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Top-ranked collegiate wrestlers headed to Dallas

By HEIDI PEDERSON

Star-Telegram Staff Writer 11/19/06

One wouldn't blame University of Pennsylvania senior Matt Valenti for being cautious about risking his status as the nation's top 133-pound collegiate wrestler.

Yet Valenti, who won the NCAA Division I title at that weight in March, has dived into the fray this season. He has already wrestled a top foe, and he will get a shot at another on Monday, when he competes in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic at the Dallas Convention Center. There, he will face off with third-ranked Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State.

Valenti, who is ranked first at 133 in the latest wrestling coaches poll, said he didn't hesitate to accept his invitation to the prestigious meet. The 41st annual event is in Texas for the first time.

"There's always a risk when you go against top guys early, but it's great for the experience," he said. "We don't see guys like him very often because we stick mainly to the East Coast, so it'll be good to go out and wrestle him now."

Valenti isn't the only reigning NCAA champion competing in this year's meet, which traditionally pits the top two-ranked wrestlers in each weight class against each other.

Defending 149-pound champion Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota will compete at that weight Monday against Oklahoma's Matt Storniolo. Oklahoma State's Johnny Hendricks, who holds the NCAA 165-pound title, will face off at that weight with Iowa's second-ranked Mark Perry. Hendricks lost his match at last year's All-Star event, falling to Minnesota senior Matt Nagel in sudden-death overtime.

This year's Classic will include exhibition matches that feature former local stars. Oklahoma sophomore Will Rowe, a two-time Texas state champion for Lamar High School, will compete in a 157-pound exhibition match. Rowe, who is ranked 19th at that weight, will face eighth-ranked Travis Piccard of The Citadel. Arlington native Randi Miller, one of the country's top female wrestlers, will compete in a freestyle match.

Pennsylvania coach Zeke Jones a former world champion and Olympic medalist for the U.S., said the level of competition available at this meet can help athletes at the end of the season.

"It's all going to be a learning process until March," he said. "You either go out and seek competition or you avoid it, and we're going to be in the group that seeks it."

Oklahoma senior Sam Hazewinkel, who will try to win the Classic's 125-pound class for the second straight year, agrees. The Sooner placed third at that weight at the 2006 NCAA Tournament, and is currently ranked first.

"You want to prove you're the best, and these are the kind of matches that do it," he said. "It's nice to see early in the season how you're doing against the best competition, and what you need to work on."

In the know

NWCA All-Star Classic

What: The nation's top NCAA Div. I wrestlers

When: Monday

Where: Dallas Convention Center

Schedule: Exhibition matches start at 6 p.m.; main matches start at 7 p.m.

Information: www.lonestarduals.com

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New season, same goal for Trojan wrestling

BY BRIAN NIELSEN, Sports Editor
bnielsen@jg-tc.com 11/16/06

CHARLESTON -- Losing the privilege of being a regional wrestling host was just a bump in Charleston’s road.

The celebration could probably be as enjoyable in Effingham in February if the Trojans can meet their main objective of winning an IHSA Class AA Regional team championship.

“Don’t count us out for a regional title this year,” coach Leon Hall said. “We have enough experience there. Every year that’s our main goal.

“That’s what we strive for as a coach. That’s our Super Bowl to win a regional title.”

Finishing second in the regional as the Trojans have done in Hall’s first two seasons coaching the program for which he used to wrestle may not be enough anymore.

With six individual sectional qualifiers returning from a team that went 16-5 in duals to break a school record for wins for the second straight season, Charleston is looking to take another step.

Plenty of senior leadership is there to help.

Those include Garrett Buell, who won a regional championship at the 130-pound division in his 20-7 junior season. Buell is now likely to wrestle at 145 pounds.

Regional runner-up Aaron Rice, who was 29-10 advancing at 152 pounds, and third-place regional finishers Cedric Glenn, who was 24-9 at 103; Andy Ashmore, who was 21-14 at 125; and Andy Day, 22-16 at 135, are also back.

