Moe, Davis are top U.S. Greco-Roman performers at Masters F&G World Championships in Nevada
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Video capture of Bruce Moe getting his arm raised in victory on Friday. From TrackWrestling archived video.
HENDERSON, Nev. – The new Masters F&G World Championships, featuring athletes who are 61-70 years old, kicked off on Friday with the Greco-Roman division at Green Valley High School.
Starting in 2017, United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation, capped the Veterans age group at 60 years old. The athletes competing this weekend are not eligible for UWW international competition.
In weight classes which had multiple entries, a pair of U.S. athletes claimed gold medals. Bruce Moe of the Bison Wrestling Club of North Dakota won the Div. F title at 78 kg and Jeff Davis of the Florida Jets from Florida captured the Div. G gold medal at 88 kg.
Moe won the largest weight class, taking all three matches in his four-athlete round-robin. He won two very close bouts, stopping Kevin Hejnal of the Modesto Wrestling Academy, 3-2 and Paul Bulzomi of Oakdale, 2-0. His other win was a 9-0 technical fall over Lyubomir Lambov of the Chicago Wrestling Club.
Moe, who has competed at numerous Veterans Worlds in the past, was third at the 2018 U.S. Masters Nationals in both styles.
Davis swept his two matches in a three-wrestler round robin, pinning Peter Haag of the Chicago WC in 37 seconds and scoring a 7-0 decision over Dean Barnard of Morris Fitness.
Two U.S. wrestlers won uncontested weight classes in Div. G, Steve Barkman of Hunterdon Hills Wrestling Club at 62 kg and Keith Lyndaker of Pin2Win at 70 kg.
In Div. F, Poland had a pair of champions in Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz at 100 kg and of Poland and Stanislaw Andrzej Kaminski at 130 kg. Also claiming a Div. F title was Valery Sorokov of Russia at 88 kg.
The tournament concludes Saturday morning with the men’s freestyle, which begins at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time at Green Valley High School.
The event is being streamed live on TrackWrestling, with brackets and archived video also housed there.
MASTERS F&G WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Henderson, Nev.
Masters Div. F Greco-Roman results
78 kg
1st Place - Bruce Moe of Bison Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Kevin Hejnal of Modesto Wrestling Academy
3rd Place - Lyubomir Lambov of Chicago Wrestling Club
4th Place - Paul Bulzomi of Oakdale
Kevin Hejnal (Modesto Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Lyubomir Lambov (Chicago Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:31)
Bruce Moe (Bison Wrestling Club) won by decision over Paul Bulzomi (Oakdale) (Dec 2-0)
Kevin Hejnal (Modesto Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Paul Bulzomi (Oakdale) (Dec 3-0)
Bruce Moe (Bison Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Lyubomir Lambov (Chicago Wrestling Club) (TF 9-0)
Bruce Moe (Bison Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kevin Hejnal (Modesto Wrestling Academy) (Dec 3-2)
Lyubomir Lambov (Chicago Wrestling Club) won by fall over Paul Bulzomi (Oakdale) (Fall 2:55)
88 kg
1st Place - Valery Sorokov of Unattached/Russia
2nd Place - Steve Contarino of Palmetto
3rd Place - Zdzislaw Brzozowski of Poland
Valery Sorokov (Unattached) won by tech fall over Zdzislaw Brzozowski (POLAND) (TF 9-1)
Valery Sorokov (Unattached) won by decision over Steve Contarino (Palmetto) (Dec 6-1)
Steve Contarino (Palmetto) won by decision over Zdzislaw Brzozowski (POLAND) (Dec 6-2)
100kg
1st Place - Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz of Poland
2nd Place - Anthony Collins of England
Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz (POLAND) won by tech fall over Anthony Collins (ENGLAND) (TF 8-0)
Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz (POLAND) won by fall over Anthony Collins (ENGLAND) (Fall 0:34)
130kg
1st Place - Stanislaw Andrzej Kaminski of Poland
2nd Place - Aza Graham of Unattached
1st Place - Stanislaw Andrzej Kaminski (POLAND) won by decision over Aza Graham (Unattached) (Dec 5-4)
Masters Div. G Greco-Roman results
62kg
1st Place - Steve Barkman of Hunterdon Hills Wrestling Club
70kg
1st Place - Keith Lyndaker of Pin2Win
88kg
1st Place - Jeff Davis of Florida Jets
2nd Place - Dean Barnard of Morris Fitness
3rd Place - Peter Haag of Chicago Wrestling Club
Dean Barnard (Morris Fitness) won by tech fall over Peter Haag (Chicago Wrestling Club) (TF 11-0)
Jeff Davis (Florida Jets) won by fall over Peter Haag (Chicago Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:37)
Jeff Davis (Florida Jets) won by decision over Dean Barnard (Morris Fitness) (Dec 7-0)
Remaining Schedule (all times are Pacific)
Saturday, December 1
Green Valley High School, 460 N Arroyo Grande Blvd, Henderson, NV 89014
9:00 am -Freestyle All Matches until completion
HENDERSON, Nev. – The new Masters F&G World Championships, featuring athletes who are 61-70 years old, kicked off on Friday with the Greco-Roman division at Green Valley High School.
