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Recent Senior News
Schlatter, Bisek, and Betts go undefeated - Team USA goes 15-1
MN Storm Greco-Roman wrestlers competed for Team USA at the 2012 Kiki Cup on Saturday Jan 28 in Colorado Springs at the OTC against teams from India, Spain, Italy, and an international mixed team. The Kiki Cup is a team dual format. C.P. Schlatter, Andy Bisek, and Chas Betts finished the day 4-0, Jordan Holm 3-1, Paul Tellgren 2-2, and Zac Nielsen 1-1.
One of the wins for Betts and Holm was against 2008 84kg Olympic Gold medalist Andrea Minguzzi of Italy.
This event also marked the return of Rulon Gardner to competition from a long hiatus. Gardner went 4-0 on the day, joining the three other USA 120kg Greco wrestlers who all went undefeated for the day.
Plymouth native RC Johnson also went 4-0 for the day at 96kg competing for USA #3.
USA Team Results: USA #1 (4-0) USA #2 (4-0) USA #3 (4-0) USA #4 (3-1)
Paul Tellgren of USA #2 went 2-2
55 - Joaquin Martinez (Spain) over Paul Tellgren (USA #2) Dec 2-0,6-0
55 - Rajinder Kumar (India) over Paul Tellgren (USA #2) Pin 1-0,1:12
55 - Paul Tellgren (USA #2) over Joginder Singh (IND) (INTL) Forf
55 - Paul Tellgren (USA #2) over Federico Manea (Italy) Dec 1-0,0-7,1-0
C.P. Schlatter of USA #1 went 4-0
66 - C.P. Schlatter (USA #1) over Ismael Navarro (Spain) Dec 3-0,1-3,1-0
66 - C.P. Schlatter (USA #1) over Tiziano Corriga (Italy) Dec 1-0,1-0
66 - C.P. Schlatter (USA #1) over Sandeep Yadav (IND) (INTL) Dec 2-1,1-0
66 - C.P. Schlatter (USA #1) over Sunil Rana (India) Dec 4-0,4-1
Andy Bisek of USA #2 went 4-0
74 - Andy Bisek (USA #2) over Saverio Scaramuzzi (Italy) Dec 1-0,3-0
74 - Andy Bisek (USA #2) over Ricardo Gill (Spain) Dec 1-0,7-0
74 - Andy Bisek (USA #2) over Ravinder Khatri (India) Dec 5-0,7-0
74 - Andy Bisek (USA #2) over Rajbir Chikara (IND) (INTL) Dec 2-0,3-0
Chas Betts of USA #1 went 4-0
84 - Chas Betts (USA #1) over Andrea Minguzzi (Italy) Dec 1-0,2-0
84 - Chas Betts (USA #1) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
84 - Chas Betts (USA #1) over Pedro J Garcia (Spain) Dec 3-0,3-0
84 - Chas Betts (USA #1) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Jordan Holm of USA #2 went 3-1
84 - Jordan Holm (USA #2) over Andrea Minguzzi (Italy) Dec 2-0,4-0
84 - Pedro J Garcia (Spain) over Jordan Holm (USA #2) Dec 4-0,1-0
84 - Jordan Holm (USA #2) over Manoj Kumar (India) Dec 4-0,1-0
84 - Jordan Holm (USA #2) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Zac Nielsen of USA #4 went 1-1
96 - Georgios Koutsioumpas (GRE) (INTL) over Zach Nielsen (USA #4) Dec 2-0,1-1
84 - Zach Nielsen (USA #4) over Pedro J Garcia (Spain) Dec 1-1,3-3,6-0
Full results are available via trackwrestling.com – 2012 Kiki Cup Results
Chas Betts is Champ at 84kg - post match Interview with Dan
Chas Betts won the 84kg Greco title on the second day of the 2011 US Open Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships being held in Arlington, TX. Other place-winners were Zac Nielsen (2nd 84kg), Jordan Holm (3rd 84kg), Jake Clark (3rd 96kg), Niko Bogojevic (5th 120kg), Jake Kettler (6th 120kg), Travis Rutt (8th 84kg), Nick Severson (8th 120kg).
