Vering, Uzbekistan out of Kit Carson International Cup Greco-Roman tournament

There have been some changes to the Kit Carson International Cup dual-meet tournament, held in Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 28-29, featuring teams from the U.S., Belarus and Bulgaria. A team from Uzbekistan originally scheduled, will not be competing due to funding problems. For the U.S., Keith Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) will be switching from U.S. Team Red to U.S. Team Blue. Sieracki is replacing 2004 Olympian Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) in the 84 kg/185 lbs. weight class. Vering sprained his ankle and is being held out of the tournament for precautionary reasons. T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) will move up to 84 kg/185 lbs. for U.S. Team Red. The schedule for the tournament is as follows: Medical check-in/weigh-in: Thursday, Jan. 27 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Olympic Training Center wrestling room Session I: Friday, Jan. 28 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Belarus vs. USA Red Bulgaria vs. USA Blue Belarus vs. USA Blue There will be a presentation of Army personnel following the first dual at approximately 6:50 p.m. Session II: Saturday, Jan. 29 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Belarus vs. Bulgaria USA Red vs. USA Blue Bulgaria vs. USA Red 2005 Kit Carson International Cup At Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 28-29, 2005United States Team Blue 55 kg/121 lbs. - Lindsey Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 60 kg/132 lbs. - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) 66 kg/145.5 lbs - Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Darryl Christian, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 84 kg/185 lbs. - Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Justin Ruiz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) United States Team Red 55 kg/121 lbs. - Joe Betterman, Chicago, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC); Neil Rodak, San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy) 60 kg/132 lbs. - Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Harry Lester, Akron, Ohio (USOEC/Sunkist Kids) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Jess Hargrave, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 84 kg/185 lbs. - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Al Sankey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army); Adam Wheeler, San Diego, Calif. (Gator WC) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Russ Davie, Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland WC) Belarus 55 kg/121 lbs. - Aleksei Shaipak, Mikhail Siaminov 60 kg/132 lbs. - Yuri Dubinin 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Youri Kalasnev, Vitali Zhuk 74 kg/163 lbs. - Alexander Kikinov, Oleg Mikhailovich 84 kg/185 lbs. - Dmitri Kruglik, Vyatcheslav Makarenko, Shata Narmanya 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Andreu Batura 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Sergey Artyoukhin, Andrei Chekovski, Vladimir Marusov Bulgaria 55 kg/121 lbs. - Ivo Angelov, Venelin Venkov 60 kg/132 lbs. - Nikolai Georgiev, Plamen Petrov 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Velin Marinov, Vasil Teodosiev, Emilian Todorov 74 kg/163 lbs. - Matei Hristov, Hristo Marinov, Taniu Prochenski 84 kg/185 lbs. - Vladislav Metodiev 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Kaloian Dinchev 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Sergej Mureiko