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Far East TournamentDates: Feb. 13-16Host school: Nile C. Kinnick High SchoolSite: George I. Purdy Memorial Fitness & Sports Center, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.Participating teams: Division I, Seoul American Falcons, Kadena Panthers, Kubasaki Dragons, Guam Panthers, Nile C. Kinnick Red Devils, Yokota Panthers, St. Mary’s International Titans, American School In Japan Mustangs, Christian Academy Japan Knights, Father Duenas Memorial Friars, Simon Sanchez SharksDivision II, Osan American Cougars, Daegu Warriors, Robert D. Edgren Eagles, E.J. King Cobras, Zama American TrojansReturning Far East individual champions: Steven Walter, Kubasaki, 108; Thomas Cioppa, Kadena, 122; Soma Yoshida, St. Mary’s International, 129; Chidi Agbo, St. Mary’s International, heavyweight.Format: Individual round-robin for seeding purposes on first day. Single-elimination with consolation individual freestyle tournament on second and third days. Dual-meet tournament on fourth day.Schedule of events: Opening ceremony at 8 a.m. Monday at Purdy. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m. daily.Awards: Team awards to top three finishers in individual freestyle and dual-meet tournaments. Individual awards to top six finishers, medals to top three finishers in each of 13 weight classes. Team scoring is on a 12-8-5-3-2-1 point system. Outstanding Wrestler award as voted on by coaches.

Outlook101 pounds — His to lose, Justin Duenas, Kadena. In the hunt, Ray Okuno, St. Mary’s; Shin Clanton, Yokota.108 — His to lose, Steven Walter, Kubasaki. In the hunt, Kaimi Miyazawa, St. Mary’s; Brandon Beaumont, Edgren; Zac Esteron, Yokota; Ryan Marshall, Kadena.115 — His to lose, tossup, Quincy McCants, Kinnick, and Eric Otero, Zama.122 — His to lose, Thomas Cioppa, Kadena. In the hunt, Chantz Yazzie, Yokota; Brett Hammontree, Osan; Bryan Taijeron, Guam; Callan Murphy, ASIJ.129 — His to lose, Yuma Fuseya, CAJ. In the hunt, Soma Yoshida, St. Mary’s; Robert Rhea, Seoul American; Sean Mathis, Kubasaki; Cody Scherrer, Edgren.135 — His to lose, toss-up, Austin Cyr, Kubasaki, and Trenton Traylor, Yokota. In the hunt, James Bowman, Edgren; Zach Yoder, Kinnick; Koki Fujiwara, St. Mary’s.141 — His to lose, Chad Wilder, Zama. In the hunt, JP Kwak, St. Mary’s; Justin Sego, Kadena; Zach Standridge, Kubasaki.148 — His to lose, toss-up, Xavian Washburn, Daegu, and Zach Lacaria, Kinnick. In the hunt, Seth Wall, Yokota; Aundrey Salter, Kubasaki.158 — His to lose, toss-up, Alex Banks, Kinnick, and Brendan Hymas, St. Mary’s. In the hunt, Damien Reece, Kadena; Hiro Takahashi, Yokota.168 — His to lose, Stanley Speed, Yokota. In the hunt, Johnny Porter, Seoul American; Jeffrey Koo, St. Mary’s; Brandon Saville, Guam.180 — His to lose, Mitchell Harrison, Zama. In the hunt, Tyler Putt, Kadena; Aaron Stravers, Kinnick; Joe Durham, Seoul American; Darnell Vinson, E.J. King; Kevin Miller, St. Mary’s.215 — His to lose, Jake Jackson, Yokota. In the hunt, Matt Bernal, Edgren; Fred Suniga, Kubasaki; Sean Ward, St. Mary’s; Ian Hansen, Guam.Heavyweight — His to lose, Chidi Agbo, St. Mary’s. In the hunt, Gabe Ahner, Kadena; Jesse Hogan, Yokota; Tim Cuthbertson, Osan.

Team championshipsDivision IKubasaki Dragons 21St. Mary’s International Titans 8Nile C. Kinnick Red Devils 7Kadena Panthers 6American School In Japan Mustangs 4Seoul American Falcons 3Zama American Trojans 2Yokota Panthers 2

Division IIZama American Trojans 2Robert D. Edgren Eagles 2Osan American Cougars 1Outstanding Wrestler Award Winners1977, Mike Lewis, Nile C. Kinnick1978, Masaru Yamada, Kubasaki1979, Dennis Higdon, Seoul American1980, Clint Yamaoka, Yokota1981, no tournament1982, Brian Webb, Seoul American1983, Ariel Morano, Kubasaki1984, Robert Westberg, Kubasaki1985, John Higa, Kubasaki1986, Antonio Pacheco, Kubasaki1987, Brian Hughes, Kubasaki1988, David Fish, American School In Japan1989, Elbert Bailey, Kubasaki1990, Mike Greeson, Zama American1991, Jens Larsson, St. Mary’s International1992, Chris Gunderson, Nile C. Kinnick1993, Tom Chavez, Kubasaki1994, Evan Moore, Christian Academy Japan1995, Sam Colby, Seoul American1996, Kento Omori, St. Mary’s International1997, Eduardo Ayala, St. Mary’s International1998, Casey Vulcan, Seoul American1999, Ken Nagao, St. Mary’s International2000, Randall Hull, Seoul American2001, Ray Lamb, Seoul American2002, Mundre Fleming, Kadena; and Bernam Tapang, Kubasaki2003, Zolboo Enkhbayar, Brent International2004, Zolboo Enkhbayar, Brent International2005, David Burnett, Zama American2006, Steve Courtney, Kubasaki2007, Carlos Albaladejo, Osan American2008, Cameron Butts, Nile C. Kinnick2009, Scott Wood, Kubasaki2010, Harry Bloom, Kadena2011, Michael Spencer, Zama American

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