He took on Rosewood’s Olivia Neal — the first girl to ever participate in the NCHSAA wrestling tournament — in the 1-A/2-A championship quarterfinals
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CWU Training Camp Tour journal and pictures
Shannyn J. Gillespie USOEC 2/4/08
Chukyo Women’s University Nagoya, Japan March
2008—USA Wrestling’s
womens’ freestyle resident athlete program at the
U.S. Olympic
Education on the campus of Northern Michigan
University (NMU) traveled
to Japan during the NMU spring break to learn from the
best women
wrestlers in the world at Chukyo Women’s University
(CWU) lead by
Sensei Sakae.
CWU is the training ground and home for Olympic
Champions Saori Yoshida
and Kaori Icho and also Kaori’s elder sister a
reigning 3 x World
Champion and Olympic Silver medalist Chiharu Icho.
There are 20 other world championship titles to learn
from at CWU and
below is a training journal and pictorial essay that
discovers the
‘secrets’ to success.
Chukyo Women’s University Training Camp Tour 2008
Day 1
The USOEC contingent of eleven athletes and two
coaches arrive at
Nagoya, Japan Airport and are greeted by Coach Sakae,
Olympic Champion
Saori Yoshida, Rena (2 x World Silver medalist), World
Cup Champion
Yuri, Mami (World University Silver medalist), his
assistant coach, and
CWU athletes. This day or days was filled with
flying, reading, and
taking pictures from Detroit, MI, USA to the final
destination of Japan
or the “Team House� where our first meal was
served.
Interesting notes
We actually left the States on ‘leap day’ Friday
February 29, 2008 and
entered Japan Saturday March 1, 2008. Japan is 14
hours difference and
the flight took approximately 14 hours from Detroit,
MI, USA to Tokyo,
Japan to Nagoya Japan. (We actually traveled via 4
airports starting
in Green Bay, WI.)
Chukyo Women’s University wrestling team has 2 team
houses. The team
house the USOEC team ate and eats at nightly is
comprised of mainly
high school students and underclasswomen at CWU.
Chukyo Women’s University Training Camp Tour 2008
Day 2
Sunday March 2, 2008 is the first workout and this
training session is
mainly gymnastics, body weight, and sport specific
strength exercises
organized by the team captain. This practice takes
about 1 hour or so.
The second practice is filled with a warm up of
roughly 40 minutes or
so followed by 2-5 live matches depending on how many
people each
wrestler asked.
Interesting notes
Each practice is started by Coach Sakae giving
instructions or words
from his mind. CWU lines up by rank in order of age
and grade in
school or college. The Olympians and World Champions
form a separate
and distinct group on the side. The team then prays
then claps 3 times
and begins to practice lead by the team captain.
Coach Sakae rarely speaks during practice except to
correct mistakes
and generally the athletes organize and run the entire
practice.
Athletes ages range from 13-26 and all athletes are
competitive. Saori
Yoshida’s dad coaches at CWU on the weekends and
brings along several
younger athletes from his club including a very young
boy who appeared
to be 12 or so.
Chukyo Women’s University Training Camp Tour 2008
Day 3
Monday March 3, 2008 starts with Coach Sakae taking
USOEC coaches to
the vending machine while the team captain warms the
wrestlers on the
track.
This workout last about 2 hours and consists of short
sprints up a
30-40 yard slope or paved road. After sprints, the
athletes engage in
several different types of body lifts that include:
piggy back carry,
double piggy back carry (2 people on your back),
fireman’s carry, wheel
barrel, double leg carry, and many other partner
exercises that have no
name at this point.
Wrestling was the theme for the second workout and
most grapplers
attained 4 matches. The warm up was halted as TV
cameras were present
and Coach Sakae was dressed in a coat and tie. He
briefly described
why the cameras and reporters were there and the
practice started again.
After the matches concluded, the plate workouts
started and more body
weight exercises were done. This workout took about
2.5 hours.
The Japanese spa was the place to be after practice
and Coach Sakae via
an interpreter invited the USOEC team along with Mio,
Lena, and Mida to
attend this hot springs, sauna, and cold plunge
Japanese spa.
Interesting note
Wrestling practices last anywhere from 2-3 hours and a
lot of
conditioning work is down with weights after most
practices. (USOEC
athletes are on the mats twice per day, generally, for
1.5 hours each
back in Marquette, MI, USA.)
Younger athletes have no fear in this room and can
score points too.
