COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Victoria Anthony's first career matchup against Nicole Woody was not a pleasant one.
Anthony suffered a lopsided loss to Woody in the finals of the 2006 Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Woody went on to become a Junior World champion in women's freestyle wrestling later that year.
But Anthony has improved dramatically since then. That was evident late Saturday afternoon at the Body Bar Women's Nationals.
The 16-year-old Californian swept Woody 5-1, 5-4 in the FILA Junior finals at 44 kg/97 lbs. at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Anthony won a FILA Cadet title on Friday night at the Body Bar event.
"It was a pretty big win, especially with our history and the way she beat me two years ago," Anthony said. "My main goal now is to go overseas and win a Junior World championship. My confidence is real high right now. I just need to keep a positive attitude. If I do that, I will find a way to win."
Woody wasn't the only Junior World champion to fall on Saturday. Maryland's Helen Maroulis knocked off 2007 Junior World champion Whitney Conder 3-2, 0-1, 4-0 in the FILA Junior finals at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Maroulis, who won a FILA Cadet title on Friday, was named Outstanding Wrestler in the FILA Junior division.
"I lost a close match to Whitney in the quarterfinals at Fargo two years ago," Maroulis said. "It's awesome, it's really exciting to be able to beat her here. I just wrestled smart and tried to slow her down. This gives me a lot of confidence going into Junior Worlds. My goal is definitely to win a World title."
Champions from the Body Bar FILA Junior Women's National Championships earn the right to represent the USA at the FILA Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 29-Aug. 3.
Second-place finishers in FILA Juniors qualify for the 2008 FILA Junior Pan American Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador, on June 20-22.
Anthony, a junior in high school, led 5-0 in the second period before Woody threw her to her back in the final 10 seconds of the match. Anthony avoided being pinned as time ran out.
"I was up and had the match under control, and I probably should have stayed out of the underhook," Anthony said. "I knew I had enough points, even if she put me on my back. But I know I can't let up against somebody like that."
Among the other FILA Junior champions crowned on Saturday were 2007 Junior World silver medalist Tatiana Padilla and 2007 World bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe.
Padilla downed Nicole Darrow 3-0, 3-0 in the finals at 59 kg/130 lbs. Lampe swept FILA Cadet champion C.C. Weber 4-0, 2-0 in the FILA Junior finals at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
FILA JUNIOR FINALS
FILA Junior - 44 kg / 97 lbs. Results
1st Place - Victoria Anthony of California
2nd Place - Nicole Woody of Oklahoma
3rd Place - Carlene Sluberski of New York
4th Place - Stephanie Waters of Oklahoma
5th Place - Amelia Munson of Connecticut
6th Place - Denisia Godfrey of Wyoming
1st Place Match
Victoria Anthony (California) over Nicole Woody (Oklahoma) Dec 5-1,5-4
3rd Place Match
Carlene Sluberski (New York) over Stephanie Waters (Oklahoma) Dec 4-4,2-0
5th Place Match
Amelia Munson (Connecticut) over Denisia Godfrey (Wyoming) TF 8-0,7-0
FILA Junior - 48 kg / 105.75 lbs. Results
1st Place - Alyssa Lampe of Michigan
2nd Place - C.C. Weber of Michigan
3rd Place - Lene Wood of Oklahoma
4th Place - Candace Workman of Uintah
5th Place - Adreana Barrera of Texas
6th Place - Neda Hassani of Texas
