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The UM-Morris Women's Wrestling Team will be headlined on the Main Stage on August 31st and September 1st

Morris, MN - The University of Minnesota-Morris women's wrestling team has been invitied to perform on the Main Stage at the 2002 Minnesota State Fair.

The seven-time national championship team will perform at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 31st and again on Sunday, September 1st at 10:00 am on the Main Stage.

The UMM wrestlers will wrestle some exhibition matches, explain scoring of Olympic freestyle wrestling, and demonstrate different scoring maneauvers and throws. Women's freestyle wrestling will be an official sport in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

The Cougar women will also be handing out and signing autographs on the 2002-2003 schedule poster that will be available for the first time at the State Fair.

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May 21, 2002

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Student Bureau: Women Wrestlers

Who is Jill Remiticado? In what collegiate sport is she a competitor? Why was Assistant Coach Mike Clock first skeptical when Remiticado expressed her desire to wrestle? According to Remiticado, why has her attempt to enter the world of wrestling been a constant struggle?

What distinction does Pacific University enjoy among collegiate wrestling programs? Of the 755,000 amateur wrestlers nationwide, how many are women? When will women's wrestling become an Olympic sport?

Who is Desiree Lockhart? Who were the most vocal opponents to her wrestling when she first started? Why? Why did Lockhart get involved in wrestling? What does Coach Clock think of the women wrestlers now?

What do your students think of women's wrestling? Ask students to consider whether they agree or disagree with the International Olympic Committee's decision to host women's wrestling as an Olympic event. If they were members of the IOC, would they have voted to grant women's wrestling Olympic status? Why or why not?

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http://www.wrestlegirl.com/jlinks3.htm

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UMM Wrestler places third in the Siberian Tournament

April 5, 2002

Krasnoyarsk, Russia - UM-Morris senior Katie Downing, a member of the US
National Team did what few college students do for their spring break. She
didn't go to Daytona,
Cancun, or even the Virgin Islands - Downing traveled to Krasnoyarsk, Russia
in central Siberia!

Downing's trip to Russia was not a vacation trip, but a business trip - to
wrestle in one of Asia's toughest and most competitive international
wrestling events, the Uregan International Open.

Downing traveled 12 hours to Moscow, then had to fly another seven hours to
Krasnoyarsk. From the airport it was another two hour bus ride. After
arriving, Downing had to weigh-in at 147 pounds / 67 kilos, then began
wrestling the very next day.

Downing went 4-1 in pool competition placing third in the tournament.
Downing opened the event with a pin over a Polish wrestler, then pinned a
Russian, lost a 6-5 match to another Russian, then beat another Russian 7-1.

U.S. Men's coach John Peterson, a former Olympic medalist in '72 and '76 had
to say this about the tournament, "As far as wrestling is concerned, it was
not a very successful trip. Competing in Russia immediately after the 2002
Winter Olympics was not the wisest thing to do. Because of the injustice
from the referees, it turned out to be a real eye opener for our teams."
The cold war lives on in sport.

Downing is wrapping up a very successful senior season at UM-Morris. During
her time here at UMM, Downing has been a three-time member of the US
National Team, won a silver medal at the 1999 FILA-Junior World
Championships and was the 2001 World Cup champion. Downing is looking to
train full-time after graduation, possibly moving to Colorado Springs to
train and live at the Olympic Training Center. Her complete focus is on the
2004 Olympic Games.

"If anyone can do it, it is Katie," says Head Wrestling Coach Doug Reese.
"Katie is the complete package. She is a fanatical trainer, a great
student, and a natural leader - not to mention a great friend to all her
teammates. She will be missed after graduation, but I have a feeling she
will be making her true mark in Athens, Greece in 2004 at the Olympic
Games."

Downing is majoring in History and Social Science and is from Pendleton,
Indiana.

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