USOEC athletes are scoring points on Olympians and
gaining confidence
each practice due to being able to complete each
practice and the
ability to score points on the best in the world.
The spa trip also included a trip to the Japanese
version of the dollar
store and the local super market. There were items
that are sold in
the states like just about all candy bars, sport
drinks, coffee sold in
the super market and similar items in the dollar
store.
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Shannyn J. Gillespie, Head Coach
U.S. Olympic Education Ctr. (USOEC)
1401 Presque Isle
Marquette, MI 49855-5301
Tel 906-227-1285 Fax 906-227-2848
http://usoec.nmu.edu/
http://freestylefemales.com
Canada
Tuesday March 04, 2008
By Times-Journal StaffBy Steve R. Waterhouse, STAFF WRITER
California
RECOGNITION FOR THE LADIES: The Mustard never got the chance to congratulate the Newark Memorial girls wrestling team for an outstanding season. So, here's The Mustard tipping his cap for a third-place finish at the North Coast Section Championships a couple of week ago.
The team, led by two first-place finishes, by Thuy Tran (108 pounds) and Alyssa Hess (138) — is the leader in what has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the East Bay.
Other girls who performed well were: Katie Burdick (154, second place), Justine Sanchez (132, third) and Laura Choate (126, sixth).
And on Saturday, at the United States Girls Wrestling Association Northern California Championships in Vallejo, Newark had five winners and five place-winners.
The place-winners were: Kasha Flojo (124, fourth), Choate (130, third), Sanchez (130, fifth), Hess (138, third), Burdick (154, second).
New York
Carlene Sluberski’s hopes of becoming the first female medalist in the history of the New York State High School Wrestling Tournament will have to wait a year.
She’ll be in Sweden next week, not Rochester.
Sluberski, the Fredonia junior who became the first girl to win a Section VI championship last weekend, has opted to make her first trip overseas to go against freestyle wrestlers from Sweden and Japan in order to prep for May’s qualifier for the junior world team.
“For her to win a world medal would be something well more deserved than being the first girl to place in the state meet,” said Fredonia coach Alex Conti. “When the coaching staff from [the Team USA Olympic Training Center in] Colorado Springs calls and says it’s a great idea for her to go, what are you going to tell them?”
Sluberski, who won at 96 pounds, is to leave Monday on the fully funded trip.
“[The decision] was just brutal,” said Conti. “When it finally hit her it hit her hard.”
Conti said it’s important that Sluberski, who went 37-10 this season, gain international experience for a possible college scholarship and the chance to become an Olympic wrestler.
“There is a lot of distance between here and [2012] but I wouldn’t count this girl out of anything,” said Conti. “Next year, God willing, she’ll have another solid year and have another chance to win a state championship.”
Salamanca’s Ben Haas — the No. 1 seed whom Sluberski beat, 11-6 — will take her place in the Division II meet.
New York
Saturday, March 1, 2008
What would you do? Carlene Sluberski had a tough decision to make, but I'm wondering if it took her a week too long to make it.
Sluberski, the Fredonia junior who became the first girl to win a Section 6 wrestling championship last weekend, will skip the state tournament in Rochester next week in order to go to Sweden for a freestyle tournament in order to prepare for May’s qualifier for the junior world team.
There's no denying that the all-expenses trip is a great opportunity, but I'm of the opinion that she should have fulfilled her commitment closer to home. By participating in the Section 6 qualifier for the state tournament last week, she changed the dynamics of the Division II 96-pound draw.
Without her there, perhaps runner-up Ben Haas of Salamanca (who will take her place in Rochester) would have won, making the point moot. But there's no way to know.
New York
Section VI crowned Carlene Sluberski its first female wrestling champion in the sport’s history on Saturday.
The Fredonia junior beat No. 1 seed Ben Haas of Salamanca, 11-6, to win the 96- pound class in the Division II (small-school) meet at Jamestown Community College.
Sluberski (37-10) fell behind, 4-0, to Haas before eventually working to a 6-6 tie. In the third period she reversed Haas and held him for rest the period.
“I was really relaxed for this match, I didn’t think I had anything to lose,” said Sluberski, named the meet’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. “I just went out and wrestled and didn’t put any pressure on myself. The crowd was amazing. It really helped me get pumped us. They were so loud cheering for me.”
Sluberski will represent Section VI at the New York State Championships March 8-9 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.
