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Medal match pairings determined at Women’s University Nationals
3/31/01
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling
The medal match pairings in all weight classes have been determined at the 2001 Women’s University National Championships, held at Northwestern Univ. in Evanston, Ill., March 31.
Only two returning champions will have a chance to defend their title, Tina Wilson of the Sunkist Kids at 123.25 pounds and Iris Smith of the Sunkist Kids at 165.25 pounds.
Wilson, who was the Outstanding Wrestler of this event last year, will face 2001 World silver medalist Patricia Miranda of the Dave Schultz WC in the finals, clearly the most anticipated match of Sunday’s finals.
Smith will battle Dominique Smalley of Missouri Valley in the finals. Smith was a member of the 2000 U.S. Women’s Senior World Team.
At 101.25 pounds, it will be an all-Missouri Valley College finals, as Clarissa Chun will face teammate Sandra Padron .
At 112.25 pounds, Jenny Wong of the Sunkist Kids will battle Shelly Ann Tomita of Missouri Valley College.
The finals at 136.5 pounds will feature Erin Tomeo of the Sunkist Kids against Tonya Evinger of Missouri Valley College.
At 149.75 pounds, Toccara Montgomery of the Sunkist Kids will face Katie Downing of the Univ. of Minnesota-Morris.
All third-place and fifth-place matches will also be contested on Sunday.
WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY NATIONALS
at Evanston, Ill., March 31, 2001
101.25 pounds
1st - Clarissa Chun (Missouri Valley) vs. Sandra Padron (Missouri Valley)
3rd - Audrey Carasco (Missouri Valley) vs. Rachel Bernardes (Missouri Valley)
5th - Candice Takamatsu (Rainbow) vs. Barbara Crouse (Cumberland College)
Semifinals - Chun pin Bernardes, 1:41; Padron pin Carrasco, 3:21
112.25 pounds
1st - Jenny Wong (Sunkist Kids) vs. Shelly Ann Tomita (Missouri Valley)
3rd - Marianne Vollmer (Missouri Valley) vs. Miriam Jenkins (All-Marine)
5th - Angela Hesener (Missouri Valley) vs. Katie Kunimoto (Cumberland College)
Semifinals - Wong dec. Kunimoto, 9-2; Tomita dec. Hesener, score unavailable
123.25 pounds
1st - Tina Wilson (Sunkist Kids) vs. Patricia Miranda (Dave Schultz WC)
3rd - Cheryl New (Missouri Valley) vs. Grace Magnussen (Missouri Valley)
5th - Carrie Birge (Missouri Valley) vs. Aimee McNab (Missouri Valley)
Semifinals - Wilson dec. Birge, 10-3; Miranda dec. Magnussen, 5-0
136.5 pounds
1st - Erin Tomeo (Sunkist Kids) vs. Tonya Evinger (Missouri Valley)
3rd - Kate Zeitler (Cumberland College) vs. Tori Adams (Missouri Valley)
5th - Lauwa’e Smith (Missouri Valley) vs. Joy Warren (Cumberland College)
Semifinals - Tomeo dec. Smith, 8-0; Evinger dec. Adams, 10-1
149.75 pounds
1st - Toccara Montgomery (Sunkist Kids) vs. Katie Downing (UM-Morris)
3rd - Kaci Lyle (Missouri Valley) vs. Mollie Keith (Missouri Valley)
5th - Tina Arnds (Missouri Valley) vs. Megan Williams (Missouri Valley)
Semifinals - Montgomery pin Keith, 2:24; Downing dec. Lyle, 4-0
165.25 pounds
1st - Iris Smith (Sunkist Kids) vs. Dominique Smalley (Missouri Valley)
3rd - Anne Waddell (Cumberland College) vs. Samantha Branka (UM-Morris)
5th - Heidi Callentine (Cumberland College) won by inj. dft. over Melani Macari (Missouri Valley)
Semifinals - Smith pin Macari, 1:50; Smalley pin Callentine, 0:20
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Wilson, Smith repeat as champions at Women’s University Freestyle Nationals
4/1/01
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling
Tina Wilson (S. Euclid, Ohio/ Sunkist Kids) and Iris Smith (Albany, Ga./Sunkist Kids) defended their titles by claiming gold medals at the 2001 Women’s University National Championships, held at Northwestern Univ. in Evanston, Ill., April 1.
Wilson was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament for the second straight year. She defeated 2001 World silver medalist Patricia Miranda (Saratoga, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) in the 123.25-pound finals, 6-0.
Wilson was a member of the 1999 and 2000 U.S. World Teams, and is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation on the Senior level. Miranda, a student at Stanford Univ., was competing up one weight class from 112.25 pounds, where she was won the World silver medal.
