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Published:
April 19, 2008
TOKYO:
The blue tracksuit-clad Chinese security guards who have followed the
Olympic torch around the world will not be welcome in Japan when the
flame arrives within days.
Japanese police formally turned down Chinese Olympics
organizers' proposal for about seven security officials to escort the
torch on April 26 through the city of Nagano, site of the 1998 Winter
Olympic Games, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported Saturday.
Police will let two non-security Chinese officials run beside
the torch and rekindle it if it blows out, however, Kyodo said.
Torch runners in other countries have complained that the
Chinese "men in blue" tightly surrounded them and acted aggressively,
shouting orders at them and snatching a Tibetan flag headband from a
runner in Paris.
China's recent crackdown on riots and protests against Chinese
rule in Tibet have become a contentious issue surrounding the Beijing
Olympics.
Since the relay started in Greece on March 24 it has been a
magnet for critics of China's Tibet policies. Protesters disrupted
stops in London, Paris and San Francisco.
On Friday Japan's well-known Zenkokuji Temple withdrew its
plan to be the starting point for the torch relay, citing safety issues
and support for fellow monks in Tibet.
City officials have been considering alternate starting
points. They were unavailable for comment Saturday.
The Olympic flame arrived Friday in Thailand under tight
security and was scheduled to travel to Malaysia, Indonesia and
Australia before Japan.
The Chinese guards protecting the torch in other cities were
picked from special police units known for skills in martial arts,
marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat according to British-based Web
site sinodefence.com, which specializes in Chinese military affairs.
Japan does not need to rely on other countries for security,
chief government spokesman Nobutaka Machimura said at a recent news
conference.
Media have reported that more than 3,000 Japanese police and
security personnel will be on hand for the run. Nagano prefectural
police said Saturday they were unable to comment on torch relay
security.
In Beijing, the Olympics organizers could not immediately be
reached.
About 80 runners, including Olympic gold-medal swimmer Kosuke
Kitajima and gold-medal female wrestler Saori Yoshida, were scheduled
to carry the torch along Nagano's five-hour, 11.5-mile route.
North Dakota
The Jamestown Sun
Published Saturday, April 19, 2008
* Bravo to Jamestown College for establishing a women’s
wrestling program. The college says women’s wrestling is one
of the fastest-growing sports and will bring new students to the school
from several areas of the country.
Indiana
Courier
Sports Staff 4/19/08
Months
of competition will come to a culmination for Lide White's youth
wrestling program next week when the Club stages its 25th annual little
league wrestling program tournament beginning Monday.
The tourney, slated for the Lide white Gymnasium, will pit the Club's
top youth wrestlers over four nights of competition. More than 200
wrestlers - including boys and girls - will compete in 41 weight
classes.
"We've held this tournament every year since 1984 and it's always and
big week for our Club," said Lide White Boys & Girls Club
executive director Ray Black Jr. "It's going to be a busy week and it's
going to be a lot of fun."
The tourney, held nightly at 5:30 p.m., begins Monday with the girls
semifinals and the boys quarterfinals. Tuesday's program will feature
the girls consolations and boys semifinals and Wednesday's lineup will
have the girls championships and boys consolations.
The tourney will culminate Thursday night when the boys championship
bouts will take center mat.
The event is open to the public and admission is $1 nightly.
Canada
Cecelia Carter-Smith
The Hamilton Spectator
(Apr
19, 2008)
It started out as a dare.
Michelle Fazzari, who was recently named Brock University's
Female Athlete of the Year, was in Grade 10 at Cayuga High School when
she saw a poster for the wrestling team.
"A girlfriend and I played a lot of sports," she said. "We
were looking for something new and saw a poster in our school, but the
stereotypes of wrestling influenced us not to try out until our male
friends challenged us with a dare.
"We said we would never do it, nor were we 'the type' of girls
to wrestle, but we wanted to prove a point that there was no particular
'type' of girl for a particular sport."
Initially, the grappler wasn't enamoured with the sport, "but
I didn't want to lose the bet with my friends. I stuck with it and won
my first (high school) tournament, which kept me motivated enough to
start learning more moves and appreciate how challenging the sport was
-- then I was hooked."
