This weight class has belonged to Eric Guerrero for the last three seasons, as the veteran star has beaten the top U.S. rivals to make the U.S. World team. His top international efforts have been a seventh place at the 1999 World meet and 10th place at the 2003 World Championships. Guerrero has shown he can compete with any of the world's top stars, but has yet to string together his best wrestling at one World event. His goal is to make the U.S. team, then have his best international showing at the Athens Olympics.    Certainly, Guerrero has taken the right steps to success. He was an age-group World medalist while a youth in California. His college career featured three NCAA titles. Training under the legendary John Smith, he has refined his international freestyle skills at the Senior level. By winning the U.S. Nationals, Guerrero only has one more athlete to beat in order to achieve his Olympic dream in Indianapolis. The major question is who will be his rival in the best-of-three Championship Series?    The inside edge goes to young Mike Zadick, the exciting talent who placed second at the 2003 World Team Trials, then came back this season with a second place at the U.S. Nationals. His loss to Guerrero in the finals in Las Vegas was 3-1, an indication that he may be closing the gap on the champion. Zadick still has not accumulated a ton of international experience. However, he is a hard-nosed, aggressive wrestler who is in great shape and is big at this weight class, and he is still in a phase of rapid improvement. His brother Bill has been a World Team member, and Mike is seeking to make his own name on the world level.    Another athlete who is arriving on the bullet train is Ryan Lewis, who placed third at the U.S. Nationals. Lewis is making his Olympic run in his first full season after finishing a strong college career at Minnesota. He was second at the Dave Schultz International, then won the North Regionals where defeated World champion Sammie Henson in the finals. However, the U.S. Nationals showed how fast his progress has been. He lost his first match of the tournament, then reeled off eight straight wins in the wrestlebacks to take the bronze. Included was a 10-1 win over Scott Schatzman, who beat him in the first round. His 3-0 win over Danny Felix for third was a big win for somebody who is just getting  his feet wet on the Senior circuit.    Felix has been a nationally ranked competitor in recent seasons, and has placed as high as second at the U.S. Nationals. So far this season, Felix won the Dave Schultz International this year and captured the title at the West Regional Trials. His experience makes him a dangerous opponent at the Olympic Trials, an athlete capable of winning the Challenge Tournament if he gets on a roll.    Placing fifth in Las Vegas was Yero Washington, a top freestyler for many years. Washington started seriously training again this season, working out at the Olympic Training Center and competing in a number of international events. Like Felix, Washington has the technique and savvy to put together a good tournament, and possibly earn that coveted place in the Challenge Tournament finals.    Many believe Jesus Wilson is the wrestler who would give Guerrero his toughest battle. Wilson was a World-class wrestler for Cuba before defecting the the USA. He was a runner-up to Guerrero at the 2002 World Team Trials and their battles were fierce and close. This year, in the semifinals at the U.S. Nationals, Guerrero beat Wilson 5-3, then Wilson defaulted down to sixth place. He has the  wrestling skills to win the Challenge Tournament, and a rough style of wrestling that makes his matches sometimes look like a street fight. He was sixth at the 1993 World Championships as a young athlete; many believe he could win an Olympic medal if he could get through the field at the Olympic Trials.    Also qualifying for the Olympic Trials by placing at the U.S. Nationals were Zach Roberson, at seventh place, and Scott Schatzman, at eighth place. Roberson just completed his college career at Iowa State by claiming an NCAA title. He has been a successful freestyler on the age-group level, and has high goals on the international level. Schatzman recently returned to the national scene. He earned national rankings on the Senior level in freestyle while competing in college at Northwestern, then disappeared from the scene for awhile. HIs performance shows that he is serious again and can not be overlooked by any competitors.    Another athlete fully capable of winning the Challenge Tournament is Eric Akin, a two-time Olympic Trials finalist. Akin has moved to this division in recent seasons, and qualified for the 2003 U.S. Nationals finals where he lost to Guerrero. This year, he fell 3-1 to Guerrero in the quarterfinals at Las Vegas, then dropped from the event with an injury. Because he is a past World Team member who was injured, Akin is qualified for the Olympic Trials. He wrestles with a passion and power which allowed him to move up in weight and still beat top competitors. This may be Akin's last run for glory, so the veteran star should have additional motivation to compete well. You can never count Eric Akin out of any match.    The most respected athlete qualifying through a Regional event is Jason Kutz, the East Regional champion. Kutz was ranked No. 3 on Freestyle Team USA last season, but had a disappointing effort at the U.S. Nationals. Kutz lost to Zadick in the quarterfinals, then was eliminated from the tournament in the wrestlebacks by Lewis. When he is wrestling well, Kutz puts points on the scoreboard and has the ability to beat top athletes.     The final athlete to qualify for the field is Iowa State college start Nate Gallick, who is expected to be a contender for future Olympic Teams, but may be a bit too young for this deep field. Gallick will look to learn from this experience, and has the talent that he might knock off a few "bigger" names along the way.    The Challenge Tournament in this division will be fierce, one of the deepest fields in the men's freestyle program. As many as six or seven of the wrestlers have the ability and past performances to truly believe that they can win the Challenge Tournament. Exciting Mike Zadick has had the edge for the past year, but will have to continue to establish that position at every tournament. Others who believe in their heart that they can win include Ryan Lewis, Danny Felix, Yero Washington, Jesus Wilson, Eric Akin and Jason Kutz. Sitting back and watching the carnage on the sidelines is Eric Guerrero, who will be fresh for the Championship Series. It will be a tall order to win the Challenge Tournament, then beat Guerrero, but whoever gets that opportunity will have earned it.    2004 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS QUALIFIERS IN FREESTYLE AT 60 KG/132 POUNDS  U.S. Nationals Champion -Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)     U.S. Nationals, second place - Mike Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)   U.S. Nationals, third place - Ryan Lewis, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)   U.S. Nationals, fourth place - Danny Felix, Charlottesville, Va. (Sunkist Kids)  U.S. Nationals, fifth place - Yero Washington, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)   U.S. Nationals, sixth place - Jesus Wilson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)   U.S. Nationals, seventh place - Zach Roberson, Ames, Iowa (Cyclone WC)  U.S. Nationals, eighth place -  Scott Schatzman, Columbia, Mo. (Mo. Elite)  South Regional Trials Champion - Nate Gallick, Tucson, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)  West Regional Trials Champion - Danny Felix, Charlottesville, Va. (Sunkist Kids)  North Regional Trials Champion -Ryan Lewis, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota  Storm)  East Regional Trials Champion - Jason Kutz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)  Central Regional Trials Champion -Yero Washington, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)  Past U.S. team member with injury - Eric Akin, Lincoln, Neb. (Dave Schultz WC)