Freestyle Wrestlers Medal
March 26, 2007
MARQUETTE—United States Olympic Education Center women’s freestyle wrestlers brought home six medals from the Missouri Valley Showcase March 23-24 at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo.
Three USOEC wrestlers won gold in the senior division. Northern Michigan University freshmen Alyssa Lampe (Tomahawk, Wis.) at 48 kilograms, Shyla Iokia (Maui, Hawaii) at 59 kg and graduate student Jenna Pavlik (Lewes, Del.) at 80 kg.
Other top finishes by USOEC wrestlers include NMU freshmen Cherae Pascua (Oahu, Hawaii) and Whitney Conder (Payallup, Wash.), who took silver and bronze, respectively, at 55 kg. NMU freshman Dallas Monreal-Berner (Niles, Ill.) finished with silver at 80 kg.
USOEC teammate and NMU freshman Amanda Breezely (Midland, Ohio) placed sixth at 80 kg.
Women’s wrestling head coach Shannyn Gillespie was pleased with the team’s performance.
“The USOEC got valuable experience while earning medals in this competition,” he said. “Now, we will begin our final practices before the national tournament season.”
Members of the women’s team will travel to Livonia March 30-April 1 for the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association National Championships.
