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9/9/2004
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* 2004 U.S.A. Women’s Freestyle Wrestlers to visit NYSE
* Olympians Patricia Miranda and Toccara Montgomery to Ring The Opening Bell
EVENT: Members of the 2004 U.S.A. Women’s Freestyle Wrestling Team will visit the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, September 13th to celebrate the team’s silver and bronze medals in the 2004 Olympic Games. In honor of this special occasion, Olympic medalist Patricia Miranda and Olympic teammate Toccara Montgomery will ring The Opening Bell.
Patricia Miranda, two-time world championship silver medalist and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford, won a bronze medal in this year’s Athens Olympics in the women's freestyle 48kg (105.5 pounds) division.
Toccara Montgomery is a two-time world championship medalist and owns three U.S. national championship titles. She placed seventh at the 2004 Olympic Games at 72 kg (158.5 lbs.)
FILA, the international wrestling federation has hosted women's world freestyle wrestling championships since 1987 and women's freestyle wrestling was staged for the first time at the Olympics last month in Athens. USA Wrestling is responsible developing the national teams and for training the Olympic teams.
Accompanying the Olympians are Olympic coaches Tricia Saunders, Townsend Saunders and Terry Steiner.
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9/10/2004
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling
SportsTravel magazine, a leader in the industry, is hosting its 2004 Reader’s Choice Awards.
Two major wrestling events have been selected as finalists for these prestigious awards.
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling, held in Indianapolis, Ind., May 21-23, is a finalist in the “Amateur Sporting Events” category, under the topic of “Best Single-Sport Event.”
The NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships, held in St. Louis, Mo. March 18-20, is a finalist in the “Collegiate Sporting Events” category, under the topic of “Best Single-Sport Event.”
There are seven events that have been named finalists in each category. The are nine different categories under consideration, three categories each from Amateur Sports, Collegiate Sports and Professional Sports.
The magazine allowing the public to vote on the best sporting event of the year in each category.
To vote on these wrestling events and in the other categories, simply click on
http://www.SportsTravelMagazine.com/STRCAballot.html
The Olympic Trials for wrestling was held in the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Ind., with over 24,000 fans attending the three days of outstanding competition. The U.S. Olympic Team for wrestling was determined in all three international styles: men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and men’s Greco-Roman.
The quality of the wrestling competition was outstanding, and the excitement of the Championship Series (which determined the Olympic team members) made this event one of the greatest in wrestling history.
In addition, the Indiana Sports Corporation and its local organizing committee (which included leadership from the Indiana State Wrestling Association) put together a first-class presentation. Competition was held on four raised mats during the weekend, and was produced in a very “fan-friendly” fashion.
The event was televised on USA Network, in a two-hour show that was considered one of the best wrestling broadcasts on the national level.
The NCAA Wrestling Championships was held in the Savvis Center in St. Louis, and featured the top Div. I wrestling teams in the nation. Oklahoma State won the team title. The event was aired on ESPN live and received the highest television rating ever for college wrestling. The St. Louis Sports Commission was an active participant in the hosting of the competition. St. Louis will also host the 2005 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships.
The SportsTravel Readers' Choice Awards will be presented on Friday, October 22, 2004, at the TEAMS Conference & Expo in Houston.
Voting ends Sept. 15, so vote today and throughout the final days of the balloting for the wrestling events.