An interview with Chas is available and full results from day 2:
2011 SR U.S. Open Results for MN Storm
SAT GR 84 KG - Chas Betts's place is 1st and has scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chas Betts (MN Storm) won by pin over Rick Carlson (Gladiator) (Pin 0:19)
Champ. Round 2 - Chas Betts (MN Storm) won by pin over Adam Quitt (unattached) (Pin 1:28)
Quarterfinal - Chas Betts (MN Storm) won by decision over Jeff Zastrow (USAF Wrestling) (Dec 4-0,6-0)
Semifinal - Chas Betts (MN Storm) won by decision over Mark Stenberg (USOEC) (Dec 1-0,5-0)
1st Place Match - Chas Betts (MN Storm) won by decision over Zac Nielsen (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
SAT GR 84 KG - Travis Rutt's place is 8th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Travis Rutt (MN Storm) won by decision over Michael Kelly (unattached) (Dec 3-0,3-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Cheney Haight (NYAC) won by decision over Travis Rutt (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Travis Rutt (MN Storm) won by pin over Cody Powers (unattached) (Pin 0:12)
Cons. Round 3 - Travis Rutt (MN Storm) won by tech fall over Lee Wildes (USOEC) (TF 6-0,7-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Travis Rutt (MN Storm) won by decision over Courtney Myers (Marines) (Dec 6-0,5-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Donald Simmons (Marines) won by decision over Travis Rutt (MN Storm) (Dec 0-7,1-0,3-0)
7th Place Match - Cheney Haight (NYAC) won by decision over Travis Rutt (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,0-1,1-0)
SAT GR 84 KG - Zac Nielsen's place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zac Nielsen (MN Storm) won by pin over Cody Powers (unattached) (Pin 7-0,0:22)
Champ. Round 2 - Zac Nielsen (MN Storm) won by decision over Peter Hicks (Army) (Dec 0-1,1-0,1-0)
Quarterfinal - Zac Nielsen (MN Storm) won by decision over Donald Simmons (Marines) (Dec 1-1,2-0)
Semifinal - Zac Nielsen (MN Storm) won by decision over Jordan Holm (MN Storm) (Dec 0-1,1-0,1-0)
1st Place Match - Chas Betts (MN Storm) won by decision over Zac Nielsen (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
SAT GR 84 KG - Jordan Holm's place is 3rd and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jordan Holm (MN Storm) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jordan Holm (MN Storm) won by decision over Jacob Fisher (NYAC) (Dec 2-0,1-0)
Quarterfinal - Jordan Holm (MN Storm) won by decision over Courtney Myers (Marines) (Dec 4-3,3-0)
Semifinal - Zac Nielsen (MN Storm) won by decision over Jordan Holm (MN Storm) (Dec 0-1,1-0,1-0)
Cons. Semi - Jordan Holm (MN Storm) won by decision over Peter Hicks (Army) (Dec 1-0,3-0)
3rd Place Match - Jordan Holm (MN Storm) won by decision over Donald Simmons (Marines) (Dec 2-1,1-0)
SAT GR 96 KG - Jacob Clark's place is 3rd and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Rc Johnson (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) won by decision over Jacob Clark (MN Storm) (Dec 0-1,1-0,1-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jacob Clark (MN Storm) won by injury default over Khoren Papoyan (unattached) (Inj.)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Clark (MN Storm) won by decision over Chris Michael (Usoec/Navy) (Dec 6-0,5-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Clark (MN Storm) won by decision over Kenyon Walsh (NYAC) (Dec 1-0,2-0)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Clark (MN Storm) won by decision over Marcus Finau (NYAC) (Dec 1-0,4-0)
3rd Place Match - Jacob Clark (MN Storm) won by decision over Daren Burns (Y.E.S. Wrestling) (Dec 6-0,0-2,1-0)
SAT GR 120 KG - Nikola Bogojevic's place is 5th and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nikola Bogojevic (MN Storm) won by pin over Chris Barber (unattached) (Pin 6-0,0:55)
Quarterfinal - Dremiel Byers (Army) won by decision over Nikola Bogojevic (MN Storm) (Dec 2-0,1-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Nikola Bogojevic (MN Storm) won by decision over LeRoy Gardner (Elevated Athletics) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Nikola Bogojevic (MN Storm) won by decision over Joseph Sheffield (Marines) (Dec 2-0,2-0)
Cons. Semi - Peter Kowalczuk (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) won by decision over Nikola Bogojevic (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,4-0)
