of Greco-Roman wrestlers, Joe Warren of the Michigan WC at 132 pounds and Mike Ellsworth of the Michigan WC at 145.5 pounds. Warren won four matches to reach the finals, where he dropped an 11-0 technical fall to Weriliov Shevtsov of Russia. Ellsworth swept his first three matches, losing only to Roman Gromou of Russia in the finals, 4-0. This year, 22 countries participated in the event, highlighted by teams from Russia, Iran and Ukraine. A total of 14 U.S. wrestlers placed in the top 10 of their weight division. 2002 Henri DeGlane Challenge Nice, France Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 Men's Freestyle Team Scores 1. United States, 35 pts. 2. Ukraine, 32 pts. 3. Russia, 27 pts. 4. IAU, 26 pts. 5. Iran, 20 pts. 6. France, 19 pts. T7. Bulgaria, 11 pts. T7. Greece, 11 pts. 9. SUI, 6 pts. 10. LCN, 5 pts. 60 kg/132 lbs. Gold - Pamil Lslamov (Russia) Silver - Vasyl Fedoryshin (Ukraine) Bronze - Alexandr Kontoev (Russia) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Gold - Cary Kolat (United States) Silver - Andrey Staonik (Ukraine) Bronze - Alibaba Jafari (IAU) 74 kg/163 lbs. Gold - Kirk White (United States) Silver - Raza Ramazanzadeh (IAU) Bronze - Donny Pritzlaff (United States) 84 kg/185 lbs. Gold - Khadjimourat Gassalov (Russia) Silver - Vabim Laliev (Russia) Bronze - Rasul Pir Mohamadi (Iran) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Gold - Vadim Tasoev (Ukraine) Silver - Hamed Saefi (IAU) Bronze - Ryan Tobin (United States) U.S. Results 60 kg/132 lbs. - Teague Moore (Norman, Okla./Gator WC) - 9th lost dec. to Pamil Lslamov (RUS), 5-1 won by fall over Manvel Yeghshatyan (FRA) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Cary Kolat (Lock Haven, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) - 1st won by tech. fall over Giuseppe Sicari (ITA), 10-0 won by fall over Fanel Carp (LCN) won by fall over Florin Ciuciu (ROU) dec. Alibaba Jafari (IAU), 4-2 dec. Andrey Staonik (UKR), 9-1 74 kg/163 lbs. - Kirk White (Boise, Idaho, Dave Schultz WC) - 1st lost dec. to Majid Mohamadi (IRI), 2-2 ot won by fall over Theodossis Pavlidis (GRE) won by tech. fall over Roberto Villanueva (GAL), 10-0 dec. Ryslan Kokaev (RUS), 4-1 dec. Raza Ramazanzadeh (IAU), 5-4 74 kg/163 lbs. - Donny Pritzlaff (Madison, Wis./Dave Schultz WC) - 3rd won by tech. fall over Nabil Abdeslem (FRA), 10-0 dec. Didier Ouedrago (FRA), 9-0 won by tech. fall over Christopher Gerlac (FRA), 10-0 lost dec. to Raza Ramazanzadeh (IAU), 6-0 won by fall over Ryslan Kokaev (RUS) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Ron Groves (Dave Schultz WC) - 5th dec. Carlos Dominguez (ESP), 6-4 won by forf. over Blando N'Kodia (LCN) lost by fall to Raza Ramazanzadeh (IAU) 84 kg/185 lbs. - Markus Mollica (Huntington Beach, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) - 6th lost dec. to Mirosslavlav Geshev (BUL), 6-4 won by tech. fall over Oscar Fernandez Varel (GAL), 11-0 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Ryan Tobin (Marina del Rey, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) - 3rd lost dec. Hamed Saefi (IAU), 5-3 dec. Oimitar Angel Kunchiev (BUL), 9-4 dec. Isaac M'Pia (FRA), 4-3 dec. Stamatis Giagias (GRE), 5-3 won by forf. over Raphael Davis (USA) lost dec. to Vadim Tasoev (UKR), 9-2 won by forf. over Ehsan Neamati (IRI) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Raphael