University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA WRESTLER HAGEMAN WINS 2000 JUNIOR LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIP BELT SERIES
12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
HagemanUniversity of Minnesota freshman wrestler Drew Hageman claimed the 2000 Championship Belt Series at the Junior level, USA Wrestling announced. Hageman, of Newberg, Ore., defeated runner-up Brock Zollinger of Rexburg, Idaho, by just two points.
The top point scorer in the series on the Cadet, Junior, FILA Junior World and University levels are recognized as Championship Belt Series winners. The Belt Series, created in 1990 to recognize America's most successful age-group athletes, is based upon a point system, rewarding athletes for actual success in competition.
Athletes who place in major USA Wrestling events on the regional, national and international levels scored points in the series. On the age-group levels, points scored in both freestyle and Greco-Roman are combined for the final standings. Hageman earned 186 points. Junior wrestlers are athletes in grades 9-12.
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