2010 wrestling world championships - moscow freestyle and greco roman wrestling

8/8/2019 2010 Wrestling World Championships - Moscow Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling

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World ChampionshipsWorld Championships

Sept. 6-12, 2010Sept. 6-12, 2010

Moscow, RussiaMoscow, Russia

2010 TEAM USA MEDIA GUIDE


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COLORADO SPRINGS -

World champions Dremiel

Byers and Kristie Davis will

lead the 21-member U.S.

wrestling team into the World

Championships on Sept. 6-12

in Moscow, Russia.

The seven-day competition

will start with the Greco-Roman

tournament, followed by

womens freestyle and mens

freestyle.

Davis, formerly Kristie

Marano, is a two-time World

champion. She has dropped

down to 67 kg/147.5 lbs. She

won a silver medal in her last

trip to the Worlds in 2007. She

is a U.S. record nine-time

World medalist.

Byers won a World silver

medal in 2009 in Greco-

Roman and a World bronze

medal in 2007 at 120 kg/264.5

lbs.

The U.S. freestyle team is

led by returning World silver

medalist Jake Herbert at 84

kg/185 lbs.

2006 World silver medalist

Mike Zadick will make his third

appearance in the Worlds in

freestyle wrestling at 60 kg/132

lbs.

Past World bronze medalist

Justin Ruiz is back on the

Greco-Roman team. He is

making his fifth trip to the

Worlds. He competes at 96

kg/211.5 lbs.

2008 World bronze medalist

Tatiana Padilla has made her

third straight World Team at 55

kg/121 lbs. Padilla was fifth in

the World in 2009.

Olympian Spenser Mango

has made his second straight

World Team in Greco-Roman

at 55 kg/121 lbs.

Byers and Zadick also are

past Olympians.

U.S. team ready to rollElena Pirozhkova (left) is set to compete in her third straight World Championships.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULEMonday, Sept. 6

Greco-Roman 55 kg, 66 kg, 96 kgTuesday, Sept. 7

Greco-Roman 60 kg, 84 kg, 120 kg

Wednesday, Sept. 8

Greco-Roman 74 kg; Womens freestyle 48 kg, 51 kg

Thursday, Sept. 9

Womens freestyle 55 kg, 59 kg, 63 kg

Friday, Sept. 10

Womens freestyle 67 kg, 72 kg; Freestyle 55 kg

Saturday, Sept. 11

Freestyle 60 kg, 84 kg, 96 kg

Sunday, Sept. 12

Freestyle 66 kg, 74 kg, 120 kg

U.S. TEAM PREVIEW


3/21

Residence: Solon,

Iowa

Club: Gator

College: Iowa

High School: Great

Falls (Mont.)

Born: July 12, 1978

Height: 5-5

2010: U.S. World Team

Trials championSecond in U.S.

Nationals... Third in Cerro Pelado International

Dave Schultz Memorial champ

2009: Second in U.S. World Team Trials U.S.

Nationals champion

2008: DNP in Olympic Games U.S. Olympic

Team Trials champion

2007: DNP in World Championships U.S.

World Team Trials champion Second in U.S.

Nationals

2006: World silver medalist U.S. World Team

Trials champion Fourth in U.S. Nationals

2005: Third in U.S. World Team Trials

2004: Second in U.S. Olympic Team

TrialsSecond in U.S. Nationals

2003: Second in U.S. World Team TrialsThird

in U.S. Nationals.College: Third in 2001 NCAAs for Iowa...Seventh

in 2000 and 2002... Earned a degree in Sports

Health, Leisure and Physical Studies.

High School:Attended Great Falls High

School,... Four-time state champion (1994-97)...

Personal: Son of Bob and Toni Zadick... Has one

brother, Bill, a 2006 World champion, and two sis-

ters, Maryanne and Terri... Currently an Interim

Assistant Coach at the Univ. of Iowa

Residence: Stillwater,

Okla.

Club: Gator

College: Oklahoma

State, Lock Haven

High School: Lely (Fla.)

Born: May 17, 1985

Height: 5-4


Trials champion...Second in Pan American

Championships U.S. Open champion

2009: Second in Sunkist Kids International

Open Third in U.S. World Team Trials Second

in Pan American Championships Second in

U.S. Nationals

2007: University Nationals runner-up

College: Placed sixth at 2007 NCAA

Championships at 125 pounds for Lock Haven

Completed his career at Oklahoma State, compet-

ing for John Smith...

High School: Florida state champion National

High School Senior Open Champion Ranked

sixth at 112 pounds by the Amateur Wrestling

News as a senior Honor roll student U.S.

Army Reserve National Student-Athlete award

winnerPersonal: Son of Wilbert Blanc and Erisee

Estimo Majored in exploratory studies

Obe Blanc55 kg/121 lbs.

Mike Zadick60 kg/132 lbs.

U.S. FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROSTER55 kg/121 lbs. Obe Blanc, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)

60 kg/132 lbs. Mike Zadick, Solon, Iowa (Gator WC)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC)

74 kg/163 lbs. Travis Paulson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)

84 kg/185 lbs. Jake Herbert, Evanston, Ill. (New York AC)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. Les Sigman, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)

Coaches Zeke Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Bill Zadick (Colorado

Springs, Colo.); Brandon Slay (Colorado Springs, Colo.); John Smith

(Stillwater, Okla.); Terry Brands (Iowa City, Iowa)

U.S. FREESTYLEWORLD TEAM


4/21

Residence: Iowa City,

Iowa

Club: New York AC

College: Iowa

High School: Davison

(Mich.)

Born: July 14, 1986

Height: 5-7


Trials champion Third

in Heydar Aliyev GoldenGrand Prix...

2009: Third in Pan American Championships...

Second in U.S. Nationals...

2008: Fifth in U.S. Nationals

2006: Clansmen International Champion DNP

at FILA Junior World Championships FILA

Junior World Team Trials Champion

College: 2010 NCAA Champion. Second in

2009 NCAA Championships 2008 NCAA cham-

pion for the University of Iowa, where he led Iowa

to the team title. Coached by Tom Brands Won

2008 Hodge Trophy as nations top college

wrestler 2008 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year

Compiled 14-0 record at 149 pounds while com-

peting unattached during 2006-07 season Was

ineligible to compete during 2006-07 season after

transferring to Iowa since Virginia Tech refused torelease him from his scholarship Redshirted at

Virginia Tech during 2005-06 season

High School: Prep career record at Davison High

School was 228-0 with 156 pins... Four-time

Michigan state champion... Team won four state

titles... Michigan's "Mr. Wrestler" in 2005... 2005

Dave Schultz High School Excellence regional

award winner... Second team ASICS and

Wrestling USA all-American... Wrestling USA

scholastic all-American... Played on football team

that won three conference and two district titles...

coached by Roy Hall.

USA Age-group: Six-time Junior Nationals cham-

pion... Three-time Junior National Greco-Roman

and freestyle champion, earning double Most

Outstanding Wrestler awards in 2005... 2002

Cadet Greco-Roman champion and freestyle run-ner-up

Personal: Son of Tom and Lynn Metcalf... Mother

was an all-state gymnast and state champion in

track and field...

Brent Metcalf66 kg/145.5 lbs.

Residence:Ames, Iowa

Club: Sunkist Kids

College: Iowa State

High School: Council

Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis

Central)

Born: May 11, 1983

Height: 5-9


Trials champion Third in

U.S. Open Second inHeydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix... Third in

Cerro Pelado International

2009: Hargobind International champion

Second in U.S. World Team Trials U.S.

Nationals champion

2008: Third in Henri Deglane Challenge

Second in Dimitri Korkin International Third in

U.S. Olympic Team Trials Sixth in U.S.