Two-time Olympian and Brock head coach Marty Calder is
delighted that Fazzari, a freestyler, got "hooked" on wrestling.
"She is very committed to her goals, diligent with her
training and cerebral, using good tactics and judgment to control her
opponents."
In her freshman season, Fazzari won OUA gold and CIS silver
while being named OUA and CIS rookie wrestler of the year.
The grappler continued to pin her opponents in her sophomore
season, capturing OUA and CIS gold and becoming Brock's wrestler of the
year. And this season, she repeated as conference and national champion
in the 59-kilogram class.
"Michelle defeated a very strong wrestler, Jazzie Barker from
Calgary, in the CIS final," Calder said. "She injured herself pretty
badly at a tournament in Phoenix in late October and hasn't healed
completely even now. To accomplish what she did under those
circumstances showed a lot of character."
This summer, the Cayuga kid who took up "a dare" will
represent Canada at the World University Games in Thessaloniki, Greece.
"My goal is to win the University Worlds," Fazzari said.
Don't bet against her.
'
Published:
April 20, 2008
Culpeper County High School’s Brittany
McCauley may not look as intimidating as most wrestlers, but
don’t underestimate her. She finished 31-17 for the Blue
Devils and placed sixth in the Northwest Region. McCauley, used to
wrestling guys, finished fifth in the United States Girls Wrestling
Association Championships.
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It didn’t take Brittany McCauley long to realize her
opponents were different. She was in Livonia, Mich. facing the top
female wrestlers from around the country. She knew she was in for a
challenge.
As she readied for her first match of the day at the United
States Girls Wrestling Association Championships, McCauley had one
thing on her mind: her first move. Strike fast, catch her opponent off
guard and gain a quick advantage.
The problem was McCauley wasn’t used to wrestling
other girls. When she competed with the CCHS team against other local
high schools, she was almost always the only female participant.
Wrestling guys was no problem. She’d posted a 31-17
record during the winter, her sophomore season. She’d
finished sixth in the Northwest Region.
Most of the guys McCauley wrestled during the season thought
they could out-muscle her. She learned quickly that technique could
beat brute strength any day of the week.
But in Michigan, she was up against 27 other 103-pound female
wrestlers, many of whom had likely developed a similar approach on the
mat.
Female wrestlers tend to be more flexible than their male
counterparts. When McCauley faced male opponents, she used that to her
advantage to counter their strength.
Not in Michigan. Those girls had the same bag of tricks
McCauley did.
The tournament was an eye-opener for McCauley. She held her
own, finishing fifth in the national-class field. In her final match of
the competition, she won a 7-0 decision over Joanna Levy, a wrestler
from Oregon.
“It was a good challenge,” she said.
McCauley is used to challenges. She relishes them. As a female
in a male-dominated sport, she’s had to earn respect every
step of the way.
She earned a bunch this year.
“It’s funny to watch because (male
competitors will) come up and be like ‘oh I’ve got
this girl,” said Kathy McCauley, Brittany’s mother.
“Before you know it they’re pinned.
“I think she likes to prove to guys she’s
just as good as them.”
Brittany picked up wrestling four years ago. She loved it from
day one. There was something about pushing herself to the limit that
kept her coming back for more. She started with the Culpeper Cobras, a
local youth wrestling team and this winter made her varsity debut.
It wasn’t long before she was winning almost every
time out.
Wrestling can be as much mental as it is physical. Every day,
through bumps, bruises, aches and pains, wrestlers have to make a
simple choice: keep going or give in. Pin or be pinned.
“You have to know that you want it,” McCauley said.
McCauley was named Culpeper’s most improved wrestler
at the team’s postseason banquet. But that’s just
the beginning, she said. There is room to get better.
She’ll focus on developing her flexibility, endurance and
strength in the offseason. She wants to improve her lower body
technique.
She’s found a new sport to keep her busy and active
in the spring: Lacrosse.
And she’s already looking ahead to next spring, when
she hopes to make a return trip to the USGWA Championships. She was
taken a bit off guard this time around. Now she knows what to expect
from her competition.
