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Army dominates Armed Forces Championships, winning team title with 13 champions

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by Gary Abbott

Jermaine Hodge of the U.S. Army on the way to the title at the 2009 U.S. National Championships. Larry Slater photo

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. "" The U.S. Army had a dominant performance at the 2010 Armed Forces Championships, winning team titles in both Greco-Roman and freestyle and capturing 13 of the 14 gold medals awarded.

The U.S. Marine Corps placed second, the U.S. Air Force third and the U.S. Navy fourth in both of the international styles. In both tournaments, the U.S. Army had a 3-0 dual meet record, the U.S. Marine Corps went 2-1, the U.S. Air Force went 1-2 and the U.S. Navy went 0-3.

One member of the U.S. Army team, SPC Jermaine Hodge at 55 kg/121 lbs., won gold medals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. It was the second year in a row in which Hodge was a double champion.

In Greco-Roman, the Army swept all of the individual golds. Among the champions was 2002 World champion and three-time World medalist Dremiel Byers at 120 kg/264.5 pounds.

Two other members of the 2009 U.S. World Team captured individual Greco-Roman gold medals: Jeremiah Davis at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Faruk Sahin at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.

Other individual Greco-Roman champions from the U.S. Army were James Johnson at 74 kg/163 lbs., Peter Hicks at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Justin Millard at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

Hodge, Davis, Sahin and Byers were Armed Forces champions in Greco-Roman last year.

In freestyle, two U.S. Army wrestlers won gold medals for the second year in a row, Hodge and Timothy Taylor at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

A pair of brothers, Patrick Simpson at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Philip Simpson at 84 kg/185 lbs., won gold medals for the U.S. Army.

Other individual U.S. Army freestyle champions were Mark Bradley at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Angel Cejudo at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.

Winning the final gold medal in freestyle was Nader Maghribi of the U.S. Air Force, the champion at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

2010 ARMED FORCES WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 20-21

GRECO-ROMAN DUAL MEETS


ARMY 27, NAVY 0
55KG USA SPC JERMAINE HODGE WINNER BY FORFEIT
60KG USA SPC JEREMIAH DAVIS DEF USN AWST ERRICK SOTELO, 7-0, 5-0
66KG USA SPC FARUK SAHIN PIN USN AGHAN JOSHUA MANES, 7-0, 0:24
74KG USA SPC JAMES JOHNSON DEF USN ABHAN GREGORY CRANE, 2-0, 1-0
84KG USA SPC PETER HICKS DEF USN AMAN OSCAR RODRIGUEZ, 3-0, 3-0
96KG USA SPC JUSTIN MILLARD USN IS3 DAVID GARCIA, 7-0, 4-0
120KG USA SPC DREMIEL BYERS DEF USN AWF3 DAVID SCHNEIDER, 5-0, 7-0

MARINE CORPS 22, AIR FORCE 2
55KG USMC CPL MIGUEL PENA DEF USAF SRA EDDIE FORE, 2-0, 3-2
60KG USMC SGT DONAVAN DEPATTO DEF USAF TSGT JAY FIELD, 6-0, 4-0
66KG USMC CPL DANIEL SOTONIEVES DEF USAF CAPT DANIEL BROWER, 1-0, 6-0
74KG USMC SGT STEVEN FORREST DEF SSGT USAF SHERWIN SEVERIN, 8-0, 2-0
84KG USMC CPL JEREMY PEDERSON DEF USAF SRA JEFF ZASTROW, 6-0, 1-0
96KG USMC SGT MOISES HERNANDEZ DEF USAF SRA NADER MAGHRIBI, 6-0, 7-1
120KG USMC CPL SHAUN DURFEY DEF USAF A1C CHRISTOPHER MEYER, 1-0, 4-0

