USA Wrestling announces the 2001 Winter Tours lineups for freestyle

USA Wrestling has announced tentative lineups for the 2001 Winter Tours for freestyle. The freestyle tours start in Tehran, Iran with the Takhti Cup, Feb. 21-23. Leading that lineup is 1999 World Champion Stephen Neal (Bakersfield, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 286 pounds. 1999 World Team member Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) will wrestle at 167.5 pounds. Then it is on to the Kiev Open in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 23-24. 2000 Olympian Charles Burton (Bloomington, Ind./NYAC) will compete at 187.25 pounds. Burton finished fifth at the 2000 Olympics. The freestyle tour schedule will conclude with the Yasar Dogu Tournament in Ankara, Turkey, March 2-3 and the Poland Open in Wroclaw, Poland, March 8-10. Among those projected to compete are 2000 Olympic silver medalist Sammie Henson (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 119 pounds, and 2000 U.S. National Team Members Kerry Boumans (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC), Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 127.75 pounds, Ramico Blackman (Colorado Springs, Colo./Team Excel) at 152 pounds and Rex Holman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 213.75 pounds. U.S. Freestyle Winter Tour lineups Takhti Cup, Tehran, Iran, Feb. 21-23 119 lbs./54 kg -Teague Moore, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Sunkist Kids) 138.75 lbs./63 kg - Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) 152 lbs./69 kg - Chris Bono, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) 167.5 lbs./76 kg - Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) 187.25 lbs./85 kg - Lee Fullhart, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) 213.75 lbs./97 kg - Chad Lamer, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) 286 lbs./130 kg - Stephen Neal, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) Kiev Open, Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 23-24 119 lbs./54 kg - Eric Akin, Overlannd Park, Kan. (Dave Schultz WC), Mike Mena, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) 167.5 lbs./76 kg - Byron Tucker, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) 187.25 lbs./85 kg - Charles Burton, Bloomington, Ind. (NYAC) 286 lbs./130 kg - Tolly Thompson, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) Yasar Dogu Tournament, Ankara, Turkey, March 2-3 and Poland Open, Wroclaw, Poland, March 8-10 119 lbs./54 kg - Sammie Henson, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) 127.75 lbs./58 kg - Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), Kerry Boumans, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC), Danny Felix, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) 138.75 lbs./63 kg - Jeff Bedard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 152 lbs./69 kg - Ramico Blackman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel) 187.25 lbs./85 kg - Aaron Simpson, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 213.75 lbs./97 kg - Rex Holman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)