“A lot of people think girls aren’t
strong,” McCauley said. “They were pretty
strong.”
Washington
By Meri-Jo
Borzilleri 4/20/08
Special to The Seattle Times
• Ridgefield's Melissa Simmons
has earned a berth at wrestling's Olympic trials by winning the women's
college national championship at 158.5 lbs. The trials are set for June
13-15 in Las Vegas.
USA
ALL
AMERICAN CAMP
DETAILS
DATES
:
July 13-18, 2008
ELIGIBILITY:
All
Female Junior
Division National Championship Participants (Women' DIVISION)
CHECK
IN DATE: Sunday
- July 13, 2008
CHECK
IN TIME: 1:00
p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(Dinner begins at 4:30 p.m.)
CAMP
ENDS : Friday,
July 18, 8:00
a.m. (Campers become the responsibility of their respective State
Associations
after 8:00 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2008)
CAMP REGISTRATION DEADLINE: An
email stating intent to attend the
camp, with preliminary numbers of all attendees for this camp, must be
received
no later than June 13, 2008. (Must be sent to Billy Wood at gtrhawaii@aol.com )
for more info please call Billy at: (808)-780-1590
FINAL CAMP COUNT: An
Excel spreadsheet or Word document with the
following information must be sent no later than July 3, 2008 to Billy
Wood
(USA Wrestling National Women's Director) at gtrhawaii@aol.com The
information that must be included for
each camp participant is: Full Name, Address, Phone number, Age, Parent
or
Guardian's Name and phone number (minors only), Roommate during camp. YOUR
STATE ASSOCIATION WILL BE BILLED FOR THE NUMBER OF CAMPERS PROVIDED ON
THIS
SPREADSHEET. ANY ADDITIONS AFTER THIS DEADLINE WILL ALSO BE BILLED TO
YOUR
STATE, PLUS A $10 LATE FEE.
WRESTLING
PRACTICES: All
training sessions
will be held at the NDSU Bison Sports Arena - Wrestling Room. A
detailed
schedule will be provided at the time of registration.
ROOM AND BOARD: All
campers will be housed on the NDSU Campus
in Seim Hall. Meals will be served at the Residence Dining Center
(RDC). The
meal plan for this camp is on a Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner format.
NDSU
Dormitory (Seim Hall) and Cafeteria (Residence Dining Center (RDC).
MEAL PLAN SCHEDULE: Breakfast,
7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.; Lunch, 11:30
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; Dinner, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
COST OF CAMP - including room and board:
Athlete
Cost: $275.00
Coach or Team Leader Cost: $220.00
Each state must send one check for your entire camp
delegation
Payable to USAW. Make a note on the check "Fargo Women's Jr
National
Camp".
Please send the check to: Billy Wood, 28
Cedar Hills Drive , Pocatello ,
Idaho 83204
The full payment for camp is due July 3, 2008
ASICS/VAUGHAN WOMEN"S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: July
21-22, 2008.
State Associations must still enter their female athletes, coaches,
officials,
etc. into the National Championships Online Registration site. [By
12:00 PM, CST, Monday, July 14, 2008] This does not
affect the camp,
but must be done in order for your athletes to be entered into the
National
Championships. Contact your State Association Chairperson for more
details on
this procedure.
GUIDELINES:
·
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campers must be 2008 ASICS/Vaughn Junior Women's National
Championships participants and remain on campus housing for the camp
and the
Championships.
·
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accounting purposes, registration for the camp and the
Championships will be done separately
·
The
State Association must pay for all their campers, and no
individual payments will be accepted
·
State
Associations will pay for the competitors in the Jr National
Duals and Jr Nationals separately from this camp.
·
State
must send a chaperon or coach to supervise the athlete(s) and
these individuals must attend all practices, meals, and be housed near
their
athlete(s) in Churchill Hall
·
Coaches/State
Administrators are encouraged to send prior to the
camp
·
All
campers must have approval of their state association State
Chairperson
·
Training
camp will include both technique and conditioning sessions
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
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Questions and Inquires: Billy Wood at
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Kansas
Girl competing in traditionally boys
sport building a following
Published 4/21/2008
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RACHEL DAVIS
Her signature move is the cross face and she has fans wherever
she goes, but Garden City resident Veronica Fry remains a humble
11-year-old wrestler.
