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Only Four Members From 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Claim Titles at 2005 World Team Trials By Andrew Hipps “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] AMES – The World Team Trials culminated on Sunday night at Hilton…

A combination of world medalists of the past and newcomers to the highest level of international wrestling made it to the U.S. National Team Sunday as victors in the finals of the U.S. World Team Trials, held in Ames, Iowa. Here are the full results of the finals, taken from the USOC Press Box page, by Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling: U.S. World Teams determined at World Team Trials in Ames, Iowa, June 19; Only two series extended to full three matches, with Durlacher and Lester winning deciding bouts by Gary Abbott - USA Wrestling The U.S. team for the 2005 World Wrestling Championships was determined during the Championship Series at the World Team Trials, held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, June 19. Each of the team members had to win a best-of-three series to earn a spot on the team. Competition was in the three international styles of the sport, men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling. All but two of the Championship Series were completed in two straight matches. The only two series to be extended to three bouts occurred in men's Greco-Roman wrestling. In both of those series, the athlete who lost the first match came back with two wins in a row to win the series, two matches to one.

The following are comments from the moderator of Amateur Wrestling Fans Addict Yahoo Group. Ames: Nice little city. The smallest city to host the event in the five years I’ve been going, but I’m not aware of any problems RE…

Brand, Gable, Peterson, Jackson and Sanderson honored at Golden Legacy dinner at Iowa State Univ. prior to World Team Trials Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Banquet Photos Five Olympic gold medalists from different eras were honored as Iowa State Univ., and the…

420 S. Thacker Ave. Kissimmee, 34744 When: June 11, June 25, and July 9 Where: Osceola High Gymnasium Awards: Top three will receive medals Cost: $10.00 or $8.00 pre-registered Styles: Boys Folkstyle Girls Freestyle Weigh-ins: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.…

Read the duo’s comments about their trip to China last week. Day 1 Wednesday June 15: Today we had an American breakfast at our hotel, which consisted of both Chinese and American food. After breakfast we left the hotel for…

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Ames, Ia. – Eric Akin still has it, and the former Iowa State all-America wrestler proved it Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. Akin, 34 and seeded fifth in the tournament, beat three ranked individuals on…

2005 Penn Senior Awards Class of 1915 Award Presented to the male senior student-athlete who best exemplifies the spirit and tradition of University of Pennsylvania athletics. The nominee must show outstanding athletic, academic and leadership qualities. Matt Feast, a Wharton…

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