Chris Bono
 NCAA and US Nationals Champ, Univ. of TN- Chattanooga Head Coach
2001, 2002, and 2005 Freestyle World Team Member

Competition 2004
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US Nationals
Las Vegas, NV, April 9-10

versus Carter Downing

Preliminaries
 WIN vs Carter Downing (Wyoming Wrestling Club), 11-0 tech fall 2:28
WIN vs Luis Vendrell (Dave Schultz Wrestling Club), 11-0 tech fall 3:34
WIN vs Jeff Ratliff (Ohio International Wrestling Club), 9-4


Quarter Finals
 WIN vs TJ Williams (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 3-0


Semi-Finals
 WIN vs Doug Schwab (MN Storm), 3-2
In a see-saw match, all points were one at a time. Schwab scored in the first six seconds, but Bono scored late in the period to tie it at 1-1 at half. Bono went up 2-1, then Schwab tied it at 2-2. Bono scored his third point with just one minute left in the match, and held off a hard-charging Schwab in the closing seconds for the win.


Finals
 LOSS vs Jamill Kelly (Gator Wrestling Club), 4-3 OT
1st Period:
2:43 Bono passive, no scoring 		2nd Period:
Begins in clinch, Kelly locks first
3:06 Kelly 3pt throw from clinch, 3-0 Kelly
3:55 Bono takedown, 3-1 Kelly
4:46 Kelly caution for fleeing, 3-2 Kelly
5:36 Bono takedown, 3-3 		Overtime:
7:45 Bono passive, no scoring
8:12 Kelly takedown, 4-3

Olympic Team Trials
Indianapolis, IN, May 21-23


Preliminaries
 LOSS vs Jared Lawrence (Minnesota Storm), 3-1 OT
First Period
At 1:41 Bono passive, no scoring 		Second Period
Begins in clinch, Lawrence locks first
1pt caution against Bono for breaking lock, 1-0 Lawrence
At 5:08 Bono takedown, 1-1
At 5:57 Lawrence takedown, 2-1 Lawrence 		Overtime
Begins in clinch, Bono locks first
At 6:05 1pt caution against Bono for breaking lock, 3-1 Lawrence

Wrestlebacks- Winning 3rd Place
 WIN vs Billy Zadick (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 6-3
WIN vs Doug Schwab (Minnesota Storm), 5-4

RealPro Wrestling
Los Angeles, CA, October 8-9


Promotional shots



Quarter Finals versus Mike Ellsworth
 Win by fall.



Semi-Finals versus Doug Schwab
 Loss in overtime, 4-2.

Sunkist Open
Tempe, AZ, October 28-30

Round 1
 Bye


Round 2
 WIN vs Mike Catullo (UNA), 6-0; 8-2, tech fall


Quarter Finals
 WIN vs Ryan Weicker (Brock), 7-3; 3-0


Semi-Finals
 WIN vs Evan McDonald (Brock), 3-0; 4-3


Finals
 WIN vs Eric Larkin (Sunkist Kids), 1-0; 3-1

NY Athletic Club Open Christmas International
New York, NY, December 17-19

Preliminaries
 WIN vs Dylan Long (Panther WC), 2-1, 2-0

Quarter Finals
 WIN vs Cliff Moore (HTC), 0-1, 2-2, 2-0

Semi-Finals
 WIN vs Mike Kulczycki (Cliff Keen WC), 4-2, 2-0

Finals
 WIN vs Jesse Jantzen (Dave Schultz WC), 1-0, 1-0