The United States has named its Greco-Roman wrestling team for the 2003 Pan American Games, which will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2-4. The team includes six of the seven winners of the 2003 U.S. World Team Trials in Indianapolis, Ind. in June. None of the members of this team have competed in the Pan American Games before.    The squad is headed by Olympic medalists Brandon Paulson (Anoka, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Rulon Gardner (Cascade, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.    Paulson won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games and added a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships to his trophy case. He placed eighth at the 2002 World Championships after losing a controversial quarterfinal match to eventual World Champion Geider Mamadaliyev of Russia. Paulson is also a three-time U.S. National champion.    Paulson's toughest challenge may come from Lazaro Rivas of Cuba, a former World Champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist.    Gardner continued his miraculous comeback with a win over reigning World Champion Dremiel Byers at the 2003 U.S. World Team Trials. Gardner made history in 2000, capturing an Olympic gold medal by defeating Alexandre Kareline of Russia, who had previously been unbeaten in 13 years of international competition.    The super-heavyweight then became the first American Greco-Roman wrestler to win back-to-back gold medals with his World Championship in 2001. In February, 2002, Gardner was stranded overnight in freezing temperatures in the wilderness and suffered severe frostbite, and as a result of the accident, lost one toe to amputation. He is now on the comeback trail and looking to regain his gold medal form.    Gardner will most likely have to get by Mijain Lopez of Cuba, who has defeated Gardner twice since February, including a dramatic bout at the Titan Games. Lopez placed sixth at the 2001 World Championships and is already an international force at only 21 years old.    Joining Paulson and Gardner are 2000 Olympians Jim Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Kevin Bracken (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.    Gruenwald placed eighth at the 2002 World Championships, losing only to eventual World Champion Armen Nazarian of Bulgaria. He also placed sixth at the 2000 Olympic Games. Gruenwald captured his first U.S. National title this year after placing second for seven straight years. He has shone at the U.S. World and Olympic Team Trials, earning berths on the last three World Teams along with his Olympic team berth in 2000.    To win a gold medal, Gruenwald will most likely have to battle Roberto Monzon of Cuba, who defeated Gruenwald 6-3 at the Titan Games one week after Gruenwald captured an 8-1 decision at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. Gruenwald captured a gold medal at the Pan American Championships, an event that Monzon did not compete in.    Bracken is a seasoned veteran who is in his fifth year as the No. 1 wrestler in the U.S. Bracken's highest major international finish came at the 2000 Olympic Games with a sixth-place showing. At the 2001 World Championships, he finished seventh. In the 2002 World Championships, Bracken was ousted from pool competition by Farid Mansurov of Azerbaijan, the eventual World silver medalist.    Bracken's stiffest competition should from Cuba's Juan Maren, who placed eighth at the 2002 World Championships. Bracken, the winner of the Pan American Championships, defeated Maren by a 3-2 score at the Granma Cup hosted by Cuba in February.    Young Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) will once again represent the United States at 84 kg/185 lbs. Vering placed fifth at the 2002 World Championships in what was his first year of facing major international competition.    The 25 year-old became the first Nebraska native to represent the U.S. in wrestling, and it is a position he does not want to give up. Vering defeated longtime friend and mentor Matt Lindland, a 2000 Olympic silver medalist, in the national finals this year to solidify himself as the top wrestler in the U.S.    Vering lost a 4-0 decision to Pan American Games favorite Luis Mendez of Cuba in the gold-medal match of the Pan American Championships earlier this year. Mendez was a 1999 World Champion.    Also on his second term as a member of the U.S. World Team is T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), who will compete at 74 kg/163 lbs. The explosive and exciting Dantzler won his pool at the 2002 World Championships, but was defeated in a qualification match after he suffered a knee injury.    The favorite to win this weight class is two-time Olympic champion and six-time World medalist Filiberto Ascuy of Cuba, who defeated Dantzler 6-4 at the Titan Games. Ascuy won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships after moving up in weight from 69 kg to 74 kg.    Added to the U.S. roster is U.S. World Team Trials runner-up Justin Ruiz (Taylorsville, Utah/Dave Schultz WC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Ruiz will take the place of 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Garrett Lowney, who will rest an injured neck before the World Championships in October.    Ruiz just finished his sophomore season at the Univ. of Nebraska, where he placed fifth at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season. His last international competition was the 1999 Junior World Championships in which he placed 10th. Ruiz did not compete for two years (1999-2001) between high school and college to serve a Mormon Mission.    Ernesto Pena of Cuba will be favored at this weight class. Pena won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships and placed fourth at the 2002 World Championships.    The team will be coached by Minnesota Storm club coach Dan Chandler (Minneapolis, Minn.) and U.S. Air Force head coach Rich Estrella (Colorado Springs, Colo.).    Chandler was the head coach of the 2000 Olympic team and served as a coach on the 1988 and 1992 U.S. Olympic teams. As an athlete, Chandler was a member of three U.S. Olympic teams (1976, 1980, 1984) and is one of only two U.S. Greco-Roman athletes to medal in three Pan American Games, including gold medals in 1975 and 1979.    Estrella was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman coaching staff and was also an assistant coach for the 1988 and 1990 U.S. Military World Championship teams.    The United States and Cuba are expected to battle for the team title at this year's Pan American Games. Both countries field strong teams with a lot of even matchups head-to-head. Much of the team scoring will be decided by the random draw that places athletes into their respective pools.    Countries qualified to compete in the Pan American Games through the Pan American Championships in March, which were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The top eight place winners from that event qualified their respective countries to compete at that weight class in the Pan American Games.    This event will serve as the last major competition for the U.S. squad before the Greco-Roman World Championships, which will be held in Creteil, France, October 3-5.    Pan American Games  August 2-4, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  U.S. Greco-Roman Roster  55 kg/121 lbs. - Brandon Paulson, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)  60 kg/132 lbs. - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)  66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  74 kg/163 lbs. - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  84 kg/185 lbs. - Brad Vering, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)  96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Justin Ruiz, Taylorsville, Utah (Dave Schultz WC)  120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Rulon Gardner, Cascade, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)  Coaches: Dan Chandler (Minneapolis, Minn.), Rich Estrella (Colorado Springs, Colo.)