Monday, September 08, 2008
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The 26th World Military Wrestling Championships came to a close Sunday in Split, Croatia with seven military world champions crowned in Freestyle wrestling. Belarus won the team title in Freestyle to go along with its third place finish in Greco-Roman.
CPT Phillip Simpson of the Army's World Class Athlete Progam and Fort Carson, Colorado, was the highest place finisher for the USA. Simpson lost the Bronze Medal Match at 74 Kg. to Celal Dal of Turkey, 4-3, 2-5, 0-3 to finish fifth. After winning the first period with an early takedown and a turn off of a counter, he initiated two front headlocks, only to be countered himself. In the third period, all of the scoring came within the last 30 seconds, as Simpson was taken down before being turned for the final two points.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Brentwood's Cameron Croy took 7th place at the Cadet national freestyle tournament, held July 23rd - 25th in Fargo, ND. He went 5-0 before losing his first match to New Jersey phenom Andrew Campolattano 0-2, then 0-7. Campolattono, who won the Cadet 189 Greco title on Tuesday, also went on to win the Freestyle title on Friday.
Croy beat Dustin Williams of Missouri 6-2, 2-1 for 7th.
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