El Reno’s Hanna Martin went 4-0 at nationals to claim a national title.
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USA TODAY'S CHRISTINE BRENNAN POWERING UP WOMEN'S SPORTS CONFERENCE
Nashville, TN - 8/20/07
Organizers of the MARKETING WOMEN'S SPORTS CONFERENCE have announced that top sports columnist and author, Christine Brennan, will deliver the keynote address.
The MARKETING WOMEN'S SPORTS conference will be held on November 5-6, 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Nashville Marriott Hotel. Top industry leaders from the worlds of broadcast, advertising and the corporate world will be leading discussion panels. Lesley Visser has been named the honorary chairperson.
In addition to being a USA Today sports columnist Brennan is also an ABC News, ESPN and NPR commentator, best-selling author and nationally known speaker. She is the most-widely read woman sports columnist in the nation and was twice named one of the nation's top-10 sports columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors. Brennan is the winner of numerous national awards, including the inaugural Billie Award in 2006, WISE Woman of the Year in 2005 and the Association for Women in Sports Media's Pioneer Award in 2004. She is a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism Hall of Achievement. Her national bestseller, "Inside Edge", was named one of the top 100 sports books of all-time by Sports Illustrated. Her popular new book, "Best Seat in the House", A Father, A Daughter, A Journey Through Sports, is the first father-daughter memoir written by a sports writer. She has covered 12 consecutive Olympic Games, starting with the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She was the first woman to cover the Washington Redskins as a staff writer at The Washington Post. She was AWSM's first president from 1988-1990.
"Christine Brennan is widely regarded as the number one sports columnist for women's sports issues and we couldn't be more pleased to have her participate at this conference. Her sheer love of sports and her dedication to helping promote women's sports is unparalleled. We are expecting one powerful keynote speech," states Women's Sports Cares President, Catherine Masters. "Everyone in the room should be pretty amped up after listening to her speak," she adds. In addition to delivering the keynote speech, Brennan will be signing her book.
"The emergence of women's sports over the past 30 years is one of the
biggest stories not just in sports in the United States, but also in
our cultural history. I don't think people will remember 50 years from
now who won this year's NBA title or World Series, but they will
remember and study how our nation changed due to Title IX and the
empowerment of women, on the playing field and off. I'm honored to be
able to chronicle and talk about these issues, and I look forward to
doing so at the Marketing Women's Sports Conference," states Brennan.
The Marketing Women's Sports Conference is open to men and women interested in learning more about taking their sports to the next level. The expected attendees will include amateur, semipro, college and professional sports individuals as well as corporations and advertising agencies looking to become more involved in women's sports. A top notch array of speakers have been lined up with more being added daily. "The response to this conference has been nothing short of fantastic and we are expecting the event to be sold out," states the conference Marketing Director, Chuck Hamby.
For more info on Women's Sports Cares, please visit WomensSportsCares.com For any additional information please call (615) 500-2600 or email wscmasters@cs.com
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National wrestling team for world meet selected
Express News Service
New Delhi, August 20:
The following wrestlers have been selected for the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan from August 17-20.
TEAM: Men’s Free style: Anil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Sushil Kumar, Ramesh Kumar, Rambir, Rohit Patel, Palwinder Singh Cheema, Vinod Kumar, GS Sanga, Gurpratap Singh. Men’s Greco-Roman: KL Yadav, Ravinder Singh, Sunil Kumar, Bhupinder, Manoj Kumar, Randhir Singh, Devender, Hargobind Singh, Priyawart, Gurinderjeet Singh. Women: Babita, Alka Tomar, Nirmal, Kamlesh, Geetika, Suman, Minakshi, SR Sangha.
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Martin claims national wrestling championship
By Byron Beers/Staff Writer 8/21/07
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El Reno’s Hanna Martin went 4-0 at nationals to claim a national title. |
Hanna Martin and Cory Dauphin were among the best wrestlers in their respective weight classes last week during the Accelerade Cadet & ASICS/Vaughan Junior National Championships at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D.
It was former El Reno head coach Bobby Miller’s last go-round with Indian wrestlers. Miller, who is going back home to Perry to become an assistant coach, is being replaced by Shane Head. Head took over as El Reno head coach after being promoted as the new Mustang head coach just two months prior.
But Miller stayed committed to the El Reno squad throughout the summer and leaves very pleased with the progress that was made, especially for the younger Martin and Dauphin.
Martin stormed the field in the 95-pound weight class of the women’s division where she claimed a national championship.
Martin went 4-0 with a pair of pins, including a fall in the title match against Janexis Rodriguez of Florida.
Martin upended Rodriguez with a pin at the 1:04 mark. She won her first match of the tournament via forfeit. She followed that with a pin just 37 seconds into her second-round match against Wisconsin’s Patricia Hill. In the semifinals she defeated Michigan’s Kristi Garr with 13-1 technical fall.
