Veteran FS/GR Nationals and Western Junior Regionals begin today in Heber City, Utah

The Veterans Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Championships and the Western Junior Regional Championships will be held in the Wasatch County Event Center in Heber City, Utah, May 6-8.

Competition will be in two Olympic styles: Greco-Roman and men's freestyle.

The Veteran Nationals is comprised of five divisions, the breakdown is as follows:
- Veterans A: 1978-1985
- Veterans B: 1970-1977
- Veterans C: 1962-1969
- Veterans D: 1955-1961
- Veterans E: Born 1954 or before

Veterans weight classes are the same for all divisions and include: 58kg/127.5 lbs., 63 kg/138.75 lbs., 69 kg/152 lbs., 76 kg/167.25 lbs., 85 kg/187.5 lbs., 97 kg/213.5 lbs. and 130 kg/286 lbs.

Many of the athletes expected to compete have been previous Veterans Nationals champions, or have represented the USA at past Veterans World Championships.

Athletes participating in the Western Junior Regionals must be born September 1, 1990 or after and in grades 9-12.

The junior weight classes include (in pounds): 98, 105, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215 and 285.

The top three placewinners in each weight class in the Junior divisions qualify for their state teams to compete at the ASICS/Vaughan Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. in July.

The online registration is closed. On-site registration is still available. The Western Juniors has a cost of $40 per style and $100 per style for Veteran's Nationals.

For more information on this event, please visit: http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=21934

WESTERN JUNIOR REGIONALS & VETERAN NATIONALS SCHEDULE
at Heber City, Utah

Thursday, May 6
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM - Pairing Clinic
1:00 PM to 1:30 PM - Weigh-ins & Medical Check Veteran's Greco-Roman
1:30 PM to 4:00 PM - Tournament Setup
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM - Officials Clinic
3:30 PM to 3:45 PM - Athlete Clinic Veteran's Greco-Roman
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Session I - Preliminaries through Finals Veteran's Greco-Roman
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Weigh-ins & Medical Check Veteran's Freestyle

Friday, May 7
7:00 AM to 7:10 AM - Weigh-ins & Medical Check Junior Greco-Roman
7:00 AM to 9:00 AM - Tournament Setup
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM - Officials Clinic
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM - Athlete Clinic Veteran's Freestyle Junior Greco-Roman
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM - Session I - Veteran's Freestyle Junior Greco-Roman
3:00 PM to 7:30 PM - Session II - Veteran's Freestyle Junior Greco-Roman

Saturday, May 8
7:00 AM to 7:10 AM - Weigh-ins & Medical Check Junior Freestyle
7:00 AM to 7:30 AM - Tournament Setup
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM - Athlete Clinic Junior Freestyle
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM - Session I - Junior Freestyle
1:30 PM to 4:00 PM - Session II - Junior Freestyle
5:00 PM to Conclusion - Junior Freestyle


2009 WESTERN JUNIOR REGIONAL & VETERAN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Veterans Freestyle - Division A
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Matthew Hardman of USS Emory S Land
69 kg/152 lbs. - Tracy Dent of Jaguar mat club
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Shane Cook of Stevenson Wrestling Club
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Murray Crews of WARRIORS
97 kg/214 lbs. - Leonard Simon of WARRIORS
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Orlando Iddings of Delta Wrestling Club
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Rob Carlyle of Unattached

Veterans Freestyle - Division B
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Kevin Robinson of South Brevard Wrestling Club
69 kg/152 lbs. - Shane Rosselle of DSWC Bakersfield
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Michael Kelly of Gilbert Grappling
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Hooman Tavakolian of NYAC
97 kg/214 lbs. - Octavius Bellamy of Greater Chicago Wrestlers
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Aaron Hayes of unattached

Veterans Freestyle - Division C
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Michael Tuck of Team Central
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Matt Ciampa of Eclipse
69 kg/152 lbs. - Anibal Nieves of New England AllStars
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Jon Tush of NYAC
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Boris Kulich of Greater Chicago Wrestlers
97 kg/214 lbs. - James Kiernan of TAO of BELL
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Trace Robinson of Greater Chicago Wrestlers