1st Place Match
Alyssa Lampe (Michigan) over C.C. Weber (Michigan) Dec 4-0,2-0
3rd Place Match
Lene Wood (Oklahoma) over Candace Workman (Uintah) Dec 1-0,3-1
5th Place Match
Adreana Barrera (Texas) over Neda Hassani (Texas) Dec 2-0,4-3
FILA Junior - 51 kg / 112.25 lbs. Results
1st Place - Helen Maroulis of Maryland
2nd Place - Whitney Conder of Michigan
3rd Place - Katherine Fulp-Allen of California
4th Place - Erica Torres of Oklahoma
5th Place - Samantha Lopez of California
6th Place - Kayla Matsuda of California
1st Place Match
Helen Maroulis (Maryland) over Whitney Conder (Michigan) Dec 3-2,0-1,4-0
3rd Place Match
Katherine Fulp-Allen (California) over Erica Torres (Oklahoma) Dec 2-1,2-1
5th Place Match
Samantha Lopez (California) over Kayla Matsuda (California) Fall 6-0,1:18
FILA Junior - 55 kg / 121.25 lbs. Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Michaela Hutchison of Alaska
2nd Place - Beth Johnson of Michigan
3rd Place - Cherae Pascua of Colorado
4th Place - Trinity Plessinger of Colorado
5th Place - Jennifer Peabody of Oklahoma
6th Place - Rachel Pike of Missouri
1st Place Match
Michaela Hutchison (Alaska) over Beth Johnson (Michigan) TF 7-1,6-0
3rd Place Match
Cherae Pascua (Colorado) over Trinity Plessinger (Colorado) Dec 1-3,5-1,2-1
5th Place Match
Jennifer Peabody (Oklahoma) over Rachel Pike (Missouri) Dec 1-1,6-2
FILA Junior - 59 kg / 130 lbs. Results
1st Place - Tatiana Padilla of California
2nd Place - Nicole Darrow of Michigan
3rd Place - Ashley Hudson of Oklahoma
4th Place - Elizabeth DeAngelo of Michigan
1st Place Match
Tatiana Padilla (California) over Nicole Darrow (Michigan) Dec 3-0,3-0
FILA Junior - 63 kg / 138.75 lbs. Results
1st Place - Schuyler Brown of Michigan
2nd Place - Tessa Plana of Texas
3rd Place - Marina Piccolotti of California
4th Place - Samantha Fee of Missouri
5th Place - Christine Cunningham of California
6th Place - Shamaine Danner of Missouri
1st Place Match
Schuyler Brown (Michigan) over Tessa Plana (Texas) Dec 5-3,4-3
3rd Place Match
Marina Piccolotti (California) over Samantha Fee (Missouri) Fall 5-0,0:57
5th Place Match
Christine Cunningham (California) over Shamaine Danner (Missouri) Dec 3-0,5-3
FILA Junior - 67 kg / 147.5 lbs. Results
1st Place - Adeline Gray of Colorado
2nd Place - Lauren Knight of Kentucky
3rd Place - Erin Clodgo of Michigan
4th Place - Lilia Salas of California
1st Place Match
Adeline Gray (Colorado) over Lauren Knight (Kentucky) Fall 1-1,1:32
FILA Junior - 72 kg / 158.5 lbs. Results
1st Place - Paige Rife of Michigan
2nd Place - Lindsey Brooks of Michigan
3rd Place - Annaliese DeAragon of Idaho
4th Place - Kelsea Suchocki of New York
5th Place - Monica Gonzalez of California
6th Place - Katie Crouch of Michigan
1st Place Match
Paige Rife (Michigan) over Lindsey Brooks (Michigan) Dec 4-2,3-3
3rd Place Match
Annaliese DeAragon (Idaho) over Kelsea Suchocki (New York) Fall 8-6,0:35
5th Place Match
Monica Gonzalez (California) over Katie Crouch (Michigan) Dec 1-0,0-1,3-0
FILA Junior - 79.5 kg / 175 lbs. Results
1st Place - Carrie Clark of Oklahoma
2nd Place - Angela Vyborny of California
3rd Place - Karon Scott of Oklahoma
Round Robin Matches
Carrie Clark (Oklahoma) over Angela Vyborny (California) Dec 1-0,6-5
Angela Vyborny (California) over Karon Scott (Oklahoma) Fall 0:34
Carrie Clark (Oklahoma) over Karon Scott (Oklahoma) Dec 1-0,1-0
Anthony suffered a lopsided loss to Woody in the finals of the 2006 Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Woody went on to become a Junior World champion in women's freestyle wrestling later that year.