Sluberski, the No. 2 seed who had been decisioned by Haas earlier this season, gained the final after winning just one match. She pinned her first-round opponent, Drew Cochran of Westfield in 31 seconds. She then won by forfeit over Abdulgawi Mohamed of Lackawanna, who refused to wrestle her for religious reasons. Sluberski said Mohamed did wish her good luck before the finals.
Sluberski’s win highlighted a big meet for Fredonia. The Hillbillies had four champions to take the team title for the third year in a row.
Helping decide the tournament was Brad Eichelberger at 215, who pinned Alex Smith of Maple Grove with 12 seconds left in the second period to seal the team victory. Junior Ken Betts won at 145, marking his fourth straight Section VI title. Senior Christopher Conti, who has signed with the University at Buffalo, won his third title in a row at 119.
North Carolina
He took on Rosewood’s Olivia Neal — the first girl to ever participate in the NCHSAA wrestling tournament — in the 1-A/2-A championship quarterfinals
“She almost got a reversal once and the crowd just went crazy,” Messick said Saturday. “I knew nobody wanted me to win that match.”
But he did, anyway — and in convincing fashion. He scored a 17-0 win, sending Neal to the consolation bracket after she won her opening match.
Messick eventually landed in the consolation bracket Saturday morning but made the most of it, finishing third at 103 pounds.
“I did a lot better than last year,” Messick said. “I’m pretty happy about it. I wanted to win, but I got beat in the semifinals.”
Messick lost to Monroe’s John Benton, 7-2. But he had his way with everyone else. In four wins during the two-day tournament, he notched a pin, beat Neal and won his other matches 5-0 and 16-0.
“I just wish I did better in the semifinals,” said Messick, who finished 23-3 this season. “I could have done better I thought. I just didn’t wrestle my game. I didn’t wrestle the way I was supposed to. He got the first take down and my confidence was just lowered bad there.”
Texas
Web-postedTuesday, February 26, 2008
The Amarillo area has owned girls high school wrestling in the state of Texas
since the turn of the century, with the Caprock Lady Longhorns winning their
fifth straight state championship this past Saturday in Austin. That is nine in
a row for Amarillo ISD schools since 2000.
Why not begin a new dynasty on the boys' side?
Randall capped off Amarillo's sweep, winning its first-ever boys wrestling state title.
That impressive performance helps cement Amarillo's claim as the state's wrestling hotbed.
And there is the hardware to prove it.
Amarillo-area athletes claimed four individual state titles, a pair for each side of the mat - Randall's Victor Dotson (112 pounds) and Tascosa's Collin Brown (145) won gold for the boys. Caprock's Hilory Cordero (102) and Tascosa's Breena Maul (148) won gold for the girls.
After Saturday, it isn't tough to pin down where the capital of high school wrestling in Texas is - Amarillo.
Canada
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The Brock Badger men captured their 10th consecutive national team title while
the Simon Fraser Clan women were crowned for the fifth time in six years
Saturday afternoon as the 2008 Canadian Interuniversity Sport wrestling
championships concluded at the University of Calgary's Red Gym. The Badgers'
title run, which started in 1999, is tied for second longest in CIS history with
the UBC men's swim team (1998-2007). The UBC women claimed their 11th straight
CIS swimming banner a week ago.
CJ Hudson of Calgary was the lone Brock
man to capture individual gold defeating Regina's Cory Horsburgh in the
61-kilogram final. Teammates Eric MacKinnon (68 kg), Paul Rabjohn (82 kg) and
Alex Brown-Theriault (90 kg) settled for silver while Aaron Fabiano (54 kg)
claimed bronze for the Badgers, who tallied 54 points to win a close three-way
race over Simon Fraser (50) and Lakehead (49).
Other gold medallists on
the men's side were Lakehead's Huy Nguyen (54 kg), UNB's Vince Cormier (57 kg),
Saskatchewan's Riley Walker (65 kg), Lakehead's Mitchell Fryia (68 kg),
McMaster's David Rennals (72 kg), Concordia's Tyler Marghetis (76 kg),
Saskatchewan's Jeff Adamson (82 kg), Simon Fraser's Dustyn Fisher (90 kg), and
Calgary's Mark Dewit (130 kg).
Fisher, a third-year general studies
student from Picher Creek, Alta. was named CIS outstanding male wrestler of the
year following his victory over defending champion Brown-Theriault in the 90 kg
title bout.
