Olympic Team Trials - 05/21/2004

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Championship Finals in Men's Freestyle
55 kg/121 lbs. 
Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) dec Sammie Henson, Highland Mills, N.Y.(Sunkist Kids), 5-3 
Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) dec Sammie Henson, Highland Mills, N.Y.(Sunkist Kids), 3-1 
Abas wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Abas qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

60 kg/132 lbs. 
Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) dec. Mike Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 3-1 
Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) dec. Mike Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 5-2 
Guerrero wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Guerrero qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

66 kg/145.5 lbs. 
Jamill Kelly (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) dec Jared Lawrence, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) 4-1, ot, 7:08 
Jared Lawrence, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) won by ref. dec. over Jamill Kelly (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC), 2-1, ot, 

9:00
Jamill Kelly (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) dec Jared Lawrence, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) 5-1 
Kelly wins best-of-three series, two matches to one and Kelly qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

74 kg/163 lbs. 
Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) dec. Joe Heskett, Grover Beach, Calif. (Gator WC), 4-0 
Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) dec. Joe Heskett, Grover Beach, Calif. (Gator WC), 5-2 
Williams wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and Williams qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

84 kg/185 lbs. 
Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Lee Fullhart  (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), 3-1 
Lee Fullhart  (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) won by ref. dec. over Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 2-2, ot, 

9:00
Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Lee Fullhart  (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), 4-1 
Sanderson wins best-of-three series, two matches to one and Sanderson qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

96 kg/211.5 lbs. 
Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) pin Tim Hartung, St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 4:47 
Daniel Cormier (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) dec. Tim Hartung, St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 7-0 
Cormier wins best-of-three series, two matches to none. Cormier qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 

120 kg/264.5 lbs. 
Kerry McCoy (Bethlehem, Pa./New York AC) dec. Tolly Thompson, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 5-3 
Kerry McCoy (Bethlehem, Pa./New York AC) dec. Tolly Thompson, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 8-0 
McCoy wins best-of-three series, two matches to none and McCoy qualifies for 2004 U.S. Olympic team. 





Challenge Tournament Results
55 kg/121 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship FInal
Sammie Henson, Highland Mills, N.Y.(Sunkist Kids) dec. Teague Moore, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC), 6-3 

3rd Place Match 
Jeremy Hunter, Champaign, Ill. (New York AC) dec. Matt Azevedo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 3-0 

5th Place Match 
Nick Simmons, Williamston, Mich. (Michigan WC) dec. Mike Mena, Bloomington, Ind. (New York AC), 5-0 


60 kg/132 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Mike Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) won by ref. dec. Danny Felix, Charlottesville, Va. (Sunkist Kids), 2-1, ot, 9:00

3rd Place Match 
Nate Gallick, Tucson, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Ryan Lewis, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5-3 

5th Place Match 
Celso DeAnda, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) won by inj. dft. over Jesus Wilson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota 

Storm) 


66 kg/145.5 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Jared Lawrence, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Eric Larkin, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 4-3, ot 7:34 

3rd Place Match 
Chris Bono, Gilbert, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Doug Schwab, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5-4 

5th Place Match 
Jared Frayer, Cambridge, Mass. (Dave Schultz WC) won by forfeit 


74 kg/163 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Joe Heskett, Grover Beach, Calif. (Gator WC) pin Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 1:34 

3rd Place 
Kirk White, Tacoma, Wash. (Dave Schultz WC) won by inj. dft. over Casey Cunningham, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) 

5th Place 
Donny Pritzlaff, Hempstead, N.Y. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Yoshi Nakamura, Cleveland, Ohio (Dave Schultz WC), 4-1 


84 kg/185 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Muhammed Lawal, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC), 7-2 

3rd Place 
Clint Wattenburg, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC) dec. Aaron Simpson, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 3-2 

5th Place 
Ben Askren, Hartland, Wis. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Nate Patrick, Chicago, Ill. (New York AC), 9-6, ot,  6:39 


96 kg/211.5 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Tim Hartung, St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) won by ref. dec. Tommy Rowlands, Columbus, Ohio (Dave Schultz WC), 2-2, 

ot,  9:00

3rd Place Match 
Dean Morrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Jon Trenge, Orefield, Pa. (New York AC), 3-1 

5th Place Match 
Dominic Black, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) won by forfeit over Melvin Douglas, Mesa, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 


120 kg/264.5 lbs. 
Challenge Tournament Championship Final
Tolly Thompson, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Steve Mocco, N. Bergen, N.J. (New York AC), 3-1, ot, 6:05 

3rd Place Match 
Kellan Fluckiger, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Kevin Hoy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3-2, ot, 6:10 

5th Place Match 
Pat Cummins, State College, Pa. (Penn State WC) dec. Mike Faust, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC), 3-0, ot,  6:12


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.

66 kg/145.5 lbs. 
Eric Larkin, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Chris Bono, Gilbert, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 5-3 

84 kg/185 lbs. 
Muhammed Lawal, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC) dec. Clint Wattenburg, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC), 3-1 

96 kg/211.5 lbs. 
Dean Morrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) won by ref. dec. Tommy Rowlands, Columbus, Ohio (Dave Schultz 

WC), 2-1, ot, 9:00

120 kg/264.5 lbs. 
Steve Mocco, N. Bergen, N.J. (New York AC) won by tech. fall over Kellan Fluckiger, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 13-2, 3:42