“Hanna really dominated throughout,” Miller said. “I was very happy for Hanna and now she gets three more chances to repeat as a national champion. She has accomplished a goal she worked so hard to achieve.
“She beat a girl that has beat her twice before so it was nice for her to get some revenge.”
Dauphin didn’t sweep through the 140-pound weight class of the cadet freestyle tournament like Martin did in her class, but he did become an All-American with a seventh-place finish.
Dauphin won his first five matches before tasting defeat in his next two matches against Florida’s Tucker Raich and New Jersey’s John Guzzo. He did bounce back by defeating Trey Adamson of Utah with a 10-1 decision in the seven-th-place match.
“Anytime you make the top eight in the toughest tournament in the country you’ve had a great week and Cory did just that,” Miller said.
“I always expect Cory to win every time he goes out there. He started off fast by winning his first five matches, then struggled in his next two. But he bounced back and won his medal match.
“Cory will have a great shot at a national championship next year. This is a great step for him for what he will accomplish in the future.”
Colton Gallo also competed in the cadet freestyle tournament where he went 1-2 in the 130-pound division. Gallo’s lone win came with a 8-1 decision over Georgia’s Matthew Schneider.
Ethan Martin, Adam DeLong, Derek Thompson and Cody Dauphin each participated in the junior freestyle tournament.
Martin dropped both of his matches at 112 pounds. He lost to Sean Boyle (Mass.) 11-0 in his first outing, before falling to Bhavik Patel of Illinois 9-0 in his final match.
“Ethan was upset with himself,” Miller said. “He trained hard all summer long going into nationals, but he will become better next year and really help El Reno in the future.”
DeLong, an all-state selection, had a disappointing tournament with a pair of losses and no victories at 130 pounds. The Oklahoma City University signee was pinned by Jimmy Chase of Illinois in the opening match, and then lost 10-9 to Maryland’s Josh Fitch in his final outing.
“Adam just didn’t have a very good tournament,” Miller said. “He continues to prepare himself for the next level and gets better and better. I’m confident he will turn it around once he gets to OCU and trains every day under Archie (Rand).”
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Paige Rife wins National Title, MI women finish 3rd
Monday, June 23rd
Fargo, ND
Fargo Coverage Section
153lb National Champ Paige Rife |
Team Michigan brought only 12 women to Fargo and 6 of them ended the day as All-Americans. Paige Rife was the only champ, taking the crown at 153lbs. Kristi Garr of Goodrich also made the finals, but lost to Hanna Martin of Oklahoma. Michigan finished 3rd overall as a team.
Defending national champ C.C. Weber took 3rd at 109lbs, losing only to eventual champ Helen Maralouis of Maryland. C.C defeated Gabby Henry of Ohio to finish 3rd. Nikita Netjes finished 4th at 146lbs after losing to Kelsea Suchocki of New York in the consolation finals. Also finishing 4th for Michigan was Stephanie Tucker at 165lbs. Missy Becker was Michigan's sixth all-american, finishing 7th at 139lbs. California won the team race followed by Texas and Michigan.
Full Michigan women's results:
Women-95 - Kristi Garr's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Kristi Garr (Michigan) over Natalie Rutt (Minnesota) Dec 5-4,4-4
Match #2 Kristi Garr (Michigan) over Amelia Munson (Connecticut) Dec 5-0,6-0
Match #3 Kristi Garr (Michigan) over Kelsey-ann Mita (Hawaii) Fall 1:08
Match #4 Kristi Garr (Michigan) over Olgimar Suarez (Florida) TF 7-1,7-0
Match #5 Kristi Garr (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #6 Kristi Garr (Michigan) over Olgimar Suarez (Florida) TF 1-7,0-7
Match #7 Kristi Garr (Michigan) over Stephanie Waters (Oklahoma) TF 1-5,9-7,7-0
Match #8 Hanna Martin (Oklahoma) over Kristi Garr (Michigan) TF 10-3,6-0
Women-109 - Carly Spearman
Match #1 Gabby Henry (Ohio) over Carly Spearman (Michigan) Dec 5-1,6-0
Match #2 Samantha Lopez (California) over Carly Spearman (Michigan) Fall 7-0,1:25
Women-109 - C.c. Weber's place is 3rd.