Nationals

2007: Third in Alexander Medved International

Second in Hargobind International (Canada)

Second in Sunkist Kids International Open

Second in University Nationals

2006: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials

Northern Plains Regional champion in freestyle

and Greco-Roman

2005: Northern Plains Regional championCollege: Three-time All-American at Iowa State,

where he was coached by Bobby Douglas and

Cael Sanderson Fifth in 2007 NCAA

Championships at 165 pounds Sixth at 2006

and 2004 NCAA Championships 2005 NCAA

Qualifier Academic All-Big 12 selection

Earned a degree in business marketing

High School: Three-time state champion for

Lewis Central High School, where he was

coached by Keith Massey Ranked sixth in

nation at 152 pounds by Amateur Wrestling

News Career record of 174-3, including 87-0

his final two seasons

Age Group: 2002 Junior Nationals Greco-Roman

champion

Personal: Son of Nick and Mary Ann Paulson

Twin brother, Trent, was a three-time All-American for Iowa State and 2009 World Team

member Part-time resident-athlete at U.S.

Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs

Travis Paulson74 kg/163 lbs.



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Residence: Evanston,

Ill.

Club: New York AC

College: Northwestern

High School: North

Allegheny (Pa.)

Born: March 6, 1985

Height: 5-11

2010: Second in Heydar

Aliyev Golden Grand

Prix... U.S. World TeamTrials champion... U.S. Open champion...

2009: World silver medalist... U.S. World Team

Trials champion U.S. Nationals champion

2008: Bronze medalist at World University

Championships Fifth in Alexander Medved

International Dave Schultz Memorial

International champion

2007: Hargobind International (Canada) champi-

on Second in Sunkist Kids International Open

2006: Bronze medalist at World University

Championships University Nationals champi-

on

College: Four-time All-American at Northwestern

University, where he was coached by Tim

Cysewski 2007 and 2009 NCAA Champion

2009 Hodge Trophy winner 2009 Big Ten Male

Athlete of the Year Took an Olympic Redshirt in2008 Second in 2006 NCAA Championships

Third in 2005 NCAA Championships Three-time

Big Ten champion in 2006, 2007 and 2009

Earned a degree in Communications

High School: 2003 Pennsylvania state champion

for North Allegheny High School Placed all four

years at state meet ... Three-time conference

champion ... Two-time Powerade champion ...

Two-time Allegheny County Champion, winning

Most Falls award ... Competed in Dapper Dan

Wrestling Classic and Dream Team Classic ...

Compiled 141-18 overall record ... Honor Roll stu-

dent senior year, also won Concept of Physics

Student of the Year award

Personal: Son of Jim and Kelly HerbertPart-

time U.S. Olympic Training Center resident-ath-

lete...

Jake Herbert84 kg/185 lbs.

Residence: Columbus,

Ohio

Club: New York AC

College: Ohio State

High School: Oak

Harbor (Ohio)

Born: September 7,

1984

Height: 6-2


Trials champion

Third in Pan American Championships U.S.

Open champion Second in Alexander Medved

International Cerro Pelado International cham-

pion

2009: Third in U.S. World Team Trials Turneul


2006: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials Fourth

in U.S. Nationals

2005: Third in U.S. World Team Trials Fourth in

U.S. Nationals

College: Second in 2008 NCAA Championships

for Ohio State Three-time All-American for the

Buckeyes Also placed third and fourth at the

NCAAs

High School:Attended Oak Harbor High School,

where he was coached by his uncle, George

Bergman Two-time state champion (2002-03)2000 state tournament qualifier All-state run-

ning back in football

Personal: Son of James and Donna Bergman

James played football and wrestled at Xavier

Univ Has two brothers, Paul and Wes, and two

sisters, Rachael and Halie Second cousin of

former professional tennis player Chris Evert

Hobbies include water sports and hunting rep-

tiles

J.D. Bergman96 kg/211.5 lbs.



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Residence: State

College, Pa.

Club: Nittany Lion WC

College: Nebraska-

Omaha

High School: Sturgis,

S.D. (Brown)

Born:August 16, 1981

Height: 6-0


Trials champion U.S.

Open champion... Dave Schultz Memorial

International champion...

2009: Hargobind International champion... Second

in New York AC International Third in Sunkist

Kids International Open... Third in U.S.

Nationals...

2008: Sixth in Hargobind International Fifth in

U.S. Olympic Team Trials Fifth in U.S.

Nationals Third in Dave Schultz Memorial

2007: Second in New York AC Holiday

International Second in Hargobind International

(Canada) Second in Sunkist Kids International

Open Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials

2006: Northern Plains Regional champion

College: Four-time NCAA Division II champion for

Nebraska-Omaha (2003-06) Led UNO to three

straight NCAA Division II team titles (2004-06)Named Outstanding Wrestler at 2006 NCAA

Division II Championships Career wins leader at

UNO Won 2005 Midlands Championships

Earned a degree from UNO in General Studies

High School: 2000 state champion for Sturgis

Brown (S.D.) High School... Second in 1999 state

tournament Second in 2000 National Senior

High School Tournament

Personal: Son of Alen (deceased) and Donna

Sigman... Alen was a South Dakota state champi-

on in wrestling Hobbies include golfing, hunting

and fishing

Les Sigman120 kg/264.5 lbs.

MOST U.S. WORLDMOST U.S. WORLDFREESTYLE TITLESFREESTYLE TITLES

John Smith 4 (1987, 1989, 1990,

1991)

Lee Kemp 3 (1978, 1979, 1982)

Bruce Baumgartner 3 (1986,

1993, 1995)

Mark Schultz 2 (1985, 1987)

Kevin Jackson 2 (1991, 1995)

Terry Brands 2 (1993, 1995)

Team USA 2 (1993, 1995)

Heavyweight Les Sigman has won four

major tournaments this season.



7/21

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: Sunkist Kids

College: Univ. of

Cumberlands

High School: Pomona,

Calif. (Diamond Ranch)

Born: Sept. 7, 1986

Height: 5-1

2010: U.S. World TeamTrials champion...

Second in Pan American Championships U.S.

Open champion Fifth in Dave Schultz Memorial

International

2009: U.S. World Team Trials champion... Fourth

in U.S. Nationals Third in Klippan Ladies

Open Fourth in Guelph Open

2008: U.S. Nationals champion

2007: Fifth in U.S. World Team Trials Fifth in

U.S. Nationals Second in New York AC Holiday

International Fourth in Sunkist Kids

International Open Fifth in Pan American

Championships University Nationals champi-

on

2006: Third in Junior World Championships

2005: Fourth in Sunkist Kids/ASU International

College:Attended the Univ. of the Cumberlands,where she was coached by Kip Flanik...

High School:Attended Diamond Ranch High

School in California... Fourth in 2004 USGWA

Nationals...

Personal: Daughter of Joe Medina and Lily

VelazquezU.S. Olympic Training Center

resident-athlete...

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: Sunkist Kids

College: Northern

Michigan

High School:

Tomahawk (Wis.)

Born: March 10, 1988

Height: 5-1

2010: Third in HeydarAliyev Golden Grand

Prix Third in Canada Cup U.S. World Team

Trials champion... U.S. Open champion Second

in Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial

International Third in Dave Schultz Memorial

International Third in Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix

2009: New York AC International Open champi-

on Third in Sunkist Kids International Open

Second in U.S. World Team Trials Third in U.S.

Nationals Pan American Championships gold

medalist

2008: New York AC International champion

Second in U.S. World Team Trials

2007: Third in Junior World Championships

Fifth in U.S. World Team Trials Fifth in U.S.