But Anthony has improved dramatically since then. That was evident late Saturday afternoon at the Body Bar Women's Nationals.
The 16-year-old Californian swept Woody 5-1, 5-4 in the FILA Junior finals at 44 kg/97 lbs. at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Anthony won a FILA Cadet title on Friday night at the Body Bar event.
"It was a pretty big win, especially with our history and the way she beat me two years ago," Anthony said. "My main goal now is to go overseas and win a Junior World championship. My confidence is real high right now. I just need to keep a positive attitude. If I do that, I will find a way to win."
Woody wasn't the only Junior World champion to fall on Saturday. Maryland's Helen Maroulis knocked off 2007 Junior World champion Whitney Conder 3-2, 0-1, 4-0 in the FILA Junior finals at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Maroulis, who won a FILA Cadet title on Friday, was named Outstanding Wrestler in the FILA Junior division.
"I lost a close match to Whitney in the quarterfinals at Fargo two years ago," Maroulis said. "It's awesome, it's really exciting to be able to beat her here. I just wrestled smart and tried to slow her down. This gives me a lot of confidence going into Junior Worlds. My goal is definitely to win a World title."
Champions from the Body Bar FILA Junior Women's National Championships earn the right to represent the USA at the FILA Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 29-Aug. 3.
Second-place finishers in FILA Juniors qualify for the 2008 FILA Junior Pan American Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador, on June 20-22.
Anthony, a junior in high school, led 5-0 in the second period before Woody threw her to her back in the final 10 seconds of the match. Anthony avoided being pinned as time ran out.
"I was up and had the match under control, and I probably should have stayed out of the underhook," Anthony said. "I knew I had enough points, even if she put me on my back. But I know I can't let up against somebody like that."
Among the other FILA Junior champions crowned on Saturday were 2007 Junior World silver medalist Tatiana Padilla and 2007 World bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe.
Padilla downed Nicole Darrow 3-0, 3-0 in the finals at 59 kg/130 lbs. Lampe swept FILA Cadet champion C.C. Weber 4-0, 2-0 in the FILA Junior finals at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
FILA JUNIOR FINALS
FILA Junior - 44 kg / 97 lbs. Results
1st Place - Victoria Anthony of California
2nd Place - Nicole Woody of Oklahoma
3rd Place - Carlene Sluberski of New York
4th Place - Stephanie Waters of Oklahoma
5th Place - Amelia Munson of Connecticut
6th Place - Denisia Godfrey of Wyoming
1st Place Match
Victoria Anthony (California) over Nicole Woody (Oklahoma) Dec 5-1,5-4
3rd Place Match
Carlene Sluberski (New York) over Stephanie Waters (Oklahoma) Dec 4-4,2-0
5th Place Match
Amelia Munson (Connecticut) over Denisia Godfrey (Wyoming) TF 8-0,7-0
FILA Junior - 48 kg / 105.75 lbs. Results
1st Place - Alyssa Lampe of Michigan
2nd Place - C.C. Weber of Michigan
3rd Place - Lene Wood of Oklahoma
4th Place - Candace Workman of Uintah
5th Place - Adreana Barrera of Texas
6th Place - Neda Hassani of Texas
1st Place Match
Alyssa Lampe (Michigan) over C.C. Weber (Michigan) Dec 4-0,2-0
