California USA Wrestling

1997 State Event Results
Greco Roman State Championships
Modesto, April 4-6, 1997
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announce Thank you to San Joaquin Wrestling Association for hosting this event. The Director of SJWA is Frank Clementi and the host school coach (Johansen High School) is Chris Wolfley who worked together to create this championship. It always takes numerous volunteers to make this type of tournament work and to them a very special thank you. We appreciate the 68 volunteer Mat and Pairing Officials who generously donated their time and energy to work this event.

518 athletes total competed in this event:

  • 48 Midgets (9-10)
  • 79 Novice (11-12)
  • 91 Schoolboy (13-14)
  • 163 Cadets (15-16)
  • 137 Juniors

    Midgets (9-10)

    50 lbs
    1  Brandon Bettencourt - Turlock
    2  Joughey Saunders - Bulldogs
    3  Kevin Clay - Eagles
    
    55 lbs
    1  Schuyler Palmer - No Mercy
    2  Daniel Garcia - Quicksilver
    3  Joshua Rivas - Quicksilver
    4  John Basinger - Eagles
    5  Derek Torculas - Quicksilver
    
    60 lbs
    1  Horik Kazaryan - Marshall
    2  Tommy Leon - Ripon Tribe
    3  Daryl Swift - Eagles
    4  Raymond Felix - Merced Bears
    5  Haden Baker - Edwards Bulldogs
    6  Andrew Schuler - Ripon
    
    65 lbs
    1  Aaron Palacios - Quicksilver
    2  Tony Barrios - Chula Vista Badgers
    3  Andy Perez - Delta WC
    4  Nicholas Bardsley - Hoover Matmasters
    5  Brock Collette - CA Muscle
    
    70 lbs
    1  Nicholas Leon - Marshall
    2  Armando Gonzalez - Gilroy Hawks
    3  Joshua Williams - Titans
    4  Cody Vasconcellos - Hughson Huskies
    5  Zachary Johnson - Wasco WC
    6  Tony Perez - Modesto Jaguars
    
    75 lbs
    1  Josh Summers - CA Muscle
    2  William Velasquez - Ceres
    3  Ricardo Sifuentes - San Gabriel Vlly
    4  Justin McDonough - Team Hill
    5  Martin Beeler - Ripon Tribe
    
    80 lbs
    1  Caleb Barnes - USA Wild
    2  Randy Doherty - Tulare Titans
    3  Levon Zhamkochyan - Marshall
    4  Josiah Biondo - C.Y.
    
    85 lbs
    1  Kenneth Vaughan - Central Coast 
    2  Matt Rufert - Tulare Titans
    
    90 lbs
    1  David Ehrler - Turlock WC
    2  Jose Herdia - Quicksilver
    
    Midgets Team Champion:  No Mercy Wrestling Club
    

    Novice (11-12)

    60 lbs
    1  Cory Borges - Hughson
    2  Brett Land - Titans
    3  Tylor Dillashaw - AMA
    4  T. J. Owens - Ripon Tribe
    5  Curtis Schurkamp - Oakdale
    6  Estevan Jimenez - Calexico
    
    65 lbs
    1  Micah Ferguson - CA Muscle
    2  Blake Parreira - Tulare Titans
    3  Joe Belmonte - Atascadero
    4  Cody Cramer - Mariposa
    5  Justin Rosete - Soaring Eagles
    6  Antonio Hernandez - Wasco
    
    70 lbs
    1  Chad Mendes - Lemoore Farm Boyz
    2  Jonathon Miranda - Oakdale
    3  Billy Exline - Oakdale
    4  Dominic Brooke - Tri-Valley
    5  Sergio Santillan - Chula Vista
    6  Ryan Outlaw - Pleasant Hill
    
    75 lbs
    1  Govork Atimizyan - Marshall Hye
    2  Glenn Rhees - Atascadero
    3  Jason Williams - Titans
    4  Marcus Solorio - Soaring Eagles
    5  Kenny White - Ripon
    6  Bryan Scambler - Chula Vista
    
