Airmen win two gold medals at wrestling championship

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  Staff Sgt. Steven Woods, of the 10th Services Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., won the 74-kilogram (163-pound) weight class in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2004 Armed Forces Wrestling Championships. Second Lt. Kevin Hoy, of the 10th SVS, won the 120-kilogram (264.5-pound) weight class in Freestyle wrestling. The championship event was March 4 to 8 at Naval Air Station New Orleans.

In his first match, Sergeant Woods defeated second-ranked Army Staff Sgt. Keith Sieracki, 4-2. His second match was against sixth-ranked Marine Cpl. Curtis Barnes. After winning this match, 4-3, he won his final match against Navy Seaman Jason Nichols with a decisive 14-0 technical superiority score.

Staff Sgt. Jacob Hey, of the 21st SVS at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and Staff Sgt. Corey Farkas, of the 10th SVS, won silver medals in the Greco-Roman Championship.

Sergeant Hey competed in the 60-kilogram (132-pound) weight class, and Sergeant Farkas competed in the 120-kilogram (264.5-pound) weight class.

Second Lt. Hoy defeated Army Sergeant Paul Devlin, 5-4 in his first match. He then went on the beat Navy Lt. Josh Feldman, 7-4, and Marine Corps Capt. Frank Workman, 7-5.

Second Lt. Christopher Bennett, of the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker AFB, Okla., won a silver medal in the 66-kilogram (145.5-pound) Freestyle.