Fry, who began wrestling three years ago after watching her
younger brother participate in the sport piqued her interest, said she
enjoys wrestling because she makes new friends and is not easily
intimidated by her competition.
Ron Fry, Veronica's father, said she wrestles girls, as well
as boys.
"She's made a few boys cry," he said.
Joe Arellano, Veronica's coach, said she also has brought
disappointment to girls she has grappled, winning the girls state
competition in McPherson in 2007 and placing second in competition in
2006.
Arellano said Veronica, who is strong for an 11-year-old girl
and stays focused most of the time during the match, twice has made
regular state tournaments, where she competes against boys and girls.
With these achievements, Veronica's reputation does follow her
and at times causes problems, Ron Fry said, recalling a tournament in
which a boy from Valley Center refused to wrestle his daughter.
He said the boy's coach received permission to rearrange the
schedule so the boy did not have to wrestle Veronica.
"He said he couldn't wrestle a girl for religious reasons and
I understand that," Ron Fry said. "But it's the boys who refuse to
wrestle her because they think they will hurt her or she will hurt them
that gets me."
She joins about 12 girls in the area who wrestle as girls'
participation in the male-dominated sport outgrows its anomaly,
Arellano said, though it still is not as common as it is in the eastern
part of the country where there are all-girl wrestling teams.
"Kansas always has been behind the times but we're getting
there," he said.
And as more people attend matches to watch girls tussle with
boys, Veronica said it can be distracting.
"I get really nervous, especially if there's a lot of people
watching me," she said.
Laurie Fry, Veronica's mother, said her daughter will have to
get used to the attention because she is a popular wrestler whose name
spectators chant when she steps onto the mat to take on a boy.
"The girls are the underdogs and the crowd cheering keeps them
motivated," Arellano said. "It also keeps the boys on their toes."
Sometimes, however, it can be a boy in the stands who can pose
a threat to Veronica's wrestling success if Veronica likes the boy in
question.
"It's downhill from there," Laurie Fry said. "When she finds
out a boy she likes is watching her, her focus disappears."
Ron Fry said before his daughter takes to the mat, she works
the nerves out by either jumping up and down or walking the outside of
the mat after her father has put her head gear on her.
He said while he enjoys watching his daughter compete and win,
he also wants her to realize she doesn't have to lose her femininity to
be great.
"Yeah, I want her to practice and keep up her strength so she
can contend with the boys," Ron Fry said. "But I also want her to be
able to be a kid and sit around with the girls and do hair."
But Veronica says her friends support her unique endeavor.
"My friends think it's cool that I wrestle," she said.
USA
2008 U.S. Women's National
Championships preview
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
04/16/2008
In 2004,
women’s wrestling became the newest sport added to the
Olympic program. Four weight classes were featured at the Athens
Olympic Games, and the United States was among the most successful
programs. The USA won two medals and placed second in the medal count
at the Athens Olympics.
It is four years later, and Team USA seeks to bring a strong and
talented team to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Once again, there will
be four weight classes contested in the women’s division.
Both of the 2004 Olympic medalists return seeking another medal, silver
medalist Sara McMann of the Sunkist Kids at 138.75 pounds and bronze
medalist Patricia Miranda at 105.5 pounds.
The U.S. Nationals is the major qualifying event for the U.S. Olympic
Team Trials, with the top seven athletes at the four Olympic weight
classes and the top four athletes at the three non-Olympic weight
classes moving on to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials here in
Las Vegas, June 13-15. For that reason, there may be many more athletes
entering the Olympic weight classes at the U.S. Nationals this year
than in the past.
There are two past World champions in the women’s program at
this time, and both compete at the 72 kg/158.5 lbs. division, two-time
World champion Kristie Marano of the New York AC and 2005 World
champion Iris Smith of the U.S. Army. Many other talented stars will be
showcased during this Olympic year.
