2011 OPEN WRESTLING: OLYMPIC TEAM TRAILS QUALIFIER – LAS VEGAS

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[Photos by Ben Rotundo]

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

55 kg/121 lbs.
1st place – Ben Kjar (Utah Valley) dec. Brandon Precin (New York AC), 3-2, 6-0
3rd place – Mark McKnight (Nittany Lion WC) dec. Shawn Contos (Nittany Lion WC), 0-7, 2-2, 1-0
5th place – Earl Hall (New York AC) dec. Tyler Cox (Gator WC), 5-0, 4-2

60 kg/132 lbs.
1st place – Tyler Graff (New York AC) dec. Martin Berberyan (SK Golden Boys), 2-0, 2-3, 1-0
3rd place – James Kennedy (New York AC) dec. Drew Headlee (Sunkist Kids Wrestling), 4-0, 4-0
5th place – Andrew Hochstrasser (Bronco Wrestling Club) dec. Daniel Dennis (New York AC), 6-0, 7-5

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1st place – Adam Hall (New York Athletic Club) won by forfeit over Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota Storm)
3rd place – Jason Chamberlain (Bronco WC) dec. Kevin LeValley (Minnesota Storm), 2-0, 1-0
5th place – Chase Pami (Sunkist Kids) dec. Joe Johnston (Gator WC), 4-1, 1-2, 5-1

74 kg/163 lbs.
1st place – Trent Paulson (Sunkist Kids) dec. Colton Sponseller (New York AC), 6-0, 2-0
3rd place – Tyler Caldwell (Sunkist Kids) dec. Moza Fay (Gator Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-0,3-1)
5th place – Matt Moley (New York AC) dec. Nate Carr Jr. (Unattached), 3-2, 6-0

84 kg/185 lbs.
1st Place Match – Jon Reader (Sunkist Kids) won by tech fall over Mack Lewnes (New York AC), 8-2, 8-2
3rd place – Bryce Hasseman (Gator WC) dec. Kamarudeen Usman (GRIT Athletics WC), 1-0, 1-0
5th place – Tyrel Todd (NYAC) won by injury default over Travis Paulson (Sunkist Kids)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1st place – Craig Brester (NWTC) dec. Trevor Brandvold (New York AC), 5-2, 2-0
3rd place – Tanner Hall (New York AC) dec. Luke Lofthouse (Hawkeye WC), 1-0, 0-3, 4-2
5th place – Tyler Lehmann (Unattached) pinned Ryan Tomei (Unattached), 7-0, 0:10

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1st place – Chad Hanke (NWRTC) dec. David Zabriskie (Sunkist Kids), 1-0, 1-1
3rd place – Brent Jones (OTC) pinned James Friedrich (Checkmat), 6-0, 0:38

Wrestlers who qualified for April’s Olympic Team Trials from this qualifying event
55 kg – Precin, Contos, McKnight
60 kg – Graff, Berberyan, Kennedy
66 kg – Hall, Chamberlain, Pami
74 kg – Sponseller, Caldwell, Fay
84 kg – Reader, Lewnes, Hasseman
96 kg – Brester, Brandvold, Hall
120 kg – Zabriskie, Jones, Friedrich