So is Justin Hite, who just missed a sectional berth when finishing fourth in a 16-9 season at heavyweight and now may be able to move to a weight class more suited to him with others filling the heavyweight class.

William Laursen, who qualified for the sectional as a sophomore before spending last school year as a foreign exchange student, is back and joins a senior class that also includes Tiffany Birch, Travis Coffey and Jeff Concepion.

“The nice thing about these guys, we have a big senior group which is probably one of the first for us,” Hall said. “I look at these guys and I’m asking them to do a lot of things. We have a big freshman group also. I’m asking the seniors to not only get ready for the season but help get the other guys experience and be ready for the season.

“You look at them. They are good men and women. Tiffany Birch has a tough time breaking into the lineup but she comes to all the practices and works in the wrestling room. To me a leader isn’t just someone who wrestles and wins matches.”

Chris Darimont, who set a school record for career wins, Clayton Osborne, who like Darimont won a regional title, and Blake Ferry were the only seniors on last season’s team.

“I’m going to miss them but I’ve got a bunch of guys who can fill their spots. I think they’re anxious to do better than those three did,” Hall said.

The underclassmen include Mick Wurtsbaugh, who won a regional title at 112 as a freshman last season.

“I look for him to do some nice things,” Hall said. “It’s nice to come back and wrestle at the same class you were the year before. He’s gotten stronger.”

Several freshmen could provide immediate help while others have potential down the road.

“The freshmen, I can’t say enough about these guys,” Hall said.

Meanwhile, Osborne is joining the coaching staff that includes two former head coaches still loyal to the program. Darimont also showed interest in that but does not meet age requirements yet.

“You’re not always going to have guys like Lew Hankenson, Renny Garshelis and Dave Baumgartner to give assistants to the program,” Hall said. “These guys if they truly care about Charleston wrestling they’ll come and give back to the program.”

The support also comes from a good fan base.

“We have to as a team do our part and that’s do the very best we can do and motivate the rest of our team,” Hall said. “That’s what I liked last year that the parents were out there not only yelling for their son and daughter but others’ sons and daughters. In wresting it’s not only the individual wrestling but the whole team.

“All these guys have one thing in mind. That’s to do the best they can do not only to improve themselves as athletes but students at Charleston High School and individuals in the community. With their combined effort they’re teaching these younger kids valuable lessons not only on the mat but off the mat, giving them the tools to be successful.”

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FEATURE: Loaded 55 kg weight class in women’s division shows quality of New York AC Holiday International

Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
11/19/2006

In every tournament, there is always one weight class which stands out on its own as the most competitive of them all, a division that is “loaded.” At the 2006 American Airlines/New York AC Holiday International, that division is 55 kg/112.25 lbs. in the women’s division.

Up and down the weight class, the quality and experience of the wrestlers is amazing. Consider these contestants:
• World champion Hitomi Sakamato of Japan, up from 51 kg/112.25 lbs.
• Olympic bronze medalist and three-time World medalist Patricia Miranda of the Sunkist Kids, up from 51 kg/112.25 lbs.
• Two-time World silver medalist Tina George of the U.S. Army
• World University champion Marcie Van Dusen of the Sunkist Kids
• Two-time Junior World medalist Danielle Hedin of the USOEC

Add to that a number of other veteran wrestlers, all with national or international achievements, like Brandy Rosenbrock of Central Michigan, Amy Borgnini of the USOEC, Andrea Ross of Canada, Chelynne Pringle of the Minnesota Storm, Sara Peasley of Team Intensity and LeAnn Barney of the Univ. of the Cumberlands. This division is stacked.

“I think that this can continue to grow,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner about the New York AC Holiday International. “If everybody supports it, we can get even more foreign teams. People like to come to New York City. This can be a premier event on the women’s schedule. The 55 kg division shows that. Everybody is here. All of the top contenders in our country have entered, and we have top foreigners with Sakamoto and with the Canadians.”

