Hathaway, Carew, and Moore lead the Dominator Series with two events to go

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Amy Ufnowski (USAW)
03/03/2004


With two events to go, the race for USA Wrestling's Ultimate Dominator has heated up.    The front runner in Division I (ages 9-10) is  Jack Hathaway from Iowa with a total of 9,500 points. He has participated in all five events in the series, and has three first place wins at The Winter Classic, Brock Lesnar/Gopher Kids Classic, and the U.S. Junior Open Championships. Hathaway has also placed second at the 19th Annual Brute Bowl Classic, and third at Liberty Nationals. Behind him is John Sims of Indiana with 9,000 points, Christopher Rau of Michigan with 6,300 points, Oliver Pierce of Texas with 5,900 points, and Judson Preskitt of Texas with 5,700 points.     In Division II (ages 11-12), Dylan Carew of Iowa has also wrestled in all five events and has scored a total of 9,900 points. He has recorded four first place finishes at The Winter Classic, the Brock Lesnar/Gopher Kids Classic, the Brute Bowl Classic, and Liberty Nationals. Carew has also placed third at the U.S. Junior Open Championships. Behind him is Nate Burbaker of Ohio with 8,000 points, Tyler Maher of Illinois with 7,800 points, Christopher Mears of Missouri with 7,700 points, and Matthew Holmes of Illinois with 7,300 points.     Nate Moore of Iowa is atop Division III (ages 13-15) with 10,100 points. He has recorded four first place finishes in The Winter Classic, Brock Lesnar/Gopher Kids Classic, Brute Bowl Classic, and Liberty Nationals. Moore has also placed second in the U.S. Junior Open Championships. Behind him is Aidon Isenberg of Kansas with 9,200 points, Grant Gambrall of Iowa with 8,100 points, Justin Hobbs of Texas with 8,000 points and Dak Adamson of New Mexico with 6,300 points.     Dominator belts will be awarded to the top three in each division. An "Ultimate Dominator" belt will be awarded to the athlete with the most points.     Now there remains two events left in the 2004 Ultimate Challenge Series. The first is the Wrestle-FEST 2004 at Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Va. in the brand new Batten Center, March 12-14. This event is the last preliminary event of the Ulitimate Challenge Series and the only event on the East Coast.     The two Ulitmate Challenge events being held at Wrestle-FEST 2004 are the Middle School National Open (for 5th-8th graders) and the Youth National Open (for 3rd -4th graders). A number of other events are included in this wrestling extravaganza. Wrestlers from over 23 states have already entered in these tournaments.     The final event of Ultimate Dominator Series is the USA Wrestling National Folkstyle Championships. This year it will be held in a new venue, the UNI Dome, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on April 2-4. The expansive venue,  an indoor football stadium, will allow the tournament to continue to grow.     This championship features four age levels: Midget (ages 9-10), Novice (ages 11-12), Schoolboy/girl (ages 13-14), and Cadet (ages 15-16).  It is the final and deciding event for the Ulitimate Challege Series in all three divisions.    After five events, the number of participants in the Dominator Series has been approximately 2,800 participants from 29 states. This dominator series is expected to surpass last year's number of 3,200 wrestlers involved with two tournaments remaining.       The Ultimate Challenge Series of Folkstyle Wrestling is a series of seven national folkstyle events for kids between the ages of 9-15.  