All of the semifinals have been held, and the finalists determined at the Dave Schultz Memorial International Championships, held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 8. The semifinal round saw as well as a scary moment for Olympic champion Rulon Gardner (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), who was thrown to his back by Sweden's Eddy Bengtsson. Gardner rebounded for a 5-4 victory. DAVE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL SEMIFINAL WRAPUPS Men's freestyle 55 kg/121 lbs. Stephen Abas USA dec. Matt Azevedo USA, 7-1 Jeremy Hunter USA dec. Enkhtur Badamsaikhan MGL, 3-0 Abas controlled the action, scoring four points in the first period and cruising to a 7-1 win. Abas looked sharp, but Azevedo showed the kind of spunk that carried him this far in the tournament. Hunter and Badamsaikhan went the first period without a score. Hunter scored on an attack off the clinch for a 1-0 lead, then added two more single points in the second period for his required three points for the win. Hunter appeared relaxed and in control throughout the bout. 60 kg/132 lbs. Ryan Lewis USA dec. Jason Kutz USA, 8-6, ot, 6:14 Danny Felix USA dec. Jesus Wilson USA, 3-2, ot, 7:37 Lewis and Kutz engaged in a wild shootout, that ended up going to overtime. A first period action went to the video, and Kutz led by a 5-1 margin after the call. Lewis did not let up, scoring the next five points for a 6-5 lead with 54 seconds left. Kutz tied it a 6-6 prior to the end of the match. In overtime, Lewis scored two points on a counter to take the wide open win. A pair of veteran wrestlers battled into overtime, when Felix and Wilson traded scoring chances. Felix led 1-0, but Wilson tied the score in the second period at 1-1. In overtime, Wilson scored first on an armspit. Trailing 2-1, Felix got on top after a passivity call, then turned Wilson for two points and the 3-2 win. 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Eric Larkin USA dec. Jared Lawrence USA, 10-4 T.J. Williams USA dec. Doug Schwab USA, 10-3 Larkin came out with an explosive offense, getting three quick points with a takedown and ankle lace turn. His lead jumped to 10-1 at one point, but Lawrence almost got back in the bout with a three-pointer in the second period. Larkin wrestled with confidence the entire bout. Williams showed a strong offense, getting numerous techniques on the strong and hard-charging Schwab. Williams led 7-1 at break, but Schwab kept on the pressure, scoring twice in the second period. 74 kg/163 lbs. Joe Heskett USA dec. Donny Pritzlaff USA, 7-0 Ramico Blackmon USA dec. Kirk White USA, 3-2, ot, 6:19 As rivals in college, Pritzlaff had the edge, but on the freestyle scene, it is Heskett who has emerged as a national sensation. Heskett scored all of his seven points in the first period, then held his own in the second period. Blackmon scored the first two points in the first period, but White kept up the pressure with two takedowns in the second period for a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation. From the overtime clinch, Blackmon was able to score the winning takedown on the edge. 84 kg/185 lbs. Lee Fullhart USA tech. fall Mo Lawal USA, 11-0, 4:45 Brandon Eggum USA dec. Nick Preston USA, 3-1, ot, 8:36 Lawal, and up and coming star, kept it close with veteran Fullhart, trailing just 2-0 at the break. In the second period, Fullhart got his offense going, and was able to score exposures from the mat enough times for the technical fall. Preston and Eggum were in a tough battle for almost nine minutes. Eggum scored first, but Preston added a late point for a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation. In the clinch, nobody was able to score in the minute allotted, and Eggum received the point for a 2-1 lead. With 30 seconds to go, Eggum tacked on another point for the win. Eggum is a past World medalist, looking to make an Olympic run. 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Dean Morrison USA won by inj. dft over Zach Thompson USA, 5:03 Tim Hartung USA, tech. fall Dawid Rechul USA, 10-0, 2:35 There was no score in the first period, so the athletes went to the clinch. Morrison tossed Thompson for three points and a 3-0 lead. Morrison led 5-1 later in the second period, and was awarded an injury default late in the match. Hartung, a past World Team member, proved way too much for young Rechul, getting four two-point moves and two one-pointers in the first period for a fast 10-0 technical fall. 120 kg/264.5 lbs. No match, as the finalists have already been determined. Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg/121 lbs. Lindsay Durlacher USA pin Bunsei Murakami JPN, 5:29 Mukesh Khatri IND tech. fall over Duaine Martin USA, 10-0, 4:46 Durlacher led 2-1 after the first period, then turned on the offense, getting the score to 4-1. When Murakami closed the lead to 4-3 on a turn, he attempted to lift and throw Durlacher, who countered the move and put Murakami on his back. Durlacher held him for a point then pressed for the fall. Khatri led 2-0 on a gutwrench prior to the break, then opened up the offense, turning Martin a number times in the second period to run the score to a 10-0 technical fall. Khatri has explosion on many of his moves, and could become a force internationally with this style. 60 kg/132 lbs. Glenn Nieradka USA pin Matthew Birner USA, 4:52 Joe Warren USA tech. fall Jeremy Wynia USA, 10-0, 1:06 Birner offered a strong challenge, actually leading 2-1 at one point early in the match. However, Nieradka, a past U.S. Nationals champion and crafty veteran, took advantage of a Birner mistake and quickly pressed for the fall. Warren outmatched the improving Wynia, quickly executing takedowns and turns for 10 fast points and a first-period technical fall. 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Faruk Sahin USA dec. Oscar Wood USA, 3-0 Gurbinder Singh IND dec. James Johnson USA, 6-2 In a battle of Army teammates, Sahin, who is a new U.S. citizen, scored the three points needed to win the match against a tough and game Wood. He scored a two-point move in the first period and finished it with a one-pointer in the second period. Singh opened with power and energy, scoring all of his six points in the first period. Johnson added a pair of takedown points in the second period, but it was Singh who had a comfortable win. 74 kg/163 lbs. T.C. Dantzler USA dec. Katuhiko Nagata JPN, 4-3 Darryl Christian USA dec. Mark Madsen DEN, 7-1 Dantzler won an active and entertaining war against Olympic silver medalist Nagata. Dantzler scored on a two-point lift with exposure, but a Nagata three-pointer and another Dantzler point made it 3-3 in the second period. Dantzler scored one more point to win a hard-fought win. Christian showed good power and execution throughout the match, opening with a three-point throw with one additional appreciation point. He ground out three more points before the first period ended. Madsen scored the only point in the second period, but Christian remained in control. 84 kg/185 lbs. Keith Sieracki USA dec. Jake Clark USA, 4-3 Brad Vering USA dec. Ken Cook USA, 5-2 Sieracki, who is up a weight class, always seems to wrestle well when he is up at 84 kg. Clark, ranked No. 2 in this weight in the USA, opened a 3-0 lead quickly, but Sieracki closed it to 3-1 at break. In the second period, Sieracki scored on the edge for a 3-2 lead, then took the match with a two-point exposure with 50 seconds to go. Vering has been fifth in the World for two straight years, and has a good mat sense throughout a match. Cook scored the first two points on a move that was reviewed on the video, but from that point on it was Vering all the way. Three of Vering's points came in the second period. 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Genadiy Chhaidze KGZ dec. Jason Loukides USA, 6-0 Garrett Lowney USA vs. Justin Ruiz USA, 3-0, ot 6:07 Chhaidze showed good position and scoring abilities in his match with Loukides, who also has good experience.Chhaidze scored all six points in the first period, and did not allow Loukides to make a charge in the second. Lowney looked solid in his first battle with Ruiz since last year's World Team Trials. Lowney was injured and could not compete at la