Right from the opening whistle, the action was intense and interesting. One of the early matches in the preliminary rounds was a pin by Miranda over Hedin in the first period, a reminder that experience holds an advantage against potential in this sport.

The quarterfinals round featured one of the bigger upsets of the day, when Rosenbrock stunned Van Dusen in two periods, 4-2, 2-1. Van Dusen scored the first points of the match, but Rosenbrock was able to turn Van Dusen with some strong counter wrestling in the first period. In the second, Rosenbrock scored a counter takedown late in the period for the margin of victory.

There was an explosion of joy from Rosenbrock, who has struggled with injuries. Earlier in her career, she had risen to a No. 2 national ranking but had been out of the picture for a few seasons. She is now attending Central Michigan Univ., working out with the men’s team. Her body is healthy, she has dropped down in weight and she is enjoying the sport once again.

“I am training with the guy’s team, and they are super,” said Rosenbrock. “They stay after practice and work with me on my freestyle. I don’t think I have wrestled this good since I was a junior in high school. It is so much fun again. Before my matches with Marcie, and later with Tina, I said to myself to just have fun. That is what wrestling is all about, to have fun and enjoy the sport. I think I lost that a little out there.”

The semifinals featured a rematch of the 2006 World Championships semifinals, as Sakamoto and Miranda squared off once again. Sakamoto opened the scoring with a takedown, but Miranda came back with an armspin for a point. On the scramble after Miranda’s score, Sakamoto emerged with a reversal to win the period, 2-1.

In the second period, Sakamoto was able to open up the offense a bit more, scoring on a leg attack, a spin behind and a step out, finishing with a 4-0 decision in the period.

Although she lost the match, both Miranda and National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner were pleased with the progress that had been made since her loss to Sakamoto at the World Championships in China in September.

“From what I saw, we are closing the gap,” said Steiner. “We have to keep it going. One of these times, we will come out on the right end. She is keeping a good attitude and working hard.”

Miranda had not even planned on entering the tournament. She needed to concentrate on her law school studies at Yale, and was also working on specific technical training for the season ahead. She has been working out with a 16-year-old New York state high school champion, Chris Conte, who had been coming from upstate New York to New Haven to help her train. However, when one of her other training partners, Belinda Chow of Canada, sent her an email, all things changed.

“She e-mailed me Friday morning and asked, ‘Does this change your mind?’ Belinda found this obscure Japanese webpage that said the Sakamoto sisters were coming to compete in New York. It seemed like a godsend. We now had a chance to wrestle. Since we may not be able to attend the World Cup this year, this could be the only chance I have to face her prior to the World Championships.”

Miranda seemed satisfied with her effort, in spite of losing the bout. She scored her first clean takedown on Sakamoto, and realized that her quest to beat the Japanese star had progressed.

“I am so fortunate. I can’t get rid of the emotion of the defeat. But, that is the first point I have scored on her. She is mortal. I worked on head battling and my defense. The match I win against her won’t be pretty. Those two things I have worked on since October, they transferred. They worked in my match here. I now have nine more months to work hard before the next World Championships. I am so grateful to wrestle her here,” said Miranda.

Miranda chose to withdraw from the tournament after the match with Sakamoto. Her sole reason for entering was to compete against her archrival. After that bout, she felt that she had achieved what she came to New York to do. There would be no more matches for Miranda the rest of this day.

The other semifinal was a close battle between George and Rosenbrock. George scored one point in each of the two periods on defensive takedowns for a close 1-0, 1-0 victory. The final pairing would be Sakamoto against George, which was to be the first meeting between these veteran stars who usually compete at different weight classes.

The third place match ended up being a rematch between Van Dusen and Rosenbrock, a second chance for Van Dusen to turn her day around. Van Dusen scored a pair of takedowns in the first period to win it, 2-0. In the second period, a three-point throw by Van Dusen was the only score, for a 3-0 win and the bronze medal.

“I feel better now,” said Van Dusen after the win. “This is a good weight class. I like being at 55 kg. The last three tournaments I have been in have had more than 20 wrestlers.”

