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Jimi Dawn Hornbuckle competes in the USA Wrestling Team Trials

Jimi Dawn Hornbuckle, Cherokee/Choctaw, recently competed at the USA Wrestling Team Trials in Battle Creek, MI. “I struggled through the first round but then came back to finish third in the mini-tournament,” stated Hornbuckle, who was competing in the 62k (136.5lb) weight class. Although the results seemed to disappoint her, it is only because she is accustomed to being at the top

Hornbuckle finished the 2000 season ranked #4. She has been a six-time #2 rank in the US for the 62k weight class, and a five-time runner-up at the World Trials. In 1998, Jimi Dawn won two major competitions, becoming both a University and USA National Champion. Her overall record stands at 93-34, with an 82-23 domestic record.

Jimi Dawn has a lot to brag about, including her recent appointment as a graduate assistant wrestling coach at Missouri Valley College. Her new position should enhance her training for the next season. She will have more access to mat time as well as wrestling one-on-one with girls in her own weight class. She has very high expectations and is excited for this new opportunity. She will begin training again in October.

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Bennett to wrestle at Cumberland

9/2/2000

Danielle Bennett, a member of the G. Ray Bodley graduating class of 2000, will be attending Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Ky. this fall. She has been admitted to the pre-pharmacy program in the four-year co-educational liberal arts college.

Bennett was awarded both an academic and an athletic scholarship. She will be competing for the Lady Indians Wrestling Team, coached by Stephanie Murata and Jess Wilder. Cumberland College competes as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Mid-South Conference.

Bennett also has been recognized in Who’s Who Among American High School Students for three years, is an eight-time All American female wrestler, and has competed on the USA Cadet National Team and the USA Junior Women’s World Team. She successfully defended her title as NYS Female Freestyle Champion for seven years and won the inaugural NYS Female Folkstyle Wrestling High School Championship in 2000.

While in high school, Bennett’s other interests included band, cross-country, and student senate. She was the recipient of an Oswego Children’s Board Scholarship.

Bennett is the daughter of Randy and Lorrie Bennett and the granddaughter of Bill and Myrt Baum of Fulton and Art Bennett of Vance, S.C. She has one brother, Brad.