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Chris Bono
Iowa State Assistant Coach, NCAA and US Nationals Champ,
2001, 2002, and 2005 Freestyle World Team Member

Competition 2004
Prior Page, Photos Index, Next Page


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