5th Place Match - Nikola Bogojevic (MN Storm) won by decision over Jake Kettler (MN Storm) (Dec 0-2,2-0,1-0)
SAT GR 120 KG - Parker Betts's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Hsu (Y.E.S. Wrestling) won by decision over Parker Betts (MN Storm) (Dec 0-1,1-0,5-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Joseph Sheffield (Marines) won by decision over Parker Betts (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
SAT GR 120 KG - Nicholas Severson's place is 8th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Toby Erickson (NYAC) won by decision over Nicholas Severson (MN Storm) (Dec 3-4,6-0,3-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Nicholas Severson (MN Storm) won by pin over Nicholas Poehlman (RFL) (Pin 0:31)
Cons. Round 2 - Nicholas Severson (MN Storm) won by pin over Ryan Hsu (Y.E.S. Wrestling) (Pin 0:26)
Cons. Round 3 - Jake Kettler (MN Storm) won by decision over Nicholas Severson (MN Storm) (Dec 3-0,1-0)
7th Place Match - Joseph Sheffield (Marines) won by decision over Nicholas Severson (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,1-1)
SAT GR 120 KG - Jake Kettler's place is 6th and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Kettler (MN Storm) won by decision over LeRoy Gardner (Elevated Athletics) (Dec 2-0,1-0)
Quarterfinal - Brandon Rupp (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) won by decision over Jake Kettler (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,2-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Kettler (MN Storm) won by decision over Charles Fish (Marines) (Dec 0-1,1-0,1-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Jake Kettler (MN Storm) won by decision over Nicholas Severson (MN Storm) (Dec 3-0,1-0)
Cons. Semi - Toby Erickson (NYAC) won by decision over Jake Kettler (MN Storm) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
5th Place Match - Nikola Bogojevic (MN Storm) won by decision over Jake Kettler (MN Storm) (Dec 0-2,2-0,1-0)
Guest Coach - 2008 Olympian Marcie Van Dusen - Dec 11
By Chad Shilson, MN/USA Wrestling Girl’s/Women’s Director & Coach
Marcie Van Dusen, 2008 Olympian and past US National Team member is coming to Minnesota on December 11th, to be the guest coach at MN/USA Wrestling’s All Female Wrestling Practice.
Marcie is widely considered one of the best female clinicians in the sport today. She has run practices for various teams across the country over the past few years and is excited to be part of this year’s MN/USA Wrestling All Female first practice of the season. She is also currently head coach of the Menlo College women’s wrestling team in Atherton, California. Menlo College currently competes in Women’s College Wrestling Association (WCWA).
“I’m excited to have Marcie attend one of the first practices of the year. She is an excellent technician and a model example of dedication and the rewards of hard work. Marcie is a great role model for the sport, and having her at our practice is an asset to MN Women’s wrestling. It is a great opportunity for the girls to learn from her coaching, discipline and life experiences that were granted to her through wrestling”, said Rachael Holthaus, MN/USA Wrestling – Girl’s/Women’s Assistant Director & Coach.
MN/USA Wrestling’s All Female Practices are held on various Sundays throughout the season at the Pinnacle Wrestling School facility. All participants of the All Female Wrestling Practices must have a current USA Wrestling card. Cards will be available for purchase at the December 11th practice. For more information click here.
For more information about Girl’s/Women’s Wrestling in Minnesota, please contact Chad Shilson at mnusagirls@gmail.com or 612-791-1120.
MN Storm (and other MN wrestlers) compete at NYAC International Open
- 11/15/2011, 5:36pm (CST)
Minnesota Gopher Wrestling - Youth Days
- 11/11/2011, 10:23pm (CST)
Ali Bernard wins 72kg title at Hargobind International
- 11/11/2011, 2:00pm (CST)
MN Storm wins Sunkist International Greco Team title
- 11/11/2011, 11:11am (CST)
Minnesota Concussion Law & Implementation
- 10/19/2011, 10:18am (CDT)
Chas, Cole and Karelin
Chas Betts sits atop the shoulders of Cole Konrad as they pose next to a statue of Greco-Roman great Alexander Karelin. Betts and Konrad spent 2 weeks in Russia with MN Greco-Roman Coach Dan Chandler. They trained and competed with many of the former Soviet Unions best.