ARMY 28, AIR FORCE 0
55KG USA SPC JERMAINE HODGE DEF USAF SRA EDDIE FORE, 7-0, 4-0
60KG USA SPC JEREMIAH DAVIS DEF USAF TSGT JAY FIELD, 6-0, 6-0
66KG USA SPC FARUK SAHIN PIN USAF CAPT DANIEL BROWER, 7-0, 0:33
74KG USA SPC JAMES JOHNSON DEF USAF SSGT SHERWIN SEVERIN, 2-0, 2-0
84KG USA SPC PETER HICKS DEF USAF FRA JEFF ZASTROW, 4-0, 1-0
96KG USA SPC JUSTIN MILLARD DEF USAF SRA NADER MAGHRIBI, 6-0, 7-0
120KG USA SPC DREMIEL BYERS INJ DEF USAF A1C CHRISTOPHER MEYER

MARINES CORPS 24, NAVY 2
55KG USMC CPL MIGUEL PENA WINNER BY FORFEIT
60KG USMC SGT DONOVAN DEPATTO DEF USN AWS2 ERICK SOTELO, 5-0, 6-0
66KG USMC CPL DANIEL SOTONIEVES DEF USN AGHAN JOSHUA MANES, 2-0, 2-0
74KG USMC SGT STEVEN FORREST DEF USN ABHAN GREGORY CRANE, 2-0, 1-0
84KG USMC CPL JEREMY PEDERSON DEF USN AMAN OSCAR RODRIGUEZ, 1-0, 4-0
96KG USMC SGT MOISES HERNANDEZ DEF USN IS3 DAVID GARCIA, 9-1, 5-0
120KG USMC CPL SHAUN DURFEY DEF USN AWF3 DAVID SCHNEIDER, 0-1, 6-0, 6-0

AIR FORCE 15, NAVY 11
55KG USAF SRA EDDIE FORE WINNER BY FORFEIT
60KG USN AWS2 ERICK SOTELO DEF USAF TSGT JAY FIELD, 5-2, 8-2
66KG USN AGHAN JOSHUA MANES DEF USAF CAPT DANIEL BROWER, 1-0, 6-0
74KG USN ABHAN GREGORY CRANE DEF USAF SSGT SHERWIN SEVERIN, 1-0, 2-0
84KG USAF SRA JEFF ZASTROW DEF USN AMAN OSCAR RODRIGUEZ, 7-0, 4-1
96KG USAF SRA NADER MAGHRIBI DEF USN IS3 DAVID GARCIA, 3-0, 1-0
120KG USAF A1C CHRISTOPHER MEYER DEF USN AWF3 DAVID SCHNEIDER, 1-0, 1-2, 3-0

ARMY 22, MARINE CORPS 3
55KG USA SPC JERMAINE HODGE DEF USMC CPL MIGUEL PENA, 1-0, 1-0
60KG USA SPC JEREMIAH DAVIS DEF USMC SGT DONOVAN DEPATTO, 1-0, 0-3, 2-0
66KG USA SPC FARUK SAHIN DEF USMC CPL DANIEL SOTONIEVES, 1-0, 6-0
74KG USA SPC JAMES JOHNSON DEF USMC SGT STEVEN FORREST, 0-1,
84KG USA SPC PETER HICKS DEF USMC CPL JEREMY PEDERSON, 1-0, 2-0
96KG USA SPC JUSTIN MILLARD DEF USMC SGT MOISES HERNANDEZ, 2-0, 2-2
120KG USA SPC DREMIEL BYERS DEF USMC CPL SHAUN DURFEY, 7-0, 7-0

GRECO-ROMAN TEAM RESULTS
1. ARMY: 77 pts.
2. MARINE CORPS: 49 pts.
3. AIR FORCE: 17 pts.
4. NAVY: 13 pts.

