UPDATED: Rowlands, Marable win bronze medals at Ramzan Kadyrov Cup in Russia

Tommy Rowlands in action at the 2007 World Championships. Larry Slater photo

GROZNY, Russia - A pair of U.S. wrestlers claimed bronze medals at the Ramzan Kadirov Cup of freestyle wrestling, Oct. 9-10.

Winning bronze medals were Nick Marable (Columbia, Mo./unattached) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Tommy Rowlands (Hilliard, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Marable defeated Samuel Imeksuyan of Russia, 1-0, 0-2, 1-0 in the bronze-medal bout. He finished with a 4-1 record in the tournament. His only loss was in the second round to eventual champion Muslim Dudaev of Russia, 0-1, 0-4.

For Marable, a former star at the Univ. of Missouri, it was his first major international freestyle medal.

Rowlands won his bronze-medal bout over Khizir Durgaev of Russia, 1-1, 1-1. He finished with a 3-1 record, with his only loss to eventual runner-up Taha Akgul of Turkey.

Rowlands was fifth in the 2007 World Championships and is a past World University Games champion.

Russia won gold medals in all seven weight classes.

"The tournament was really good" said U.S. coach Jamill Kelly. "The quality was probably as good as the Worlds and the Yarygin. The winners got prize money on the award stand. It was a tremendous competition."

Ramzan Kadirov Cup for prizes of Adlan Varaev
at Grozny, Russia, October 9-10

55 kg/121 lbs.
1. Jamal Otarsultanov (Russia)
2. Asadula Lachinov (Russia)
3. Nariman Israpilov (Russia)
3. Rustam Murtazaliev (Russia)

60 kg/132 lbs.
1. Ahmed Chaka (Russia)
2. Vasil Fedorishin (Ukraine)
3. Ramadan Sarita (Russia)
3. Opan Sat (Russia)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1. Magomedgadzhi Abakarov (Russia)
2. Acraman Gusigov (Russia)
3. Adam Yacub (Russia)
3. Magomedmurad Hajiyev (Russia)

74 kg/163 lbs.
1. Muslim Dadaev (Russia)
2. Anuar Guesde (Russia)
3. Irbek Farniev (Russia)
3. Nick Marable (USA)

84 kg/185 lbs.
1. Abdusalam Gadis (Russia)
2. Tamerlane Race (Russia)
3. Anzor Urishev (Russia)
3. Ahmed Magomedov (Russia)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1. Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (Russia)
2. Anzor Boltukaev (Russia)
3. Yuri Belonovsky (Russia)
3. Marat Ibragimov (Russia)

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1. Ibrahim Saidov (Russia)
2. Taha Akgul (Turkey)
3. Tommy Rowlands (USA)
3. Ali Isayev (Azerbaijan)

U.S. performances

55 kg/121 lbs. - Nick Simmons, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
WIN Shamil Salihov (Russia), pin
LOSS Artem Gebekov (Russia), 0-1, 3-4

55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
WIN Vyacheslav Gagiev (Russia), 3-3, 1-1, 2-0
LOSS Jamal Otarsultanov (Russia), 0-1, 2-3
LOSS Rasul Murtasaliev (Russia), 0-1, 0-1

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Joe Johnston, Columbia, Mo. (MWF), dnp
WIN Azamat Khubiev (Russia), 3-0, 1-1, 6-3
LOSS Magomedgadzhi Abakarov (Russia), 0-6, 0-6
LOSS Khetag Tsabolov (Russia), 0-6, 0-6

74 kg/163 lbs. - Nick Marable, Columbia, Mo. (unattached), 3rd
WIN Abdubek Ibragimov (Russia), 1-0, 0-1, 3-0
LOSS Muslim Dudaev (Russia), 0-1, 0-4
WIN Adam Ausaitov (Russia), 1-0,1-0
WIN name not available (Russia), pin
WIN Samuel Imeksuyan (Russia), 1-0, 0-2, 1-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Tommy Rowlands, Hilliard, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 3rd
WIN Timir Mintsaligov (Russia), 2-0, 2-0
LOSS Taha Akgul (Turkey), 0-1, 0-2
WIN forfeit
WIN Khizir Durgaev (Russia), 1-1, 1-1