Medal Match and Semifinal Results - 2003 US Senior National Championships

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John Fuller (TheMat.com)
05/10/2003


TEAM STANDINGS:  Div. I Freestyle  1. Sunkist Kids, 78  2. Dave Schultz WC, 19    Div. II Freestyle  1. Gator WC, 45  2. New York AC, 31    Div. I Greco-Roman  1. U.S. Army, 54  2. New York AC, 49    Div. II Greco-Roman  1. U.S. Air Force, 27  2. Sunkist Kids, 24    Women  1. Sunkist Kids, 66  2. Dave Schultz WC, 26    Freestyle Gorrarian Award: Joe Heskett, 4 in 7:12  Freestyle Outstanding Wrestler: Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC)  Greco-Roman Gorrarian Award: Frank Workman, 3 in 2:36  Greco-Roman Oustanding Wrestler: James Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)  Women's Gorrarian Award: Katie Downing, 3 in 4:38  Women's Outstanding Wrestler: Sally Roberts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC)    MEN'S FREESTYLE  55 kg/121 lbs.  1st - Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) vs. Eric Akin (Lincoln, Neb./Dave Schultz WC)  3rd - Teague Moore (Norman, Okla./Gator WC) dec. Mike Mena (Bloomington, Ind./Gator WC), 4-0  5th - Jeremy Hunter (Champaign, Ill./New York AC) dec. Tim Dernlan (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC), 4-2  7th - Matt Azevedo (Arroyo Grande, Calif./Sunkist Kids) by forfeit over Jeff Prescott (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)    60 kg/132 lbs.  1st - Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) vs. Jesus Wilson (Fayette, Iowa/Minnesota Storm)  3rd - Mike Zadick (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) dec. Yero Washington (Hoboken, N.J./Sunkist Kids), 4-0  5th - Dwight Hinson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) dec. Jason Kutz (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 4-0  7th - Nate Gallick (Tucson, Ariz./Cyclone WC) dec. C.C. Fisher (Colorado Springs, Colo./Team Excel), 5-3    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  1st - Chris Bono (Gilbert, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) vs. Bill Zadick (Coralville, Iowa/Hawkeye WC)  3rd - Lincoln McIlravy (Colorado Springs, Colo./McIlravy WC) dec. Reggie Wright (Bloomington, Ind./Gator WC), 8-0  5th - Jamill Kelly (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) dec. Tony Davis (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids), 4-3  7th - Doug Schwab (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) dec. Jared Frayer (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids), 4-0    74 kg/163 lbs.  1st - Joe Williams (Coralville, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) vs. Joe Heskett (Grover Beach, Calif./Gator WC)  3rd - Casey Cunningham (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Sunkist Kids) dec. Byron Tucker (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids), 8-7  5th - Ramico Blackmon (Colorado Springs, Colo./Team Excel) dec. Kirk White (Tacoma, Wash./Dave Schultz WC), 4-2  7th - Donny Pritzlaff (Madison, Wis./Dave Schultz WC) dec. Josh Koscheck (Buffalo, N.Y./New York AC), 6-1    84 kg/185 lbs.  1st - Cael Sanderson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) vs. Lee Fullhart (Chattanooga, Tenn./Gator WC)  3rd - Brandon Eggum (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) dec. Muhammed Lawal (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC), 5-2  5th - Aaron Simpson (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) dec. Tony Gansen (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Unatt.), 3-1  7th - Clint Wattenberg (Ithaca, N.Y./Cornell) by inj. default over Randy Pugh (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Gator WC)    96 kg/211.5 lbs.  1st - Dean Morrison (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) vs. Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC)  3rd - Tim Hartung (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) dec. Dominic Black (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 3-1  5th - Jon Trenge (Bethlehem, Pa./New York AC) tech. fall Chad Lamer (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC), 12-2  7th - Nick Preston (Columbus, Ohio/Ohio International) by inj. default over Ryan Tobin (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC)    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  1st - Kerry McCoy (Bethlehem, Pa./New York AC) vs. Tolly Thompson (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids)  3rd - Brian Keck (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) dec. John Lockhart (Champaign, Ill./New York AC), 4-0  5th - Cain Velsaquez (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) dec. Mike Faust (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC), 8-6  7th - Clint Walbeck (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) by fall over Joe Sahl (Behtlehem, Pa./New York AC), 5:09      GRECO-ROMAN  55 kg/121 lbs.  1st - Brandon Paulson (Anoka, Minn./Minnesota Storm) vs. Lindsey Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)  3rd - Sam Hazewinkel (Pensacola, Fla./Gator WC) dec. Anthony Gibbons (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 4-1  5th - Joe Espinoza (Marquette, Mich./USOEC/Gator WC) dec. Michel Santos (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 5-2  7th - Neal Rodak (San Diego, Calif./U.S. Nay) dec. Bobby Demeritt (East Ridge, Tenn./Unattached), 4-2    60 kg/132 lbs.  1st - James Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) vs. Glenn Nieradka (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)  3rd - Joe Warren (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) dec. Jacob Hey (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force), 6-1  5th - Duaine Martin (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) by inj. default over Dennis Hall (Plover, Wis./Sunkist Kids)  7th - James Johnson (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) tech. fall Willie Madison (Marquette, Mich./Gator WC), 12-2    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  1st - Kevin Bracken (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) vs. Mike Ellsworth (Colorado Springs, Colo./Michigan WC)  3rd - Glenn Garrison (Ft. Carson, Colo./U.S. Army) dec. Oscar Wood (Ft. Carson, Colo./U.S. Army), 9-0  5th - Harry Lester (Marquette, Mich./USOEC/Sunkist Kids) dec. Steven Woods (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force), 5-2  7th - Cory Posey (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) dec. Mark Rial (Colorado Springs, Colo./Unatt.), 5-4    74 kg/163 lbs.  1st - Kenneth Cook (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone WC) vs. Keith Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)  3rd - T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) dec. Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 3-0  5th - Heath Sims (Newport Beach, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) dec. Brandon McNab (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 6-0  7th - Keith Barkers (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Sasa Petkovic (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 3-1    84 kg/185 lbs.  1st - Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) vs. Matt Lindland (Eagle Creek, Ore./Sunkist Kids)  3rd - Jake Clark (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Aaron Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force), 3-0  5th - Tom Ciezki (Evanston, Ill./Wildcat WC) by inj. default over Ethan Bosch (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)  7th - Kenny Owens (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Brad Ahearn (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps), 3-2    96 kg/211.5 lbs.  1st - Garrett Lowney (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) vs. Philip Johnston (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force)  3rd - Deon Hicks (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Justin Ruiz (Taylorsville, Utah/Dave Schultz WC), 4-1  5th - R.C. Johnson (Marquette, Mich./Minnesota Storm) by fall over Frank Workman (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps), 1:16  7th - Jason Loukides (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) tech. fall Brian Kraemer (Cold Springs, Minn./Minnesota Storm), 12-2    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  1st - Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) vs. Corey Farkas (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force)  3rd - Rulon Gardner (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) dec. Paul Devlin (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 7-1  5th - Nick Severson (Hayberry, Minn./Minnesota Storm) by fall over Russ Davie (Bowling Green, Ohio/Cleveland WC), 2:23  7th - Josh Feldman (Pensacola, Fla./U.S. Navy) dec. James Hollis (West Point, N.Y./U.S. Army), 8-2      WOMEN'S FREESTYLE  48 kg/105.5 lbs.  1st - Patricia Miranda (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) vs. Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC)  3rd - Mary Kelly (Mahomet, Ill./Dave Schultz WC) tech. fall Katrina Betts (Milan, Mich./Wolverine WC), 10-0  5th - Julie Gonzalez (Vallejo, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) tech. fall Hana Askren (Los Angeles, Calif./Santa Monica WC), 10-0  7th - Gina Heinzelmann (Maplewood, Minn./Minnesota Storm) tech. fall Rachel Bernardes (Marshall, Mo./Missouri Valley), 10-0    51 kg/112 lbs.  1st - Jenny Wong (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) vs. Malinda Ripley (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)  3rd - Katie Kunimoto (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) by fall over Debbi Sakai