    80 lbs
    1  Brandon Halsey - No Mercy
    2  Nerses Mkrtchyan - Marshall Hye
    3  Erik Shortenhaus - CYC
    4  Alex Dyas - No Mercy
    5  Ardrian Sifuentes - San Gabriel Vlly
    6  Matthew Melert - Coyote Valley
    
    85 lbs
    1  Jason Sanchez - Steel City Devils
    2  Matthew Diaz - Quicksilver
    3  Michael Loomis - CA Muscle
    4  Michael Chavez - Corcoran
    5  Adam Vasconcellos - Hughson
    6  Jorge Perez - Modesto Jaguars
    
    90 lbs
    1  Jaymeson Davis - No Mercy
    2  Orlando Landois - Wasco Tigers
    3  Aaron Miller - So Cal Kids
    4  Ricky Torculas - Quicksilver
    5  Tyler Wever - CYC
    
    95 lbs
    1  Theresa Gordon-Dick - Ukiah 
    2  Michael Williamson - Oakdale
    3  Dillon Rhodes - Renegades
    4  Will Price - CYC
    
    100 lbs
    1  Yuri Kaika - Terminators
    2  Marcus Garcia - Tulare Titans
    3  Mark Zabala - Coyote Valley
    4  Artur Gyurdzhyan - Marshall
    
    105 lbs
    1  Daniel Murphree - Napa Valley
    2  Jerome Zachariah - Ukiah
    3  Jared Jett - No Mercy-Vista
    
    110 lbs
    1  Scott Ferguson - Clovis
    2  Mike Amin - West F/S
    3  Daniel Bobbit - Lobos
    
    115 lbs
    1  Jedd Green - Oakdale
    2  Tyler Bernacchi - Mariposa
    
    Novice Team Champion:  No Mercy Wrestling Club
    

    Schoolboy (13-14)

    70 lbs
    1  Armen Gyurazhyan - Marshall
    2  James Leon - No Mercy
    3  Mark McDonald - Modesto
    4  Jacob Johnson - Huskies
    
    75 lbs
    1  Benjamine Frietze - Inland Vipers
    2  Justin Kamperman - SC Jets
    3  James Holt - Titan
    
    80 lbs
    1  Andrade Darmadzhyan - Marshall
    2  Roberto Martinez - Team Thunder
    3  Kyle Herrington - Delta
    4  Chad Tonso - Golden State
    5  Anthony Borges - Huskies
    6  Rico Valledor - Panther
    
    85 lbs
    1  Ryan Burton - Folsom Mad Dawg
    2  Daniel Cadwallader - So Cal
    3  Drew Fredenburg - Coyote Valley
    4  Joshua Bristow - Golden Falcon
    5  Steve Gee - CYC
    6  Oscar Romero - Lobo
    
    90 lbs
    1  Steven Esparza - So Cal Kids
    2  Robert DeLa Rosa III - Tri-Valley
    3  Antonio Franco - Bakersfield Express
    4  Michael Martinez - Golden Hawks
    5  Bryan Herrington - Delta
    6  James Nelson - CA Muscle
    
    95 lbs
    1  Jeffrey Bristol - Temecula
    2  Christopher Angelo - Chula Vista Badgers
    3  Chris Castleman - Coyote Valley
    4  Kenny Bertron - Coyote Valley
    5  David Coles - So Cal Kids
    
    100 lbs
    1  Justin Harl - Bakersfield Express
    2  Randall Huyck - Lompoc
    3  Solomon Gordon-Dick - Ukiah
    4  Jonathan Keene - So Cal Kids
    5  Joseph Souza - Hughson
    6  Humberto Urguizo - Merced
    
    105 lbs
    1  Dustin Tillman - Tri-City Blackhawks
    2  Hovik Gyurdzhyan - Marshall
    3  Sammy Felix - Merced Bears
    4  Ruben Ybarra - Team Fujii
    5  Abraham Ruelas - Salinas Valley WC
    6  Leo Arcos - Oakdale
    