Cormier earned rookie-of-the-year honours while Brock's
Marty Calder was chosen the top men's coach for the fifth time. Adamson received
the student-athlete community service award.
Marghetis of Ottawa,
returning to the CIS meet after a one-year absence, was crowned at 76 kg for the
fourth time (2008, 2006, 2005, 2004) to go with a second-place finish in 2003.
Saskatchewan teammates Walker and Adamson also successfully defended their
title.
In the women's competition, returned to the top of the standings
after finishing a distant second to Calgary in 2007 in Saskatoon (62-47). This
time around, Simon Fraser edged the host Dinos 57-55, with Brock taking team
bronze with 40 points.
Ashley McKilligan (48 kg), Miranda Dick (55 kg),
Stacie Anaka (67 kg) led the way for the champions with gold-medal wins, while
Rita Pare (51 kg) and Danette Torgeson (63 kg) both lost their title match
against Dino opponents.
Calgary's Gen Haley (51 kg), Brock's Michelle
Fazzari (59 kg), Calgary's Justine Bouchard (63 kg), Guelph's Meaghan Wilton (72
kg), and Regina's Ali Bernard (82 kg) were the other individual champions.
Dick, a fifth-year kinesiology student from Kamloops, B.C. was the
choice for CIS outstanding female wrestler of the year after a title win over
Brock's Jessica Bondy that allowed her to improve from her bronze medal from
2007.
Rookie-of-the-year honours went to Concordia's Nikita Chicoine,
silver medallist at 67 kg. Mike Jones of Simon Fraser was named top women's
coach for the fifth time, while Saskatchewan Jane Packota received the
student-athlete community service award.
Bernard of New Ulm, Minn. was
claiming her fourth gold medal in as many appearances at the CIS championship
following wins at 72 kg in 2007 and 2006 and at 80 kg in 2005. Haley, Fazzari
and Anaka (at 63 kg) are all repeat gold medallists from a year ago, while
Bouchard was first crowned in 2006 and Dick in 2005 (at 48 kg).
Haley
(2007), Fazzari (2006) and Bernard are all former CIS rookies of the
year.
The CIS wrestling championships return to Calgary in
2009.
CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD
WINNERS
WOMEN
Outstanding Wrestler: Miranda
Dick, Simon Fraser
Rookie of the Year: Nikita Chicoine,
Concordia
Coach of the Year: Mike Jones, Simon
Fraser
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Jane Packota,
Saskatchewan
FINAL
TEAM STANDINGS
WOMEN
1. Simon Fraser (57
points)
2. Calgary (55)
3. Brock (40)
4. Western Ontario (23)
5.
Guelph (22)
6. Lakehead (21)
7. Saskatchewan (20)
8. Regina (15)*
9.
UNB (15)
10. Concordia (11)**
11. Memorial (11)
12. Alberta
(10)
- * Regina awarded higher position on higher number of gold medals
won.
- ** Concordia awarded higher position because of more athletes
competing in championship matches.
WOMEN
48 kg
1. Ashley McKilligan, Simon Fraser
2. Alana King, Brock
3. Krista Betts, UNB
4. Jessica Bershatsky, Lakehead
5. Stephanie Szmiett, Western
6. Lindsay Wickstrom, Saskatchewan
7. Tessa Gallinger, Calgary
51 kg
1. Gen Haley, Calgary
2. Rita Pare, Simon Fraser
3. Liz Sanli, Brock
4. Laura Skopelianos, Western
5. Kelli Rasumssen, Regina
6. Jenna Pike, Memorial
55 kg
1. Miranda Dick, Simon Fraser
2. Jessica Bondy, Brock
3. Jill Gallays, Saskatchewan
4. Andrea Ross, Calgary
5. Jennifer Nguyen, Western
6. Karen Duquette, Guelph
7. Carla Bryant,Memorial
59 kg
1. Michelle Fazzari, Brock
2. Jazzie Barker, Calgary
3. Amy Dyck, Saskatchewan
4. Raissa Dickinson, Simon Fraser
5. Leah Dougherty, Lakehead
6. Katrina Huszarik, Western
63 kg
1. Justine Bouchard, Calgary
2. Danette Torgeson, Simon Fraser
3. Allison Rockwood, Memorial
4. Marielle Tehart, Alberta
5. Ashley Routiffe, Guelph
6. Ella Rebalski, Concordia
7. Laurel Knowles, Lakehead
8. Celeste Contant Rodrigues, Brock
67 kg
1. Stacie Anaka, Simon Fraser
2. Nikita Chicoine, Concordia
3. Stephanie Buchan, Calgary
4. Allison Leslie, Guelph
5. Gillian McCallum, Western
6. Ruth Porier, UNB
7. Tasha Eady, Lakehead
8. Inga Van Vliet, Regina
72 kg
1. Meaghan Wilton, Guelph
2. Vanessa Wilson, Calgary
3. Erin Church, Simon Fraser
4. Katherine Martin, Alberta
5. Debra Jehu, Brock
6. Erin Cochrane, Western
7. Sandi Ware, UNB
82 kg
1. Ali Bernard, Regina
2. Nicole Plummer, Lakehead
3. Megan Goldsmith, Calgary
4. Beth Thompson, Saskatchewan
5. Rachel Pinet, UNB
6. Jocelyn Dresser, Brock
Canada
The Brock men's wrestling team quietly earned their 10th straight Canadian
Interuniversity Sports championship at the University of Calgary over the
weekend.
