Inaugural - DAVE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL in 1999
1999 DAVE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL MEDAL MATCH RESULTS
at Fort Carson, Colo., Feb. 12-13, 1999
Men’s Freestyle
54 kg/119 lbs. - 1st - Eric Akin, Overland Park, Kan. dec. Sheldon Thomas, Bellefonte, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC), 6-5; 3rd - Jeff Prescott, Bellefonte, Pa. (New York AC) dec. Eric Albarracin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 8-0
58 kg/127.5 lbs. - 1st - Kerry Boumans, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) dec. Bogdan Ciufelescu (Romania), 6-5, ot, 6:27; 3rd - Dwight Hinson, Ames, Iowa (Cyclone WC) won by ref. dec. over Danny Felix, Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 2-0, ot, 9:00;
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Roger Chandler, Bloomington, Ind. (Dave Schultz WC), 11-7; 3rd - Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) dec. Gralak Lucjan (Poland), 3-1, ot, 6:49
69 kg/152 lbs. - 1st - Alan Fried, Cleveland, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) dec. Takahiro Wada (Japan), 7-1; 3rd - Mariusz Dabrowski (Poland) dec. Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel), 6-4
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) pin Frank Trigg, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 2:30; 3rd - Brian Dolph, Ridley Park,.Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) won by inj.`dft. over Byron Tucker, Norman, Okla. (Team Excel)
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - 1st - Gia Torchinava (Netherlands) dec. Dan St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 4-2; 3rd - Aaron Simpson, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Charles Burton, Bloomington, Ind. (Sunkist Kids), 5-1
97 kg/213.75 lbs. - 1st - Chad Lamer, Coralville, Iowa (Hawkeye WC) won by tech. fall over Rolf Scherer (Switzerland), 10-0, 4:40; 3rd - John Kading, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC) pin Mitch Clark, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International), 1:36
130 kg/286 lbs. - 1st - Tom Erikson, W. Lafayette, Ind. (Sunkist Kids) pin Airron Richardson, Cleveland, Ohio (Team Excel), 2:11; 3rd - Tomasz Szewczyk (Poland) pin Silvio Rufenacht (Switzerland), 5:50;
Freestyle Team Standings: 1. United States, 292 pts.; 2. Poland, 36 pts.; 3. Switzerland, 28 pts.; 4. Canada, 23 pts.; 5. Netherlands, 16 pts.; 6. Japan, 12 pts.; 7. Bulgaria, 5 pts.
Freestyle Outstanding Wrestler - Kerry Boumans, United States
Greco-Roman
54 kg/119 lbs. – 1st - Shawn Sheldon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) dec. Jeff Cervone, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 3-0; 3rd – Sasaki Matasune (Japan) dec. Tero Katajisto (Finland), 8-0
58 kg/127.75 lbs. – Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) tech. fall Nishimi Kenkichi (Japan), 10-0; 3rd – Marko Isoski (Finland) dec. Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 8-6
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – 1st - Armen Nazarian (Bulgari) pin Peter Phillipisch (Austria), 1:59; 3rd – Phillipe Benjoudi (France) dec. Nikolai Gergev (Bulgaria), 6-3
69 kg/152 lbs. – 1st – Ari Harkanen (Finland) dec. Mike Ellsworth, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC), 9-1; 3rd – Biser Georgiev (Bulgaria) inj. dft. David Zuniga, New Brighton, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
76 kg/167.5 lbs. – Marko Yli-Hannuksela (Finland) dec. T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat WC), 6-0; 3rd – Takamitsu Katayama (Japan) dec. Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3-2
85 kg/187.25 lbs. – Dan Niebuhr, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) pin Tomi Rajmaki (Finland), 5:31; 3rd – Dimitar Stoianov (Bulgaria) inj. dft. Matt Lindland, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – 1st – Alli Mollov (Bulgaria) dec. Dave Surofchek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC), 4-1; 3rd – Dan Hicks, Fredricksburg, Va. (U.S. Marines) inj. dft. Rex Holman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
130 kg/286 lbs. – 1st – Rulon Gardner, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 4-0; 3rd – Minoru Hamaue (Japan)
Greco-Roman Team Standings – 1. United States, 222; 2. Finland, 61 pts.; 3. Bulgaria, 47 pts.; 4. Japan, 44 pts.; 5. France, 13 pts.; 6. Austria, 10 pts.; 7. Netherlands, 10 pts.; 8. Canada, 5 pts.