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Women’s Wrestling News – # 51

TDR Editor’s Notes ; A variety of stories about current event and growth in Women’s wrestling opportunities in colleges (#4 & 7), rankings of wrestlers (#2 & 10) and in high schools (#3 -Idaho, # 5 Florida, #6 & 8-Iowa and #9 Pennsylvania). Even an international touch in #1. A coach-hero of mine is quoted in story #5 with “Wrestlers make coaching football easy, they have balance, coordination, and as a coaching staff we know they’re tough,” said legendary Nebraska Cornhusker football coach Tom Osborne. Amen, to that coach. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 } – AFSOON: New book chronicles incredible story of first US women’s medalist
Imagine growing up in Iran, taking a huge risk to flee the country with your family and eventually becoming an American success story.
Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston can.
She lived it and now her remarkable story is chronicled in her new book “AFSOON” that is receiving excellent reviews in the U.S. and beyond. Afsoon grew up during a dangerous and tumultuous time in Iran in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The country had experienced a revolution, the Iran-Iraq war was taking place and Americans were taken hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran. She was forced to chant “Marg Bar Amrika” while stomping on American flags each morning at her school. That translated to “Death to America.” She and her fellow students had to watch as USA flags were often burned in front of them. … rest of story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/23881?mc_cid=8e7f0f219d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – Women Wrestle 2 – How to Start a DI Women’s Program with John Clark
Last week, Sacred Heart University made headlines as the school announced they would be adding a women’s wrestling program to their athletic offerings. That decision makes them the second DI school to offer women’s wrestling and the first in the northeast. John Clark, currently the coach of the Pioneers men’s team, talks with Alexis and Arian about how this decision came about and the work behind the scenes needed to make women’s wrestling a reality at SHU. … rest of story at https://news.theopenmat.com/womens-wrestling/women-wrestle-2-how-to-start-a-di-womens-program-with-john-clark/78988?mc_cid=72c2868447&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – IHSAA APPROVES IDAHO GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR 2021-22, MAKING IT THE 29TH STATE TO ADD GIRLS WRESTLING
Today, the Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA) approved a girls wrestling bracket at its state high school wrestling championships, beginning during the 2021-22 school year. In the IHSAA Board of Directors meeting, held today at Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho, the Board voted on the following action … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/September/29/Idaho-adds-girls-high-school-wrestling?mc_cid=72c2868447&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – Cameron Guerin will compete for McKendree after two years at the Olympic Training Center
Cameron Guerin, an undefeated four-time Washington state wrestling champion, took a non-traditional route to college. She talks about the influence of her father, training in Colorado Springs, and competing for McKendree as a freshman. … rest of story and video at https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPlayer.jsp?videoId=866438135&mc_cid=aa70f844b7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – Smith wrestles with demands of playing on two boys’ teams
By Bruce Hope bruce@opcfla.com
ORANGE PARK – Already one of two girls playing football in the county, Orange Park High junior Andrea Smith also is on the boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams. “My main sport is wrestling,” she said. “I wrestle here at Orange Park High for the boys’ team, and I wrestle girls nationally on the Florida national team, and I travel every couple of months.”
Smith wrestles in the 195-pound weight class for boys and 200-pound weight class for girls. She is currently ranked sixth nationally among girls, dropping following a loss in the state finals after being as high as No. 2. In seventh grade, she began to wrestle after seeing her brothers at practice and thinking, “I want to do it, too.” She started to wrestle in school in eighth grade, and for her first two seasons, only wrestled boys.
Her first two years were rough. “My first year, I was terrible. I lost every single every single match. The next year I won a couple of matches, and I just went up from there,” she said. … rest of story at https://www.claytodayonline.com/stories/smith-wrestles-with-demands-of-playing-on-two-boys-teams,24344?mc_cid=a2feb99899&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – An all-girls wrestling camp in Iowa proves that women’s wrestling is on the rise
Toccara Montgomery laughed when she was asked her first question at the all-girls wrestling camp held at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. She wasn’t laughing at the question, she was laughing because the young girl in the audience captured the essence of women’s wrestling.
“Do you ever get any negativity for being a female wrestler?” the girl asked.  Montgomery’s response? “I still do. It’s tough. It is very, very tough to be in this sport initially.” Randi Miller chimed in with her thoughts. 
