2008 USA Olympic Team Trials: Greco-Roman Wrestling

55 kilograms (121 pounds)

Olympic Team Qualifiers
Olympian: Spenser Mango
Alternate: Sam Hazewinkel
Second Alternate: Lindsey Durlacher

Championship
Spenser Mango dec. Sam Hazewinkel 5-0, 1-1
Spenser Mango dec. Sam Hazewinkel 1-1, 3-2

Prior Results
Spenser Mango dec. Nate Engel 5-0, 1-1
Spenser Mango dec. Jimmy Chase 1-5, 7-3, 6-0
Sam Hazewinkel dec. Anthony Brooker 3-0, 7-0
Sam Hazewinkel dec. Lindsey Durlacher 2-1, 0-3, 1-1

Nikko Triggas (The Ohio State University)
W tf. Roger Stewart 6-0, 7-0
L dec. Lindsey Durlacher 7-1, 1-1
W dec. Miguel Peña 1-1, 5-0
W pin Aaron Brooker 4-0, 2-3, 1:19
L dec. Jimmy Chase 6-0, 4-2

60 kilograms (132 pounds)

Olympic Team Qualifiers
Olympian: Joe Betterman
Alternate: Glenn Garrison
Second Alternate: Jeremiah Davis

Championship
Joe Betterman dec. Glenn Garrison 2-2, 4-0
Joe Betterman dec. Glenn Garrison 5-4, 2-1

Prior Results
Joe Betterman dec. C.C. Fisher 1-3, 1-1, 3-0
Joe Betterman pin Jeremiah Davis 4-2, 1:22
Glenn Garrison dec. Donavan DePatto 3-0, 1-1
Glenn Garrison dec. Marco Lara 3-0, 2-1

66 kilograms (145.5 pounds)

Olympic Team Qualifiers
Olympian: Jake Deitchler
Alternate: Faruk Sahin
Second Alternate: Harry Lester (Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 2001)

Championship
Jake Deitchler dec. Faruk Sahin 0-5, 7-4, 1-1
Jake Deitchler dec. Faruk Sahin 2-3, 7-5, 3-0

Prior Results
Jake Deitchler dec. Harry Lester 0-5, 5-2, 5-3
Jake Deitchler dec. Shannon Slack 1-5, 4-1, 8-1
Faruk Sahin pin Bo Beckman 4-0, 1:04
Faruk Sahin pin Jake Curby 1-1, 1:09
Faruk Sahin dec. Oscar Wood 0-3, 6-0, 5-1

Harry Lester
W dec. Jake Hey 6-0, 5-0
L dec. Jake Deitchler 0-5, 5-2, 5-3
W dec. Marcel Cooper 6-0, 5-0
W pin Oscar Wood 5-4, 2-3, 0:39

74 kilograms (163 pounds)

Olympic Team Qualifiers
Olympian: T.C. Dantzler
Alternate: Cheney Haight
Second Alternate: Keith Sieracki

Championship
T.C. Dantzler dec. Cheney Haight 3-2, 0-2, 5-0
T.C. Dantzler dec. Cheney Haight 5-1, 1-1, 4-1

Prior Results
T.C. Dantzler automatically advanced to the championship because he won the National Championship in April.
Cheney Haight dec. Ken Cook 2-1, 2-1
Cheney Haight dec. Andrew Bisek 1-1, 4-1
Cheney Haight dec. Keith Sieracki 4-1, 3-1

84 kilograms (185 pounds)

Olympic Team Qualifiers
Olympian: Brad Vering
Alternate: Aaron Sieracki
Second Alternate: Jake Plamann

Championship
Brad Vering dec. Aaron Sieracki 1-1, 7-0
Brad Vering dec. Aaron Sieracki 6-0, 3-0

Prior Results
Brad Vering dec. Zac Nielsen 4-0, 6-0
Brad Vering dec. Chas Betts 3-0, 3-0
Aaron Sieracki dec. Jake Clark 3-0, 3-0
Aaron Sieracki dec. Brad Ahearn 5-2, 1-1, 2-1

96 kilograms (211.5 pounds)

Olympic Team Qualifiers
Olympian: Adam Wheeler
Alternate: Justin Ruiz
Second Alternate: R.C. Johnson

Championship
Adam Wheeler dec. Justin Ruiz 2-2, 1-1, 1-1
Justin Ruiz dec. Adam Wheeler 3-0, 4-0
Adam Wheeler dec. Justin Ruiz 1-2, 1-1, 2-0

Prior Results
Justin Ruiz automatically advanced to the championship because he won the National Championship in April.
Adam Wheeler dec. Deon Hicks 4-2, 5-0
Adam Wheeler dec. Rob Smith 0-4, 4-1, 4-0
Adam Wheeler dec. R.C. Johnson 1-1, 1-1, 1-1

120 kilograms (264.5 pounds)

Olympic Team Qualifiers
Olympian: Dremiel Byers
Alternate: Tim Taylor
Second Alternate: Russ Davie (Cleveland State University 2004 / Perrysburg High School 1999)

Championship
Dremiel Byers dec. Tim Taylor 1-1, 4-0
Tim Taylor dec. Dremiel Byers 2-5, 2-1, 1-1
Dremiel Byers dec. Tim Taylor 4-0, 5-0

Prior Results
Dremiel Byers automatically advanced to the championship because he won the National Championship in April.
Tim Taylor dec. Mark Simmonds 1-1, 1-1
Tim Taylor dec. Cole Konrad 1-1, 1-1
Tim Taylor dec. Russ Davie 3-0, 0-3, 1-1

Russ Davie
W pin Dave Arendt 1:27
L dec. Tim Taylor 3-0, 0-3, 1-1