Match #1 C.c. Weber (Michigan) over Heidy Cruz-colon (Florida) Fall 1:11
Match #2 C.c. Weber (Michigan) over Maria Ponce (Kansas) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #3 C.c. Weber (Michigan) over Kira Hagi (Hawaii) Fall 1:20
Match #4 C.c. Weber (Michigan) over Michelle Jimenez (California) Fall 0:29
Match #5 Helen Maroulis (Maryland) over C.c. Weber (Michigan) Dec 3-1,2-0
Match #6 C.c. Weber (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #7 Helen Maroulis (Maryland) over C.c. Weber (Michigan) Dec 1-3,0-2
Match #8 C.c. Weber (Michigan) over Emily Martin (Texas) Dec 2-0,1-0
Match #9 C.c. Weber (Michigan) over Gabby Henry (Ohio) Dec 1-0,3-0
Women-116 - Mecheel Hook
Match #1 Alyssa Garcia (Colorado) over Mecheel Hook (Michigan) Fall 0:51
Match #2 Jazzy Green (California) over Mecheel Hook (Michigan) Fall 0:26
Women-124 - Phylicia Primeau
Match #1 Karen Silverstrand (Nebraska) over Phylicia Primeau (Michigan) Dec 6-1,9-4
Match #2 Sonia Berrios (Puerto Rico) over Phylicia Primeau (Michigan) Fall 4-3,0-5,1:13
Women-132 - Calie Cutler
Match #1 Samantha Phillips (California) over Calie Cutler (Michigan) Fall 0:27
Match #2 Jenny Ojerio (Hawaii) over Calie Cutler (Michigan) Dec 7-2,3-7,3-0
Women-132 - Cindy Kaffenberger
Match #1 Cindy Kaffenberger (Michigan) over Melissa Sanchez (California) Dec 1-0,3-0
Match #2 Ashley Johnson (Minnesota) over Cindy Kaffenberger (Michigan) Dec 4-0,5-1
Match #3 Cindy Kaffenberger (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #4 Tessa Plana (Texas) over Cindy Kaffenberger (Michigan) Fall 1:14
Women-139 - Missy Becker's place is 7th.
Match #1 Pi`ikea Kalalau (Hawaii) over Missy Becker (Michigan) Dec 6-6,9-3
Match #2 Megan Agajanian (California) over Missy Becker (Michigan) Dec 3-0,1-0
Match #3 Missy Becker (Michigan) over Brittany David (California) TF 8-0,2-4,9-3
Women-146 - Haley Slivensky
Match #1 Angela Miller (California) over Haley Slivensky (Michigan) Fall 0-5,0:21
Match #2 Haley Slivensky (Michigan) over Kortni Charpie (Missouri) Fall 6-0,0:38
Match #3 Adeline Gray (Colorado) over Haley Slivensky (Michigan) Fall 7-0,0:52
Women-146 - Nikita Netjes's place is 4th.
Match #1 Nikita Netjes (Michigan) over Amanda Blommel (Florida) FF
Match #2 Nikita Netjes (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #3 Nikita Netjes (Michigan) over Ashleigh Lybarger (Indiana) Dec 3-1,6-3
Match #4 Erin Clodgo (Connecticut) over Nikita Netjes (Michigan) Dec 0-1,4-0,7-0
Match #5 Erin Clodgo (Connecticut) over Nikita Netjes (Michigan) Dec 0-1,4-0,7-0
Match #6 Nikita Netjes (Michigan) over Kuu`ipo Badayos (Hawaii) Fall 4-3,1:09
Match #7 Nikita Netjes (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #8 Kelsea Suchocki (New York) over Nikita Netjes (Michigan) Fall 0-7,1:52
Women-153 - Paige Rife's place is 1st.
Match #1 Paige Rife (Michigan) over Katie Crouch (Florida) Fall 3-0,0:28
Match #2 Paige Rife (Michigan) over Monique Dillner (Hawaii) Fall 0:50
Match #3 Paige Rife (Michigan) over Katie Crouch (Florida) Fall 3-0,0:28
Match #4 Paige Rife (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #5 Paige Rife (Michigan) over Monique Dillner (Hawaii) Fall 0:50
Match #6 Paige Rife (Michigan) over Lindsey Brooks (Texas) Dec 4-1,3-2
Women-165 - Stephanie Tucker's place is 4th.
Match #1 Stephanie Tucker (Michigan) over Jessie Wilkie (New Jersey) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #2 Stephanie Tucker (Michigan) over Kelsey Stauffacher (Wisconsin) Fall 1:19
Match #3 Jami Moore (Texas) over Stephanie Tucker (Michigan) Dec 7-0,3-2
Match #4 Carrie Clark (Texas) over Stephanie Tucker (Michigan) Dec 4-0
153lb National Champ Paige Rife
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National champ Rife to compete for world crown
8/20 -
Paige Rife claimed national glory last month in Fargo as she won the Women's Junior National Championship. Rife now has her eyes on world level sucess as she is slated to compete for Team USA at the FILA Junior World Championships this week in Beijing, China. Rife, who will be competing at 158.5lbs, will be competing this Friday, August 24th. Check back for results
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