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8, 1-0. After splitting the first two periods, Ruiz scored the only takedown in the final stanza for the win. Ruiz was a two-time All-American for Nebraska. It was the only Greco-Roman bout on the card.
Other U.S. winners were Keith Gavin (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh
Valley AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Wynn Michalak (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Gavin won a competitive three-period bout over Jaime Y. Espinal of Puerto Rico, 9-0, 1-5, 1-0. Gavin had Espinal in dan- ger three times in the opening period for the technical fall, but Espinal scored some exposure points of his own to win the sec- ond period. Gavin scored the only technical point in the decid- ing third period.
Gavin was a 2008 University World bronze medalist. Espinal was a 2010 Pan American silver medalist. Gavin was a 2008 NCAA champion and two-time All-American for Pittsburgh. Michalak needed to go three periods to defeat Israel Silva, 1- 0, 0-4, 1-0. The match was decided on a third-period clinch, with Michalak winning the ball pull and scoring from the offen- sive position. Michalak was a three-time All-American for Central Michigan, while Silva was a NCAA qualifier for UT- Chattanooga.
“Brent Metcalf is a hammer. He understands you have to get there and score points,” U.S. National Coach Zeke Jones said. “Keith Gavin really executed some good freestyle skills, scoring three point moves and continuing to improve.” The winners for The World team were Franklin Gomez of Puerto Rico at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov of Uzbekistan at 74 kg/163 lbs. Gomez, a 2009 NCAA champion for Michigan State and four-
time All-American, shut out Derek Moore (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 3-0, 5-0. Moore was the 2007 NCAA champi- on for UC Davis. Abdurakhmanov, an NCAA All-American for American, scored the only points in a 1-0, 1-0 decision over Ryan Morningstar (Iowa City, Iowa/New York AC). Morningstar was a two-time NCAA champion for Iowa.
The opening freestyle exhibition match at 55 kg/121 lbs. went
to Troy Nickerson (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC), who edged Daniel Dennis (Iowa City, Iowa/New York AC), 1-0, 1-0. Both points were scored off the clinch from the offensive position. Nickerson was a 2009 NCAA champion for Cornell. Dennis was a two-time All-American for Iowa.
The event was held between sessions of the NCAA
Past Iowa All-American Ryan Morningstar battles during his freestyle match in Philadelphia. Larry Slater photo.
Championships. USA WRESTLING NATIONAL TEAM ALL-STAR DUAL MEET At Philadelphia, Pa., March 17 USA 12, The World 10 Greco-Roman 96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Justin Ruiz (USA) dec. Mohammed Abdel Fatah (Egypt), 3-1, 0-8, 1-0 Freestyle 60 kg/132 lbs. – Franklin Gomez (Puerto Rico) dec. Derek Moore (USA), 3-0, 5-0 Freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. - Muzafar Abdurakhmanov (Uzbekistan) dec. Ryan Morningstar (USA), 1-0, 1-0 Freestyle 84 kg/185 lbs. – Keith Gavin (USA) dec. Jaime Y. Espinal (Puerto Rico), 9-0, 1-5, 1-0 Freestyle 96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Wynn Michalak (USA) dec. Israel Silva (Mexico), 1-0, 0-4, 1-0
Freestyle 66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Brent Metcalf (USA) dec. Heinrich Barnes (South Africa). 5-1, 3-0 U.S. Freestyle Exhibition Freestyle 55 kg/121 lbs. – Troy Nickerson (USA) dec. Daniel Dennis (USA), 1-0, 2-0
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