Long list of returning champions already entered in 2019 Marine Corps Masters National Championships

James Medeiros competes at the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships in Perm, Russia. Photo courtesy of Chris Brown.

It’s almost time for the 2019 Marine Corps U.S. Open. This event always features some of the best wrestling on American soil every year. Wrestling will get kicked off next week with the Marine Corps Master’s National Championships.

The Master’s National Championships offer athletes who are past the age of 25 years old a chance to continue their inner warrior and show people they still have what it takes to win the coveted USA Wrestling “Stop Sign”.

Masters Division A: (Born 1985-1994)
Masters Division B: (Born 1976-1984)
Masters Division C: (Born 1967-1975)
Masters Division D: (Born 1958-1966)
Masters Division E: (Born 1949-1957)
Masters Division F: (Born 1948-1944)

Wrestlers already entered in this year’s tournament who brought home titles in both men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman last year include Jordin Humphrey of California, James Medeiros of California, Gabe Beauperthuy of Colorado, Domenico Piccinini of Florida, Igor Ilin of Illinois, Daniel Chaid of California, Kevin Hejnal of California, and Jack Schwartz of California.

Outside of Jordin Humphrey, who is only entered in men’s freestyle, all of these wrestlers are once again entered in both styles.

Last year’s Greco-Roman champions, Carson Gainey of Ohio and Jon Banko of Pennsylvania are entered as well.

Tom Donahue of Ohio and Steve Contarino of Florida, 2018 men’s freestyle champions, are also already entered in this year’s tournament.

Below is a schedule of events as well as a complete list of the 2018 Marine Corps Master’s Nationals champions.

2019 MARINE CORPS MASTER’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Las Vegas, Nev., April 24-25

Schedule
Wednesday, April 24
9 a.m. – Session I (Masters Freestyle)
2 p.m. – Session 2 (Masters Freestyle)

Thursday, April 25
3 p.m. – Session I (Masters Greco-Roman)

2018 Marine Corps Master’s Nationals champions

Greco-Roman
Masters A
62 kg – Rashad Riley, Granite City, Ill. (East St. Louis WC)
70 kg – Bakytbek Tashtanbekov, Chicago, Ill. (Chicago WC)
78 kg – Paul Vasquez, Tucson, Ariz. (Warrior WC)
88 kg – Johnathon Gonzalez, San Jose, Calif. (Screaming Yetis)
100 kg – Garth Wara, Wasco, Calif. (Unattached)
130 kg – Matthew Paeth, La Junta, Colo. (OJC)

Masters B
62 kg – Aleksandr Serebrinnikov, Chicago, Ill. (Chicago WC)
70 kg – Jordin Humphrey, Monrovia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
78 kg – Cort Peterson, Gillette, Wyo. (Unatached)
88 kg – Nathaniel Augustson, Albuquerque, N.M. (505 WC)
100 kg – James Medeiros, Los Angeles, Calif. (SK Golden Boys)
130 kg – Travis Clark, Fort Worth, Tex. (AAWC)

Masters C
62 kg – Carson Gainey, The Plains, Ohio (Ohio Core)
70 kg – Igor Leuskyi, Westmont, Ill. (Chicago WC)
78 kg – Jon Banko, New Kensingtn, Penn. (PWC)
88 kg – Mariusz Wisnieski, Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas WC)
100 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich. (CWC)
130 kg – Gabe Beauperthuy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Unattached)

Masters D
62 kg – Jeffrey Mallett, Lanham, Md. (Unattached)
70 kg – Domenico Piccinini, Miami, Fla. (The Wrestling Family)
78 kg – Igor Ilin, Chicago, Ill. (Chicago WC)
88 kg – Petros Petrosyan, Los Alamitos, Calif. (Santa Monica Bay WC)
100 kg – Miroslaw Wieczorkiewicz, Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas WC)
130 kg – Daniel Chaid, San Jose, Calif. (Tar Heel WC)

Masters E
62 kg – Steve Barkman, Bloomsbury, N.J. (Hunterdon Hills WC)
70 kg – Didier Nicholas, Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas WC)
78 kg – Kevin Hejnal, Modesto, Calif. (Unattached)
88 kg – Valery Sorokov, Chicago, Ill. (Chicago WC)
100 kg – Jack Schwartz, Anaheim, Calif. (Lakewood)
130 kg – Stanislaw, Kaminski, Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas WC)

Freestyle
Masters A
62 kg – Nate Hansen, Indianola, Iowa (National Wrestling Advancement Association)
70 kg – Anthony Birchak, Tucson Ariz. (Warrior Wrestling Club)
78 kg – Joshua Terrell, Dubuque, Iowa (UD Spartans)
88 kg – Jared Hatley, Torrington, Wyo. (HHAC)
100 kg – Garth Wara, Wasco, Calif. (Unattached)
130 kg – Matthew Paeth, La Junta, Colo. (OJC)

Masters B
62 kg – Aleksandr Serebrinnikov, Chicago, Ill. (Chicago WC)
70 kg – Jordin Humphrey, Monrovia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
78 kg – Cort Peterson, Gillette, Wyo. (Unattached)
88 kg – Aaron Meister, Plainview, Tex. (WBU)
100 kg – James Medeiros, Los Angeles, Calif. (SK Golden Boys)
130 kg – Josiah Smith, Tucson, Ariz. (Warrior WC)

Masters C
62 kg – Lim Prim, Escalon, Calif. (Nor Cal Takedown)
70 kg – Tom Donahue, Bethel, Ohio (Bethel WC)
78 kg – Kazeka Muniz, Monument, Colo. (Colorado)
88 kg – Kevin Pine, Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas WC)
100 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich. (CWC)
130 kg – Gabe Beauperthuy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Unattached)

Masters D
62 kg – Zhora Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
70 kg – Domenico Piccinini, Miami, Fla. (The Wrestling Family)
78 kg – Igor Ilin, Chicago, Ill. (Chicago WC)
88 kg – Petros Petrosyan, Los Alamitos, Calif. (Santa Monica Bay WC)
100 kg – Robert Mancha, Apache Junction, Ariz. (APAX)
130 kg – Daniel Chaid, San Jose, Calif. (Tar Heel WC)

Masters E
62 kg – Shirzad Ahmadi, Coventry, Conn. (KT Kidz)
70 kg – Didier Nicholas, Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas WC)
78 kg – Kevin Hejnal, Modesto, Calif. (Unattached)
88 kg – Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla. (Unattached)
100 kg – Jack Schwartz, Anaheim, Calif. (Lakewood)