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U.S. Claims two medals at the FILA Junior Women's World Championships

8/21/2001
Heather Van Peursem/USA Wrestling

Montgomery wins the silver; Adams the bronze at the 2001 FILA Junior Women’s Championships in Martigny, Switzerland, August 19

Two members of the United States FILA Junior Women’s team came home with medals from the World Championships in Martigny, Switzerland, August 19.

Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) won the silver medal at 68 kg, losing in the gold-medal match by a close 8-7 decision to Anita Schatzle of Germany. This is the second straight year she has won the silver medal at the FILA Junior World Championships. Montgomery will represent the United States at the senior World Championships in New York City, Sept. 26-29.

Tori Adams (Amarillo, Texas/Missouri Valley) won the bronze medal at 63 kg. She finished with three pins in the tournament, including one over Angelique Vaissie of France in the bronze-medal match.

Erica Dye (Elizabeth, W. Va.) finished fourth at 43 kg. She lost a 7-3 decision in the bronze-medal match to Alexandre Schvedova of Russia.

Clarissa Chun (Kapolsi, Hawaii/Missouri Valley) and Melina Hutchison (Soldotna, Alaska/Alaska WC) are the other two competitors from last years team. Chun finished this year in fifth place at 46 kg, moving up three places from last year.

Hutchison finished in eighth place, finishing with a 1-1 record, but was unable to move out of her pool.

Other U.S. finishes include: Jenny Wong (Lock Haven, Pa./Sunkist Kids) finished ninth at 50 kg, Brandy Rosenbrock (Warren, Mich./Shamrocks) finished eighth at 58 kg and Elena Mena (St. Paul, Minn./Minnesota Storm) placed sixth at 75 kg.

The head coach of the U.S. team for the FILA Junior World Championships was Tadaaki Hatta of Oberlin, Ohio.

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FILA Junior World Championships

8/21/2001
Martigny, Switzerland
Entered by Heather Van Peursem

Team Scoring

Results By Weight
FILA Junior Women’s World Championships

Martigny, Switzerland, August 19

U.S. Results

43 kg - Erica Dye, Elizabeth, W. Va. 4th; pin Tetyana Volkova (Ukraine), 2:32; dec. Audrey Carrasco (Canada), 11-10; tech. fall Guadalupe Perez Tiscareno (Mexico), 12-0, 3:20; lost dec. to Alexandre Schvedova (Russia), 7-3

46 kg- Clarissa Chun, Kapolsi, Hawaii (Missouri Valley), 5th; lost dec. to Airi Funatsu (Japan), 7-2; pin Enkhjargal Tsogtbazar (Mongolia), 2:07

50 kg- Jenny Wong, Lock Haven, Pa. (Sunkist Kids), 9th; lost dec. to Lindsay Rushton (Canada), 3-0; tech. fall Lazarikova Vasileva (Bulgaria), 10-0, 1:28;

54 kg- Melina Hutchison, Soldotna, Alaska (Alaska WC), 8th; lost dec. to Konstantina Tsivanakou (Greece), 3-2; dec. Sharma Sunita (India), 5-3

58 kg-Brandy Rosenbrock, Warren, Mich. (Shamrocks), 8th; tech. fall Suellyn Hayes (Australia), 10-0, 1:08; lost by pin to Sylvia Bilenska (Poland), 5:59; lost dec. to Breanne Graham (Canada), 6-4

63 kg-Tori Adams, Amarillo, Texas (Missouri Valley), 3rd; pin Svinghammar Katrin (Sweden), 2:38; dec. Raichova Valerieva (Bulgaria), 6-2; pin Daniela Lampart (Switzerland), 1:49; lost dec. to Daria Nasarova (Russia), 5-1; pin Angelique Vaissie (France), 2:24

68 kg-Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland, Ohio (Sunkist Kids), 2nd; pin Sihag Karin (India), 1:44; tech. fall Caroline Dos Santos (France), 10-0, 2:16; pin Viola Yanick (Canada), 2:03; lost dec. to Anita Schatzle (Germany), 8-7

75 kg-Elena Mena, St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 6th; lost dec. to Anastassya Dejneva (Russia), 10-7; pin Valeriya Zlatova (Ukraine), 1:18; lost dec. to Melanie Malecha (Germany), 5-2; lost dec. to Pamela Wilson (Canada), 7-3

Final Individual Results

43 kg - Gold - Momoko Sera (Japan); Silver - Audrey Carrasco (Canada); Bronze - Alexandre Schvedova (Russia)

46 kg - Gold - Brigitte Wagner (Germany); Silver - Myriam Prost (France); Bronze - Airi Funatsu (Japan)

50 kg - Gold - Chiharu Icho (Japan); Silver - Natalia Guschina (Russia); Bronze - Lindsay Rushton (Canada)

54 kg - Gold - Vanessa Boubryem (France); Silver - Konstantina Tsibanakou (Greece); Bronze - Viktoria Zatchainova (Russia)

58 kg - Gold - Saori Yoshida (Japan); Silver - Lubov Volossova (Russia); Bronze - Breanne Graham (Canada)

63 kg - Gold - Tara Hedican (Canada); Silver - Daria Nasarova (Russia); Bronze - Tori Adams (USA)

68 kg - Gold - Anita Schatzle (Germany); Silver - Toccara Montgomery (USA); Bronze - Mimi Sugawara (Japan)

75 kg - Gold - Anastassya Dejneva (Russia); Silver - Anna Wawrzycka (Poland); Bronze - Pamela Wilson (Canada)

Final Team Standings

1. Russia - 66 pts.; 2. Japan - 59 pts.; 3. Canada - 50 pts.; 4. Germany - 45 pts.; 5. United States - 43 pts.