INDIVIDUAL GRECO-ROMAN MEDALS

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Jermaine Hodge - Army
Silver - Miguel Pena - USMC
Bronze Eddie Fore - Air Force

60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Jeremiah Davis "" Army
Silver - Donavan Dapatto "" USMC
Bronze - Erick Sotelo "" Navy
4th - Jay Field - Air Force

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold- Faruk Sahin "" Army
Silver - Daniel Sotonieves "" USMC
Bronze - Joshua Manes - Navy
4th - Dan Brower - Air Force

74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - James Johnson "" Army
Silver - Steven Forrest "" USMC
Bronze - Gregory Crane "" Navy
4th - Sherwin Severin - Air Force

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Peter Hicks "" Army
Silver - Jeremy Pederson "" USMC
Bronze - Jeff Zastrow - Air Force
4th - Oscar Rodriguez - Navy

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Justin Millard "" Army
Silver - Moises Hernandez "" USMC
Bronze - Nader Maghribi - Air Force
4th - David Garcia - Navy

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Dremiel Byers "" Army
Silver - Shaun Durfey "" USMC
Bronze - Chris Meyer - Air Force
4th - David Schneider - Navy

FREESTYLE DUAL MEETS

ARMY 21, NAVY 7
55KG USA SPC JERMAINE HODGE WINNER BY FORFEIT
60KG USA SPC MARK BRADLEY DEF USN AWS2 ERICK SOTELO, 6-0, 6-0
66KG USA PV2 ANGEL CEJUDO DEF USN AGHAN JOSHUA MANES, 4-0, 7-1
74KG USN ABHAN GREGORY CRANE DEF USA CAPT PATRICK SIMPSON, 2-4, 2-1, 3-3
84KG USA CAPT PHILIP SIMPSON DEF USN MMFN GERROD BURGIN, 6-0, 2-0
96KG USN IS3 DAVID GARCIA DEF USA 1STLT NATHAN THOBEBAN, 3-1, 0-5, 2-1
120KG USA SPC TIMOTHY TAYLOR DEF USN AWF3 DAVID SCHNEIDER, 6-0, 7-0

MARINE CORPS 14, AIR FORCE 12
55KG USAF SRA KYLE LANTHIER DEF USMC LCPL TOU FU XIONG, 3-3, 0-6, 5-0
60KG USMC SSGT MATTHEW ORTIZ DEF USAF TSGT JAY FIELD, 6-2, 3-2
66KG USMC LCPL RYAN BRIDGE DEF USAF CAPT DANIEL BROWER, 3-0, 4-0
74KG USMC 2NDLT JOEL AHERN DEF USAF SSGT SHERWIN SEVERIN, 3-0, 1-0
84KG USAF SRA JEFF ZASTROW PIN USMC CPL COURTNEY MYERS, 5-3, 0:34
96KG USAF SRA NADER MAGHRIBI DEF USMC LCPL PHILLIP HARD, 0-1, 1-0, 5-2
120KG USMC SGT CHARLES FISH DEF USAF A1C CHRISTOPHER MEYER, 2-0, 3-0

ARMY 24 AIR FORCE 7
55KG USA SPC JERMAINE HODGE PIN USAF SRA KYLE LANTHIER, 0:19
60KG USA SPC MARK BRADLEY PIN USAF TSGT JAY FIELD, 0:21
66KG USA PV2 ANGEL CEJUDO DEF USAF CAPT DANIEL BROWER, 4-0, 7-0
74KG USA CAPT PATRICK SIMPSON DEF USAF SSGT SHERWIN SEVERIN, 3-1, 3-1
84KG USA CAPT PHILIP SIMPSON DEF USAF SRA JEFF ZASTROW, 7-5, 6-1
96KG USAF SRA NADER MAGHRIBI DEF USA 1STLT NATHAN THOBEBAN, 0-6, pin in 2nd period
120KG USA SPC TIMOTHY TAYLOR INJ DEF USAF A1C CHRISTOPHER MEYER,

