June 2007 from the website freestylefemales.com

What’s New? All-Academic Athletes defensive techniques & Olympic Hopefuls Named par terre . The USOEC named 31 Graduate Employing several (2-3) Jenna Pavlik (Lewes, Del.) athletes to the All- Academic Team for their options per set-up, will earn a master’s degree technique, & turn will in education; Liz Short performance in the classroom during the ensure higher percentages (Lombard, Ill.), athletic of success & combine training & Kierstin Hyatt winter 2007 semester. skills keeping your (Carmichael, Calif.) will Eight women freestyle opponent guessing, off receive a master’s degree wrestlers also made the balance, & reacting . in public administration. team. They include NMU Recruit USOEC Athletes of the freshman Alyssa Lampe Semester (Tomahawk, Wis.); Visits USA Wrestling recognized sophomore Nicole Darrow RAD Team will Alyssa Lampe of (Lanesboro, Mass.); commence June 18, 2007. Tomahawk, Wis., as the juniors Dany Hedin http://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp (Kailua, Hawaii) & Sadie ?menuid=46&cmenuid=46&url=tempsite women’s freestyle athlete &sid=766379712 of the semester. Lampe, an Kaneda (Honolulu, NMU freshman, won gold Hawaii); & senior Amy Results in the 48-kg senior Borgnini (Terre Haute, Pan Am Champs division at the Missouri Ind.). http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsUSOEC/SiteSe Four USA Wrestling Valley Showcase in ctions/News/News.shtml?articleID=10703 athletes won medals Marshall, Mo. She 7&team=&display=short&category=&Is NewsBureau= headed by champion finished fifth at the Senior Alaina Berube at 63kg. National Championships Wrestling PAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S in Las Vegas. Lampe went CHAMPIONSHIPS on to claim gold at the Tips & At San Salvador, El Salvador, May 19 48 kg/105.5 lbs. Body Bar FILA Junior Training Gold – Mayelis Caripa (Venezuela) National Championships Silver – Lyndsey Rushton (Canada) Combination wrestling is Bronze – Sara Fulp-Allen (USA) in Colorado Springs, similar to chain wrestling Bronze – Ingrid Medrano (El Salvador) Colo. She was named the 5th – Daney Cespedez Rojas (Peru) which implies flowing to 5th – Yuliana Alzate (Colombia) tournament’s outstanding wrestling techniques or 51 kg/112 lbs. wrestler. Lampe will skills fluidly and Gold – Maria Sarmiento (Venezuela) represent the United States Silver – Katiuska Toaza (Ecuador) seamlessly. Bronze – Meybi Ramirez (El Salvador) at the Junior World Bronze – Genevieve Haley (Canada) Championships this To increase your ability to 5th – Jessica Medina (USA) 5th – Nayeli Hernandez (Mexico) summer in Beijing, China. combine wrestling skills, http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsUSOEC/SiteSe you should drill your skills 55 kg/121 lbs. ctions/News/News.shtml?articleID=10703 Gold – Jackeline Renteria (Colombia) 5&team=&display=short&category=&Is in this fashion: set up, Silver – Marcia Andrades (Venezuela) NewsBureau= Bronze – Britanee Laverdure (Canada) technique, & turn. Bronze – Tamara Barron (Mexico) 5th – Joice Silva (Brazil) The last sentence can be 5th – Brandy Rosenbrock (USA)

used for offensive & 59 kg/130 lbs. (athlete names not currently available) Gold – Canada 25. July 9-26, 2008 Jr World Team 2. Freestyle training year Silver – Venezuela Training Camp OTC Bronze – Mexico 26. July 29 - August 3, 2008 Jr World round Bronze – Colombia Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3. Gender equity 5th – Othella Lucas (USA) 5th – Wrestler of The 63 kg/138.75 lbs. brought instant credibility Gold – Alaina Berube (USA) the Month Silver – C. DeArmas Sardin () to women’s wrestling & Bronze – Mabel Fonseca (Puerto Rico) Bronze – Yoselin Rojas (Venezuela) many countries poured a 5th – Luz Vasquez (Argentina) lot of resources in to this 5th – Tara Hedican (Canada) discipline to achieve the 67 kg/147.5 lbs. highest honor in sports. Gold – Martine Dugrenier (Canada) Silver – Elena Pirozkhov (USA) Bronze – Gloria Zavala (Venezuela) Most countries do not have 4th – Elsa Sanchez (Dominican Republic) 5th – Graysi Alajo (Mexico) folkstyle wrestling in their high schools or country. 72 kg/158.5 lbs. 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Patricia Gold – Jerasmit Weffer (Venezuela) Miranda visits & trains at USOEC; This means all wrestlers Silver – Pam Wilson (Canada) wearing black knee pads, grapples with start freestyle mastery at Bronze – Ashley Sword (USA) United States Olympic Education Center Bronze – Rosangela Conceicao (Brazil) resident athlete Shyla Iokia of Hawaii, an earlier age versus 5th – Dinorah Arce Perez (Mexico) who is wearing blue kneepads. (Journal learning folkstyle & then 5th – Lissei Hechevarria Med (Cuba) photo by Kurt Mensching) learning freestyle. Schedule Editor’s Many countries do not 2008 USOEC Schedule Note 1. October 14-25, 2007 USOEC have any stigma attached 2. Olympic Challenge vs. China The wrestling world has to women in wrestling 3. November 4, 2007 McMaster caught & passed US! which gives athletes, 4. University Invitational 5. November 10, 2007 Toronto Open coaches, & administrators 6. November 17, 2007 Badgers Edge There is reason to re-read more freedom to explore, Wolves for Garvie National those words with a 7. January 2-13, 2008 Winter National learn, & master the 8. Team Training Camp TBD cautious eye. ingredients for success in 9. January 12, 2008 Brock Open 10. January 13-14, 2008 NWCA/Cliff After a quick review, you women’s wrestling. 11. Keen National Duals TBD 12. February 2, 2008 Nordhagen may wonder how What’s the solution? Classic Venezuela has quietly won 13. February 5, 2008 Western Open Start training sooner in 14. March 1-10, 2008 International this year’s edition of the freestyle & give your self Training Camp Pan American 15. March 15-16, 2008 College the best opportunity for 16. Nationals - Oklahoma City Univ. Championships & placed st nd success by attending Oklahoma City University 1 or 2 at this event since freestyle competitions & 17. April 11-13, 2008 University its inception in 1997 with Nationals Akron, Ohio rd camps by age 14. 18. April 25-27, 2008 USA Sr the exception of a 3 place Nationals Las Vegas, Nevada Pan Am Champs team Copyright © 2007 Shannyn J. 19. May 23-25, 2008 Body Bar Gillespie. All rights reserved. The Nationals (Age group, FILA Cadet, trophy in 1998. Freestyle Females Newsletter is FILA Jr) Air Force Academy intended for individual subscribing, site 20. June 13-15, 2008 Olympic Team Three reasons the world duplication, & may not be resold or 21. Trials Las Vegas, Nevada published elsewhere without written 22. June 18-25, 2008 University World has caught & passed US: permission from Shannyn J. Gillespie. Team Camp USOEC / NMU To order, e-mail [email protected] or 23. June 30-July 6, 2008 University 1. Olympic Games visit http://freestylefemales.com 24. World Championships Thessaloniki,