Garrison, Byers take gold at Grand Prix of Slovenia tournament

The U.S. Senior Greco-Roman team took six medals, including two gold medals, at the Grand Prix of Slovenia tournament March 7-8 in Murska Sobota, Slovenia.

U.S. champions were Glenn Garrison (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and 2008 Olympian Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Byers defeated 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Mindaugas Mizgaitis of Lithuania in the gold medal finals.

Taking silver medals were Nate Engel (St. Helena, Calif./USOEC) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Joe Betterman (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs. Chad Vandiver (Colorado Springs, Colo./unattached) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Brandon Rupp (Colorado Springs, Colo./Pocatello WC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. claimed the bronze medals.

U.S. performances

55 kg/121 lbs. Nate Engel, St. Helena, Calif. (USOEC/Sunkist Kids), 2nd
LOSS Jan Hocko (Czech Republic)
WIN Anders Ronngen (Norway)
LOSS Vyugar Ragynov (Ukraine)

60 kg/132 lbs.Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo., (U.S. Army), 1st
WIN Peter Storsalen (Norway)
WIN Chad Vandiver (USA)
WIN Joe Betterman (USA)

60 kg/132 lbs. Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo., (New York AC), 2nd
WIN Petr Svehla (Czech Republic)
WIN Tonimir Sokol (Croatia)
LOSS Glenn Garrison (USA)

60 kg/132 lbs. Chad Vandiver, Colorado Springs, Colo., (Unattached), 3rd
WIN Ondrej Ulip (Czech Republic)
LOSS Glenn Garrison (USA)
WIN Petr Storsalen (Norway)

66 kg/145 lbs. Kerry Regner, Darlington, Pa., (USOEC), 8th
WIN Marc Bock (Austria)
LOSS Aleksej Djakonov (Lithuania)

66 kg/145 lbs. Matt Holt, Colorado Springs, Colo., (Unattached), dnp
LOSS Aleksej Djakonov (Lithuania)

74 kg/163 lbs. Anton Gottfredson, Colorado Springs, Colo., (Unattached), 9th
LOSS Aleksander Kazakevic (Lithuania)

84 kg/185 lbs. Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs,Colo., (U.S. Army), 9th
LOSS Denis Nickolaev (Israel)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. Peter Gounardis, Leominster, Mass., (Sunkist Kids), 5th
WIN David Lengvel (Slovakia)
WIN Sinisa Hogac (Croatia)
LOSS Sergii Rutenko (Ukraine)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo., (U.S. Army), 1st
WIN Oldrich Kucera (Czech Republic)
WIN Chernetskyy Oleksandr (Ukraine)
WIN Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. Brandon Rupp, Colorado Springs, Colo., (Pocatello WC), 3rd
WIN Maximilian Lodwich (Germany)
LOSS Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania)
WIN Timothy Taylor (USA)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. Timothy Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colo., (U.S. Army), 5th
LOSS Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania)
WIN Vladimir Guraliski (Israel)
LOSS Brandon Rupp (USA)