INDIANAPOLIS - One Dream. One Weekend. One Shot. The nation's most important wrestling event - the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling - will be at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis May 21-23.    Only 18 wrestlers will make the U.S. Olympic Team. With more than 300 wrestlers expected to compete, the pressure and intensity will be at an all-time high. For almost all of these athletes, the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be the most important matches of their lives.     For the next three weeks, www.trials2004.com will offer an "Early U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling Preview," featuring a brief look at the favorites and contenders in each weight class.    In men's freestyle, the U.S. is coming off a second-place finish at the 2003 World Championships in New York City this past September. In Athens, U.S. wrestlers will have plenty to prove, as they try to increase their all-time lead in the Olympic medal count. The U.S. has won 103 Olympic medals in men's freestyle, with 44 gold. The Soviet Union earned 61 medals, and Turkey and Japan have each won 33.    With no individual World or Olympic champions since Brandon Slay in Sydney in 2000, men's freestyle wrestlers will be eager to earn the spots to represent their country, and continue the tradition of winning Olympic gold medals.    At 55 kg/121 lbs., three-time U.S. national team member Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) attempts to make the U.S. Olympic Team for the first time. Standing in his way will be 2003 World Team Trials runner-up Mike Mena (Bloomington, Ind./New York AC), as well as Eric Akin (Lincoln, Neb./Dave Shultz WC), who has been runner-up at the last two U.S. Olympic Team Trials.    Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) will enter 2004 as the favorite to go on to Athens with three straight national championships at 60 kg/132 lbs. Rivals Jesus Wilson (Fayette, Iowa/Minnesota Storm), runner-up of the 2002 World Team Trials and 2003 Nationals, and 2003 World Team Trials runner-up Mike Zadick (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) will be among those to challenge Guerrero.    Few will forget Jamill Kelly's (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) run to the World Championships in Indianapolis last June at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. He upset 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Lincoln McIlravy (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and two-time national champion Chris Bono (Gilbert, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) to earn his first spot on the U.S. World Team. Bono, McIlravy and 2001 World Team member Bill Zadick (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) will have their sites set on Kelly in 2004.    Joe Williams (Coralville, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) has dominated the 74 kg/163 lbs. division since 2001 and remains the wrestler to beat in 2004. The 2001 World bronze medalist is out for an Olympic medal. Casey Cunningham (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Sunkist Kids) and Joe Haskett (Grover Beach, Calif./Gator WC) will be among those hoping to upset Williams.    Superstar Cael Sanderson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) is on the verge of being an Olympic champion at 84 kg/185 lbs. The undefeated college star from Iowa State is now a World silver medalist having just missed gold by one point at the hands of Russia's Sajid Sajidov last September in New York City. Lee Fullhart (Chattanooga, Tenn./Gator WC) defeated Sanderson in the first match of the best-of-three finals at the 2002 World Team Trials before dropping the last two. Fullhart, 2001 World silver medalist Brandon Eggum (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) and 2000 Olympian Charles Burton (Lincoln, Neb./New York AC) will also be in the hunt for the 84 kg/185 lbs. spot.    The Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) story will be told and retold. After losing his newly born daughter in a tragic automobile accident, Cormier came back to make the U.S. World Team last year in a wrestle-off with Dean Morrison (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Cormier's exciting upper-body throws and his inspiring story have made him a fan favorite. The comeback of World champion Melvin Douglas is sure to grab national attention, as well. Tim Hartung (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) was the force at this weight in 2002, winning Nationals and World Team Trials.    The heavyweight division (120 kg/264.5 lbs.) is quickly becoming one of the more intriguing divisions in U.S. wrestling. Kerry McCoy (Bethlehem, Pa./New York AC) won his first World medal - a silver - in New York City last September. University of Iowa heavyweight and NCAA champion Steven Mocco is sure to be a factor in Indianapolis. As will Tommy Rowlands (Hilliard, Ohio/Dave Schultz WC) and 1998 Nationals champion Tolly Thompson (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids).    There are many contenders for the seven coveted U.S. Olympic Team roster spots in men's freestyle. Some of those contenders are not even known at this time. Brandon Slay shocked everyone by making the U.S. Olympic Team at 167.5 lbs. in 2000, and then stunned the world by winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Fans will be treated to a competition full of upsets, twists, turns, surprises, cliffhangers and a roller coaster ride of emotions.    Tickets are now available at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone (317-239-5151 in Central Indiana) or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Order forms are also be available at the event's official Web site, www.trials2004.com.    Two All-Session ticket packages are available. The first is the Gold Medal Club All-Session ticket package for $150, which features reserved seating, access to the Gold Medal Club Lounge, a souvenir program, a commemorative gift, autograph signings with former Olympic athletes, free parking and an exclusive opportunity to meet the new U.S. Olympic Team. The Silver Level All-Session ticket package is $80 in general admission seating.     The U.S. Olympic Team Trials competition format features a two-day challenge tournament and a championship finals series. The challenge tournament in all three styles will take place Friday, May 21, and Saturday, May 22. This will include all of the competitors except the 2004 national champions who will advance to the finals. The 2004 national championships will be in Las Vegas April 9-10.    Sunday, May 23, will be the championship finals in each weight class, featuring the national champion against the challenge tournament winner in a best-of-three series.    In addition to men's freestyle, the spots in the seven weight classes for Greco-Roman also will be up for grabs. The four women's freestyle weight classes contested will be 48 kg/105.5 lbs., 55 kg/121 lbs., 63 kg/138.5 lbs. and 72 kg/158.5 kg. Only the champions in each weight class will be on the U.S. Olympic Team and compete at the Olympic Games August 22-29, 2004, in Athens, Greece.    The RCA Dome - home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, the 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006 and 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four, 2005 NCAA Women's Final Four and the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships - will be the site of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. It will be the first time an elite-level wrestling event will be staged in a domed stadium. USA Wrestling and Indiana Sports Corporation are organizing the event.    For hotel reservations, fans should contact the Wrestling Housing Bureau at 1-800-556-INDY (4639) or housing@indianapolis.org, or visit www.trials2004.com on the Internet to reserve hotel rooms.     In addition, those fans who purchase tickets in November are eligible to win the "World Team Prize Pack" via a drawing at the end of the month. The World Team Prize Pack includes a wrestling themed-banner autographed by Rulon Gardner, Cael Sanderson, Joe Williams, Kerry McCoy, Garrett Lowney, Tina George, Katie Downing, Toccara Montgomery and others.    Visit themat.com next week for a look at women's freestyle and the week of Nov. 17 for Greco-Roman headed into 2004.    2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling Quick Facts    When: May 21-23, 2004    Where: RCA Dome, Indianapolis    Who: The top eight finishers in each weight class from the U.S. National Championships in Las Vegas April 9-10, 2004, qualify for the event as well as champions from five Olympic Trials Regional events. Competitors include a mix of champions and upcoming superstars