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TEMPE, Arizona.

Seven champions were crowned in Greco-Roman on Saturday as USA Wrestling kicked off its 2010-11 season in Tempe.

The Minnesota Storm won the team title in Greco-Roman, one point ahead of the U.S. Army.

2009 World Team member R.C. Johnson turned in one of the biggest moves of the finals when he headlocked and pinned Pete Gounaridis in the Greco-Roman finals at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

Johnson missed much of last season with an injury before falling to past World bronze medalist Justin Ruiz in the finals of the 2010 World Team Trials. Ruiz finished fifth in the 2010 Worlds.

“I’m extremely motivated for this season,” Johnson said. “I’m in the room training hard every day. I want to win it all this year. I’ve been there and I’ve beaten some of the best guys in the World. I just need to step up and take it one notch higher.”

Also winning titles in Greco-Roman were Paul Tellgren, Andrew Bisek, Cheney Haight and Robbie Smith.

FINALS RESULTS

Greco-Roman

55 kg/121 lbs.
Paul Tellgren (Minnesota Storm) pinned Jesse Thielke (Ringers), 0-2, 1-0, 1:18

60 kg/132 lbs.
Joe Betterman (Sunkist Kids) dec. Yoshitaka Kido (Japan), 5-0, 0-3, 1-0

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Hiroyuki Shimizu (Japan) dec. Glenn Garrison (U.S. Army), 1-0, 2-0

74 kg/163 lbs.
Andrew Bisek (Minnesota Storm) dec. Kevin Lozano (Unattached), 4-0, 6-0

84 kg/185 lbs.
Cheney Haight (New York AC) dec. Chas Betts (Minnesota Storm), 1-0, 0-1, 1-0

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
R.C. Johnson (Sunkist Kids) pinned Pete Gounaridis (Sunkist Kids), 0:52

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Robbie Smith (New York AC) dec. Deon Hicks (U.S. Army), 5-0, 4-0