Smith claimed her second straight University National title at 165.25 pounds, defeating Dominique Smalley (Florence, Miss./Missouri Valley), 10-1 in the finals. Smith was a member of the 2000 U.S. Women’s Senior World Team, and also holds a No. 1 national ranking on the Senior level.
Clarissa Chun (Kapolei, Hawaii/Missouri Valley), who also competed in the 2000 Senior World Championships, claimed the title at 101.25 pounds. Chun defeated college teammate Sandra Padron (Scotvilly, Mich./Missouri Valley), with a 11-0 technical fall.
In a gold-medal finals between past Junior World medalists, Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) defeated Junior World medalist Katie Downing (Pendleton, Ind./UM-Morris), 9-2 at 149.75 pounds. Montgomery is currently ranked No. 3 on Women’s Team USA.
Other individual champions were Jenny Wong (Stillwater, Minn./Sunkist Kids) at 112.25 pounds and Erin Tomeo (Volant, Pa./Sunkist Kids) at 136.5 pounds.
Missouri Valley College dominated the tournament, and won the team title with 145 points, followed by the Sunkist Kids with 50 points. The Most Falls award went to Tori Adams (Amarillo, Texas/Missouri Valley), who registered three pins in 9:12 at 136.5 pounds.
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Women's University National Championships
4/1/01
Evanston, Ill.
Entered by Gary Abbott
Team Scoring
Team Standings - 1. Missouri Valley College, 145 pts.; 2. Sunkist Kids, 50 pts.
Outstanding Wrestler - Tina Wilson, S. Euclid, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 123.25 pounds
Most Falls - Tori Adams, Amarillo, Texas (Missouri Valley), 136.5 pounds, 3 pins in 9:12
Results By Weight
101.25 pounds
1st - Clarissa Chun, Kapolei, Hawaii (Missouri Valley) won by tech. fall over Sandra Padron, Scotvilly, Mich. (Missouri Valley), 11-0
3rd - Audrey Carasco, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Missouri Valley) won by tech. fall over Rachel Bernardes, Perth Amboy, N.J. (Missouri Valley), 10-0
5th - Barbara Crouse, Sanford, Fla. (Cumberland College) dec. Candice Takamatsu, Waipahu, Hawaii (Rainbow), 13-8
112.25 pounds
1st - Jenny Wong, Stillwater, Minn. (Sunkist Kids) won by tech. fall over Shelly Ann Tomita, Honolulu, Hawaii (Missouri Valley), 10-0
3rd - Marianne Vollmer, Grayling, Mich. (Missouri Valley) dec. Miriam Jenkins, Gainsville, Fla. (All-Marine), 9-8
5th - Katie Kunimoto, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Cumberland College) won by inj. dft. over Angela Hesener, Bethlehem, Pa. (Missouri Valley)
123.25 pounds
1st - Tina Wilson, S. Euclid, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) dec. Patricia Miranda, Saratoga, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC), 6-0
3rd - Cheryl New, Bonanza, Ore. (Missouri Valley) dec. Grace Magnussen, Walnut Creek, Calif. (Missouri Valley), 14-8
5th - Carrie Birge, Omaha, Neb. (Missouri Valley) won by inj. dft. over Aimee McNab, Malone, Wis. (Missouri Valley)
136.5 pounds
1st - Erin Tomeo, Volant, Pa. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tonya Evinger, Bates City, Mo. (Missouri Valley), 7-4
3rd - Tori Adams, Amarillo, Texas (Missouri Valley) pin Kate Zeitler, Gillett, Wis. (Cumberland College), 3:41
5th - Lauwa’e Smith, Honolulu, Hawaii (Missouri Valley) pin Joy Warren, Chattanooga, Tenn. (Cumberland College), 1:44
149.75 pounds
1st - Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) dec. Katie Downing, Pendleton, Ind. (UM-Morris), 9-2
3rd - Kaci Lyle, Eureka, Calif. (Missouri Valley) dec. Mollie Kieth, Aurelia, Iowa (Missouri Valley), 10-5
5th - Tina Arnds, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Missouri Valley) dec. Megan Williams, Perry, Mich. (Missouri Valley), 11-3
165.25 pounds
1st - Iris Smith, Albany, Ga. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Dominique Smalley, Florence, Miss. (Missouri Valley), 10-1
3rd - Samantha Branka, Lincoln Park, Mich. (UM-Morris) pin Anne Waddell, Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Cumberland College), 1:30
5th - Heidi Callentine, Mt. Gilead, Ohio (Cumberland College) won by inj. dft. over Melani Macari, Fremont, Calif. (Missouri Valley)