48 KG/105.5 POUNDS
This weight class is loaded with talent and experience. Coming into
this year, the No. 1 athlete was Stephanie Murata, a 2001 World silver
medalist who has more experience than any other active
women’s wrestler. Murata was fifth in the world last year. To
make her first U.S. Olympic Team, Murata will have to hold off as many
as five other top athletes who have legitimate Olympic dreams.
2004 Olympic bronze medalist Patricia Miranda has dropped back down to
48 kg this year, the first time since winning her medal at the Athens
Games. She took a year off, then claimed the top spot at 51 kg the last
two seasons. An injury kept her from going to the Worlds last year, and
she returned to competition during the winter tour season. Miranda has
yet to face her top U.S. rivals this season at this weight class.
Two former U.S. Nationals champions, Clarissa Chun and Sara Fulp-Allen,
are also capable of winning again. Fulp-Allen has made strides since
graduating college, winning a gold at the Dave Schultz Memorial.
Another top contender is 2005 U.S. World Team member Mary Kelly, who
was ninth in the World Championships that season. Another talent to
watch is Alyssa Lampe, a 2007 Junior World medalist who boasts a win
over Murata this winter.
Other athletes with talent include Rachel Holthaus, Sadie Kaneda,
Rachel Bernardes, Amantha Hordagoda and Jackie Stiles.
51 KG/112.25 POUNDS
This weight class has seen the loss of World Team members Miranda and
Jenny Wong to Olympic weight classes. Wong, who was a 2003 World bronze
medalist, has moved up to 55 kg.
Coming into the U.S. Nationals with momentum is Jessica Medina, who
recently won the WCWA College Freestyle Nationals competing for
Cumberland and was Outstanding Wrestler. Another major talent is 2007
Junior World champion Whitney Conder. Katherine Fulp-Allen, younger
sister of Sara, has made progress during the college season and should
be a top medal hopeful.
Expect this division to be dominated by college athletes this year.
LeAnn Barney, Erica Torres, Courtney Martell and Shannon Reeves come
from college programs. Veteran wrestlers Audrey Pang and Cheryl Wong
have a chance to move high in the standings. Another young talent is
Claire Dupont, a former Junior National champion.
55 KG/121 POUNDS
Marcie Van Dusen made her first World team last year after a few
challenging seasons shortened by injury. Van Dusen placed ninth in the
World. She still must qualify this weight class for the Olympic Games
in qualifying events overseas this spring. Her claim to fame this year
was a victory over Japan’s superstar Saori Yoshida at this
winter’s World Cup. Yoshida, a 2004 Olympic champion, had
never lost an international match until Van Dusen beat her.
A top challenger at this weight is Sally Roberts, a two-time World
bronze medalist who has dropped from 59 kg for this Olympic year.
Roberts has been tough at this weight, winning the Dave Schultz
Memorial. Also making the drop down from 59 kg is 2007 U.S. World Team
member Leigh Jaynes. Jenny Wong, who won her World bronze medal at 51
kg, has competed well this year after moving up. Adding to the depth
here is a past U.S. Nationals champion Sharon Jacobson, who returns to
the mat after missing the early season to injury.
There are a number of young athletes in the division who have also made
a name for themselves in recent seasons. Sandy Do was the 2008 WCWA
College Freestyle national champion. Cherae Pascua, Chelynne Pringle
and Amy Borgnini have been successful on the age-group levels. Junior
World medalist Danyelle Hedin should also be in the hunt. Many wonder
if two-time World silver medalist Tina George can return to top form
after a disappointing year where she has struggled in recent events.
59 KG/130 POUNDS
Although a number of wrestlers have left this division for an Olympic
weight class, there could be some talents who choose to enter the U.S.
Nationals here this season. Coming in top-ranked is two-time U.S. World
Team member Erin Tomeo, who placed seventh at the 2006 World
Championships. Tomeo had an impressive win in the finals of the Dave
Schultz Memorial over the nation’s top high school wrestler,
2007 Junior World silver medalist Tatiana Padilla. Last year, Padilla
placed second at the World Team Trials, with a victory over Tomeo along
the way.