The Badgers' success begins at the top with head coach Marty
Calder. Calder was a member of the Brock wrestling team from 1986-92. In his
five years with the team he was named Male Athlete of the Year three consecutive
years from 1989-92.
Calder went on to achieve four Canadian Interuniversity
Athletics Union championship gold medals and five Ontario University Athletic
(OUA) championships. Calder participated in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
placing 17th and in 1996 he placed seventh in Atlanta. He also captured gold at
the Commonwealth Games in 1994 and at the Pan-Am Games in 1999.
"Being
successful as an athlete yourself can be very beneficial in coaching, but it
does not guarantee you the ability to coach. I was fortunate to have mentors
that taught me about areas of the sport that I was unfamiliar with, I believe
that plays a big part in my success as a coach," said Calder.
Calder
continued his winning ways when he became head coach of the Badgers. In his 13
years as head coach he has earned 20 OUA championships and 11 national
championships which includes the current dynasty of 10 men's championships in a
row capped off this year in Calgary. This year Calder earned his sixth and
seventh OUA Head Coach of the Year honours when he was named both OUA Male and
Female Head Coach of the Year.
"Our program is not a one man show, I can
assure you of that. We are grateful to have such a great coaching staff and
support system here at Brock," said Calder. "Aside from not having our own
permanent wrestling room, the university and the athletic department have been
extremely supportive in fostering our success."
This year at the CIS
championship the men's team earned 54 points highlighted by C.J. Hudson earning
gold and Eric MacKinnon, Paul Rabjohn, Alex Brown-Theriault and Aaron Fabiano
all earning podium finishes.
The women captured third place behind Simon
Fraser University and the University of Calgary. The women were led by Michelle
Fazzari who earned gold followed by Alana King, Liz Sanli and Jessica Bondy who
all earned medals as well.
"It was an outstanding year given the fact that
we accomplished a feat that may never happen again in the history of our sport,
winning 10 consecutive national championships," said Calder. "Individually, we
had athletes emerge themselves onto the wrestling scene. That is really
gratifying."
Calder will look to continue the dominance next year when he
looks to build on the masterpiece he has helped construct.
Canada
Brock News:
Men's hockey captain Ryan Del Monte and women's wrestler
Michelle Fazzari were named the Henley Honda Male and Female Athletes of the
Week.
Del Monte led the Badgers to a 2-1 series win over the
nationally-ranked Lakehead Thunderwolves in the Ontario University Athletics
(OUA) semi-finals earning Brock's first berth in the Canadian Interuniversity
Sports (CIS) national championship. Del Monte scored his second overtime game
winner of the post-season in game three to seal the deal for the
Badgers.
Fazzari helped the women's wrestling team to a third place
finish at the CIS national championship. Fazzari posted a 3-0 perfect record on
her way to capturing her second straight CIS gold medal. Fazzari has won six
straight individual tournament titles and finished the 2007-08 season with a
22-2 record.
Watch This:
The men's basketball team will host the
University of Ottawa Gee-Gee's on March 8 at 2 p.m. at the Bob Davis Gymnasium
in the OUA Bronze Medal game. The winner will earn a trip to the CIS
Championships.
And This:
The men's hockey team will host the McGill
Redmen on March 8 at 7:35 p.m. at the Seymour-Hannah Centre in the OUA
Championship for the Queen's Cup.
