Calendar of Spring/Summer Events

USAW Cadet/Junior National Championships - July 22-29, Fargo North Dakota

Congratulations to Brandon Schweitzer of West Henderson High School. He became North Carolina's 6th ever Cadet Greco-Roman All American, placing 5th. Congratulations and thanks also to all our National Team members - you represented North Carolina very well. More information on Team NC can be found on the NCUSAW website.

     National Team SPONSORS
     MESSAGE BOARD
     Complete Team NC Results

     Wrestlers Bound for Fargo, by Sara Koenig, for North Carolina iHigh, July 17
     Team Profiles, by Sara Koenig, for North Carolina iHigh, July 18

     More tournament coverage from TheMat.com

USAW Kids Nationals - July 5-8, Waterloo Iowa

  RESULTS of NC wrestlers:
    Cory Freeland (Novice 140) - 1st Greco, 1st Freestyle
    Robert Hoy (Schoolboy 160+) - 2nd Greco, 4th Freestyle
    Kyle Hood (Schoolboy 160++) - 5th Greco, 6th Freestyle

AAU Grand Nationals - June 28 - July 1, Dayton Ohio

   Wrestlers who competed from North Carolina were Zach Camp, Jalil Dozier, Jake Smith, Mike Valldeperas, Jermey McKinney, Dusty McKinney, Tripp Rogers, Jared Hogan, Chris Sinclair, Justin Sparrow, Zack Rogers, Michael Hogan, Daniel Humphries, and Cameron Drye. (Note: These are the wrestlers that notified me they competed. If anyone else did, please let me know.

   RESULTS:
      North Carolina finishes 2nd overall in Greco-Roman, behind Florida
         Jalil Dozier - 5th Greco, 6th Freestyle
         Jake Smith - 4th Greco, 5th Freestyle
         Mike Valldeperas - 4th Greco
         Jermey McKinney - 1st Greco, 4th Freestyle (Elite 114.5)
         Chris Sinclair - 1st Greco, 1st Freestyle (Espoir 149.5)
         Tripp Rogers - 2nd Greco (Cadet 112)
         Dusty McKinney - 2nd Greco, 4th Freestyle (Schoolboy 105)
         Justin Sparrow - 4th Freestyle
         Cameron Drye - 2nd Sombo, 4th Greco, 5th Freestyle
         Zach Camp - 2nd Sombo (Cadet 130)
         Kyle Hood - 3rd Sombo, 2nd Greco, 3rd Freestyle (Schoolboy 160+)
         Daniel Humphries - 3rd Sombo, 6th Greco
   PICTURES

NHSCA National Open Championships - July 2-4, Birmingham Alabama

   Listing of North Carolina wrestlers who competed
   Complete Tournament Results

   HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION: Congratulations to Nick Mayhew, who placed 7th at 103.
      North Carolina tied for 19th place as a team

   MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION:
      Edward Sawyer - 5th, 115 lbs
      Justin Roldan - 8th, 155 lbs
      John Buck - 1st, 190 lbs
      Garron Edginton - 2nd, 190 lbs
      Ricky Kinner - 3rd, 220 lbs

   ELEMENTARY DIVISION:
      Daniel Holbert - 8th, 90 lbs
      Matthew Sheppard - 7th, 115 lbs
      Rusty Dayton - 3rd, 155 lbs

   Congratulations to all these wrestlers for a great performance!

USAW Cadet Women's National Open Championships - June 1-4, Battle Creek  Michigan

   Congratulations to Lindsey Orabona, of Havelock, who earned All-American status by placing 4th. Other competitors from North Carolina included Jennifer Smith (Elizabeth City), Erin Murphy (Havelock), and Anna Matteson (Staley).
    Complete results for NC wrestlers

USAW Southeast Kids/Cadet Regional - May 27-29, Jacksonville  Florida

   NC Results

East Coast Junior Duals - May 27-28, Maryland

   Congratulations to the North Carolina team who competed at the East Coast Junior Duals. NC placed 4th in Freestyle, with wins over New Jersey and Connecticut, and losses to New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The team was 2nd in Greco, with wins over New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Virginia; only loss to Pennsylvania. Team members were: Nick Mayhew, Kane Long, Brandon Palmer, Greg Balch, Robby Fryer, Tyrone Hodge, Jermaine Hodge, Troy Simmons, Matt Oeser, Daniel Llamas, Drew Llamas, Joe Runkle, Sean Paez, Randy Corpuz, Mike Valldeperas, Josh Grindel, and Josh Triplett.

State Freestyle/Greco-Roman Championships - May 13, Wake Forest-Rolesville

   Results

USA University National Freestyle Championships - UNC's JohnMark Bentley places 5th at 152 lbs.

Saturday, April 8 - Lake Taylor HS, Norfolk, Virginia - prior to the Virginia Challenge, two VA middle school national teams competed against North Carolina teams. Results.

Congratulations to Riverside's Brandon Palmer and his brother Colton, who competed at the Reno World Championships. Brandon went 5-2, placing 5th out of 76 wrestlers at 115 lbs, and Colton was 3-2, one match away from placing in the top 6 at 73 lbs.

Ohio Tournament of Champions - April 29, 2000. The Largest One-Day Amateur Wrestling Tournament in the World! Many NC wrestlers competing. Tournament Results
    North Carolina wrestlers who placed:

• Spencer Collazos (Fayetteville, 4th, Bantam 40)
• Dylon Wolf (Castle Hayne, 4th, Midget 80)
• Hunter Wolf (Castle Hayne, 5th, Midget 85)
• Joshua Patch (Salisbury, 3rd, Midget 130)
• Carlton Thornton (Carrboro, 6th, Midget 130)
• Cory Freeland (Shelby, 2nd, Junior 140)
• Randall Herring (Wilson, 4th, Junior 140)
• Reid Fliehr (Charlotte, 5th, Junior 140)
• Robert Hoy (Huntersville, 4th, Schoolboy 110)
• Gary Strickland (Marshall, 5th, Schoolboy 110)
• Corey White (Fayetteville, 6th, Schoolboy 140)
• Matthew Finneran (Cary, 5th, Cadet 95)
• Brandon Palmer (Durham, 3rd, Cadet 118)
• Jermez Herring (Fayetteville, 2nd, Cadet 200)
• Robert Sanders (Fayetteville, 6th, Cadet 200)
• Nick Mayhew (Cary, 4th, Elite 106)
• Jermey McKinney (Mount Holly, 2nd, Elite 115)
• David Johnson (Raleigh, 4th, Elite 132)
• Carlos Garcia (Fayetteville, 5th, Elite 143)
• Jarell Bellamy (Wilmington, 5th, Elite 165)
• Jamel McLean (Rocky Point, CHAMPION, Elite 178)