USOEC Wins Big in Colorado
April 24, 2007
Lampe (left) was the outstanding wrestler
MARQUETTE – Five United States Olympic Education Center women freestyle wrestlers won junior national championship titles at the 2007 Body Bar Women’s Nationals April 20-22 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Northern Michigan University freshman Alyssa Lampe (Tomahawk, Wis.) won the 48-kilogram junior title and was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler. Lampe won 7-0, 4-0 over Nicole Woody (New York Athletic Club).
NMU freshmen Whitney Conder (Puyallup, Wash.) and Cherae Pascua (Oahu, Hawaii) were also crowned junior national champions. Conder defeated Leann Barney (University of the Cumberlands) in the 51-kg weight class and Pascua won by decision over Joey Miller (Oklahoma Bad Girlz) at 55 kg.
Marquette Senior High School senior Paige Rife (Fowlerville, Mich.) captured the 72-kg junior national championship title.
MSHS junior Erin Clodgo (Richmond, Vt.) left the tournament with two national championship titles. Clodgo defeated Natasha Umemoto (USA Cobra) in the 67-kg finals in the junior division and went undefeated in cadet division, to win gold.
Head coach Shannyn Gillespie said the results show the strength of the USOEC program.
“We won every weight class we entered. Our program was created to make Junior World and Senior World teams. Last year, we had two [junior] champions here. This year we have five. Every year, we are getting better.”
The USOEC women’s freestyle team also competed at the university level of the competition and had seven wrestlers finish third or better.
NMU junior Sadie Kaneda (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Conder won silver in their respective 48- and 51-kg classes.
Junior Dany Hedin (Kailua, Hawaii) and Pascua competed in the 55-kg division. Hedin fell to former USOEC athlete Brandy Rosenbrock (Michigan Wrestling Club) to win silver while Pascua won by decision over Shannon Reeves (University of the Cumberlands) take bronze.
Freshman Shyla Iokia (Maui, Hawaii) earned silver. She lost the championship match to Othella Lucas (University of the Cumberlands) at 59 kg.
NMU graduate student Jenna Pavlik (Lewes, Del.) and Dallas Monreal-Berner (Niles, Ill.) took second and third, respectively, at 72kg.
