Olympic Team Trials - 05/21/2004

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Championship Final in Greco-Roman
55 kg/121 lbs. 
Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Brandon Paulson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Minnesota Storm), 3-2, ot, 6:05 
Brandon Paulson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Minnesota Storm) dec. Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis. (Sunkist Kids), 3-1 
Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Brandon Paulson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Minnesota Storm), 4-3, ot, 16:54 
Hall wins best-of-three series, two matches to one and Hall qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

60 kg/132 lbs. 
Jim Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) dec. Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 5-3 
Jim Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) dec. Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 3-0 
Gruenwald wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Gruenwald qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

66 kg/145.5 lbs. 
Oscar Wood, Fountain, Colo. (U.S. Army) pin Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 1:47 
Oscar Wood, Fountain, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 3-0 
Wood wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Wood qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

84 kg/185 lbs. 
Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./ New York AC) dec. Jake Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Marine Corps), 5-1 
Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./ New York AC) dec. Jake Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Marine Corps), 3-1, ot, 6:04
Vering wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Vering qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

96 kg/211.5 lbs. 
Garrett Lowney, Kaukauna, Wis. (Minnesota Storm) won by ref. dec. Justin Ruiz, Salt Lake City, Utah (New York AC), 1-1 ot  9:00
Garrett Lowney, Kaukauna, Wis. (Minnesota Storm) won by ref. dec. Justin Ruiz, Salt Lake City, Utah (New York AC), 2-0 ot  9:00
Lowney wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Lowney qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

120 kg/264.5 lbs. 
Rulon Gardner, Cascade, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 2-1, ot, 9:00
Rulon Gardner, Cascade, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) won by ref. dec. over Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 2-1, ot, 9:00
Gardner wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Gardner qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

U.S. NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS 
74 kg/163 lbs. (not a qualifier for the Olympic Games) 
Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) dec. Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 4-0 
Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 3-2, ot 8:21

Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 3-2, ot, 6:15

Sieracki earns the No. 1 spot on the U.S. national team. The U.S. did not qualify for the Olympic Games at this weight class.


NATIONAL TEAM WRESTLE-OFFS 
When the Challenge Tournament runner-up and the Challenge Tournament third place finisher did not meet, a special wrestle-off is held to determine a “true third place” for the No. 3 position on the U.S. National Team.

Men’s Greco-Roman 
55 kg/121 lbs. 
Sam Hazewinkel, Pensacola, Fla. (Gator WC) won by ref. dec Lindsey Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 2-1, ot 9:00

60 kg/132 lbs. 
James Shillow, Woodbridge, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) win by inj. def. Glenn Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 

66 kg/145.5 lbs. 
Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) dec. Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 8-0 

74 kg/163 lbs. 
Steven Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) dec. Zac Dominguez, Bellview, Iowa (Golden Eagles), 10-4 

84 kg/185 lbs. 
Quincey Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm) win by inj. dft. over Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. 
Dan Hicks, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Adam Wheeler, San Diego, Calif. (Gator WC), 3-1 

120 kg/264.5 lbs. 
Paul Devlin, Cascade, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Timothy Taylor, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 5-0 



Challenge Tournament Results
55 kg/121 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Lindsey Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 3-1, 6:20 
Hall to face 2004 U.S. Nationals champion Brandon Paulson (Coon Rapids, Minn./Minnesota Storm) in a best of three series on Sunday for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team

3rd Place Match 
Sam Hazewinkel, Pensacola, Fla. (Gator WC) dec. Luke Smith, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Gator, WC), 8-0 

5th Place Match 
Duaine Martin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) pin Joe Espinoza, Stockton, Calif. (USOEC/Gator WC), 2:50 


60 kg/132 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Glenn Nieradka, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3-0 
Warren to face 2004 U.S. Nationals champion Jim Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) in a best of three series on Sunday for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team

3rd Place Match 
James Shillow, Woodbridge, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 5-0 

5th Place Match 
Willie Madison, Metairie, La. (USOEC/Gator WC) dec. Josh Habeck, La Crosse, Wis. (Eagle WC), 8-1 


66 kg/145.5 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 6-0 
Bracken to face 2004 U.S. Nationals runner-up Oscar Wood (Fountain, Colo./U.S. Army) in a best of three series on Sunday for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team

3rd Place Match 
Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines) dec. Brandon McNab, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 5-0 

5th Place Match 
Harry Lester, Akron, Ohio (USOEC/Sunkist Kids) dec. Mark Rial, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC), 7-0 

74 kg/163 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. Steven Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 9-0 
Sieracki to face 2004 U.S.Nationals champion Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) in a best of three series on Sunday for the No. 1 ranking on the U.S. National team. The United States did not qualify for the Olympics in this weight class.

3rd Place Match 
Zac Dominguez, Bellview, Iowa (Golden Eagles) dec. Jess Hargrave, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 9-3 

5th Place Match 
Grant Whitmer, Pensacola, Fla. (U.S. Navy) dec. Nicholas Flach, San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy), 7-2 


84 kg/185 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Jake Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Marine Corps) dec. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3-0, ot, 9:00

Clark to face 2004 U.S. Nationals champion Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./ New York AC) in a best of three series on Sunday for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team

3rd Place Match 
Quincey Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Kenny Owens, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3-1, ot 8:15

5th Place Match 
Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) pin Tom Ciezki, Evergreen Park, Ill. (Wildcat WC), 3:04 


96 kg/211.5 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Garrett Lowney, Kaukauna, Wis. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dan Hicks, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Marine Corps), 3-1, ot , 6:23

Lowney to face 2004 U.S.Nationals champion Justin Ruiz (Salt Lake City, Utah/New York AC) in a best of three series on Sunday for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team

3rd Place Match 
Adam Wheeler, San Diego, Calif. (Gator WC) pin Philip Johnston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 2:04 

5th Place Match 
Jason Loukides, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) dec. R.C. Johnson, Plymouth, Minn. (New York AC), 4-2 


120 kg/264.5 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Rulon Gardner, Cascade, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Paul Devlin, Cascade, Colo. (U.S. Army), 5-0 
Gardner to face 2004 U.S. Nationals champion Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) in a best of three series on Sunday for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team

3rd Place Match 
Timothy Taylor, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) pin Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 1:01 

5th Place Match 
Cole Konrad, Freedom, Wis. (Minnesota Storm) pin Russ Davie, Cleveland, Ohio (New York AC), 4:26