Hasseman wins gold, Luedke and Dlagnev get silvers at Dan Kolov International in Bulgaria
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by Gary Abbott
VARNA, Bulgaria - Bryce Hasseman (Iowa City, Iowa/New York AC) won a gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs., one of three U.S. freestyle wrestlers to win a medal on the final day of the Dan Kolov International on Sunday.
Hasseman defeated U.S. teammate Eric Luedke (Iowa City, Iowa/Gator WC) in the gold-medal finals, 1-0, 3-3, 3-0.
It was the second straight week that Hasseman defeated Luedke in the finals of an international tournament. Hasseman won a 0-1, 1-0, 3-0 decision over Luedke in the finals of the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. last weekend.
Both U.S. wrestlers won three matches to qualify for the finals. Hasseman stopped Serdar Boke of Turkey in the semifinals, 2-1, 2-2, while Luedke beat Adrian Recorean of Romania in the semifinals, 2-0, 2-1.
The other U.S. medalist was 2008 University World champion Tervel Dlagnev (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids), who won a silver medal at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Dlagnev won his first two matches handily, scoring a technical fall over Bincho Stoyanov of Bulgaria, 6-0, 6-0 in his first match, then dispatching Francesco Miano Petta of Italy in the semifinals, 1-0, 8-0. In the gold-medal match, he was edged by two-time Olympian Bozhidar Boyadzhiev of Bulgaria, 1-3, 1-0, 0-1.
Dlagnev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and moved to the United States when he was four years old.
"Our guys are tough and compete hard," said Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick. "We need to improve in a few areas, mat savvy, wrestling hard on the edge of the mat, and being stubborn. We must be stubborn in what we're going after and stubborn about giving up cheap points. I see a lot of good things and look forward to what's ahead for our country!"
The U.S. won four medals during the two-day tournament. Capturing a silver medal on Saturday at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. was Mike Tamillow (Colorado Springs, Colo./unattached).
Also competing on Sunday were three U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers in the Nikola Petrov International, the Greco-Roman tournament held alongside the Dan Kolov International. All three U.S. entries fell short of the medal rounds, and the U.S. did not win a Greco-Roman medal during the weekend.
Cheney Haight (Orem, Utah/New York AC), placed seventh at 74 kg/163 lbs. with a 1-2 record, and Andrew Bisek (Chaska, Minn./Minnesota Storm) placed ninth at 74 kg/163 lbs. with a 1-1 record.
DAN KOLOV INTERNATIONAL
At Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 15
Men's freestyle results
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Yasuhiro Inaba (Japan)
Silver - John Pineda (Canada)
Bronze - Stoyan Iliev (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Shinichi Yumoto (Japan)
5th - Naranbaatar Bayaraa (Mongolia)
5th - Ibrahim Farag (Egypt)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Haislan Garcia (Canada)
Silver - Dimitar Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Muhammed Ilkan (Turkey)
Bronze - Erhan Bakir (Turkey)
5th - Yuri Poliak (Israel)
5th - Kiril Sheytanov (Bulgaria)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Bryce Hasseman (USA)
Silver - Eric Luedke (USA)
Bronze - Serdar Boke (Turkey)
Bronze - Miroslav Geshev (Bulgaria)
5th - Omer Faruk Kalendar (Turkey)
5th - Adrian Recorean (Romania)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Bozhidar Boyadzhiev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Tervel Dlagnev (USA)
Bronze - Bartolmiej Bartnicki (Poland)
Bronze - Francesco Miano Petta (Italy)
5th - Mehmet Yesil (Turkey)
5th - Bincho Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
U.S. freestyle performances
55 kg/121 lbs. - Danny Felix, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
LOSS Naranbaatar Bayaraa (Mongolia), 0-3, 1-0, 0-3
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Josh Churella, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC), 10th
WIN Dimitar Tzvetkov (Bulgaria), 1-0, 5-0
LOSS Erhan Bakir (Turkey), 0-1, 1-5
84 kg/185 lbs. - Eric Luedke, Iowa City, Iowa (Gator WC), 2nd
WIN Chetin Tefik (Bulgaria), 1-0, 5-0
WIN Miroslav Geshev (Bulgaria), pin
WIN Adrian Recorean (Romania), 2-0, 2-1
LOSS Bryce Hasseman (USA), 0-1, 3-3, 3-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - Bryce Hasseman, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC), 1st
WIN Georgi Sredkov (Bulgaria), 1-2, inj. dft.
