The All-Marine Wrestling team grappled their way to another team silver medal and brought home eight individual medals at the 2007 Armed Forces Wrestling Championship at Fort Carson, CO 21-25 March. With six 2006 Marines either in Iraq or preparing for war, Head Coach Maj Dan Hicks introduced five new Marines to the Armed Forces mat.
Sgt Jacob Clark (84 kg), who recently won the Greco-Roman World Cup in Antalya, Turkey captured gold medals in the Freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions. In addition, Sgt Jeremy Mclean (60 kg) won the Greco-Roman gold; LCpl Jeremy Pederson (96 kg) won the silver medal in Freestyle and Greco-Roman; SSgt James Shillow (66 kg) earned Silver in Greco-Roman despite battling a stomach virus; Sgt Donovan Depatto (60 kg) and LCpl Andrew Hogan (55 kg) won silver in the Freestyle competition.
The United States Army won the team gold and the Air Force and Navy finished 3rd and 4th respectively. The gold medalist qualifies for the CISM World Military Games 10-22 October 2007, in Hyderbad, India. Coaching the United States Armed Forces Team is Rob Herman (Navy) and Maj Dan Hicks (USMC).
The Marine Corps Wrestling Team will compete at the U.S. Nationals in Las Vegas, NV 4-8 April.
Complete results:
Saturday, 24 March 2007
FORT CARSON, CO
NOTE: All gold medal winners listed below are eligible to represent the U.S.
Armed Forces in the 4th CISM Military World Games, 12-22 October 2007 in Hyderabad, India. Mr. Rob Herman (Navy) was named Head Coach of the Armed Forces Team. Maj Dan Hicks (Marine Corps) was named assistant coach.
MEDALISTS
121lbs/55kg
CPT Eric Albarracin (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- LCPL Andrew Hogan (Andrew Hogan (Marine Corps/Okinawa, Japan) SILVER
132lbs/60kg
SGT Josh Habeck (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- Sgt Donovan Depatto (Marine Corps/Camp Lejeune, NC) SILVER
145.2lbs/66kg
SGT Glenn Garrison (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- SSgt Jacob Hey (Air Force/Peterson AFB, CO) SILVER
162.8lbs/74kg
2LT Philip Simpson (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- SRA Peter Hicks (Air Force/Peterson AFB, CO) SILVER
184.8lbs/84kg
Sgt Jacob Clark (Marine Corps/Cherry Point, NC) GOLD -- PFC Willie Parks (Army/Fort Carson, CO) SILVER
211.2lbs/96kg
SGT Brad Ahearn (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- LCPL Jeremy Pederson (Marine Corps/MCB Quantico, VA) SILVER
264lbs/120kg
SPC Timothy Taylor (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- 2LT Brenden McLean (Air Force/Tyndall AFB, FL) SILVER
FREESTYLE TEAM SCORING BY ROUND
Rnd 1 Army def Navy 28-2; Marine Corps def Air Force 15-1 Rnd 2 Army def Air Force 25-4; Marine Corps def Navy 24-4 Rnd 3 Army def Marine Corps 28-4; Air Force def Navy 26-7
FREESTYLE TEAM STANDINGS
1st place -- Army
2nd place -- Marine Corps
3rd place -- Air Force
4th place -- Navy
Friday, 23 March 2007
FORT CARSON, CO
MEDALISTS
121lbs/55kg
CPT Eric Alberrican (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- Capt Anthony Brooker (F.E. Warren AFB, WY) SILVER
132lbs/60kg
Sgt Jeremy McLean (Marine Corps/Okinawa, Japan) GOLD -- 1LT Jason Tolbert (Army/Fort Carson, CO) SILVER
145.2lbs/66kg
SSG Marcel Cooper (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- SSgt James Shillow (Marine Corps/Camp Lejeune, NC) SILVER
162.8lbs/74kg
SSG Keith Sieracki (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- SrA Peter Hicks (Air Force/Peterson AFB, CO) SILVER
184.8lbs/84kg
Sgt Jacob Clark (Marine Corps/Cherry Point, NC) GOLD -- SrA Justin Millard (Peterson AFB, CO) SILVER
211lbs/96kg
CPT Phillip Johnston (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- LCPL Jeremy Pederson (Marine Corps/MCB Quantico, VA) SILVER
264lbs/120kg
SSG Dremiel Byers (Army/Fort Carson, CO) GOLD -- DC3 Mark Simmonds (Navy/NAVSTA Mayport, FL) SILVER
TEAM SCORES
Rnd 1 Army def Navy 26-2; Marine Corps def Air Force 15-12 Rnd 2 Army def Air Force 21-6; Marine Corps def Navy 22-6 Rnd 3 Army def Marine Corps 19-9; Air Force def Navy 25-7
GRECO TEAM STANDINGS
1st Place -- ARMY
2nd Place -- Marine Corps
3rd place - Air Force
4th place - Navy
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