Veterans Freestyle - Division D
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Mark LeVasseur of Minnesota Storm
69 kg/152 lbs. - Vasili Shoumanov of Gormon School
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Brad Swartz of Team Vision Quest
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Kevin Hejnal of Modesto Westling Acacemy
97 kg/214 lbs. - Jim Hall of NYAC
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Joe Scott of unattached

Veterans Freestyle - Division E
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Kevin Ida of unattached
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Shirzad Ahmadi of Teamshirzad
69 kg/152 lbs. - William Harrell of Santa Monica Bay Wrestling
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Mark Black of Santa Monica Bay Wrestling
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - William Kalivas of unattached
97 kg/214 lbs. - Joe Reasbeck of Superior
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Ray Lotfi of Fort Bend County

Veterans Greco-Roman - Division A
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Roger Stewart of Navy Mat Club
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Matthew Hardman of USS Emory S Land
69 kg/152 lbs. - Jason French of FREEBIRDS WRESTLING CLUB
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Fredrick Gutierrez of Bakersfield
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Anthony Uchytil of Delta Wrestling Club
97 kg/214 lbs. - Ruslan Mukhamadiyarov of Greater Chicago Wrestlers
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Orlando Iddings of Delta Wrestling Club

Veterans Greco-Roman - Division B
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Chad Shilson of Minnesota Storm
69 kg/152 lbs. - Shane Rosselle of DSWC Bakersfield
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Tony Piva of USA Idaho
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Bryan Lindsey of www.TeamZxoom.com
97 kg/214 lbs. - Octavius Bellamy of Greater Chicago Wrestlers
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Gabe Beauperthuy of unattached

Veterans Greco-Roman - Division C
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Michael Tuck of Team Central
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Matt Ciampa of Eclipse
69 kg/152 lbs. - Steve Horton of Air Force
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Dennis Gransbery of Siesta
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Kevin Pine of Vegas West
97 kg/214 lbs. - Ronald Ayers of Army National Guard
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Trace Robinson of Greater Chicago Wrestlers

Veterans Greco-Roman Division D
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Nerses Okhikian of N/A
69 kg/152 lbs. - Valentin Kalika of valentin kalika wrestling
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Chris Brown of Montgomery County WC
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Steve Contarino of unattached
96 kg/214 lbs. - Michael Paquette of TNT New York Wrestling
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Steven Goss of The Dow t

Veterans Greco-Roman Division E
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Kevin Ida of unattached
69 kg/152 lbs. - Boris Parkhomovsky of N/A
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Mark Black of Santa Monica Bay Wrestling
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Peter Haag of Greater Chicago Wrestlers
97 kg/214 lbs. - Donald Apodaca of Air Force
130 kg/286.5 lbs. - Ray Lotfi of N/A

Western Junior Freestyle
98 lbs. - Jacoby Bergeron of Minnesota
105 lbs. - Josh Martinez of Colorado
112 lbs. - Alex Cisneros of California
119 lbs. - Steven Keith of New York
125 lbs. - Joseph Rendina of Michigan
130 lbs. - Kade Moss of Utah
135 lbs. - Jacob Ballweg of Iowa
140 lbs. - Luke Vaith of Minnesota
145 lbs. - Destin McCauley of Minnesota
152 lbs. - Jim Belleville of Washington
160 lbs. - Brock Gutches of Oregon
171 lbs. - Lee Munster of Illinois
189 lbs. - Morgan Mcintosh of California
215 lbs. - Trevor Rupp of Idaho
285 lbs. - Jacob Mitchell of Oregon

Western Junior Greco-Roman
98 lbs. - Javier Guillen of Arizona
105 lbs. - Josh Martinez of Colorado
112 lbs. - Carson Kuhn of Utah
119 lbs. - Alan Waters of Missouri
125 lbs. - Jacob Falk of Utah
130 lbs. - Kade Moss of Utah
135 lbs. - Ryan Arand of Oregon
140 lbs. - Joe Brewster of Illinois
145 lbs. - Taylor Massa of Michigan
152 lbs. - Pierce Harger of Ohio
160 lbs. - Brock Gutches of Oregon
171 lbs. - Lucas Sheridan of California
189 lbs. - Morgan Mcintosh of California
215 lbs. - Diego Bravo of Arizona
285 lbs. - Jacob Mitchell of Oregon