“I moved her more this time,” she said about the second battle with Rosenbrock. “The first time I didn’t move her enough. Brandy is a good competitor. You have to always be on your toes against her.”

Van Dusen did not reach her goals for the day, but was able to take something from the experience.

“I learned how to regroup after a loss I wasn’t expecting,” she said. “I came in wanting to wrestle the Japanese girl and Tina George. I didn’t wrestle either of them. It burns my fire more inside.”

The gold medal match between Sakamoto and George was wide open, with Sakamoto winning the first period, 8-0, and, in a closer second period, 4-0. George was upbeat after the match, even though the score might have appeared a bit lopsided.

“I think there were some technical things in the match,” said George. “I didn’t move my feet in the first period, and set myself up as an open target. I was moving more in the second period. I got in some good shots but didn’t finish them. I wrestled hard. I had fun. I am really close. I am happy with this tournament. I came back to my original wrestling, which is more active. I am enjoying the competition.”

“I am happy with the way I wrestled. I wrestled tough,” said George. “This gives me my spirit back. I came here and wanted to wrestle. I am excited to wrestle now.”

As expected, the champion at 55 kg/121 lbs. was named Outstanding Wrestler in the women’s division. Sakamoto posed with tournament officials with the silver plate given to the best wrestler in the competition.

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TheMat.com U.S. Senior Women's rankings

Date Ranked:11/18/2006
Ranked By

48 kg (105.5 lbs.)
1. Mary Kelly, Mahomet, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC)
2. Clarissa Chun, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Stephanie Murata, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
4. Sara Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College)
5. Liz Short, Lombard, Ill. (USOEC)
6. Nicole Woody, Odenton, Md. (New York AC)
7. Sadie Kaneda, Honolulu, Hawaii (USOEC)
8. Melissa Gerard, Norway, Mich. (Univ. of the Cumberlands)
9. Rachel Holthaus, Little Falls, Minn. (Sunkist Kids)
10. Caitlyn Chase, Hanover Park, Ill. (Gator WC)

51 kg (112 lbs.)
1. Patricia Miranda, New Haven, Conn. (Sunkist Kids)
2. Jenny Wong, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Joey Miller, Woodward, Okla. (New York AC)
4. Julieta Okot, New York, N.Y. (New York AC)
5. Kapua Torres, Kahuku, Hawaii (Pacific Univ.)
6. Jessica Medina, Pomona, Calif. (Univ. of the Cumberlands)
7. Whitney Conder, Payallup, Wash. (Vision Quest Sports/Fitness)
8. Samantha Schuman, Omaha, Neb. (Missouri Valley)
9. Kelli Rasmussen, Winnebago, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
10. Amber Miracle, Berlin, Wis. (unattached)

55 kg (121 lbs.)
1. Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
2. Marcie Van Dusen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Sharon Jacobsen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
4. LeAnn Barney, Austin, Texas (Univ. of the Cumberlands)
5. Amy Borgnini, Terre Haute, Ind. (USOEC)
6. Danyelle Hedin, Kailua, Hawaii (USOEC/New York AC)
7. Sandy Do, Willamsburg, Ky. (Univ. of the Cumberlands)
8. Malinda Ripley, Colorado Springs, Colo.(Sunkist Kids)
9. Sara Peasley, Escanaba, Mich. (Team Intensity)
10. Chelynne Pringle, Hugo, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

59 kg (130 lbs.)
1. Erin Tomeo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
2. Sally Roberts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
3. Leigh Jaynes, Burlington, N.J. (U.S. Army)
4. Othella Lucas, San Diego, Calif. (New York AC)
5. Amberle Montgomery, Kent, Wash. (Vision Quest Sports/Fitness)
6. Na’Tasha Umemoto, Portland, Ore. (Sunkist Kids)
7. Tina Pihl, Colorado Springs, Colo. (unattached)
8. Jen Chu, Philadelphia, Pa. (W.O.W.)
9. Erica Chew, Houston, Texas (Missouri Valley College)
10. Brooke Bogren, Carbondale, Kan. (Missouri Valley)

