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PIROZHKOVA, BERNARD WIN UNIVERSITY WORLD TITLES TORINO, Italy - Elena Pirozhkova and
Ali Bernard won gold medals for the U.S. at the University World Championships on Oct. 27-28. Pirozhkova defeated Canada’s Elisabeth Williams in the gold-medal finals in women’s freestyle at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. It was her second career University World title, to go with her gold medal in 2008.
Pirozhkova was a 2010 World silver medalist on the Senior level at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. She is a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete. Bernard pinned 2006 Asian Junior champion Hiroe Suzuki of Japan in the finals at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. After losing the first period, 0-1, Bernard scored a fall in the second period. Bernard, who placed fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games, has won two Junior World gold medals during her career. Gabrielle Henry and Trinity Plessinger
won bronze medals in women’s freestyle. Reece Humphrey won a bronze medal
in freestyle.
FOLKSTYLE TOUR OF AMERICA TO FEATURE FOUR TOP EVENTS USA Wrestling is proud to announce
the 2010-2011 Folkstyle Tour of America schedule. The fourth season of this popu- lar folkstyle series features three return- ing events – the Salt Lake Slam, the Georgia Grind, and Dominate in the Dells – as well as the inaugural Northwest Bigfoot Battle. The Folkstyle Tour of America provides wrestlers and families with a national quality event at a local level. Age divi- sions contested at all four events include
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Bantam, Intermediate, and Novice. Some events have additional age divi-
sions. The Northwest Bigfoot Battle, Salt Lake Slam, and Georgia Grind will also feature a Middle School division. Pee Wee wrestlers can compete in the Georgia Grind and Dominate in the Dells. Schoolboy, Cadet, and Junior divisions will be part of Dominate in the Dells. The Northwest Bigfoot Battle and the
Salt Lake Slam also offer "True Beginner" divisions, which allow wrestlers new to the sport to compete against other wrestlers with similar experience levels. True beginners are defined as having actively competed in the sport of wrestling for less than two years. Tour sponsor All-American Wrestling
Supply is pleased to announce the Coaches Rewards program. A team or club with five to nine wrestlers will receive a $10 gift card to All-American Wrestling Supply. Each additional increment of five participants will earn the team a $10 greater gift card. The more you bring, the more you earn! Events in the Folkstyle Tour of America
are also part of the Ultimate Challenge Series. For more information pn the Ultimate Challenge Series and to sign up for the points system, visit:
http://themat.com/section.php?section_id =4&page=dominator Folkstyle Tour of America placings also
earn points in the Future Olympian Rankings program. To view your ranking, visit:
http://www.themat.com/section.php?sec- tion_id=4&page=kidrankings Registration is now open for the first
event, the Northwest Bigfoot Battle to be held November 26-27 at the HUB Sports Center in Spokane, Wash. Online regis- tration will be available at
TrackWrestling.com until 9:00pm CST on
November 24. To receive a $5.00 regis- tration discount, book your hotel room at:
http://www.gopremierevents.com/index/ev ent_detail/427 The full Folkstyle Tour of America schedule can be found below. For more information on the Folkstyle Tour of America, visit:
http://themat.com/section.php?section_id =4&page=toa
USA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES ULTIMATE CHALLENGE SCHEDULE The schedule for the 2010-2011 Ultimate Challenge Series of youth folk- style wrestling has been set to include 12 USA Wrestling-sanctioned events in 11 states all across the country. Now in its ninth season, the popular series awards points to athletes for placing in premier folkstyle events. Please note that there have been
changes in the division structure as well as the point scoring rules this season. Wrestlers in eighth grade or lower are
eligible to compete, with three divisions determined by age. Division I birthdate guidelines are
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