Nationals... FILA Junior Body Bar Champion

College:Attended Northern Michigan Universitywith the USOEC

High School:Attended Tomahawk High School...

First female wrestler to qualify for the Wisconsin

High School State Championshipsplaced sec-

ond in 2006 State Championships

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Judy

LampeHas one brother, Anthony, and two sis-

ters, Amanda and Ashleylikes to run and play

cards hopes to become a personal trainer

Alyssa Lampe48 kg/105.5 lbs.

Jessica Medina51 kg/112.25 lbs.

U.S. WOMENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROSTER48 kg/105.5 lbs. Alyssa Lampe, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

51 kg/112.25 lbs. Jessica Medina, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

55 kg/121 lbs. Tatiana Padilla, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

59 kg/130 lbs. Kelsey Campbell, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

63 kg/138.75 lbs. Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)

67 kg/147.5 lbs. Kristie Davis, Oklahoma City, Okla. (New York AC)

72 kg/158.5 lbs. Stephany Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

Coaches Terry Steiner (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Vladislav Izboinikov

(Colorado Springs, Colo.); Keith Wilson (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Link

Davis (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

U.S. WOMENS WORLD TEAM


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Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: Sunkist Kids

College: Lindenwood

(Mo.)

High School:

Northview (Calif.)

Born: Dec. 19, 1990

Height: 5-7

2010: 10th in Junior

World Championships...Canada Cup champion U.S. World Team Trials

champion U.S. Open champion Klippan

Open champion FILA Junior Nationals champi-

on...

2009: Fifth in World Championships... U.S. World

Team Trials champion Third in FILA Junior

Nationals Fourth in U.S. Nationals

2008: Bronze medalist in World

Championships U.S. World Team Trials cham-

pion Third in Junior World Championships

Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials Fifth in U.S.

Nationals Pan American Championships gold

medalist Second in Dave Schultz Memorial

International

2007: Second in Junior World Championships

Second in U.S. World Team Trials Fourth in

U.S. Nationals... FILA Junior Nationals champi-on

2005:Austrian Ladies Open champion

USA Age-group: Four-time Junior Nationals

champion (2005-08) 2005 and 2006 FILA

Cadet Nationals champion Three-time USGWA

national champion (2004-06)

College:Attended Lindenwood (Mo.) University,

where she was coached by Jake Dieffenbach

High School: 2007 and 2008 ASICS National

High School Wrestler of the Year Graduated

from Northview (Calif.) High School

Personal: Daughter of Lisa Padilla U.S.

Olympic Training Center resident-athlete...

Tatiana Padilla55 kg/121 lbs.

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: Sunkist Kids

College:Arizona State

High School:

Milwaukie (Ore.)

Born: June 5, 1985

Height: 5-4

2010: Third in Canada

Cup U.S. World Team

Trials champion U.S.

Open champion Third

in Alexander Medved International Fourth in

Dave Schultz Memorial International Ivan

Yarygin Grand Prix champion

2009: Fourth in Hargobind International Sunkist

Kids International Open champion Third in

Poland Open Second in U.S. World Team

Trials Second in Pan American

Championships U.S. Nationals champion

Third in Klippan Ladies Open Fourth in Dave

Schultz Memorial International Fourth in Guelph

Open

2008: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials Third in

U.S. Nationals Third in Dave Schultz Memorial

International Fourth in Guelph Open

2007: Third in New York AC Holiday

International Fifth in U.S. World Team TrialsFifth in U.S. Nationals Womens Collegiate

Nationals champion

2005: Fifth in Sunkist International Open

2004: Sixth in Clan International Championship

(Canada)Fifth in Sunkist International Open

College: Wrestled for Arizona State, where she

was coached by Thom Ortiz

High School:Attended Milwaukee High School

and competed her senior year under Robert

Lipti

Personal: Daughter of Milton Campbell Sr. and

Christie CampbellHas one brother, Milton

Campbell Jr..Hobbies include singing, writing

music and dance. Resident-athlete at U.S.

Olympic Training Center

Kelsey Campbell59 kg/130 lbs.



9/21

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: Gator WC

High School:

Greenfield (Mass.)

Born: Oct. 13, 1986

Height: 5-5

2010: Third in Heydar

Aliyev Golden Grand

Prix Canada Cup

champion U.S. WorldTeam Trials champi-

on Pan American Championships gold medal-

ist U.S. Open champion Third in Outstanding

Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial International

Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International

2009: Seventh in World Championships... U.S.

World Team Trials champion Poland Open

champion Pan American Championships gold

medalist U.S. Nationals champion Ukrainian

Memorial International champion Dave Schultz

Memorial International champion Second in

Guelph Open


Hargobind International champion Eighth in

World Championships U.S. World Team Trials

champion World University champion Fourth

in U.S. Nationals Pan AmericanChampionships gold medalist

2007: Third in New York AC Holiday

International Hargobind International (Canada)

champion Second in Sunkist Kids International

Open Second in U.S. World Team Trials

Second in U.S. Nationals Second in Pan

American Championships Third in Dave

Schultz Memorial International Second in

Guelph Open (Canada)

2006: Second in Henri Deglane Challenge

Third in Clansmen International Sunkist

Kids/ASU International Open champion Second

in Dave Schultz Memorial Open

USA Age-group: Third in 2005 Junior

Nationals Fourth in 2004 Junior Nationals

High School: Attended Greenfield High School in

Massachusetts 2005 ASICS High School All-American Second Team member 2005 USGWA

National champion Third in 2003 and 2004

USGWA Nationals

Personal: Daughter of Sergey and Tatyana

PirozhkovaU.S. Olympic Training Center resi-

dent-athlete Native of Russia Has eight sib-

lings: Natalia, Viktor, Alex, Olga, Marina, Nina,

Rita and Maxim Likes to draw and go camping

Elena Pirozhkova63 kg/138.75 lbs.

Residence: Oklahoma

City, Okla.

Club: New York AC

College: Oklahoma

City University, Hudson

Valley CC

High School:Albany,

N.Y. (Colonie Central)

Born: Jan. 24, 1979

Height: 5-6

2010: Sixth in CanadaCup... U.S. World Team Trials champion

2009: Did not compete...

2008: Third in U.S. Olympic Team TrialsFourth

in U.S. Nationals Third in Alexander Medved

International

2007: World silver medalist Second in Warsaw

Cup Pan American Games gold medalist

U.S. World Team Trials champion U.S.

Nationals champion

2006: World bronze medalist U.S. World Team

Trials champion U.S. Nationals

championDave Schultz Memorial

championVehbi Emre Golden Grand Prix

championKlippan Golden Grand Prix champ

2005: U.S. World Team Trials champion

2004: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2003: World champion2002: World bronze medalist

2001: Second in U.S. World Team Trials

2000: World champion

1999: World silver medalist




USA Age-Group: 1998-2000, 2002 University

Nationals champion... 1998 Junior World champi-

on... 1998 FILA Junior Nationals champion...

College:Attends Oklahoma City Univ., where she

is coached by Archie Randall and Link Davis

Attended Hudson Valley Community College

Studied Physical Education...

High School:Attended Colonie Central High

School, where she was a member of the varsity

mens team coached by Andy Monin... wrestledon the junior varsity and varsity level... She was

also a member of the varsity softball team, where

she was named MVP and the top spring season

athlete in the school...

Personal: Daughter of Conrad and Nancy

Stenglein... Has two brothers, Matt and Joshua...

Her father and her brothers were wrestlers... Has

two daughters, Kayla Marano and Lilly Davis...

Her husband is Link Davis...

Kristie Davis67 kg/147.5 lbs.