    110 lbs
    1  Gerzain Hernandez - Soaring Eagles
    2  Frank Gill - So Cal Kids
    3  Mickey Mercado - Golden Hawks
    4  Matthew Bardsley - Hoover Mat Masters
    5  Todd Guevarra - Jr Express
    6  Anthony Rubalcava - Spartans
    
    115 lbs
    1  Juan Mora - No Mercy
    2  Roddy Van Noy - Golden State
    3  Dennis Valverde - Oakdale
    4  Nick Hernandez - Golden Hawks
    5  Brandon Araki - Buchanan
    6  Matthew Gross - Tracy
    
    120 lbs
    1  Miguel Gutierrez - Golden Hawks
    2  Garrett Lane - Bad Cats North
    3  Grant Barnes - USA Wild
    4  John Melert - Coyote Valley
    5  Cooper Fouch - Mariposa
    6  Derek Hazelwood - Golden Eagles
    
    125 lbs
    1  Brett Mooney - Golden Hawks
    2  Mike Amarant - NVWC
    3  Steven Williams - No Mercy
    4  Fernando Mercado - Soaring Eagles
    5  Jerry McNew - Golden Hawks
    6  Rayman Dorman - Northern Select
    
    130 lbs
    1  Matt Vasconcellos - Huskies
    2  Ben Chapman - Quicksilver
    
    135 lbs
    1  Ryan Halsey - No Mercy
    2  Paul Rife - CYC
    3  Monique Patino - KLAWS
    4  Jerry Williamson - Oakdale
    
    145 lbs
    1  Matthew Brown - Delta
    2  Lance Deleissegues - Lobos
    
    165 lbs
    1  Rick Saunders - Delta
    2  Paul Bobbitt - Lompoc
    
    175+ lbs
    1  Adam Beltran - Quicksilver
    
    Schoolboy Team Champion:  Golden Hawks Wrestling Club
    

    Cadet (15-16)

    83.5 lbs
    1  Nick Leon - No Mercy
    2  Nick Webber - Visalia Vipers
    
    88 lbs
    1  Erik Hawkins - Coyote Valley
    2  Tim Rislen - Temecula
    3  Samuel Gyurdzhyarn - Marshall
    4  Daniel Villa - Rebels
    5  David Lee - 76ers  (tie)
    5  Spencer Mitchell - Woodcreek (tie)
    
    94.5 lbs
    1  Zach Dickinson - Tri Valley
    2  Scott Duggan - Golden Hawks
    3  Mike Ramirez - Reedley
    4  Peter Jolly - Delta WC
    
    103.5 lbs
    1  Jacob Palamino - 76ers
    2  David Lopez - Valhalla
    3  Kenneth Cook - Tri-City
    4  Efren Ceballos - Manteca
    5  Justin Picardo - Team XIX  (tie)
    5  Tim Hausler - Vacaville  (tie)
    
    112 lbs
    1  Joseph Espinoza - Stockton Bruisers
    2  Aaron Garner - Fremont
    3  Scott Beck - Tulare
    4  Robert Sepulveda - Selma
    5  Branden Takahashi - Valhalla   (tie)
    5  Travis Marchant - Bakersfield Jr Express   (tie)
    
    121 lbs
    1  Ben Martinez - Pixley
    2  Anthony Felix - Merced
    3  Stephan Garcia - So Cal
    4  Chris Fletcher - Delta
    5  Derek Young - Ceres   (tie)
    5  Tony Vargas - San Jose Shooters  (tie)
    
    132 lbs
    1  Robert Moreno - Delta
    2  Evan Bernard - Tulare
    3  James Mederios - Tri-City
    4  Jim Gauntlett - Inland Vipers
    5  Linden Frietze - Inland Vipers  (tie)
    5  Jeremiah Jarvis - Northern Select  (tie)
    
    143 lbs
    1  David Frankle - No Mercy
    2  Angelo Flores - Quicksilver
    3  Nicholas Barbosa - Temecula
    4  Rafael Hernandez - Soaring Eagles
    5  Justin Johnson - Delta  (tie)
    5  Daniel Pagnella - Lancaster  (tie)
    
