2000 Olympic Champion and 2001 World Champion Rulon Gardner (Cascade, Colo./Sunkist Kids) won the third and deciding match to defeat 2002 World Champion Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) in a battle of superstars at 120 kg/264.5 pounds in Greco-Roman wrestling at the USA Wrestling World Team Trials in Indianapolis, Ind., June 22.    On the strength of a three-point throw, Byers won the first match , 3-2. Gardner rebounded to win the second match of the series, 3-2 in overtime. The deciding third match between the champions ended in a 2-2 tie after 9:00, but Gardner won the match because Byers had more passivities and cautions during the bout.    Competition was held in the three Olympic styles of wrestling, men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women'sfreestyle wrestling.    The winners in each weight class for the men's divisions qualify for the 2003 U.S. World Championships team and the 2003 Pan American Games team. The Freestyle World Championships for men and women will be held in New York City, Sept. 12-14. The Greco-Roman World Championships are in Cretiel, France in October. The Pan American Games are in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in August.    The winners in the four women's Olympic weight classes (48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg) qualify for both the World Championships team and the Pan American Games team. The other three non-Olympic weight classes (51 kg, 59 kg, 67 kg) are not included in the Pan American Games. These weight class champions may also be subject to a Special Wrestle-off for the U.S. World Team, from a medalist at an Olympic weight class, based upon USA Wrestling rules.    Among the men's freestyle champions was emerging star Jamill Kelly (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC), who scored a two-match sweep at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. over 2003 U.S. Nationals champion Chris Bono (Gilbert, Iowa/Sunkist Kids). Kelly will be competing on his first U.S. World Team.    Kelly won from a clinch position to earn a 4-2 overtime win in match one. In the second bout, Kelly opened up the offense for a 7-3 victory. To qualify for the Championship Series, Kelly also defeated 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Lincoln McIlravy (Colorado Springs, Colo./McIlravy WC) in the Challenge Tournament finals on Saturday.    In the women's freestyle division, 2002 World silver medalist Tina George (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) needed the full three matches to defeat 2003 U.S. Nationals champion Tela O'Donnell (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs.     George won the first match of the series, 5-2, but O'Donnell rebounded with a pin in 4:38 in the second match. George won the third and deciding match, 6-3. O'Donnell had defeated George at the 2003 U.S. Nationals in May.    In men's freestyle, five members of the 2002 U.S. World Team were able to reclaim their spot and will compete at the World Championships. In 2002, the U.S. team did not compete at the World Championships in Iran due to a threat of violence to the team.    Earning the trip to New York from last year's team were Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) at 74 kg/163 lbs., Cael Sanderson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Kerry McCoy (Bethlehem, Pa./New York AC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. All five won their Championship Series in two straight bouts.    Abas beat Mike Mena (Bloomington, Ind./New York AC) in two straight bouts, 6-1 and 3-0. Guerrero stopped Mike Zadick, 3-0 and 5-1. Williams defeated Joe Heskett (Grover Beach, Calif./Gator WC), 3-0 and 6-1. Sanderson controlled Lee Fullhart (Chattanooga, Tenn./Gator WC), 7-2 and 3-0. McCoy shut out Tolly Thompson (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids), 9-0 and 6-0.    Williams won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships. All of the others are seeking their first World-level medal. McCoy was a member of the 2000 Olympic team, the only Olympian on the men's freestyle team.    The U.S. World team member at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. has not yet been determined.   Dean Morrison (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) needed three matches to win the World Team Trials title over 2002 World Team member Tim Hartung (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm). Morrison won the first match, 4-1 in overtime, but Hartung rebounded with a 2-0 referee's decision in overtime in bout two. In the deciding third match, Morrison used a three-point throw off the clinch to defeat Hartung, 3-2.    Morrison advances to a Special Wrestle-off against 2003 U.S. Nationals Champion Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC), who received an extension on his finals series. This best-of-three series for the U.S. World Team spot will be held at a site and date to be determined.    In men's Greco-Roman, six of the seven members of the 2002 U.S. World Team defended their titles. The only member of that team not to reclaim the No. 1 position was Byers.    The six returning World Team members who claimed titles in Indianapolis are Brandon Paulson (Anoka, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Jim Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Kevin Bracken (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 74 kg/163 lbs., Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Garrett Lowney (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.    Of these athletes, two are past Olympic medalists. Paulson won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games and added a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships. Lowney was a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist. All of the other athletes are seeking their first World-level medal.    Dantzler needed three bouts to stop his archrival Keith Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army). Dantzler won the first match, 4-1 in overtime. Sieracki rebounded with a 3-2 overtime win. In the final bout, Dantzler received the nod in a 1-1 overtime referee's decision.     Paulson beat Lindsey Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 3-1 and 4-1. Gruenwald beat Glenn Nieradka (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 4-0 and 3-1. Bracken stopped James Shillow (Fredricksburg, Va./U.S. Marine Corps), 3-0 and 5-0. Vering won both of his matches by injury default over Jake Clark (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps), in 2:43 and 0:10. Lowney defeated Justin Ruiz (Taylorsville, Utah/Dave Schultz WC), 5-1 and 4-0.    Winning titles in the Olympic weight classes for women, which include spots on the World and Pan American teams, were George, plus Patricia Miranda (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Sara McMann (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at  63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/Cumberland College) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. All four were also members of the 2002 U.S. World Team.    Miranda beat Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) by technical fall in both bouts, 11-0 and 13-0. McMann defeated six-time World medalist Kristie Marano (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 10-0 and 5-2. Montgomery defeated Samantha Lang (Tualatin, Ore./Sunkist Kids), 8-7 in overtime and 8-5.    The women's division featured a pair of three-match series, the first won by George and the other by Jenny Wong (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Wong defeated 2003 U.S. Nationals champion Malinda Ripley (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids). Wong won bout one, 3-2 and Ripley took bout two, 4-0 in overtime. Wong claimed the series with a 3-0 win in the final bout.    The other women winners were Erin Tomeo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Katie Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.    Tomeo beat Grace Magnussen (Walnut Creek, Calif./Dave Schultz WC), 13-3 and 8-0. Downing stopped Kaci Lyle (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), 3-0 and 3-0. Downing was a hometown favorite, having attended high school in nearby Pendleton, Ind.