Past Cadet World champions who went on to make U.S. Olympic teams are Eric Guerrero, Cary Kolat, Travis West and Jason Gleasman. Other Cadet World champions who qualified for U.S. Senior World Teams include Kelly, Lester, Kolat and Guerrero, plus Joe Melchiore and Cory Baze.
SEAN HARRINGTON WINS NATIONAL AWARD The Positive Coaching Alliance Double- Goal Coach Awards, presented by Liberty Mutual, announced their annual list of the 20 coaches who earned acknowledgment in this nationally recognized award pro- gram, and Sean Harrington, a USA Wrestling certified coach and coach of the Brickhouse Wrestling Club, was named one of the 2011 winners! Working with youth wrestlers at his gym, Harrington draws on experience as an assistant coach at Harvard University, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier and two- time All-America selection at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. He was also a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete for a number of years. "I like to teach life through wrestling," he said. "We spend a lot of time talking about character, being the ultimate sportsman, being a leader....When I get into that wrestling room and see the
Message from Kevin Hansen, USA Wrestling’s Manager for Junior Olympic Programming:
smiles on the kids' faces, I realize it's my job to help make a kid a better person. I really enjoy seeing these kids grow from little seedlings."
“All of the winners of this prestigious award exemplify responsibility, which is the characteristic we at Liberty Mutual value most,” said Greg Gordon, Liberty Mutual’s senior vice president of con- sumer marketing. "That’s why we are committed to supporting PCA’s Double- Goal Coach Awards program. It is tremendously important that these fine coaches be held up as examples to be emulated.”
U.S. WOMEN FINISH SECOND IN WORLD CUP LIEVAN, France – China defended its
Women’s World Cup team title by edging the United States, 4-3, in the champi- onship dual meet at the Women’s World Cup on March 6.
This was a rematch of the 2010
Women’s World Cup final, won by China, 6-1.
China jumped to an early 2-0 win with victories at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and 51 kg/112.25 pounds, but the United States bounced back with wins at the next two weight classes. Two-time World bronze medalist Tatiana Padilla (Colorado Springs,
Colo./Sunkist Kids) defeated 2010 Asian champion Senlian Yang of China at 55 kg/121 lbs.
Kelsey Campbell (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) won the next bout at 59 kg/130 lbs., stopping 2010 World Military champion Li Hui of China. China clinched the team title with victo- ries in the next two bouts at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and 67 kg/147.5 pounds. 2008 U.S. Olympian Ali Bernard (New Ulm, Minn./Gator WC) closed out the dual for the United States with a win over Xu Qing at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. At 48 kg/105.5 lbs., 2007 World bronze medalist Li Xiomei defeated 2008 World champion Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids). At 63 kg/138.75 lbs., 2006 and 2007
World champion Jing Ruixue stopped 2010 World silver medalist Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC).
At 67 kg/147.5 lbs., 2008 World silver medalist Hong Yan of China stopped 2000 and 2003 World champion Kristie Davis (Oklahoma City, Okla./Gator WC/OCU). Japan placed third with a 6-1 win over Canada. Mongolia was fifth, beating Russia, 6-1 Kazakhstan placed seventh with a 4-3 win over host France.
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