    154 lbs
    1  Ryan Kane - temecula
    2  Adolfo Sanchez - Steel City
    3  Brian Holt - Northern Select
    4  Westly Tielens - No Mercy
    5  Wilfredo Cantu - Firebaugh  (tie)
    5  Aric Hicklin - Black Hawks (tie)
    
    167 lbs
    1  Eddie Figueroa - Colt
    2  Kwan Rice - Merced
    3  Ara Kimbrough - Manteca
    4  Curtis Jue - Lemoore Farm Boyz
    5  Robert Wright - Hoover Mat Master  (tie)
    5  Devin Bradac - Soaring Eagles  (tie)
    
    182.5 lbs
    1  Josh Naus - Golden Hawk
    2  Sal Saenz - Bakersfield Mustang
    3  Eddie Patino - Porterville KLAWS
    4  Jonathon Wright - Valhalla
    5  Sonny Nieto - Fresno (tie)
    5  Joshua Schilling - Union City  (tie)
    
    209 lbs
    1  Kenneth Kragie - Chowchilla
    2  Adam Roth - Napa Valley
    3  Robert Stewart - Golden Hawk
    4  Leo Taylor - Nevada Union
    5  James Hunt - Golden Falcon  (tie)
    5  Ken Damanian - Ceres  (tie)
    
    242 lbs
    1  Brett Schleiger - Temecula
    2  Bryan Strain - Hawks
    3  Gabriel Bonnett - Chula Vista Badgers
    4  Tim Clark - No Mercy
    
    Cadet Team Champion:  Golden Hawks Wresting Club
    

    Junior

    98 lbs
    1  Danny Arriaga - Pounders
    2  Jason Moreno - Firebaugh F/S
    3  Efren Ceballos - Manteca
    4  Bryan Fisher - Delta
    
    105.5 lbs
    1  Jason Araki - Buchanan
    2  Jason Veile - Monterey Penn.
    3  Florencio Tolley - Valhalla
    
    114 lbs
    1  Kurt Lorenz - Soaring Eagles
    2  Andy Luna - Delta
    3  Joey Taylor - Vallejo PAL
    4  John Hammer - Vallejo PAL
    
    123 lbs
    1  Antonio Banuelos - Golden Eagles
    2  Matthew Sanchez - Team Fujii
    3  Paul Gross - Nevada Union
    4  Ray Salinas - Soaring Eagles
    
    132 lbs
    1  Martin Valles - Delta
    2  Pablo Sanchez - Team Fujii
    3  Bennie Ashley - Simba
    4  Justin Wiebe - Bakersfield Express
    
    143 lbs
    1  Patrick Cadwallader - So Cal
    2  Ralph Lopez - Clovis West
    3  Greg Monjure - Modesto
    4  Marcos Valdez - Quicksilver
    
    154 lbs
    1  Clint Wattenberg - Northern Select
    2  Gabe Felix - Merced
    3  Ryan Hunt - Chula Vista Badgers
    4  George Cesena - Chula Vista Badgers
    
    165 lbs
    1  Arsen Aleksonyan - Team Thunder
    2  Telly Sanders - Mad Men Wrestling
    3  Matt Evans - Northern Select
    4  Daniel Martinez - Central Coast
    
    178 lbs
    1  Charmbay Jones - Turlock
    2  Joe Rojas - Visalia Vipers
    3  Tyler Winslow - Temecula
    4  Jon Roan - Madera
    
    191.5 lbs
    1  Ty Perry - Golden Eagles
    2  David Cousins - Concord CYC
    3  Jeff Tucker - Quicksilver
    4  Gregg Herrington - Valhalla
    
    220 lbs
    1  Bryan Baxter - Razorbacks
    2  Mel Robasciotti - Bearcats
    3  Brandon Cash - Buchanan
    4  Paul Yonemura - Madera
    
    275 lbs
    1  Tyler Padovan - Wild
    2  Nick Kindred - Turlock
    3  Christopher Evans - Razorbacks
    4  Terrill Powell - Modesto Thunder
    
    Junior Team Champion: Delta Wrestling Club
    

    Seniors

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