Davis (Bakersfield, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) - 5th dec. Alioune Diouf (FRA), 8-3 lost tech. fall to Vadim Tasoev (UKR), 11-0 won by tech. fall over Octavian Nicoara (ROU), 16-5 won by tech. fall over Stamatis Giagias (GRE), 10-0 lost forf. to Ryan Tobin (USA) Greco-Roman Team Scores 1. Russia, 46 pts. 2. France, 34 pts. 3. United State, 29 pts. T4. Bulgaria, 23 pts. T4. Iran, 23 pts. 6. Greece, 17 pts. 7. Japan, 16 pts. 8. Spain, 15 pts. 9. IAU, 13 pts. 10. Germany, 5 pts. 60 kg/132 lbs. Gold - Werliov Shevtsov (Russia) Silver - Joe Warren (United States) Bronze - Kalin Mladen Velinov (Bulgaria) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Gold - Roman Gromou (Russia) Silver - Mike Ellsworth (United States) Bronze - Masanori Oi (Japan) 74 kg/163 lbs. Gold - Christophe Guenot (France) Silver - Parviz Ziydvand (Iran) Bronze - Andrei Demankine (Russia) 84 kg/185 lbs. Gold - Levani Ketevadze (Russia) Silver - Vincent Vidal (France) Bronze - Dimitar Nikolo Stoyanov (Bulgaria) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Gold - Giorgos Koutsiupas (Greece) Silver - Masoud Hachemzadeh (Iran) Bronze - Sergey Yaroshevich (Russia) U.S. Results 60 kg/132 lbs. - Joe Warren (Grand Rapids, Mich./New York AC) - 2nd tech. fall Steve Guenot (BOU), 12-1 won by fall over Eric Buisson (LYO) lost dec. to Hassan Rangraz (IAU), 9-4 won by fall over Vassilis Motsios (Greece) lost tech. fall Werliov Shevtsov (RUS), 11-0 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Mike Ellsworth (Colorado Springs, Colo./Michigan WC) - 2nd dec. Moslem Sedigi (IRI), 5-4 dec. Hugo Passos (POR), 3-2 dec. Masanori Oi (JPN), 8-3 lost dec. to Roman Gromou (RUS), 4-0 74 kg/163 lbs. - Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) - dnp lost dec. to Alain Hassli (FRA), 4-0 dec. Christian Eyer (FRA), 3-1 74 kg/163 lbs. - Josh Henson (Philadelphia, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) - dnp lost tech. fall to Igor Balaur (FRA), 11-0 lost dec. to Giorgos Panagiotu (GRE), 4-3 lost tech. fall to Parviz Ziydvand (IRI), 13-0 84 kg/185 lbs. - Ethan Bosch (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) - 5th lost dec. to Melonin Noumonvi (FRA), 3-2 won by fall over Fatih Artan (CPB) won by fall over Kanyab eimoure (IAU) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Chael Sonnen (Eugene, Ore./Dave Schultz WC) - 6th won by fall over Ola Nokiaki (JPN) lost dec. to Cedric Theval (FRA), 5-0 Women's Freestyle Team Scores 1. United States, 20 pts. 2. France, 18 pts. 3. CPB, 15 pts. 4. Bulgaria, 11 pts. 5. ROU, 7 pts. 6. Italy, 6 pts. 7. ASM, 5 pts. 55 kg/121 lbs. Gold - Patricia Miranda (United States) Silver - Camille Saillard (France) Bronze - Francine DePaola (CPB) 63 kg/138.5 lbs. Gold - Sara McMann (United States) Silver - Elodie Aucaigne (France) Bronze - Meryem Selloum (France) U.S. Results 55 kg/121 lbs. - Patricia Miranda (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) - 1st won by tech. fall over Rosella Arras (ITA), 11-0 won by tech. fall over Francine DePaola (CPB), 11-0 dec. Helene Lebon (FRA), 7-2 dec. Camille Saillard (FRA), 9-1 63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Sara McMann (Lock Haven, Pa./Sunkist Kids) - 1st won by tech. fall over Audrey Prieto (ASM), 11-1 won by tech. fall over Meryem Selloum (FRA), 11-1 dec. Elodie Aucaigne (FRA), 6-1