USA to send large and experienced team to Veterans World Championships in Bulgaria, Oct. 10-15
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Petros Petrosyan of the USA on the way to a 2016 Veterans World gold medal in Poland. Photo by Robbert Wijtmann, CSC Photography
The U.S. delegation will be 39-athletes strong for the 2017 Veterans World Championships, set for Plovdiv, Bulgaria, October 10-15.
The Veterans World Championships features athletes between 35-60 years old, and will include both freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions. A majority of the U.S. athletes on the tour are expected to compete in both styles.
Among those competing is the only two-time Veterans World Greco-Roman champion for the United States, Chris Brown of Boyds, Md., who will compete in both styles at 78 kg in Div. E. This will be the final year that Brown is eligible to compete, based upon new age limits. Brown has been team captain for the U.S. Veterans team in past years.
Five athletes who won Veterans World freestyle titles in 2016 are registered to compete again. They include Octavius Bellamy of Bolingbrook, Ill. (Div. B 100 kg), Petros Petrosyan of Los Alamitos, Calif. (Div. D 88 kg), George Porter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Div. D 130 kg) Bruce Moe of Hillsboro, N.D. (Div. E 78 kg) and John Hanrahan of Milton, Ga. (Div. E 88 kg).
Jason Goldman of Endicott, N.Y., a 2013 and 2014 Veterans World freestyle champion, will compete at 62 kg in Div. B.
The U.S. delegation will include eight freestyle national champions and nine Greco-Roman national champions from the 2017 Masters National Championships in Las Vegas in April
2017 Masters freestyle national champions competing in Plovdiv include Jason Goldman of New York, Rudy James of Minnesota, Jeff Estrada of Colorado, James Medeiros of California, Joe Raia of Illinois, Kevin Pine of Nevada, Jeff Anderson of Michigan and George Porter of Florida.
2017 Masters Greco-Roman national champions on the delegation to Bulgaria include Goldman, Medeiros, Raia, Pine, Porter plus Norman Manning of South Carolina, Gelu Bors of Nevada, Hedj Nelson of Washington and Brian Jones of California.
Greco-Roman will be held the first three days (Oct. 10-12) with freestyle on the last three days (Oct. 13-15).
The United States is traditionally one of the largest and most successful delgations at the annual Veterans World Championships. In 2016, the USA earned 19 medals at the Veterans Worlds held in Poland, including nine gold medals.
Athletes who place in the top four of their weight classes will earn points towards USA Wrestling’s Masters Ironman standings.
VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 10-15.
U.S. GRECO-ROMAN ROSTER
Div. A
62 kg – Roger Stewart, Colorado Springs, Colo.
78 kg – Jeffery Estrada, Parker, Colo.
78 kg – Norman Manning, Simpsonville, S.C.
78 kg – Maurice Washington, Torrance, Calif.
88 kg – Shawn Henebry, San Jose, Calif.
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
100 kg – Karl Junitz, Batavia, Ill.
130 kg – Raymone Gude, Grand Ledge, Mich.
Div. B
62 kg – Jason Goldman, Endicott, N.Y.
62 kg – Edward Paladino, Alpharetta, Ga.
70 kg – Kazeka Muniz, Monument, Colo.
78 kg – Rudy James, St. Paul, Minn.
100 kg – Octavius Bellamy, Bolingbrook, Ill.
130 kg – Greg Conn, Cortland, N.Y.
Div. C
62 kg – Joe Raia, South Elgin, Ill.
88 kg – Eric Cluck, Cumming, Ga.
88 kg – Kevin Pine, Las Vegas, Nev.
100 kg – Gelu Bors, Henderson, Nev.
130 kg – George Porter, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Div. D
70 kg – Steve Horton, Cibolo, Texas
70 kg – John Laurenzi, Congers, N.Y.
78 kg – Louis Orr, Rochester, Minn.
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich.
100 kg – Phillip Pine, Elma, Wash.
130 kg – Brian Jones, Los Angeles, Calif.
Div. E
62 kg – Hedj Nelson, Colville, Wash.
78 kg - Brad Brosius, Dover, Pa.
78 kg – Chris Brown, Boyds, Md.
78 kg – Bruce Moe, Hillsboro, N.D.
88 kg – Joseph Cattan, Mt. Washington, Ky.
88 kg – John Hanrahan, Milton, Ga.
88 kg – Constantin Tintea, New Britain, Pa.
U.S. FREESTYLE ROSTER
Div. A
62 kg – Roger Stewart, Colorado Springs, Colo.
78 kg – Jeffery Estrada, Parker, Colo.
78 kg – Norman Manning, Simpsonville, S.C.
88 kg – Shawn Henebry, San Jose, Calif.