Starting in 2017, United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation, capped the Veterans age group at 60 years old. The athletes competing this weekend are not eligible for UWW international competition.
In weight classes which had multiple entries, a pair of U.S. athletes claimed gold medals. Bruce Moe of the Bison Wrestling Club of North Dakota won the Div. F title at 78 kg and Jeff Davis of the Florida Jets from Florida captured the Div. G gold medal at 88 kg.
Moe won the largest weight class, taking all three matches in his four-athlete round-robin. He won two very close bouts, stopping Kevin Hejnal of the Modesto Wrestling Academy, 3-2 and Paul Bulzomi of Oakdale, 2-0. His other win was a 9-0 technical fall over Lyubomir Lambov of the Chicago Wrestling Club.
Moe, who has competed at numerous Veterans Worlds in the past, was third at the 2018 U.S. Masters Nationals in both styles.
Davis swept his two matches in a three-wrestler round robin, pinning Peter Haag of the Chicago WC in 37 seconds and scoring a 7-0 decision over Dean Barnard of Morris Fitness.
Two U.S. wrestlers won uncontested weight classes in Div. G, Steve Barkman of Hunterdon Hills Wrestling Club at 62 kg and Keith Lyndaker of Pin2Win at 70 kg.
In Div. F, Poland had a pair of champions in Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz at 100 kg and of Poland and Stanislaw Andrzej Kaminski at 130 kg. Also claiming a Div. F title was Valery Sorokov of Russia at 88 kg.
The tournament concludes Saturday morning with the men’s freestyle, which begins at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time at Green Valley High School.
The event is being streamed live on TrackWrestling, with brackets and archived video also housed there.
MASTERS F&G WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Henderson, Nev.
Masters Div. F Greco-Roman results
78 kg
1st Place - Bruce Moe of Bison Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Kevin Hejnal of Modesto Wrestling Academy
3rd Place - Lyubomir Lambov of Chicago Wrestling Club
4th Place - Paul Bulzomi of Oakdale
Kevin Hejnal (Modesto Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Lyubomir Lambov (Chicago Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:31)
Bruce Moe (Bison Wrestling Club) won by decision over Paul Bulzomi (Oakdale) (Dec 2-0)
Kevin Hejnal (Modesto Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Paul Bulzomi (Oakdale) (Dec 3-0)
Bruce Moe (Bison Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Lyubomir Lambov (Chicago Wrestling Club) (TF 9-0)
Bruce Moe (Bison Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kevin Hejnal (Modesto Wrestling Academy) (Dec 3-2)
Lyubomir Lambov (Chicago Wrestling Club) won by fall over Paul Bulzomi (Oakdale) (Fall 2:55)
88 kg
1st Place - Valery Sorokov of Unattached/Russia
2nd Place - Steve Contarino of Palmetto
3rd Place - Zdzislaw Brzozowski of Poland
Valery Sorokov (Unattached) won by tech fall over Zdzislaw Brzozowski (POLAND) (TF 9-1)
Valery Sorokov (Unattached) won by decision over Steve Contarino (Palmetto) (Dec 6-1)
Steve Contarino (Palmetto) won by decision over Zdzislaw Brzozowski (POLAND) (Dec 6-2)
100kg
1st Place - Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz of Poland
2nd Place - Anthony Collins of England
Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz (POLAND) won by tech fall over Anthony Collins (ENGLAND) (TF 8-0)
Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz (POLAND) won by fall over Anthony Collins (ENGLAND) (Fall 0:34)
130kg
1st Place - Stanislaw Andrzej Kaminski of Poland
2nd Place - Aza Graham of Unattached
1st Place - Stanislaw Andrzej Kaminski (POLAND) won by decision over Aza Graham (Unattached) (Dec 5-4)
Masters Div. G Greco-Roman results
62kg
1st Place - Steve Barkman of Hunterdon Hills Wrestling Club
70kg
1st Place - Keith Lyndaker of Pin2Win
88kg
1st Place - Jeff Davis of Florida Jets
2nd Place - Dean Barnard of Morris Fitness
3rd Place - Peter Haag of Chicago Wrestling Club
Dean Barnard (Morris Fitness) won by tech fall over Peter Haag (Chicago Wrestling Club) (TF 11-0)
Jeff Davis (Florida Jets) won by fall over Peter Haag (Chicago Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:37)
Jeff Davis (Florida Jets) won by decision over Dean Barnard (Morris Fitness) (Dec 7-0)
Remaining Schedule (all times are Pacific)
Saturday, December 1
Green Valley High School, 460 N Arroyo Grande Blvd, Henderson, NV 89014
9:00 am -Freestyle All Matches until completion