10/21

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: Sunkist Kids

College: Missouri Valley

High School: Honolulu,

Hawaii (Moanalua)

Born:Aug. 10, 1984

Height: 5-6

2010: Canada Cup

champion... U.S. World

Team Trials champion

U.S. Open champion Second in Alexander

Medved International Klippan Open champion

2009: Hargobind International champion

Second in Sunkist Kids International Open U.S.

Nationals champion Third in Ukrainian Memorial

International Dave Schultz Memorial


2008: DNP in World Championships U.S. World

Team Trials champion World University champi-

on Fourth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials Pan

American Championships gold medalist Second

in Dave Schultz Memorial International

2007: New York AC Holiday International champi-

on Third in Sunkist Kids International Open

Third in Warsaw Cup Second in U.S. World

Team Trials Third in U.S. Nationals

2006: Second in U.S. World Team TrialsSecond in U.S. Nationals Womens College

Nationals champion

2005: Sunkist Kids/ASU International champion

2004: Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Second in U.S. Nationals Second in Dave

Schultz Memorial International... University World

champion Pan American Championships cham-

pion Manitoba Open champion (Canada)...

Second in University Nationals

2003: Third in U.S. World Team Trials Second

in Sunkist Kids International Open... Second in

University Nationals... Third in U.S. Nationals...

Second in FILA Junior Nationals...

College:Attended Missouri Valley College, where

she was coached by Carl Murphree... Second in

2004 U.S. College Nationals... Studied Exercise

Science...High School:Attended Moanalua High School,

where she was coached by Joel Kawachi... 2002

USGWA High School Nationals champion... Also

participated in judo...

Personal: Daughter of Stewart and Julie Lee...

Has one brother, Ian... Hobbies include going to

the beach... Holds a black belt in judo...

Stephany Lee72 kg/158.5 lbs.

MOST U.S. WORLDMOST U.S. WORLD

WOMENS TITLESWOMENS TITLESTricia Saunders 4 (1992, 1996, 1998,

1999)

Kristie Marano 2 (2000, 2003)

Sandra Bacher 1 (1999)

Iris Smith 1 (2005)

Clarissa Chun 1 (2008)Team USA 1 (1999(

U.S. OLYMPIC, WORLDU.S. OLYMPIC, WORLD

MEDALS, WOMENMEDALS, WOMENKristie Marano 9 (96W-s, 97W-s,

98W-s, 99W-s, 00W-g, 02W-b,

03W-g, 06W-b, 07W-s)

Tricia Saunders 5 (92W-g, 93W-s,

96W-g, 98W-g, 99W-g)

Shannon Williams 4 (91W-s, 93W-s,94W-s, 97W-s)

Patricia Miranda 4 (00W-s, 03W-s,

04O-b, 06W-b)

Sara McMann 4 (03W-s, 04O-s,

05W-b, 07W-b)

Jessica Medina is making her second

straight trip to the Worlds.



11/21

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: U.S. Army

College: Northern

Michigan

High School: Spring

Valley, Calif. (Monte

Vista)

Born: Nov. 27, 1984

Height: 5-7


Trials champion... Third in U.S. Open Third in

Dave Schultz Memorial International

2009: DNP in World Championships... U.S. World

Team Trials champion... Fifth in U.S. Nationals

Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International

2008: Fifth in Haparanda Cup Third in U.S.

Olympic Team Trials Fifth in U.S. Nationals

2007: Third in U.S. Nationals

2006: Fifth in Henri Deglane Challenge Second

in U.S. World Team TrialsU.S. Nationals champ

2005: University World Team Trials

championThird in U.S. Nationals

2004: Third in Sunkist Kids International Open.

USA Age-Group: Second in FILA Junior World

Team TrialsThird in 2002 Junior Nationals.

College:Attended Northern Michigan Univ.,where he was a member of the U.S. Olympic

Education Program...

High School:Attended Monte Vista High

School Third in 2003 state tournament

Personal: Son of Frank and Sarah Davis Has

six brothers, Joshua, Elijah, Isaac, Frank, Jason

and Jonny, and three sisters, Safra, Elona and

Cheyenne Hobbies include singing.

Residence: St. Louis,

Mo.

Club: New York AC

College: Northern

Michigan

High School: St. Louis,

Mo. (Christian Brothers

College)

Born: July 6, 1986

Height: 5-2


Trials champion... U.S. Open champion...

2009: Ninth in World Championships... U.S. World

Team Trials champion... Second in Pan American

Championships Second in U.S. Nationals

Dave Schultz Memorial champ


Eighth in Olympic Games U.S. Olympic Team



Second in Sunkist Kids International Second in

U.S. World Team Trials

2006: World University champion Third in Junior

Worlds Second in U.S. Nationals

2005: DNP in Junior World Championships

USA Age-group: Second in 2004 Junior

Nationals Third in 2003 Junior NationalsCollege: Graduate of Northern Michigan Univ.,

where he was enrolled in the U.S. Olympic

Education Center program

High School:Attended Christian Brothers

College High School Two-time state champ

Personal: Son of Deborah and the late Thomas

MangoHas one brother, Ryan, and one sister,

Natasha Ryan wrestles for Stanford...

Spenser Mango55 kg/121 lbs.

Jeremiah Davis60 kg/132 lbs.

U.S. GRECO-ROMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROSTER55 kg/121 lbs. Spenser Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (New York AC)

60 kg/132 lbs. Jeremiah Davis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

66 kg/145. lbs. Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

74 kg/163 lbs. Jake Fisher, Boise, Idaho (New York AC)

84 kg/185 lbs. Jake Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. Justin Ruiz, Boise, Idaho (New York AC)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)

Coaches Steve Fraser (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Momir Petkovic

(Colorado Springs, Colo.); Rob Hermann (Pensacola, Fla.); Dan Hicks

(Camp LeJeune, N.C.)

U.S. GRECO-ROMANWORLD TEAM


12/21

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: U.S. Army

College: Selcuk Univ.

(Turkey)

Born: Jan. 1, 1976

Height: 5-7


Trials champion...

Second in U.S. Open...

Fourth in Dave SchultzMemorial International...

2009: U.S. World Team Trials champion Third

in Pan American Championships U.S Nationals

champion


Third in U.S. World Team Trials

2007: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials Second

in U.S. Nationals Third in Haparanda Cup

Third in Vantaa Cup Fourth in New York AC

Holiday International

2004: Dave Schultz Memorial International cham-

pion

2003: Third in NYAC International... Sunkist Kids

International Open champion

2002: Second in NYAC Christmas International

Dave Schultz Memorial International champion

2001: Northern Plains Regional champion1999: Second in Dave Schultz Memorial

International

College:Attended Secluk Univ., where he was

coached by Halil Karacor and Huseyin Yavuz...

Earned a degree in Exercise Science... Also par-

ticipated in handball and judo...

High School:Attended Gazi High School in

Turkey, where he was coached by Mustafa

Sahin... Also played soccer, track & field and

taekwondo...

Personal: Son of Osman and Semiha Sahin...

Has two brothers, Ismail and M. Akif, and one sis-

ter, Ayse... He and his wife, Amanda, have a son,

Akif Nelson Sahin... Originally from Turkey...

Moved to the United States from Turkey in 2000...

Received U.S. citizenship in February, 2004...

Holds a rank of Specialist in the U.S. Army...Member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete

Program... Previously held position as a volunteer

assistant coach at the U.S. Olympic Education

Center at Northern Michigan Univ... Also compet-

ed in taekwondo for six years... Was a professor

at Selcuk Univ. in Turkey, teaching Exercise

Science...

Faruk Sahin66 kg/145.5 lbs.