63 kg (138.5 lbs.)
1. Sara McMann, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
2. Alaina Berube, Escanaba,Mich. (New York AC)
3. Jackie Cataline, Corona, Calif. (Cataline’s Wildcats)
4. Kaci Lyle, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
5. Deanna Rix, South Berwick, Maine (New York AC)
6. Stefenie Shaw, Waterford, Conn. (USOEC)
7. Rachel Billerbeck, Plugerville, Texas (Missouri Valley)
8. Vanessa Oswalt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
9. Laura McDonald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)
10. Sherolyn Eppinger, Maple Heights, Ohio (Univ. of the Cumberlands)

67 kg (147.5 lbs.)
1. Katie Downing, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
2. Elena Pirozkhov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Northern Elite)
3. Randi Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
4. Heather Martin, Wellington, Ohio (New York AC)
5. Sheila McCabe, El Cajon, Calif. (San Diego Hot Beaches)
6. Tori Adams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
7. Michelle Hooker, Austin, Texas (Missouri Valley)
8. Shelly Ruberg, Ueras, Ohio (Univ. of the Cumberlands)
9. Sara Hilliard, Marshall, Mo. (Missouri Valley College)
10. Emily Rinehart, Marshall, Mo. (Missouri Valley College)

72 kg (158.5 lbs.)
1. Kristie Marano, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
2. Stephany Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii (Missouri Valley)
3. Ali Bernard, New Ulm, Minn. (Univ. of Regina)
4. Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
5. Tabitha Golt, Chesapeake, Va. (Cumberland College)
6. Melissa Simmons, Ridgefield, Wash. (USOEC)
7. Lacy Novinska, Fennimore, Wis. (Missouri Valley)
8. Dallas Monriel-Berner, Chicago, Ill.
9. Megan Goldsmith, Wis.
10. Irene Proulx, Susanville, Calif. (Spartan WC)

Media outlets may reproduce these rankings only if they identify them as TheMat.com U.S. Senior Women’s rankings

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Four wrestlers repeat as champions at the American Airlines/New York AC Holiday International

Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
11/19/2006

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Four wrestlers repeated as champions from last year at the American Airlines/New York AC Holiday International, which was held at the famous New York Athletic Club.

In men’s freestyle, the repeat champions were Jared Lawrence (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Andy Hrovat (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC) and Tommy Rowlands (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Hrovat, a 2006 U.S. World Team member, was named Outstanding Wrestler in the men’s freestyle division, after pinning Clint Wattenberg (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC) in the finals, 0-2, 1:09. It was a rematch of the 2006 World Team Trials finals series, won by Hrovat.

Lawrence defeated 2006 World Team Trials runner-up Jared Frayer (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) in the finals, 2-0, 5-4. Rowlands beat Michael Irving (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), 4-1, 6-0 in the championship match.

Winning the women’s division for the second straight year was 2005 World bronze medalist Katie Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs., who stopped Heather Martin (Cleveland, Ohio/New York AC) in the finals, 3-0, 1-0.

Four returning champions were beaten in the championship finals.

At 60 kg/132 lbs. in men’s freestyle, Seshito Shimizu of Japan defeated last year’s winner Travis Lee (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC), 1-0, 1-0. In Greco-Roman, 2005 World bronze medalist Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) beat returning champion Adam Wheeler (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) in the finals at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in a three-period battle, 1-1, 1-1, 2-1.

Two returning women’s champions dropped finals matches. At 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Makiko Sakamoto of Japan beat returing champion Jenny Wong (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), 1-1, 0-1, 2-0. In the finals at 72 kg/158.5 lbs., Canadian wrestler Shayla Turcotte (Burnaby Mountain WC) pinned Tabitha Golt (Chesapeake, Va./Cumberland) in 32 seconds.

The Outstanding Wrestler in the women’s division was four-time World champion Hitomi Sakamoto of Japan, who defeated two-time World silver medalist Tina George (U.S. Army), 8-0, 4-0 in the finals.