I got a lot of negativity from the start of my career all the way to the end,” Miller said. “At first it used to get to me but after a while, I got thick skin. At the end of the day, I wasn’t doing it for anybody else but me and it made me happy so I don’t care what they have to say.” 
Toccara Montgomery and Randi Miller aren’t just two women’s wrestlers who paid their dues. They are World and Olympics medalists. They are pioneers. They are legends. … rest of story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1601690140408&twSessionId=qhhqgohpyi&postId=868084135&mc_cid=accb7cd38c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Breaking the Rock Podcast: Episode 4
The Limestone University Athletics Department’s Breaking the Rock Podcast takes listeners behind the scenes into the lives and stories of Saints student-athletes, coaches and staff. Co-hosted by Michael Sanders and Jordan Parry of the athletic media relations staff, each episode features new guests and unique personal stories in a 30-minute interview-style program released every Monday and Friday.
In episode 4, Sanders and Parry sit down with senior women’s wrestler Eve Berrington to talk about how she got into the sport so late in life, her experiences and world travels to get to where she is now, dealing with physical injuries, and her passion … rest of story at https://golimestonesaints.com/news/2020/10/2/womens-wrestling-breaking-the-rock-podcast-episode-4.aspx?mc_cid=accb7cd38c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – Ashley Sword filled an important role in the creation of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Showdown Open
Ashley Sword, head women’s wrestling coach at Life University, talks about her role with the Nov. 1 Hawkeye Wrestling Club Showdown Open, the excitement Jordan Nelson competing in the event, and creating a place for everyone in Marietta, Georgia. … rest of story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1601945377901&twSessionId=duxlnvslgx&videoId=868392135&mc_cid=bbb5286d21&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9} – Gettysburg becomes eighth school district in Pennsylvania to approve girls’ wrestling team
Gettysburg High School has been a top leader in the girls’ wrestling movement in recent years.  The school continued that trend with a major decision Monday night.  The Gettysburg Area School District school board approved a proposal to create a girls’ wrestling team at the high school by an unanimous vote Monday night. Gettysburg is the first YAIAA school to make girls’ wrestling an official sport. 
It is the eighth school in Pennsylvania to make the move since March. The Warriors are the fourth District 3 program to approve a girls’ program, along with Annville-Cleona, Governor Mifflin and J.P. McCaskey.  “I’ve been fortunate enough to have teammates since 1999 that have been females, two of which were Olympians,” Gettysburg head wrestling coach Chris Haines said in a video attached to the team’s school board proposal. … rest of story at https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/high-school/wrestling/2020/10/06/girls-wrestling-gettysburg-becomes-eighth-pa-school-approve-team/3635699001/?mc_cid=aeabd832c4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – Women’s College Wrestling Top 25: Preseason Multi-Division Rankings
Derek Levendusky, AWW Staff
This ranking was produced by a ranking team working with AmericanWomensWrestling.com for FloWrestling & AWW. The team includes AWW staff and several coaches representing both NAIA & NCAA programs.
What is a “multi-divisional ranking?” It’s the mother of all college rankings, that’s what it is! With the advent of the multi-divisional scene in women’s college wrestling—the NAIA, NJCAA, NCWA & NCAA programs now have multiple national championships and the WCWA has only partial participation—we might lose sight of how all these women stack up against each other. The multi-divisional rankings takes all of women’s college wrestling and combines it into one Top 25 ranking. It’s an accomplishment to make a list like this as the depth in women’s college wrestling has grown immensely in recent years. Combining all four divisions, there are now well over 100 college programs and clubs for women’s wrestling. The rankings below take into account all women’s college national championships—the WCWA, NAIA, NCWA, and the event launched last year for NCAA programs, the National Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Championships. It also takes duals into account, though some duals might escape our notice due to the difficulty of finding results online.
Please note: Rankings are not predictive. They are based on results. While we know there are many incoming freshmen that are rank-worthy, we do not rank them until they have college results. … rest of story at https://www.americanwomenswrestling.com/news-2/womens-college-wrestling-top-25-preseason-multi-division-rankings?mc_cid=2b31bc4749&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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