Residence: Boise,

Idaho

Club: New York AC

College: Northern

Michigan

High School: Platte

City, Mo. (Platte

County)

Born: Feb. 20, 1984

Height: 5-10

2010: U.S. World TeamTrials champion U.S. Open champion

Second in Pan American Championships Dave

Schultz Memorial International champion

2009: Sunkist Kids International Open champi-

on Third in U.S. World Team Trials Second in

U.S. Nationals Third in Dave Schultz Memorial

International

2008: Second in Henri Deglane Challenge New

York AC International champion Third in U.S.

Nationals


on Second in Sunkist Kids International

Open Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials Fifth

in 2007 U.S. Nationals

2006: Second in New York AC Holiday

International Open Third in Sunkist Kids/ASU

International Open 2006 University NationalschampionSeventh in 2006 U.S. Nationals

2005: Sixth in Sunkist Kids/ASU International

Open Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials

Northern Plains Regional champion Seventh in

University Nationals

2004: Fifth in NYAC Christmas International

Third in University Nationals FILA Junior

Nationals champion

2003: Second in 2003 FILA Junior Nationals

Third in 2003 Northern Plains Regional Fourth

in 2000 Cadet Nationals

College:Attended Northern Michigan Univ.,

where he was a member of the U.S. Olympic

Education Center program coached by Ivan

Ivanov... Studied Sports Science

High School:Attended Platte County High

School, where he was coached by Phil DormanTwo-time state champion (2001-02) Fourth in

2000 state tournament Second in 1999 state

tournament Also lettered in soccer

Personal: Son of Robert and Charlotte Fisher

Has two brothers, Bobby and Steve, and one sis-

ter, Stacy Bobby also used to be enrolled in the

USOEC program Engaged to Jennifer

Adams Hobbies include water sports

Jake Fisher74 kg/163 lbs.



13/21

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: U.S. Air Force

College: Minnesota

High School: South

Saint Paul (Minn.)

Born: Feb. 15, 1980

Height: 5-10

2010: Fifth in Pytlasinki

International U.S.

World Team Trialschampion Third in U.S. Open

2007: Second in U.S. World Team Trials World

Cup silver medalist

2006: Second in Haparanda Cup DNP in World

Championships U.S. World Team Trials champi-

onU.S. Nationals championSecond in Armed

Forces Wrestling Championship.

2005: Second in U.S. World Team Trials Armed

Forces champion Second in Dave Schultz

Memorial International.

2004: Sunkist Kids International Open champi-

on Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Second in U.S. Nationals Second in Haparanda

Cup (Sweden) Third in Dave Schultz Memorial

International.

2003: Third in New York AC Christmas

International Sixth in World Cup Second inU.S. World Team Trials Second in U.S.

Nationals Second in Armed Forces

Championships Sixth in Dave Schultz Memorial

International.

2002: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials Third in

Haparanda Cup (Sweden)

2001: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials Second

in Armed Forces Championships Second in

Granma Cup (Cuba) Third in Haparanda Cup...

2000: CISM Military World Bronze Medalist

Fourth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials Armed

Forces champion Third in West Regional

Olympic Team Trials qualifier Third in

Haparanda Cup (Sweden) Fifth in Dave Schultz

Memorial International.

College:Attended the Univ. of Minnesota for one

year, where he was coached by J Robinson.High School:Attended South Saint Paul High

School... Two-time state champion (1997-98)...

Third in 1998 High School Senior Nationals

Personal: Son of Tamara Clark... Brother Joey is

a former wrestler and a former U.S. Marine who is

active in mixed martial arts... Hobbies include

playing blackjack and poker... Holds a rank of

Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Air Force Previously was a

Sgt. in the U.S. Marine Corps...

Jake Clark84 kg/185 lbs.

Residence: Boise,

Idaho

Club: New York AC

College: Nebraska

High School: Salt

Lake City, Utah

(Taylorsville)

Born:Aug. 9, 1979

Height: 5-11

2010: Third in

Pytlasinki

International U.S. World Team Trials champi-


ist U.S. Open champion Dave Schultz

Memorial International champion

2009: New York AC International Open champi-

on

2008: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials U.S.

Nationals champion Slovenia Grand Prix cham-

pion Pan American Championships gold medal-

ist Dave Schultz Memorial champion


on DNP in World Championships Member of

World team champions Pan American Games

gold medalist U.S. World Team Trials champi-


ist U.S. Nationals champion Third in Gedz

Tournament (Serbia) Dave Schultz MemorialInternational champion

2006: New York AC Holiday International Open

champion DNP in World Championships U.S.

World Team Trials championU.S. Nationals

champion

2005: World bronze medalist U.S. World Team


2004: New York AC Christmas International

champion Second in U.S. Olympic Team

Trials U.S. Nationals champion

2003: Second in World Cup DNP in World

Championships Second in Pan American

Games Second in U.S. World Team Trials

Fourth in U.S. Nationals.


Second in U.S. Nationals.

1999: Fifth in 1999 U.S. Nationals.College:Attended the Univ. of Nebraska, where

he was coached by Mark Manning... Fifth in 2002

and 2003 NCAA Championships...

High School:Attended Taylorsville High School...

Three-time state champion...

Personal: Son of Joe and Carrie Ruiz... Has two

brothers, Brandon and Jared... He and his wife,

Sarah, were married on Oct. 15, 2005 They

have one daughter, Brinklee

Justin Ruiz96 kg/211.5 lbs.



14/21

Residence: Colorado

Springs, Colo.

Club: U.S. Army

College: North Carolina

A&T

High School: Kings

Mountain (N.C.)

Born: Sept. 11, 1974

Height: 6-2

2010: Pytlasinki

International champi-

on U.S. World Team Trials champion GranmaCup champion Dave Schultz Memorial

International champion Second in Podubbny

Grand Prix

2009: World silver medalist... U.S. World Team

Trials champion Ion Corneanu Memorial cham-

pion Second in Pytlasinski International U.S.

Nationals champion Grand Prix of Slovenia

champion Second in Granma Cup (Cuba)

Dave Schultz Memorial International champion

Fifth in Vehbe Emri Grand Prix

2008: Seventh in Olympic Games U.S. Olympic

Team Trials champion U.S. Nationals champi-

on Haparanda Cup champion Second in

Hungary Grand Prix Second in Dave Schultz

Memorial International

2007: World bronze medalist Member of WorldTeam ChampionsPan American Games silver

medalist U.S. World Team Trials champion

Third in U.S. Nationals World Cup silver medal-

ist Dave Schultz Memorial International champi-

on

2006: Ninth in World Championships U.S.

World Team Trials champion U.S. Nationals

champion

2005: DNP in World Championships CISM

World Military champion (Lithuania)



2002: World champion U.S. World Team Trials

champion U.S. Nationals champion

2001: World Cup champion Second in U.S.

World Team Trials Second in U.S. Nationals

2000: Fourth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials1999: Sixth in World Championships

1998: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials

1997: Fifth in U.S. World Team Trials

College:Attended North Carolina A&T...

High School:Attended Kings Mountain High

School, where he was coached by Steve Moffitt...

1993 North Carolina state champion...

Personal: Son of Beverly Byers and grandson of

the late Theodore Byers...

Dremiel Byers120 kg/264.5 lbs.

U.S. WORLDU.S. WORLD

GRECO TITLESGRECO TITLESMike Houck (1985)

Dennis Hall (1995)

Rulon Gardner (2001)Dremiel Byers (2002)

Joe Warren (2006)

Team USA (2007)

U.S. OLYMPICU.S. OLYMPIC

GRECO TITLESGRECO TITLESSteve Fraser (1984)

Jeff Blatnick (1984)

Rulon Gardner (2000)

Contact informationAny journalists who desire interviews with

U.S. athletes or coaches should contact

USA Wrestlings Gary Abbott or Craig

Sesker. Abbott can be reached by e-mail at

[email protected] and Sesker can

be reached at [email protected].

