World Team Trials Men's Freestyle Seeds

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06/19/2003


55 kg/121 lbs.  National champion - Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids)    Challenge Tournament Seeds  1. Eric Akin (Lincoln, Neb./Dave Schultz WC)  2. Teague Moore (Norman, Okla./Gator WC)  3. Mike Mena (Bloomington, Ind./Gator WC)  4. Jeremy Hunter (Champaign, Ill./New York AC)  5. Tim Dernlan (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC)  6. Matt Azevedo (Arroyo Grande, Calif./Sunkist Kids)  7. Jeff Prescott (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)  8. Eric Albarracin (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)      60 kg/132 lbs.  National champion - Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)    Challenge Tournament Seeds  1. Jesus Wilson (Fayette, Iowa/Minnesota Storm)  2. Mike Zadick (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC)  3. Yero Washington (Hoboken, N.J./Sunkist Kids)  4. Dwight Hinson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids)  5. Jason Kutz (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)  6. Nate Gallick (Tucson, Ariz./Cyclone WC)  7. C.C. Fisher (Colorado Springs, Colo./Team Excel)  8. Michael Lightner (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids)  9. Danny Felix (Chandler, Ariz./Sunkist Kids);  10. Ryan Lewis (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm)  11. Juan Venturi (Dubuque, Iowa/Team Excel)    66 kg/145.5 lbs.  National champion - Chris Bono (Gilbert, Iowa/Sunkist Kids)    Challenge Tournament Seeds  1. Bill Zadick (Coralville, Iowa/Hawkeye WC)  2. Lincoln McIlravy (Colorado Springs, Colo./McIlravy WC)  3. Reggie Wright (Bloomington, Ind./Gator WC)  4. Jamill Kelly (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC)  5. Tony Davis (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids)  6. Doug Schwab (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm)  7. Jared Frayer (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids)  8. Dwight Driscoll (State College, Pa./NLWC)    74 kg/163 lbs.  National champion - Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa/Sunkist Kids)     Challenge Tournament Seeds  1. Joe Heskett (Grover Beach, Calif./Gator WC)  2. Casey Cunningham (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Sunkist Kids)  3. Kirk White (Tacoma, Wash./Dave Schultz WC)  4. Donny Pritzlaff (Madison, Wis./Dave Schultz WC)  5. Matt Lackey (Champaign, Ill./New York AC)  6. Andy Hrovat (Ann Arbor, Mich./Michigan WC)  7. Clint Musser (Canton, Ohio/CMWC)    84 kg/185 lbs.  National champion - Cael Sanderson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids)    Challenge Tournament Seeds  1. Lee Fullhart (Chattanooga, Tenn./Gator WC)  2. Brandon Eggum (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm)  3. Muhammed Lawal (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC)  4. Aaron Simpson (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids)  5. Tony Gansen (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Unatt.)  6. Clint Wattenberg (Ithaca, N.Y./Cornell)   7. Randy Pugh (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cat WC)  8. Markus Mollica (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC)  9. Pat Popolizio (West Point, N.Y./New York AC)  10. Ben Askren (Columbia, Mo./Missouri Elite)  11. Ramico Blackmon (Colorado Springs, Colo./Team Excel);     96 kg/211.5 lbs.  National runner-up: Dean Morrison (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC);    Challenge Tournament Seeds  1. Tim Hartung (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm)  2. Dominic Black (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)  3. Chad Lamer (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC)  4. Nick Preston (Columbus, Ohio/Ohio International)  5. Ryan Tobin (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC)  6. Franklin Lashley (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)  7. Tommy Rowlands (Columbus, Ohio/Dave Schultz WC)    Note: National Champion  Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) received an extension for the Championship Series at 96 kg. The winner of the World Team Trials will face Cormier in a best-of-three series at a date and time to be determined    120 kg/264.5 lbs.  National champion - Kerry McCoy, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC)    Challenge Tournament Seeds  1. Tolly Thompson (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids)  2. Brian Keck (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)  3. John Lockhart (Champaign, Ill./New York AC)  4. Cain Velsaquez (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids)  5. Mike Faust (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC)  6. Kevin Hoy (USAFA, Colo/Falcon WC);   7. Clint Walbeck (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids)  8. Tony Walters (Amityville, N.Y./Gator WC)  9. George Porter (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm)