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U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program heavyweight wrestler Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers lifts New York Athletic Club's Brandon Rupp en route to victory in the finals of the Greco-Roman 264.5-pound division of the 2009 USA Wrestling World Team Trials at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 30, 2009. Byers, a 2002 world champion, will compete for Team USA in the World Championships in Herning, Denmark.

VICTORY LIFT

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program heavyweight wrestler Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers lifts New York Athletic Club's Brandon Rupp en route to victory in the finals of the Greco-Roman 264.5-pound division of the 2009 USA Wrestling World Team Trials at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 30, 2009. Byers, a 2002 world champion, will compete for Team USA in the World Championships in Herning, Denmark.

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