They will be in Russia covering the event.

Dremiel Byers won a World title in

Greco-Roman wrestling in 2002.



15/21

Jones was named the

National Freestyle

Coach for USA

Wrestling in September

2008.

Jones previously spent

three seasons as the

head coach at the

University of

Pennsylvania. Jones

coached Penns Matt

Valenti to back-to-backNCAA titles in 2006 and 2007.

Jones was an Olympic Freestyle Coach for the

2004 U.S. Olympic Team, which competed in

Athens, Greece. The U.S. won three medals in

Athens, with a gold by Cael Sanderson and sil-

vers by Stephen Abas and Jamill Kelly.

Jones served as head coach for the American

team at the 2001 World Championships. The U.S.

placed fifth in the team standings and featured a

pair of silver medalists. Jones was the head

coach for a pair of U.S. teams that won champi-

onships at the World Cup. He was named

National Freestyle Coach of the Year by USA

Wrestling.

Jones was head coach of the 2003 Pan American

Games team, which won the team title and cap-

tured four individual gold medals. He also was onthe U.S. coaching staff for the 1996 and 2000

Olympic Games. Among the athletes he coached

were 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kendall Cross

and 2000 Olympic silver medalist Sammie

Henson.

Jones had an outstanding career at the interna-

tional level. He won a gold medal at the 1991

World Championships. Jones also claimed a silver

medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona,

Spain. He added a bronze medal at the 1995

World Championships. He placed fourth in the

1990 and 1993 World Championships. He was a

member of the U.S. squads that won World team

titles in 1993 and 1995.

Jones, a four-time World Cup champion, is a

Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling

Hall of Fame. Jones was voted Worlds MostTechnical Wrestler by FILA.

Jones wrestled on the 1988 NCAA Championship

team at Arizona State, where he was a NCAA

finalist and was a three-time All-American for the

Sun Devils.

Jones and his wife, Renee, have four children,

Jessica, David, Rebecca and Jacob.

Zeke JonesNational Coach

Zadick was hired as

Assistant National

Coach for USA

Wrestling in January

2009.

Zadick joins the U.S.

coaching staff after a

memorable career as a

competitor.

Zadick won a World

title in 2006 in

Guangzhou, China.

Zadick retired from competition after placing sec-

ond at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

Zadick had a standout collegiate career for the

University of Iowa.

He was a two-time All-American for the

Hawkeyes, capturing an NCAA title in 1996 while

wrestling under Dan Gable.

A native of Great Falls, Montana, Zadick won four

state titles for Great Falls High School.

Zadicks younger brother, Mike, won a World sil-

ver medal in freestyle wrestling in 2006.

Zadick also competed in the 2001 World

Championships, placing seventh.

He was a runner-up at the U.S. Olympic Team

Trials in 2000 and 2008. He was a three-time

U.S. Nationals runner-up (2003, 2006, 2008) and

a two-time World Team Trials runner-up (1999,2002).

Zadick was a U.S. Olympic Training Center

Resident athlete from 2004-2008, where his

freestyle career flourished on the mat under

Coach Terry Brands.

Bill ZadickAssistant Coach

U.S. FREESTYLECOACHES


16/21

Slay was hired as USA

Wrestling Assistant

National Coach and

Freestyle Resident

Coach in January 2009.

Slay will guide the

Resident Program at

the U.S. Olympic

Training Center in

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Slay turned in a sur-

prise performance atthe 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He

stunned many wrestling observers by winning an

Olympic gold medal in 2000. Slay knocked off

Russias Bouvaisa Saitiev en route to the gold

medal. Saitiev won Olympic titles in 1996, 2004

and 2008.

A native of Amarillo, Texas, Slay was a two-time

NCAA runner-up competing for the Univ. of

Pennsylvania, where he received a degree from

the Wharton School of Business.

Slay won three Texas state high school titles for

Tascosa High School, and was an all-district foot-

ball player.

Brandon SlayAssistant Coach

Smith served as a co-

head coach for the

2000 U.S. Olympic

Team, which competed

in Sydney, Australia.

The U.S. won four indi-

vidual medals, includ-

ing a gold medal from

Brandon Slay.

He also served as

coach for the 1999

U.S. World Team,which competed in Ankara, Turkey, placing sec-

ond in the team standings and winning three

medals, including a gold medal by Stephen Neal.

As coach of the 1998 U.S. World Team, the U.S.

placed third in the team standings in Tehran, Iran

with three medals, including a gold medal by

Sammie Henson.

He also was a coach on the 2009 U.S. World

Team.

He is currently the head coach at Oklahoma

State. He is the winningest coach in Oklahoma

State history, and has led the Cowboys to five

NCAA team titles (1995, 2003-2006). He has

coached 23 NCAA individual champions and five

Olympians, including 2004 silver medalist Jamill

Kelly. Oklahoma State has won 10 Big 12 team

titles under Smith. Seven times, Smith has beenBig 12 Coach of the Year.

As an athlete, Smith was considered by many the

best freestyle wrestler in U.S. history. He claimed

gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic

Games, and won four World gold medals (1987,

1989, 1990, 1991). His six straight World-level

titles is unprecedented. He also won titles at the

Pan American Games (twice), Goodwill Games

(twice) and the World Cup.

Smith won most of the major awards in amateur

athletics, including the James E. Sullivan Award,

the USOC SportsMan of the Year and the World

Trophy. He was FILA Wrestler of the Year in

1991, and won the 1990 FILA Master of

Technique Award. He is a member of the FILA

International Hall of Fame and the National

Wrestling Hall of Fame, along with many othermajor honors.

Smith was a two-time NCAA champion for

Oklahoma State (1987-88) and a three-time All-

American. He originally hails from Del City, Okla.,

where he won two state high school titles.

John SmithWorld Team Coach

Brands is an assistant

wrestling coach at the

University of Iowa. He

works with his twin

brother and head coach

Tom Brands to coach

the powerful Hawkeye

program.

Brands served as the

USA Wrestling National

Freestyle Resident

Coach and Assistant

National Freestyle Coach from 2005-2008.

He coached 2006 World Champion Bill Zadickand 2008 Olympic Champion Henry Cejudo.

Brands was one of the nation's greatest freestyle

wrestlers, winning World gold medals in 1993 in

Toronto, Canada and in 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. at 57

kg/125.5 pounds.

In 2000, he made a comeback and won the U.S.

Olympic Team Trials in Dallas, Texas at 58

kg/127.75 lbs. He earned a bronze medal at the

2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Terry BrandsWorld Team Coach

U.S. FREESTYLECOACHES


17/21

Steiner was named USA

Wrestlings full-time

National Womens

Coach in April 2002, the

first in USA Wrestlings

history.

He is responsible for the

training of Americas

elite women freestyle

wrestlers, as well as

coaching women

wrestlers who areinvolved in the U.S. Olympic Training Center resi-

dent athlete program. He will also play an impor-

tant role in the development of womens wrestling

in the United States.

For the first time, womens wrestlers competed in

the Olympic Games in 2004. Sara McMann won a

silver medal and Patricia Miranda won a bronze

medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Since becoming USA Wrestlings National

Womens Coach, U.S. teams on international

tours have turned in outstanding performances.

At the 2003 World Championships in New York,

all seven U.S. women won medals. Kristie

Marano won a gold medal for the U.S. as it tied

Japan for the team title.

Steiner also led the U.S. to the title at the 2003

World Cup, where the Americans defeated hostJapan to capture the title.

Steiner also guided two other U.S. athletes to

World titles - Iris Smith in 2005 and Clarissa Chun

in 2008.

Steiner worked six years as an assistant wrestling

coach at Wisconsin. He helped develop a number

of top wrestlers, including two-time NCAA champi-

on Donny Pritzlaff.

He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach

at Oregon State.

Steiner placed second in the 1998 U.S. Nationals.

He finished fourth in the 1996 Olympic Trials and

fifth in the 2000 Olympic Trials. He won a gold

medal at the 1996 Pan American Championships.

Steiner was a 1993 NCAA champion for the

University of Iowa, where he wrestled for Dan

Gable. He was named Outstanding Wrestler ofthe 1993 NCAAs.

He finished his college career as a three-time All-

American for the Hawkeyes. He received his

bachelors degree in social work from the

University of Iowa in 1993.

Steiner, originally from Bismarck, N.D., won two

state high school titles for Century High School.

Steiner and his wife, Jodi, have one daughter,

Raven.

Terry SteinerNational Coach

Izboinikov was hired as

the Womens Resident

Coach by USA

Wrestling in June 2005.

Izboinikov, called

Coach Izzy by his

athletes, served 10

years as a teacher and

wrestling coach at

Yucca Valley High

School in California.

Izboinikov is a Silver

level certified coach with USA Wrestlings

National Coaches Education Program.

He has coached U.S. womens wrestling teams

on foreign tours, and has participated in training

camps with the womens program.

Since he joined the womens staff, the U.S. has

crowned individual World champions in Iris Smith

(2005) and Clarissa Chun (2008).

He competed as an athlete and earned his

coaching degrees in his native Russia. Among his

top achievements was a second-place finish in

the Russian Junior National/World Team Tryouts

in 1989.

Izboinikov received his bachelors degree in

physical education from Moscow State University

of Physical Education in 1993. He also received

his Wrestling Coach diploma in Russia in 1993.He came to the United States in 1993.

Izboinikov is married, and his wifes name is

Pam. They have one son, Dimitri, and one

daughter, Alyssa.

Vladislav IzboinikovAssistant Coach

U.S. WOMENS COACHES


18/21

Davis serves as assistant

wrestling coach for

Oklahoma City

University, where he has

helped build its womens

wrestling program into a

national power. He works

in all aspects of both

mens and womens pro-

grams.

With Davis guidance,

OCU has won two con-secutive WCWA Womens national team titles and

was second at the nationals the previous season.

In three seasons, OCU womens wrestlers have

won eight individual WCWA national titles. Four

OCU womens wrestlers qualified for the 2008

Olympic Trials.

Davis has helped coach the U.S. Senior team

which competed at the 2010 Canada Cup, as well

as the 2010 Junior World team which competed in

Hungary. He also helped coach a WCWA college

team which competed at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Davis has coached a number of other teams that

have competed in Canadian tournaments.

Previously, Davis was a high-school assistant in

El Reno, Okla., in 2005-06. Davis had been a

head coach at Broken Arrow, Okla., from 2002-05.

Davis coached four-time state champion BrandonTucker and three-time state champ Shane Vernon

at Broken Arrow. Before then, Davis was also a

head coach at Poteau, Okla.

Davis was named Oklahoma Coaches Association

assistant coach of the year in 2002 after helping

Broken Arrow win the dual state championship.

With Oklahoma USA Wrestling, Davis was also an

assistant for Oklahomas three-time Junior

National Dual champion and 2001 runner-up

teams.

As a college wrestler, Davis was a member of

Central Oklahomas 1996 NCAA Division II run-

ner-up squad.

He is married to Kristie Davis, a two-time World

champion and nine-time World medalist in

womens freestyle wrestling, and a member of the

2010 U.S. World Team.

Link DavisWorld Team Coach

Wilson was a World

Team coach with the

2008 U.S. Womens

World Team in Tokyo,

Japan, which placed

fourth in the World team

standings and featured

gold-medalist Clarissa

Chun and bronze-medal-

ist Tatiana Padilla.

He was also a coach

with the 2009 U.S.

World Cup Team, which competed in Taiyuan,

China. The U.S. was fifth in the standings with a

2-2 team record. He was a member of the 2008

U.S. Olympic team staff, and has also coached at

the Pan American Championships.

He also served as World Team coach in 2009.

Wilson is the personal coach for 2008 World

champion and 2008 Olympian Clarissa Chun,

and has worked directly on a regular basis with a

number of other national-caliber women

wrestlers.

He has been a club coach with the Sunkist Kids

since 2001. The Sunkist Kids placed second at

the 2009 U.S. Nationals, led by three individual

champions.

Wilson is the owner and a coach at Rough House

MMA and Fitness in Colorado Springs, Colo. Heopened the club this year, which specializes in

wrestling, No-Gi Grappling, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay-Thai,

kickboxing, boxing and personal fitness.

Wilson was a member of the Greco-Roman Team

USA four times during his competitive career,

placing second in the World Team Trials in 2001,

and third in 1994, 1995 and 1997. He was sec-

ond at the U.S. Nationals twice during his career.

Wilson also won a bronze medal at the 1998 Pan

American Championships and was fifth in the

1996 World Cup.

He competed for the U.S. Marines for nine years

and the U.S. Army for five years during his

career. He was third in the 1991 World Military

Championships in freestyle, and was a medalist

at the Armed Forces Championships a number of

times.Wilson has also competed in No-Gi Grappling

and Mixed Martial Arts during his competitive

career.

He attended the Univ of Oklahoma for two years

under coach Jack Spates, and was a starter on

the varsity team. Wilson is originally from

Manassas, Va., where he was third in the state

for Stonewall Jackson High School.

Keith WilsonWorld Team Coach

U.S. WOMENS COACHES


19/21

Fraser joined USA

Wrestling as the

National Greco-Roman

Coach in October 1995.

Fraser led the U.S. to its

only team title in World

Championships history

when the Americans

captured the title in

2007 in Baku,

Azerbaijan. Brad Vering

(silver), Harry Lester

(bronze) and Dremiel Byers (bronze) each won

medals as the U.S. egded Russia by one point for

the team title.

Fraser also was in the corner when Rulon

Gardner shocked the World by knocking off three-

time Olympic champion Alexander Karelin in the

2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Karelin

was unbeaten in international competition before

suffering a loss to Gardner in the Olympic finals.

Gardner also won an Olympic bronze medal in

2004 in Athens, Greece.

Fraser coached Gardner to a World title in 2001,

and also helped guide Dremiel Byers (2002) and

Joe Warren (2006) to World titles.

Fraser won a gold medal for the U.S. at the 1984

Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He became the

first U.S. wrestler to win an Olympic title in Greco-Roman wrestling. He beat three-time World cham-

pion Frank Andersson of Sweden en route to win-

ning his Olympic title.

He also was a member of the 1979 and 1982 U.S.

World Teams. He won a gold medal at the 1983

Pan American Games.

Fraser was inducted into the National Wrestling

Hall of Fame in 1994.

He was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year

in 1984, and was a finalist for the James E.

Sullivan Award that year.

He was a two-time All-American for the University

of Michigan. He earned a bachelors degree in

physical education in 1980.

He was a Michigan state high school champion

for Hazel Park High School.

Fraser was an assistant coach at the University ofMichigan from 1980-87, and at Eastern Michigan

from 1987-93. He also coached the Michigan

Wrestling Club for 10 years.

He has three children, Kellen, Kerrin and Hannah.

Steve FraserNational Coach

Petkovic joined USA

Wrestling as its

Assistant National

Greco-Roman Coach in

May 2002.

Petkovic assists in the

training and recruitment

of athletes for the U.S.