3rd Place Match
Lene Wood (Oklahoma) over Candace Workman (Uintah) Dec 1-0,3-1
5th Place Match
Adreana Barrera (Texas) over Neda Hassani (Texas) Dec 2-0,4-3
FILA Junior - 51 kg / 112.25 lbs. Results
1st Place - Helen Maroulis of Maryland
2nd Place - Whitney Conder of Michigan
3rd Place - Katherine Fulp-Allen of California
4th Place - Erica Torres of Oklahoma
5th Place - Samantha Lopez of California
6th Place - Kayla Matsuda of California
1st Place Match
Helen Maroulis (Maryland) over Whitney Conder (Michigan) Dec 3-2,0-1,4-0
3rd Place Match
Katherine Fulp-Allen (California) over Erica Torres (Oklahoma) Dec 2-1,2-1
5th Place Match
Samantha Lopez (California) over Kayla Matsuda (California) Fall 6-0,1:18
FILA Junior - 55 kg / 121.25 lbs. Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Michaela Hutchison of Alaska
2nd Place - Beth Johnson of Michigan
3rd Place - Cherae Pascua of Colorado
4th Place - Trinity Plessinger of Colorado
5th Place - Jennifer Peabody of Oklahoma
6th Place - Rachel Pike of Missouri
1st Place Match
Michaela Hutchison (Alaska) over Beth Johnson (Michigan) TF 7-1,6-0
3rd Place Match
Cherae Pascua (Colorado) over Trinity Plessinger (Colorado) Dec 1-3,5-1,2-1
5th Place Match
Jennifer Peabody (Oklahoma) over Rachel Pike (Missouri) Dec 1-1,6-2
FILA Junior - 59 kg / 130 lbs. Results
1st Place - Tatiana Padilla of California
2nd Place - Nicole Darrow of Michigan
3rd Place - Ashley Hudson of Oklahoma
4th Place - Elizabeth DeAngelo of Michigan
1st Place Match
Tatiana Padilla (California) over Nicole Darrow (Michigan) Dec 3-0,3-0
FILA Junior - 63 kg / 138.75 lbs. Results
1st Place - Schuyler Brown of Michigan
2nd Place - Tessa Plana of Texas
3rd Place - Marina Piccolotti of California
4th Place - Samantha Fee of Missouri
5th Place - Christine Cunningham of California
6th Place - Shamaine Danner of Missouri
1st Place Match
Schuyler Brown (Michigan) over Tessa Plana (Texas) Dec 5-3,4-3
3rd Place Match
Marina Piccolotti (California) over Samantha Fee (Missouri) Fall 5-0,0:57
5th Place Match
Christine Cunningham (California) over Shamaine Danner (Missouri) Dec 3-0,5-3
FILA Junior - 67 kg / 147.5 lbs. Results
1st Place - Adeline Gray of Colorado
2nd Place - Lauren Knight of Kentucky
3rd Place - Erin Clodgo of Michigan
4th Place - Lilia Salas of California
1st Place Match
Adeline Gray (Colorado) over Lauren Knight (Kentucky) Fall 1-1,1:32
FILA Junior - 72 kg / 158.5 lbs. Results
1st Place - Paige Rife of Michigan
2nd Place - Lindsey Brooks of Michigan
3rd Place - Annaliese DeAragon of Idaho
4th Place - Kelsea Suchocki of New York
5th Place - Monica Gonzalez of California
6th Place - Katie Crouch of Michigan
1st Place Match
Paige Rife (Michigan) over Lindsey Brooks (Michigan) Dec 4-2,3-3
3rd Place Match
Annaliese DeAragon (Idaho) over Kelsea Suchocki (New York) Fall 8-6,0:35
5th Place Match
Monica Gonzalez (California) over Katie Crouch (Michigan) Dec 1-0,0-1,3-0
FILA Junior - 79.5 kg / 175 lbs. Results
1st Place - Carrie Clark of Oklahoma
2nd Place - Angela Vyborny of California
3rd Place - Karon Scott of Oklahoma
Round Robin Matches
Carrie Clark (Oklahoma) over Angela Vyborny (California) Dec 1-0,6-5
Angela Vyborny (California) over Karon Scott (Oklahoma) Fall 0:34
Carrie Clark (Oklahoma) over Karon Scott (Oklahoma) Dec 1-0,1-0
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