The top college wrestler at this division is Kelsey Campbell, who has
won the WCWA College Freestyle Nationals for the last two years.
Veteran wrestler Othella Lucas has completed her college career, and
looks to challenge for her first U.S. Nationals title. Deanna Rix, a
two-time Junior World Team member, is competitive at this division, but
is considering a drop down to 55 kg.
Among the contenders in the college ranks are Nikki Darrow, Samantha
Fee, Samantha Phillips and Breisja Gallo-Macera. It would not be
surprising if a young newcomer made a breakthrough this year at this
division.
63 KG/138.75 POUNDS
The top name in this weight class is 2004 Olympic silver medalist Sara
McMann, who won a World bronze medal in 2007 and boasts two other World
medals during her successful career. McMann will be seriously
challenged this year, as there are a number of talented wrestlers who
have made great progress in recent months.
Alaina Berube, who was second behind McMann at the 2004 Olympic Trials,
has had a great winter season, including a title at the Dave Schultz
Memorial. Randi Miller has also shown great improvement, including two
wins over McMann at international events. Tori Adams, a past Junior
World medalist, has been consistent in recent years, and placed second
behind McMann at the 2007 U.S. World Team Trials.
A newcomer at the division is young star Elena Pirozkhov, who was
second at the U.S. Nationals and the World Team Trials last year at 67
kg. Pirozkhov has done well at this division on overseas tours. Former
Team USA member Jackie Cataline placed second behind Pirozkhov at the
2008 University Nationals at 67 kg, and has been a U.S. Nationals
runner-up in the past competing at 63 kg.
Another talent who has moved down in weight and hopes to challenge for
high honors is Stefanie Shaw. The rest of the contenders may come from
the college programs, with Briana Conway, Lauren Knight, Karen Howe and
Samantha Richardson among the medalists at this year’s
College Nationals.
67 KG/147.5 POUNDS
Two-time World bronze medalist Katie Downing has moved to an Olympic
weight class by going up to 72 kg, and World Team Trials runner-up
Elena Pirozkhov has dropped to 63 kg. This leaves the division wide
open for a new U.S. Nationals champion.
The top hopeful could be 2008 WCWA College Nationals freestyle champion
Amberle Ebert, who has reached a No. 3 ranking on Women’s
Team USA in the past. Ebert defeated veteran Ashley Sword in the finals
of the Women’s College Nationals, after Sword had an
impressive college season.
A possible high school star to watch is Erin Clodgo, who qualified for
the 2007 Junior World Team last year. Clodgo trains full-time at the
USOEC at Northern Michigan. This weight should feature numerous college
wrestlers, such as Bethany Harris, Sara Hilliard, Paige Rife, Zinna
Anyanwuh and Ashley Evans-Smith.
72 KG/158.5 POUNDS
Kristie Marano is one of the best wrestlers in U.S. history, a two-time
World champion. She has been to nine World Championships, and won nine
medals, an amazing streak of consistency and excellence. Her bronze
medal last year tied her for the U.S. record for most career World
medals, with the legendary Bruce Baumgartner. The one thing missing
from Marano’s career record is a spot on an Olympic team. She
was second at the 2004 Olympic Trials at this weight class.
2005 World champion Iris Smith has also never been to the Olympics, and
seeks to return to top form for this Olympic year. Stephany Lee, a past
University World champion, has been as high as No. 2 on the national
team, and has a recent win at the Pan American Championships. Another
star from the age-group levels, two-time Junior World champion Ali
Bernard, is a dangerous wrestler who can score many points and often
wins by fall. Bernard did her college wrestling in Canada.
Two-time World bronze medalist Katie Downing hopes to crack into the
top of this weight class after moving up from 67 kg. Downing also went
up in weight for the 2004 Olympic Trials. Megan Goldsmith, like
Bernard, was an American competing in the Canadian college system.
Contenders from the U.S. college scene include Melissa Simmons, Lindsey
Brooks and Lacy Novinska.
2007 U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
55 kg/105.5 lbs.