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
100 kg – Karl Junitz, Batavia, Ill.
Div. B
62 kg – Jason Goldman, Endicott, N.Y.
62 kg – Edward Paladino, Alpharetta, Ga.
70 kg – Kazeka Muniz, Monument, Colo.
78 kg – Rudy James, St. Paul, Minn.
100 kg – Octavius Bellamy, Bolingbrook, Ill.
130 kg – Greg Conn, Cortland, N.Y.
Div. C
62 kg – Joe Raia, South Elgin, Ill.
62 kg – Marc Tadelman, Deerfield, Ill.
78 kg – Borys Kulich, Westmont, Ill.
78 kg – Anthony Piva, Boise, Idaho
88 kg – Eric Cluck, Cumming, Ga.
88 kg – Kevin Pine, Las Vegas, Nev.
130 kg – George Porter, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Div. D
62 kg – Victor Aybar, Manchester, Md.
70 kg – Steve Horton, Cibolo, Texas
70 kg – John Laurenzi, Congers, N.Y.
70 kg – Brian Ransom, Yorba Linda, Calif.
78 kg – Louis Orr, Rochester, Minn.
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich.
88 kg – Petros Petrosyan, Los Alamitos, Calif.
100 kg – Phillip Pine, Elma, Wash.
130 kg – Brian Jones, Los Angeles, Calif.
Div. E
62 kg – Hedj Nelson, Colville, Wash.
62 kg – Michael Osborne, Bristol, Va.
78 kg - Brad Brosius, Dover, Pa.
78 kg – Chris Brown, Boyds, Md.
78 kg – Bruce Moe, Hillsboro, N.D.
78 kg – Maurice Washington, Torrance, Calif.
88 kg – Joseph Cattan, Mt. Washington, Ky.
88 kg – John Hanrahan, Milton, Ga.
100 kg – Daniel Studenic, Alpharetta, Ga.
Team Leader – Mark Goldman, Endicott, N.Y.
Coach – Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla.; Craig Johnson, Broomfield, Colo.
Official – Jack Gallagher
Event Schedule
Tuesday, October 10
Greco-Roman, Div. B and Div. E
Wednesday, October 11
Greco-Roman, Div. C and Div. D
Thursday, October 12
Greco-Roman, Div. A
Friday, October 13
Freestyle, Div. B and Div. E
Saturday, October 14
Freestyle, Div. C and Div. E
Sunday, October 15
Freestyle, Div. A
The U.S. delegation will be 39-athletes strong for the 2017 Veterans World Championships, set for Plovdiv, Bulgaria, October 10-15.
The Veterans World Championships features athletes between 35-60 years old, and will include both freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions. A majority of the U.S. athletes on the tour are expected to compete in both styles.
Among those competing is the only two-time Veterans World Greco-Roman champion for the United States, Chris Brown of Boyds, Md., who will compete in both styles at 78 kg in Div. E. This will be the final year that Brown is eligible to compete, based upon new age limits. Brown has been team captain for the U.S. Veterans team in past years.
Five athletes who won Veterans World freestyle titles in 2016 are registered to compete again. They include Octavius Bellamy of Bolingbrook, Ill. (Div. B 100 kg), Petros Petrosyan of Los Alamitos, Calif. (Div. D 88 kg), George Porter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Div. D 130 kg) Bruce Moe of Hillsboro, N.D. (Div. E 78 kg) and John Hanrahan of Milton, Ga. (Div. E 88 kg).
Jason Goldman of Endicott, N.Y., a 2013 and 2014 Veterans World freestyle champion, will compete at 62 kg in Div. B.
The U.S. delegation will include eight freestyle national champions and nine Greco-Roman national champions from the 2017 Masters National Championships in Las Vegas in April
2017 Masters freestyle national champions competing in Plovdiv include Jason Goldman of New York, Rudy James of Minnesota, Jeff Estrada of Colorado, James Medeiros of California, Joe Raia of Illinois, Kevin Pine of Nevada, Jeff Anderson of Michigan and George Porter of Florida.
2017 Masters Greco-Roman national champions on the delegation to Bulgaria include Goldman, Medeiros, Raia, Pine, Porter plus Norman Manning of South Carolina, Gelu Bors of Nevada, Hedj Nelson of Washington and Brian Jones of California.
Greco-Roman will be held the first three days (Oct. 10-12) with freestyle on the last three days (Oct. 13-15).
The United States is traditionally one of the largest and most successful delgations at the annual Veterans World Championships. In 2016, the USA earned 19 medals at the Veterans Worlds held in Poland, including nine gold medals.
Athletes who place in the top four of their weight classes will earn points towards USA Wrestling’s Masters Ironman standings.
VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 10-15.
U.S. GRECO-ROMAN ROSTER
Div. A
62 kg – Roger Stewart, Colorado Springs, Colo.
78 kg – Jeffery Estrada, Parker, Colo.
78 kg – Norman Manning, Simpsonville, S.C.
78 kg – Maurice Washington, Torrance, Calif.
88 kg – Shawn Henebry, San Jose, Calif.
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
100 kg – Karl Junitz, Batavia, Ill.
130 kg – Raymone Gude, Grand Ledge, Mich.
Div. B
62 kg – Jason Goldman, Endicott, N.Y.
62 kg – Edward Paladino, Alpharetta, Ga.
70 kg – Kazeka Muniz, Monument, Colo.
78 kg – Rudy James, St. Paul, Minn.
100 kg – Octavius Bellamy, Bolingbrook, Ill.
130 kg – Greg Conn, Cortland, N.Y.
Div. C
62 kg – Joe Raia, South Elgin, Ill.
88 kg – Eric Cluck, Cumming, Ga.
88 kg – Kevin Pine, Las Vegas, Nev.
100 kg – Gelu Bors, Henderson, Nev.
130 kg – George Porter, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Div. D
70 kg – Steve Horton, Cibolo, Texas
70 kg – John Laurenzi, Congers, N.Y.
78 kg – Louis Orr, Rochester, Minn.
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich.
100 kg – Phillip Pine, Elma, Wash.
130 kg – Brian Jones, Los Angeles, Calif.
Div. E
62 kg – Hedj Nelson, Colville, Wash.
78 kg - Brad Brosius, Dover, Pa.
78 kg – Chris Brown, Boyds, Md.
78 kg – Bruce Moe, Hillsboro, N.D.
88 kg – Joseph Cattan, Mt. Washington, Ky.
88 kg – John Hanrahan, Milton, Ga.
88 kg – Constantin Tintea, New Britain, Pa.
U.S. FREESTYLE ROSTER
Div. A
62 kg – Roger Stewart, Colorado Springs, Colo.
78 kg – Jeffery Estrada, Parker, Colo.
78 kg – Norman Manning, Simpsonville, S.C.
88 kg – Shawn Henebry, San Jose, Calif.
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
100 kg – Karl Junitz, Batavia, Ill.
Div. B
62 kg – Jason Goldman, Endicott, N.Y.
62 kg – Edward Paladino, Alpharetta, Ga.
70 kg – Kazeka Muniz, Monument, Colo.
78 kg – Rudy James, St. Paul, Minn.
100 kg – Octavius Bellamy, Bolingbrook, Ill.
130 kg – Greg Conn, Cortland, N.Y.
Div. C
62 kg – Joe Raia, South Elgin, Ill.
62 kg – Marc Tadelman, Deerfield, Ill.
78 kg – Borys Kulich, Westmont, Ill.
78 kg – Anthony Piva, Boise, Idaho
88 kg – Eric Cluck, Cumming, Ga.
88 kg – Kevin Pine, Las Vegas, Nev.
130 kg – George Porter, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Div. D
62 kg – Victor Aybar, Manchester, Md.
70 kg – Steve Horton, Cibolo, Texas
70 kg – John Laurenzi, Congers, N.Y.
70 kg – Brian Ransom, Yorba Linda, Calif.
78 kg – Louis Orr, Rochester, Minn.
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich.
88 kg – Petros Petrosyan, Los Alamitos, Calif.
100 kg – Phillip Pine, Elma, Wash.
130 kg – Brian Jones, Los Angeles, Calif.
Div. E
62 kg – Hedj Nelson, Colville, Wash.
62 kg – Michael Osborne, Bristol, Va.
78 kg - Brad Brosius, Dover, Pa.
78 kg – Chris Brown, Boyds, Md.
78 kg – Bruce Moe, Hillsboro, N.D.
78 kg – Maurice Washington, Torrance, Calif.
88 kg – Joseph Cattan, Mt. Washington, Ky.
88 kg – John Hanrahan, Milton, Ga.
100 kg – Daniel Studenic, Alpharetta, Ga.
Team Leader – Mark Goldman, Endicott, N.Y.
Coach – Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla.; Craig Johnson, Broomfield, Colo.
Official – Jack Gallagher
Event Schedule
Tuesday, October 10
Greco-Roman, Div. B and Div. E
Wednesday, October 11
Greco-Roman, Div. C and Div. D
Thursday, October 12
Greco-Roman, Div. A
Friday, October 13
Freestyle, Div. B and Div. E
Saturday, October 14
Freestyle, Div. C and Div. E
Sunday, October 15
Freestyle, Div. A
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