Greco-Roman seeds for 2009 U.S. Nationals released
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2008 Olympians Spenser Mango (St. Louis, Mo./New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and
Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. headline the list of No. 1 seeds for the 2009 U.S. Nationals in Greco-Roman wrestling.
The Senior-level portion of the U.S. Nationals event is scheduled for April 9-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The top seven finishers in each weight class will qualify for the U.S. World Team Trials on May 30-31 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
A qualifying tournament for the U.S. Nationals will be held on Thursday, April 9 in the two Greco-Roman weight classes with 20 or more wrestlers entered: 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and 74 kg/163 lbs. The top eight finishers in the qualifying tournament at these weights will join the top eight wrestlers in the final day of the U.S. Nationals on Friday, April 10.
No qualifying tournament will be held in the other five weight classes, since there are fewer than 20 wrestlers entered in those divisions.
2009 U.S. NATIONALS SEEDS
55 KG/121 LBS.
1. Spenser Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (USOEC/New York AC)
2. Sam Hazewinkel, Springboro, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)
3. Lindsey Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
4. Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
60 KG/132 LBS.
1. Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2. Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. Jeremiah Davis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Chad Vandiver, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
66 KG/145.5 LBS.
1. Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC)
3. Oscar Wood, Fountain, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Kerry Regner, Darlington, Pa. (USOEC/Sunkist Kids)
Alternate seed - Mark Rial, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Gator WC)
Selected, non-seeded wrestlers who won't compete in qualifying tournament
C.C. Fisher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Teyon Ware, Springboro, Ohio (New York AC)
Matt Holt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached)
74 KG/163 LBS.
1. Harry Lester, Marquette, Mich. (New York AC)
2. Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (USOEC/New York AC)
3. Jake Fisher, Platte City, Mo. (New York AC)
4. Jake Deitchler, Ramsey, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Alternate seed - Andrew Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
Selected, non-seeded wrestlers who won't compete in qualifying tournament
Steve Forrest, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marines)
Jess Hargrave, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
Ben Provisor, Stevens Point, Wis. (Dennis Hall World Gold WC)
84 KG/185 LBS.
1. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army).
2. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
3. Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
4. Gabe Dretsch, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
96 KG/211.5 LBS.
1. Brad Ahearn, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Justin Millard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Peter Gounaridis, Leominster, Mass. (USOEC/Sunkist Kids)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
120 KG/264.5 LBS.
1. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Brandon Rupp, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
3. Tim Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. David Arendt, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. headline the list of No. 1 seeds for the 2009 U.S. Nationals in Greco-Roman wrestling.
The Senior-level portion of the U.S. Nationals event is scheduled for April 9-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The top seven finishers in each weight class will qualify for the U.S. World Team Trials on May 30-31 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
A qualifying tournament for the U.S. Nationals will be held on Thursday, April 9 in the two Greco-Roman weight classes with 20 or more wrestlers entered: 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and 74 kg/163 lbs. The top eight finishers in the qualifying tournament at these weights will join the top eight wrestlers in the final day of the U.S. Nationals on Friday, April 10.
No qualifying tournament will be held in the other five weight classes, since there are fewer than 20 wrestlers entered in those divisions.
2009 U.S. NATIONALS SEEDS
55 KG/121 LBS.
1. Spenser Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (USOEC/New York AC)
2. Sam Hazewinkel, Springboro, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)
3. Lindsey Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
4. Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
60 KG/132 LBS.
1. Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2. Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
3. Jeremiah Davis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Chad Vandiver, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
66 KG/145.5 LBS.
1. Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC)
3. Oscar Wood, Fountain, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Kerry Regner, Darlington, Pa. (USOEC/Sunkist Kids)
Alternate seed - Mark Rial, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Gator WC)
Selected, non-seeded wrestlers who won't compete in qualifying tournament
C.C. Fisher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Teyon Ware, Springboro, Ohio (New York AC)
Matt Holt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached)
74 KG/163 LBS.
1. Harry Lester, Marquette, Mich. (New York AC)
2. Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (USOEC/New York AC)
3. Jake Fisher, Platte City, Mo. (New York AC)
4. Jake Deitchler, Ramsey, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Alternate seed - Andrew Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
Selected, non-seeded wrestlers who won't compete in qualifying tournament
Steve Forrest, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marines)
Jess Hargrave, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
Ben Provisor, Stevens Point, Wis. (Dennis Hall World Gold WC)
84 KG/185 LBS.
1. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army).
2. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
3. Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
4. Gabe Dretsch, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
96 KG/211.5 LBS.
1. Brad Ahearn, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Justin Millard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. Peter Gounaridis, Leominster, Mass. (USOEC/Sunkist Kids)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
120 KG/264.5 LBS.
1. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Brandon Rupp, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
3. Tim Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
4. David Arendt, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marines)
There is no qualifying tournament for this weight class since there are fewer than 20 entries
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