Nigeria
| Written by Solomon Nwoke | |
| Tuesday, 04 March 2008 | |
| NIGERIAN team of
Amateur wrestlers left the shores of the country Sunday morning for
Tunisia with high hopes of doing the nation proud at the Senior Africa
Wrestling Championship cum Olympic qualifier which starts from 4th -
9th of this month. A full team of 21 wrestlers which comprised of Freestyle men, Freestyle women and Greco Roman were led by the Technical Director of the Nigeria Amateur Wrestling Federation (NAWF), Dr Daniel Igali and some other ex-internationals. Among the wrestlers who made the freestyle team for men include Isaac Jacobs, Boaz Isaac, Fred Jersey, Enetimi Joel, Lucky Opia and Sewari Wilson while in the Greco Roman were Sanni Sunday, Bassey Williams, Franklin Ezem, Ifeanyi Ikwuagwu, Joe Agbonabvare and Paul Ikpon. In the Female freestyle wereSammy Oziti Chinwendu Agwuai, Lovina Odohi, Maria Musa, Oyins Tangi, Ifeoma Iheanacho, Obiajunwa Amarachi and Blessing Asiali. On what to expect from the African Wrestling Championship, the former Olympic wrestling champion, Nigerian-born Canadian, Daniel Igali raised hopes that Nigeria would surely qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympics wrestling. “Nigerians should be expecting a few athletes from the Freestyle women and freestyle wrestling for men to qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. It surprises me when people say we are only African Champions , we dominate Africa only in the female wrestling, but at the last All Africa Games we won the over all medals in both male and female. Out of the seven weight categories in the men we qualified six wrestlers for the finals, it was just unfortunate that our conversion rate was less than 50 percent otherwise, we should have won more than that two gold medals in the finals. But be that as it may, we won two gold, four silver and a bronze out of seven gold, yet we are still the number one rated men freestyle and female wrestling in Africa. |
Maryland
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Greg Merritt photo -- Northampton's Mandi Barnes (right) takes on Northumberland's Matthew Mooers in the third place match of the Region A 112-pound weight class. Barnes finished fourth in the region and qualified for the state Group A Wrestling Tournament for the second consecutive year. She is the first Eastern Shore District female wrestler to win back-to-back district titles and qualify for the state tournament.
Texas
12:12 AM CST on Saturday, February 23, 2008
At Waller High School, girls like Amanda Kelso learned the art of wrestling early on, starting in the 7th and 8th grades.
“I figured out I was pretty good. I stuck with it and liked beating people up,” said Kelso.
Beating up the competition has paid off for the Lady Bulldogs as they muscled their way to a 16-1 record. Their winning ways have caught the school by storm.
“People at school reward us, I feel like a celebrity walking around,” said Kelso.
The girls also like to show off their muscles.
Team captain Whitney Disotelle said she is asked all the time if she developed those muscled from the weight room.
Her answer?
“Nah, it’s just wrestling,” said Disotelle.
“They have the competitive fire that you don't see with many girls teams around,” said Waller wrestling coach Jason Thurston.
Waller has already captured a team championship and the ladies are ranked in the Top 3 in the state, and six girls will be competing in the state tournament in Austin.
However, success on the mat is not all good.
A lot of people at school are scared of me because I can bully them around,” joked Kelso. “But I'm nice to them. I don't beat them up.”
Disotelle said it also hampers the dating scene.
"(The) boys in school get intimidated,” she said. “Once you tell them you wrestle, they kind of run away.
“So, I don't tell them I wrestle until after.”
Michigan
Pictures of USGWA Nationals 2007
Virginia
Shannon McDaniel battles in the district finals.
Shannon McDaniel picked up the first Floyd win, downing Jacob Sheppard of
Radford with a major decision margin of 10-2. Adam Arno lost by decision to
Julian Minter of Radford at 140.
At 189 pounds, Shawn Board built a big lead
in points before pinning Devon Carroll of Glenvar at the 5 minute mark.
In
the championship round, McDaniel took the silver at 135 when she was pinned by
Jake Hooker of Glenvar at :37.
KansasSTEVEN HAUSLER / Hays Daily News
Lakin sophomore Sammie Gonzales, top, tries to get an advantage against Leon-Bluestem sophomore Clint Solis in this morning’s first-round action of the Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championships at Gross Memorial Coliseum. Gonzales, the only girl to qualify for state this year, lost her first match in the 103-pound division by a 17-6 score.