1st - Stephanie Murata, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) pin Mary
Kelly, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC) , 3-4, 0:39
3rd - Clarissa Chun, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Sara
Fulp-Allen. El Granada, Calif. (NYAC), 3-0, 4-2
5th - Alyssa Lampe, Tomahawk, Wis. (USOEC) dec. Liz Short. Lombard,
Ill. (NMU/USOEC), 0-4, 1-0, 2-0
7th - Rachael Holthaus. Little Falls, Minn. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Aquilla
Hills, Charlotte, N.C. (Cumberland), 2-0, 3-0
51 kg /112 lbs
1st - Patricia Miranda, New Haven, Conn. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jenny
Wong, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 1-2, 1-0, 1-0
3rd - Leann Barney, Austin, Texas (Cumberland) disq. over Julieta Okot,
New York, N.Y. (NYAC), 0-4, 3-0, Disq.
5th- Jessica Medina, Pomona, Calif. (NYAC) dec. Amnorina Porter,
Detroit, Mich. (Michigan WC), 0-2, 2-0, 9-6
7th - Cheryl Wong, Croton, N.Y. (NYAC) pin Jackie Stiles, Corpus
Christi, Texas (Cumberland), 1-0, 0:37
55 kg /121 lbs.
1st - Marcie Van Dusen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec.
Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 6-0, 4-1
3rd - Sharon Jacobson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC) dec. Brandy
Rosenbrock, Harrison, Mich. (Michigan WC), 1-0, 1-0
5th - Chelynne Pringle, Hugo, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Michaela
Hutchison, Soldotna, Alaska (Team Alaska), 1-0, 0-3, 1-0
7th - Amy Borgnini, Terre Haute, Ind. (Gator WC) dec. Whitney Condor,
Payallup, Wash. (USOEC), 3-1, 1-0
59 kg/130 lbs
1st - Leigh Jaynes, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC) dec. Erin Tomeo,
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 5-1, 7-2
3rd - Alaina Berube, Escanba, Mich. (NYAC) dec. Tatiana Padilla,
Covina, Calif. (California Grapplers), 1-0, 0-1, 3-0
5th - Kelsey Campbell, Oregon City, Ore. (Spartan WC) inj. dft. Othello
Lucas, San Diego, Calif. (NYAC)
7th - Shyla Iokia, Wailuku, Hawaii (USOEC) dec. Samantha Phillips,
Manteca, Calif. (Spartan WC), 5-0, 5-0
63 kg /138.5 lbs.
1st - Sara McMann, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) dec. Randi Miller,
Colorado Springs, (Gator WC), 4-0, 1-0
3rd - Tori Adams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec.Vanessa
Oswalt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC), 1-0, 2-0
5th - Titilope Lawani ,Rialto, Calif. (Pacific Univ.) dec. Deanna Rix,
Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC), 2-0, 1-0
7th - Kierstin Hyatt, Carmichael, Calif. (Unattached) dec. Samantha
Fee, Blairstown, N.J. (Missouri Valley College), 3-0, 2-1
67 kg /147.5 lbs
1st - Katie Downing, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Elena
Pirozhkov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC), 1-0, 5-2
3rd - Stefenie Shaw, Waterford, Conn. (Unattached) dec. Amberlee Ebert,
Reedsville, Wis. (Missouri Valley College), 0-1, 2-0, 3-0
5th - Ashley Sword, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Unattached) pin Sherolynn
Eppinger, Warrensville, Ohio (Cumberland), 5-1, 3-5, 0:13
7th - Na`tasha Umemoto, Portland, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) pin Lauren
Knight, Vallejo, Calif. (Cumberland), 0:50
72 kg /158.5 lbs
1st - Kristie Marano, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC) pin Iris Smith,
Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 1-0, 0:44
3rd - Stephany Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo (Missouri Valley College)
pin Jenna Pavlik, Lewes, Del. (USOEC), 1:24
5th - Lacey Novinska, Fennimore, Wis. (Missouri Valley College) pin
Natasha Phinney, Fresno, Calif. (Spartan WC), 5-0, 1:25
7th - Jamie Trentadue, Twin Lakes, Wis. (Menlo College) inj dft. over
Rachel Billerbeck, Plugerville, Texas (Missouri Valley College)