MARINE CORPS 21 NAVY 4
55KG USMC LCPL TOU FU XIONG WINNER BY FORFIET
60KG USN AWS2 ERICK SOTOELO DEF USMC SSGT MATTHEW ORTIZ, 3-3, 3-0, 1-0
66KG USMC LCPL RYAN BRIDGE DEF USN AGHAN JOSHUA MANES, 6-0, 4-3
74KG USMC 2NDLT JOEL AHERN DEF USN ABHAN GREGORY CRANE, 1-0, 1-0
84KG USMC CPL COURTNEY MYERS DEF USN MMFN JERROD BURGIN, 4-0, 2-0
96KG USMC LCPL PHILLIP HARD DEF USN IS3 DAVID GARCIA, 1-0, 1-0
120KG USMC SGT CHARLES FISH DEF USN AWF3 DAVID SCHNIEDER, 4-0, 8-0

AIR FORCE 16, NAVY 11
55KG USAF SRA KYLE LANTHIER WINNER BY FORFEIT
60KG USAF TSGT JAY FIELD DEF USN AWS2 ERICK SOTELO, 0-7, 4-1, 6-2
66KG USAF CAPT DANIEL BROWER DEF USN AGHAN JOSHUA MANES, 3-2, 4-1
74KG USN ABHAN GREGORY CRANE DEF USAF SSGT SHERWIN SEVERIN, 4-0, 4-0
84KG USN MMFN JERROD BURGIN DEF USAF SRA JEFF ZASTROW, 6-6, 1-1
96KG USN IS3 DAVID GARCIA DEF USAF SRA NADER MAGHRIBI, 3-1, 3-0
120KG USAF AIC CHRISTOPHER MEYER DEF USN AWF3 DAVID SCHNIEDER, 3-0, 2-0

ARMY 22, MARINE CORPS 4
55KG USA SPC JERMAINE HODGE DEF USMC LCPL TOU FU XIONG, 6-0, 7-0
60KG USA SPC MARK BRADLEY DEF USMC SSGT MATTHEW ORTIZ, 6-0, 6-0
66KG USA PV2 ANGEL CEJUDO DEF USMC LCPL RYAN BRIDGE, 3-0, 4-0
74KG USA CAPT PATRICK SIMPSON DEF USMC 2NDLT JOEL AHERN, 2-0, 0-2, 4-0
84KG USA CAPT PHILIP SIMPSON PIN USMC CPL COURTNEY MYERS, 0:38
96KG USMC LCPL PHILLIP HARD DEF USA 1STLT NATHAN THOBEBAN, 1-0, 6-0
120KG USA SPC TIMOTHY TAYLOR DEF USMC SGT CHARLES FISH, 7-0, 3-0

FREESTYLE TEAM RESULTS
1. ARMY: 67 pts.
2. MARINE CORPS: 39 pts.
3. AIR FORCE: 35 pts.
4. NAVY: 22 pts.

FREESTYLE MEDALISTS

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Jermaine Hodge "" Army
Silver - Kyle Lanthier - Air Force
Bronze - Tou Fu Xiong "" USMC

60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Mark Bradley "" Army
Silver - Erick Sotelo "" Navy
Bronze - Matthew Ortiz "" USMC
4th - Jay Field - Air Force

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Angel Cejudo "" Army
Silver - Ryan Bridge "" USMC
Bronze - Dan Brower - Air Force
4th - Joshua Manes - Navy

74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Patrick Simpson "" Army
Silver - Joel Ahern "" USMC
Bronze - Gregory Crane "" Navy
4th - Sherwin Severin - Air Force

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Philip Simpson "" Army
Silver - Jeff Zastrow - Air Force
Bronze - Courtney Myers USMC
4th - Jerrod Burgin - Navy

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Nader Maghribi - Air Force
Silver - Phillip Hard "" USMC
Bronze - David Garcia "" Navy
4th - Nathan Thobeban "" Army

120 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Timothy Taylor "" Army
Silver - Charles Fish "" USMC
Bronze - Chris Meyer - Air Force
4th - David Schneider - Navy

OVERALL DUAL MATCH TEAM POINTS
1. ARMY, 12 pts.
2. MARINE CORPS, 8 pts.
3. AIR FORCE, 4 pts.
4. NAVY, 0 pts..

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