WIN Omer Faruk Kalendar (Turkey), 0-4, 5-3, 6-0
WIN Serdar Boke (Turkey), 2-1, 2-2
WIN Eric Luedke (USA), 1-0, 3-3, 3-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - David Bertolino, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio (Underdog WC), dnp
LOSS Serdar Boke (Turkey), 0-2, 1-0, 0-1
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Tervel Dlagnev, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 2nd
WIN Bincho Stoyanov (Bulgaria), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Francesco Miano Petta (Italy), 1-0, 8-0
LOSS Bozhidar Boyadzhiev (Bulgaria), 1-3, 1-0, 0-1
Women's freestyle results
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Haiat Farag (Egypt)
Silver - Zornitsa Veleva (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Beatrice Oancea (Romania)
4th - Raxana Nastusnicu (Romania)
67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Gold - Roxana Iancolovici (Romania)
Silver - Ralitza Ivanova (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Ozkaya Burcu (Turkey)
4th - Moustafa Enas (Egypt)
72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold - Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria)
Silver - Ochirbat Burmaa (Mongolia)
Bronze - Annabel Laure Ali (FLC)
4th - Simge Yilmaz (Turkey)
No U.S. women's entries
NIKOLA PETROV INTERNATIONAL
At Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 15
Greco-Roman results
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Ivo Angelov (Bulgaria)
Silver - Soner Sudsu (Turkey)
Bronze - Marat Shokarov (Russia)
Bronze - Edward Barsegjan (Poland)
5th - Emil Milev (Bulgaria)
5th - Yury Denisov (Russia)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Yavor Yankiev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Sheref Tufeng (Turkey)
Bronze - Imil Sharafetdinov (Russia)
Bronze - Tsurumaki Tsukasa (Japan)
5th - Ionel Puscasu (Romania)
5th - Goran Fijat (Serbia)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Vladislav Metodiev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Serkan Ozden (Turkey)
Bronze - Zavr Karezhev (Russia)
Bronze - Tihoncini Daigoro (Italy)
5th - Konstantin Efimov (Russia)
5th - Catalin Surugiu (Romania)
U.S. Greco-Roman performance
74 kg/163 lbs. - Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (New York AC), 7th
WIN Lupu Liviu (Romania), 2-3, 2-0, 6-0
LOSS Sheref Tufeng (Turkey), 0-6, 1-0, 0-1
LOSS Ilyan Georgiev (Bulgaria), 1-0, 3-0
74 kg/163 lbs. - Andrew Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 9th
WIN Marko Devcic (Serbia), 1-0, 6-0
LOSS Tsunmaki Tsukasa (Japan), 1-0, 3-0
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
LOSS Zavr Karezhev (Russia), 0-1, 0-1
Hasseman defeated U.S. teammate Eric Luedke (Iowa City, Iowa/Gator WC) in the gold-medal finals, 1-0, 3-3, 3-0.
It was the second straight week that Hasseman defeated Luedke in the finals of an international tournament. Hasseman won a 0-1, 1-0, 3-0 decision over Luedke in the finals of the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. last weekend.
Both U.S. wrestlers won three matches to qualify for the finals. Hasseman stopped Serdar Boke of Turkey in the semifinals, 2-1, 2-2, while Luedke beat Adrian Recorean of Romania in the semifinals, 2-0, 2-1.
The other U.S. medalist was 2008 University World champion Tervel Dlagnev (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids), who won a silver medal at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Dlagnev won his first two matches handily, scoring a technical fall over Bincho Stoyanov of Bulgaria, 6-0, 6-0 in his first match, then dispatching Francesco Miano Petta of Italy in the semifinals, 1-0, 8-0. In the gold-medal match, he was edged by two-time Olympian Bozhidar Boyadzhiev of Bulgaria, 1-3, 1-0, 0-1.
Dlagnev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and moved to the United States when he was four years old.
"Our guys are tough and compete hard," said Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick. "We need to improve in a few areas, mat savvy, wrestling hard on the edge of the mat, and being stubborn. We must be stubborn in what we're going after and stubborn about giving up cheap points. I see a lot of good things and look forward to what's ahead for our country!"
The U.S. won four medals during the two-day tournament. Capturing a silver medal on Saturday at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. was Mike Tamillow (Colorado Springs, Colo./unattached).
Also competing on Sunday were three U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers in the Nikola Petrov International, the Greco-Roman tournament held alongside the Dan Kolov International. All three U.S. entries fell short of the medal rounds, and the U.S. did not win a Greco-Roman medal during the weekend.
Cheney Haight (Orem, Utah/New York AC), placed seventh at 74 kg/163 lbs. with a 1-2 record, and Andrew Bisek (Chaska, Minn./Minnesota Storm) placed ninth at 74 kg/163 lbs. with a 1-1 record.
