Three area wrestlers win at U.S. Team Trials
May 30, 2009 4:15 PM
NEWS SERVICES
Three area wrestlers won championships at the U.S. World Team Trials on Saturday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Jessica Medina defeated fellow Colorado Springs resident Patricia Miranda 1-0, 0-4, 4-3 in the women's freestyle finals at 112 pounds.
At 130, Olympic Training Center resident Deanna Rix beat Kelsey Campbell of Milwaukie, Ore, 3-0, 1-0.
And at 264.5 pounds in men's Greco-Roman, OTC resident Dremiel Byers beat local Brandon Rupp 1-0, 2-0.
Three other locals placed second.
Ali Bernard of New Ulm, Minn., topped the Springs' Jenna Pavlik lost at 158.5,
In men's Greco-Roman, local Jess Hargrave was pinned at 163 pounds by Harry Lester of Marquette, Mich.
The OTC's T.C. Danztler lost in the 185 finals to Chas Betts of St. Michael, Minn, 2-0, 2-1.
