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2005 Veterans Freestyle US National Championships

The Veterans Freestyle US National Championships was held in the New Orleans, LA,  April 9, 2005. It was run alongside Southeast JR Regionals. 

2005

2005 Veterans Wrestling National Champions

In 2005, the Veterans 8th Freestyle Wrestling US National Championships and the 
Veterans 3rd Greco-Roman Wrestling National Championships were held in 
New Orleans, Louisiana. The Veterans 2nd Folkstyle National Championships 
was also held in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The following is a list of the National Champions
from those tournaments.

2005 Vets Greco-Roman and Freestyle US Nationals - New Orleans

Freestyle
New Orleans, LA
April 8-9, 2005

Division A
58kg - Carlos Bertot
63kg - Rob Porter
69kg - Anibal Nieves
76kg - uncontested
85kg - Jeff Anderson
97kg - uncontested
130kg - uncontested

Division B
58kg - Clinton Brooks
63kg - Don Horning
69kg - Ronald Hughes
76kg - Russ Schenk
85kg - Steve Smith
97kg - Mark Tracey
130kg - uncontested

Division C
58kg - Mark LaVassuer
63kg - Larrick Johnson
69kg - Gogi Parseghian
76kg - Richard Moore
85kg - Staff Polk
97kg - Bruce Hulme
130kg - uncontested

Division D
58kg - Steve Hart
63kg - Peter Zurflieh
69kg - Jim Lucas
76kg - David East
85kg - Tony Peraza
97kg - Ronald Alan Cole
130kg - Gerald Ponce

Division E
58kg - uncontested
63kg - Shirzad Ahmadi
69kg - Jim Baron
76kg - James Butcher
85kg - Donald Apodaca
97kg - Joe Rensbeck
130kg -  uncontested

Comparison Chart FREESTYLE 2004 v 2005

Weight Division A Division B Division C Division D

Division E
04 05 04 05 04 05 04 05 04 05
58 kg 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 1 1
63 kg 6 3 4 2 1 2 5 2 1 3
69 kg 7 2 5 2 5 1 2 2 5 2
76 kg 7 2 7 3 6 2 1 1 2 1
85 kg 7 0 5 3 6 3 2 2 4 2
97 kg 6 0 8 3 3 3 2 3 3 2
130 kg 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Total 43 9 33 14 22 13 18 12 19 11
Total Participants
Freestyle		 2004 - 135 2005 - 59
Total Participants
Greco-Roman		 2004 - 92 2005 - 54
Total Participants
Folkstyle		 2004 - 58 2005 - 58
Total
Participants		 2004 - 285 2005 - 171

 

John Bennet vs Jim Lucas
(Picture by permission George Dunn)

Loren Rabnick vs Peter Zurfleih
(Picture by permission George Dunn)

Mark Lavasseur vs George Dunn
(Picture by permission George Dunn)

Ron Cole vs Jack Nutter
(Picture by permission George Dunn)

Sonny Boyd vs Donald Apodaca
(Picture by permission George Dunn)

 

Weight Wrestler Club/Country
Division A (35-40)
127.75/58kg 1. Carlos Bertot 
2. Darren Petty 		 Louisiana
Indiana
138.75/63kg 1. Rob Porter
2. Pat Higa 
3. Dave Nowick 		 Illinois
California
Colorado
152/69kg 1. Anibal Nieves 
2. Aaron Miner 		 Massachusetts
New York
167.5/76kg 1. Jeff Anderson 
2. Roberto Furtado 		 Michigan
Louisiana
187.25/85kg Uncontested  
213.75/97kg Uncontested

 

  
286/130kg Uncontested

 

  
Division B (41-45)
127.75/58kg 1. Clinton Brooks Missouri
138.75/63kg 1. Don Horning 
2. Jamey Kasser		 Ohio
Ohio
152/69kg 1. Ronald Hughes 
2. Warner Bouzek		 California
South Carolina
167.5/76kg 1. Russ Schenk
2. Bryan Wilkes 
3. Clay Holly 		 Indiana
Florida
Oklahoma
187.25/85kg 1. Steve Smith 
2. Curtis Nelson 
3. Jay Terry 		 California
California
Washington
213.75/97kg 1. Mark Tracey 
2. Steven Goss
3. Michael Porcelli 		 Oregon
Michigan
Florida
286/130kg Uncontested  
Division C (46-50)
127.75/58kg 1. Mark LaVassuer
2. George Dunn 		 Minnesota
Washington
138.75/63kg 1. Larrick Johnson 
2. Jon Silver 		 Tennessee
California
152/69kg 1. Gogi Parseghian California
167.5/76kg 1. Richard Moore 
2. Joe Scully 		 Florida
California
187.25/85kg 1. Staff Polk 
2. Mike Marr
3. Richard Evans 		 New Mexico
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
213.75/97kg 1. Bruce Hulme 
2. Jeff Henry 
3. Tim Rock 		 Ohio
California
New Jersey
286/130kg Uncontested  
Division D (51-55)
127.75/58kg 1. Steve Hart  Colorado
138.75/63kg 1. Peter Zurflieh 
2. Loren Rabnick		 Pennsylvania
Ohio
152/69kg 1. Jim Lucas 
2. John Bennett 		 California
Connecticut
167.5/76kg 1. David East  California
187.25/85kg 1. Tony Peraza 
2. Steve Contarino 		 New York
Florida
213.75/97kg 1. Ronald Alan Cole 
2. Jack Nutter 
3. Dave Wadsworth 		 Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
286/130kg 1. Gerald Ponce  California)
Division E (56+)
127.75/58kg 1. Shirzad Ahmadi  Connecticut
138.75/63kg 1. Jim Baron 
2. Charles Hotcavea
3. Kevin Martin 		 Texas
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
152/69kg uncontested  
167.5/76kg 1. James Butcher  Virginia
187.25/85kg 1. Donald Apodaca
2. Sonny Boyd 		 California
Virginia
213.75/97kg 1. Joe Rensbeck 
2. Igor Gorodetsky		 Wisconsin
Maryland
286/130kg uncontested  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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