DAN KOLOV INTERNATIONAL
At Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 15
Men's freestyle results
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Yasuhiro Inaba (Japan)
Silver - John Pineda (Canada)
Bronze - Stoyan Iliev (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Shinichi Yumoto (Japan)
5th - Naranbaatar Bayaraa (Mongolia)
5th - Ibrahim Farag (Egypt)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Haislan Garcia (Canada)
Silver - Dimitar Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Muhammed Ilkan (Turkey)
Bronze - Erhan Bakir (Turkey)
5th - Yuri Poliak (Israel)
5th - Kiril Sheytanov (Bulgaria)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Bryce Hasseman (USA)
Silver - Eric Luedke (USA)
Bronze - Serdar Boke (Turkey)
Bronze - Miroslav Geshev (Bulgaria)
5th - Omer Faruk Kalendar (Turkey)
5th - Adrian Recorean (Romania)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Bozhidar Boyadzhiev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Tervel Dlagnev (USA)
Bronze - Bartolmiej Bartnicki (Poland)
Bronze - Francesco Miano Petta (Italy)
5th - Mehmet Yesil (Turkey)
5th - Bincho Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
U.S. freestyle performances
55 kg/121 lbs. - Danny Felix, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
LOSS Naranbaatar Bayaraa (Mongolia), 0-3, 1-0, 0-3
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Josh Churella, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC), 10th
WIN Dimitar Tzvetkov (Bulgaria), 1-0, 5-0
LOSS Erhan Bakir (Turkey), 0-1, 1-5
84 kg/185 lbs. - Eric Luedke, Iowa City, Iowa (Gator WC), 2nd
WIN Chetin Tefik (Bulgaria), 1-0, 5-0
WIN Miroslav Geshev (Bulgaria), pin
WIN Adrian Recorean (Romania), 2-0, 2-1
LOSS Bryce Hasseman (USA), 0-1, 3-3, 3-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - Bryce Hasseman, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC), 1st
WIN Georgi Sredkov (Bulgaria), 1-2, inj. dft.
WIN Omer Faruk Kalendar (Turkey), 0-4, 5-3, 6-0
WIN Serdar Boke (Turkey), 2-1, 2-2
WIN Eric Luedke (USA), 1-0, 3-3, 3-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - David Bertolino, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio (Underdog WC), dnp
LOSS Serdar Boke (Turkey), 0-2, 1-0, 0-1
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Tervel Dlagnev, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 2nd
WIN Bincho Stoyanov (Bulgaria), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Francesco Miano Petta (Italy), 1-0, 8-0
LOSS Bozhidar Boyadzhiev (Bulgaria), 1-3, 1-0, 0-1
Women's freestyle results
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Haiat Farag (Egypt)
Silver - Zornitsa Veleva (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Beatrice Oancea (Romania)
4th - Raxana Nastusnicu (Romania)
67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Gold - Roxana Iancolovici (Romania)
Silver - Ralitza Ivanova (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Ozkaya Burcu (Turkey)
4th - Moustafa Enas (Egypt)
72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold - Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria)
Silver - Ochirbat Burmaa (Mongolia)
Bronze - Annabel Laure Ali (FLC)
4th - Simge Yilmaz (Turkey)
No U.S. women's entries
NIKOLA PETROV INTERNATIONAL
At Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 15
Greco-Roman results
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Ivo Angelov (Bulgaria)
Silver - Soner Sudsu (Turkey)
Bronze - Marat Shokarov (Russia)
Bronze - Edward Barsegjan (Poland)
5th - Emil Milev (Bulgaria)
5th - Yury Denisov (Russia)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Yavor Yankiev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Sheref Tufeng (Turkey)
Bronze - Imil Sharafetdinov (Russia)
Bronze - Tsurumaki Tsukasa (Japan)
5th - Ionel Puscasu (Romania)
5th - Goran Fijat (Serbia)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Vladislav Metodiev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Serkan Ozden (Turkey)
Bronze - Zavr Karezhev (Russia)
Bronze - Tihoncini Daigoro (Italy)
5th - Konstantin Efimov (Russia)
5th - Catalin Surugiu (Romania)
U.S. Greco-Roman performance
74 kg/163 lbs. - Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (New York AC), 7th
WIN Lupu Liviu (Romania), 2-3, 2-0, 6-0
LOSS Sheref Tufeng (Turkey), 0-6, 1-0, 0-1
LOSS Ilyan Georgiev (Bulgaria), 1-0, 3-0
74 kg/163 lbs. - Andrew Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 9th
WIN Marko Devcic (Serbia), 1-0, 6-0
LOSS Tsunmaki Tsukasa (Japan), 1-0, 3-0
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
LOSS Zavr Karezhev (Russia), 0-1, 0-1
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