The series has grown from five events to seven this year with the addition of the Brock Lesnar/Gopher Kids Classic at the University Center in Rochester, Minn. and the 28th annual U.S. Junior Open Championships at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Arena In Oklahoma City, Okla.     Other events held in this year's series were the Winter Classic, in Danville, Ill., November 29-30, the 19th Annual Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas on December 27, and the Liberty Nationals in Kansas City, Mo., February 14.     With thousands of points still waiting to be won it is anyones guess who will win the nine Dominator belts and be crowned the "Ultimate Dominator".     For more information visit www.themat.com.      The top 20 standings in each Division (after five events):    Division I (ages 9-10)  1. Jack Hathaway, Iowa, 9,500 points   2. John Sims, Ind., 9,000 points  3. Christopher Rau, Mich., 6,300 points  4. Oliver Pierce, Texas, 5,900 points  5. Judson Preskitt, Texas, 5,700 points  6. Willie Mikius, Iowa, 5,600 points   7. Daniel Deshazer, Kan., 5,500 points  8. Dalton Beard, Kan., 5,200 points  9. Ben Morgan, Minn., 4,800 points  10. Cole Happel, Wis., 4,700 points  11. Kevon Powell, Ill., 4,300 points  12. (tie) Billy Chancey, Ill., 4,200 points  12. (tie) Corey Clark, Iowa, 4,200 points  12. (tie) Nick Herrmann, Texas, 4,200 points  12. (tie) Braun Marquez, Texas, 4,200 points  12. (tie) Nkosi Moody, Ill., 4,200 points  12. (tie) Christopher Wright, Ill., 4,200 points  18. Uyessess Deshazer, Kan., 4,100 points  19. Christopher Williams, Ill., 3,900 points  20. Brandon Abernathy, Iowa, 3,800 points    Division II (ages 11-12)  1. Dylan Carew, Iowa, 9,900 points  2. Nate Brubaker, Ohio, 8,000 points  3. Tyler Maher, Ill, 7,800 points  4. Christopher Mears, Mo., 7,700 points  5. Matthew Holmes, Ill, 7,300 points  6. Clark Glass, Fla., 6,400 points  7. (tie) Tanner Eitel, Texas, 5,900 points  7. (tie) Kaleb Friedley, Mo., 5,900 points  7. (tie) Sterling Hecox, Ill, 5,900 points  7. (tie) Jon Swift, Mo., 5,900 points  11. Landon Williams, Iowa, 5,500 points  12. Corbin Boone, Mich, 5,300 points  13. T.J. Mitchell, Ga., 5,200 points  14. Kyle Meyer, Mo., 4,800 points  15. Ethan Davis, Mo., 4,600 points  16. (tie) Kyle Ash, Okla., 4,200 points  16. (tie) Cody Bye, Texas, 4,200 points  16. (tie) Kyle Detmer, Kan., 4,200 points  19. Lyon Brenan, Mich, 4,200 points  20. Jared Porter, Okal., 4,200 points    Division III (ages 13-15)  1. Nate Moore, Iowa, 10,100 points  2. Aidon Isenberg, Kan., 9,200 points  3. Grant Gambrall, Iowa, 8,100 points  4. Justin Hobbs, Texas, 8,000 points  5. Dak Adamson, N.M., 6,300 points  6. Disney Atticus, Kan., 5,900 points  7. Riley Adamson, N.M., 5,400 points  8. (tie) Romero Cotton, Kan., 5,200 points  8. (tie) Ben Provisor, Wis., 5,200 points  10. Kyle Mears, Mo., 4,900 points  11. Joshua Martin, Iowa, 4,800 points  12. Michael Gordon, Ark., 4,600 points  13. Cole Schmitt, Wis., 4,300 points  14. (tie) Jordan Blanton, Ill., 4,200 points  14. (tie) BJ Futrell, Ill., 4,200 points  16. Tyler Caldwell, Kan., 4,100 points  17. (tie) Kendall Albert, Mo., 3,800 points  17. (tie) Andrew Howe, Ind., 3,800 points  17. (tie) Dylan Wrage, Iowa, 3,800 points  20. Ben Bennett, Mich, 3,600 points    The point system is as follows:    Participation in the event = 500 points  First Place = 1,600 points  Second Place = 1,200 points  Third Place = 1,000 points  Fourth Place = 900 points  Fifth Place = 700 points  Sixth Place = 600 points  Seventh Place = 400 points  Eighth Place = 300 points    If there is a tie in points for any of the top three places the tie shall be determined by these criteria in order: Most 1st place finishes, most 2nd place finishes, most 3rd place finishes, most overall wins, most number of pins.