Former Pasco High wrestling standout Nate Engel lost his quarterfinal match Friday in the 55 kilogram Greco-Roman division at the United States Olympic Trials in Las Vegas.

Engel fell 5-0, 1-1 to Spenser Mango, this year’s U.S. Senior National champion in the weight class. Engel is still alive in the tournament and can finish as high as third, but his run toward a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing is over. Only the winner of each weight class at the Trials makes the U.S. Olympic squad.

Engel will face Roger Stewart in a consolation match later today.

Brandon High’s Eric Grajales, who lost his opening bout in the 60 kilogram Greco-Roman division, also will wrestle in the consolation bracket later today.