The Outstanding Wrestler in the men’s Greco-Roman division was Aaron Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) who stopped 2004 Olympian Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) in the finals at 84 kg/185 lbs. by a 1-1, 4-0, 2-1 margin.

At the 48 kg/105.5 lbs. finals for women, 2006 World Team member Mary Kelly (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) stopped 2006 U.S. Nationals champion Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), 1-0, 1-0. The first period went to the leg clinch, which Kelly won by defending and not allowing Chun to score. In the second period, Kelly won the flip and scored the takedown for the point. It was a rematch of a Special Wrestle-off for the U.S. World Team, won by Kelly this past summer.

Other men’s freestyle champions were Vic Moreno (San Luis Obispo, Calif./Advanced) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Denis Tsargush of Russia at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Mo Lawal (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

Moreno beat Takeshi Sugitani of Japan, 1-3, 1-1, 1-0 . Tsargush stopped American Univ. star Muzaffar Abdurachmanov (DC), 1-0, 3-2. Lawal, a 2005 U.S. World Team member, beat Damion Hahn (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC), 1-0, 1-0

Other women’s champions were Katie Patroch (London Western) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Alaina Berube (Escanaba, Mich./New York AC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. Patroch pinned Leigh Jaynes (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) in the finals in 59 seconds. Berube stopped Stefanie Shaw (Waterford, Conn./USOEC) in the finals, 3-0, 5-0.

In an all-Japan finals at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men’s Greco-Roman, Hiroshi Shimomura beat Yasuyuki Tanioka, 2-0, 3-0.

Other men’s Greco-Roman champions were Spenser Mango (St. Louis, Mo./USOEC/Gator WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Jacob Curby (LaGrange, Ill./USOEC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Jake Fisher (Platte City, Mo./USOEC/New York AC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Russ Davie (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Mango beat Jermaine Hodge (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 3-7, 3-0, 4-2. Curby stopped Mike Ellsworth (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 3-1, 1-3, 1-1. Fisher defeated Cheney Haight (Orem, Utah/USOEC/New York AC), 4-0, 1-2, 1-1. Davie beat Vladimir Guralski of Israel, 5-1, 6-0

AMERICAN AIRLINES/NEW YORK AC HOLIDAY INTERNATIONAL
At New York, N.Y., Nov. 18-19

Medal Match results

Women’s freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
1st - Mary Kelly (New York AC) dec. Clarissa Chun (Sunkist Kids), 1-0, 1-0
3rd – Sara Fulp-Allen (New York AC) dec. Lindsey Rushton (Guelph), 4-3, 4-3

51 kg/112.25 lbs.
1st - Makiko Sakamoto (Japan) dec. Jenny Wong (Sunkist Kids), 1-1, 0-1, 2-0
3rd – Belinda Chow (Guelph) dec. Jessica Medina (New York AC), 1-0, 2-1

55 kg/121 lbs.
1st - Hitomi Sakamoto (Japan) dec. Tina George (U.S. Army), 8-0, 4-0
3rd – Marcie Van Dusen (Sunkist Kids) dec. Brandy Rosenbrock (Central Michigan), 2-0, 3-0

59 kg/130 lbs.
1st - Katie Patroch (London Western) pin Leigh Jaynes (Gator WC), 0:59
3rd – Othella Lucas (New York AC) dec. Tina Pihl (USOEC), 4-1, 7-0

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st - Alaina Berube (New York AC) dec. Stefanie Shaw (USOEC), 3-0, 5-0
3rd – Deanna Rix (New York AC) dec. Krystal Kiyuna (San Diego), 1-0, 2-0

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
1st - Katie Downing (Sunkist Kids) dec. Heather Martin (New York AC), 3-0, 1-0
3rd – Stefanie Howorun (McMaster) dec. Meaghan Wilton (Guelph), 0-1, 4-1, 4-0

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
1st - Shayla Turcotte (Burnaby Mountain WC) pin Tabetha Golt (Cumberland), 0:32

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