Olympic Training

Center resident athlete

program.

Petkovic helped guidethe U.S. to its first World Championships team

title in American history in 2007 in Baku,

Azerbaijan. Two of the U.S. wrestlers Petkovic

worked closely with - Brad Vering (second) and

Lindsey Durlacher (fifth) - turned in key perform-

ances that led to that historic team victory.

He also coached Joe Warren to a World title in

2006 in Guangzhou, China, and coached Adam

Wheeler to an Olympic bronze medal in 2008 in

Beijing, China.

Petkovic was a 1976 Olympic gold medalist in

Greco-Roman wrestling, competing for the former

Yugoslavia. He also claimed three World silver

medals in 1978, 1979 and 1981, and a World

bronze medal in 1977.

Petkovic placed fourth at the 1984 Olympic

Games in Los Angeles. He wrestled international-ly in Greco-Roman from 1970-84.

He came to the United States in 1986. He served

as a club coach for the New York Athletic Club for

six years.

He was a member of the 2000 U.S. Greco-

Roman Olympic Team coaching staff, as well as

the 2001 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team coach-

ing staff. The U.S. placed third at both competi-

tions.

Petkovic also assisted at the 1988 U.S. Olympic

Training Camp in Big Bear, Calif., and also

helped prepare the 1991 U.S. Greco-Roman

World Team.

Petkovic and his wife have one son, Sasha, and

one daughter, Irona.

Momir PetkovicAssistant Coach

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Hermann has recently

been named the head

coach for USA

Wrestling's Greco-

Roman program at the

U.S. Olympic Education

Center at Northern

Michigan University. He

will officially assume his

duties at Northern

Michigan on August 16.

Hermann served as thehead coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, which

won three silver medals at the Atlanta Olympic

Games. Capturing silver medals were Brandon

Paulson (52 kg), Dennis Hall (57 kg) and Matt

Ghaffari (130 kg). He was also the assistant

coach of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team, which won

three medals in the Sydney Olympic Games,

including Olympic champion Rulon Gardner (130

kg), silver medalist Matt Lindland (76 kg) and

bronze medalist Garrett Lowney (97 kg).

He was also head coach of the 1993 U.S. World

Team, which was 14th at the World

Championships. Hermann also was an assistant

coach with the 1994 and 1997 U.S. World Teams.

He was the head coach of the 1995 Pan

American Games team which placed second.

Hermann also served as head coach of the 1990Pan American Championships team and the 1992

World Cup team. He was also coach of the 1991

and 1995 U.S. CISM World Military teams.

Since 1983, he has served the head coach of the

All-Navy team, where he has developed a number

of nationally ranked athletes. Among the athletes

he worked with was 2008 Olympic bronze medal-

ist Adam Wheeler.

He was named USA Wrestling Greco-Roman

Coach of the Year in both 1992 and 1996.

Hermann is a gold certified coach with USA

Wrestlings National Coaches Education Program,

the highest level of achievement.

As an athlete, Hermann competed on three U.S.

World teams and won a bronze medal at the 1983

Pan American Games. He won four U.S. Senior

national titles, and competed in five World Cups.During his career, Hermann was a CISM World

Military champion, and captured 11 Armed Forces

titles. He was named 1984 and 1992 Navy Athlete

of the Year. Hermann was a 12-time All-Navy

Wrestling champion. He hails from Crystal River,

Fla., where he was a 1976 Florida state high

school champion...

Rob HermannWorld Team Coach

Hicks serves as the

head coach of the U.S.

Marine Corps wrestling

team, which is sta-

tioned in Camp

LeJeune, N.C. He has

served as head coach

of the All-Marine

wrestling team since

2004.

Hicks has coached a

number of Greco-

Roman Team USA members during his years as

the coach of the U.S. Marine Corps. His teams

have placed second in the Armed Forces

Championships every year since 2004.

He also served as a coach for the 2007 Pan

American Games team, which competed in Rio

de Janiero, Brazil. The U.S. won six medals,

including gold medals from Harry Lester, Brad

Vering and Justin Ruiz. Hicks was also a member

of the 2006 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team

coaching staff.

Hicks has served as assistant coach for the U.S.

CISM World Military Championships team three

times. He coached the 2007 U.S. CISM team

which competed in the CISM Games in

Hyderabad, India. He also coached the 2008 U.S.

CISM team which competed in Split, Croatia. Heis also coaching the 2010 U.S. CISM team which

is competing in Lahti, Finland in mid-August.

He has coached numerous U.S. teams in interna-

tional competition, leading teams which have

competed in Sweden, Finland, France, Poland,

Serbia and Greece.

Hicks holds a rank of Major with the U.S. Marine

Corps. He has served overseas with the U.S.

Marine Corps fleet during his military career.

As an athlete, Hicks was a successful internation-

al wrestler competing for the U.S. Marine Corps.

He qualified for five Greco-Roman national

teams, and was second in the 1998 World Team

Trials. He was a placewinner in the U.S. Olympic

Team Trials three times (1996, 2000, 2004).

Hicks was second in the 1999 U.S. Senior

Nationals, and placed third in the national cham-pionships three times (1997, 2002, 2004). He

was a 1996 World Cup bronze medalist.

Hicks was a five-time Armed Forces Greco-

Roman champion during his career. In 2000, he

won a bronze medal at the CISM Military World

Championships, and in 1999, he placed fourth in

the CISM Military World Games...

Dan HicksWorld Team Coach

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10 STORY IDEAS FOR

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:1. Herbert back for more - Jake Herbert

won a silver medal in his first trip to Worlds

in 2009. Hes the lone returning U.S. WorldTeam member in freestyle in 2010. He

recently won a silver medal at the Heydar

Aliyev Grand Prix event in Azerbaijan.

2. Byers seeking 2nd World title - 2002

World champion Dremiel Byers has won

bronze and silver medals in his last two

trips to Worlds. He was second in 2009,

and has looked strong this season. He

recently beat 2004 Olympic champion

Khasan Baroev from Russia.

3. New name, same goal for Davis -

Kristie Davis, formerly Kristie Marano, is

headed to her 10th World tournament.

Shes won a record nine medals, including

two World titles.

4. Zadick primed to win gold - 2006

World silver medalist Mike Zadick has put

together a superb season and is looking

like a contender for a World title.

5. Padilla looking for more hardware -

Tatiana Padilla is just 19, but she already

owns World finishes of third and fifth in

womens freestyle. She narrowly missed

making the finals of the 2009 Worlds.

6. Ruiz back on Greco World Team -

Justin Ruiz has returned after a year off

and landed a spot on his fifth World Team

in Greco-Roman wrestling. He won aWorld bronze medal in 2005 and has wres-

tled well this season.

7. Clark aiming high - Jake Clark has

made his second World Team. The former

U.S. Marines wrestler is now with the U.S.

Air Force. Clark has long been one of the

most talented Greco wrestlers in the World

and is focused on winning his first medal.

8. Warrior mentality pays off for Sigman

- Les Sigman beat out former college rival

Tervel Dlagnev, a 2009 World bronze

medalist, to make his first World Team.

Sigman has beaten two World medalists

and two Olympians this season.9. Elena ready to reach the podium -

Russian-born Elena Pirozhkova returns to

her roots for the Worlds. She is seeking

her first medal in her third trip to this event.

10. Metcalf set for the big stage - Two-

time NCAA champion Brent Metcalf shifts

his focus to the international level. Metcalf

placed third in the recent event in Baku.

Jake Herbert (top) won a World silver medal in freestyle in 2009.

STORY IDEASFOR WORLDS

2010 wrestling world championships - moscow freestyle and greco roman wrestling

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