Revelle named Outstanding Wrestler at Body Bar FILA Cadet Nationals
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by Gary Abbott
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Krista Revelle of Kansas captured the 65 kg/143 lbs. weight class and was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Body Bar FILA Cadet Women's National Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
Revelle defeated returning champion Ashley Mathews of California (SD Hot Beaches) in her pool competition, 6-0, 6-3. In the gold-medal finals, Revelle stopped Julia Salata by a 3-1, 3-0 margin.
It was the second USA Wrestling national event that she won the Outstanding Wrestler award this season after receiving the top honor at USA Wrestling's PreSeason Folkstyle Nationals this fall.
"I wrestled my hardest. I feel I did good," said Revelle. "I always can improve. I came here to win."
Revelle was a champion at Body Bar Nationals last year in the 7-8 grade division. She is a 15-year-old freshman at Jeff West High School in Meriden, Kansas, and will be eligible for this division again next year.
FILA Cadets are athletes who are 15-17 years old, and include some of the most talented high school athletes in the nation.
Perhaps the toughest weight classes was at 60 kg/132 lbs., which featured a pair of returning champions, Kat Perez of California (Perez Wrestling) and Hanna Martin of Oklahoma (Geary High School).
Martin reached the finals, winning two matches handily to win the bottom pool.
Perez had a difficult pool, which featured 2009 Girls Folkstyle nationals champion Brieana Delgado of South Carolina (Carolina Khaos) and nationally respected Jenna Burkert of New York (USOEC).
Delgado pinned Burkert in the first match. Perez scored a decision over Delgado in their bout. But Burkert came back and pinned Perez, going to the tiebreaking procedures. Delgado and Burkert were tied with five technical points in the round-robin, and Delgado advanced because of her head-to-head victory.
Delgado came back to win the gold-medal finals over Martin in three tough periods, 0-1, 1-0, 2-0. Martin won the first period on a clinch. Delgado scored the only takedown in the second period, and outlasted Martin to score two points in the third.
Delgado was troubled with a stomach ailment throughout the tournament, but she was able to outlast the illness as well as the rugged opponents.
"At these big tournaments, I am always here to have fun and take them one at a time," said Delgado. "It's great if you win and do your job and go to the finals. If you lose, you have to come back strong. (Martin) almost got me a couple of times, but I got it done."
Alex Gomez of the Frontier Titans, who won the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals for the last two years, captured the title at 46 kg/101.25 lbs. by defeating Brittney Taylor of the Bears Wrestling Club, 4-2, 8-1 in the finals.
Two returning champions defended titles uncontested: Kaci Fullinwider of Texas (Cowboy WC) at 40 kg/88 lbs. and Marina Lambert of Virginia (Grizzly WC) at 78 kg/170 lbs.
Erin Golston of Illinois (USOEC) captured the 43 kg/94.75 lbs. title by winning a best-of-three series in two straight matches over Emily Webster (Smith-Cotton Tigers).
Other individual champions were Teshya Alo of Team Hawaii (38 kg/83.75 lbs.), Sophie Hertz of Rosemead (49 kg/108 lbs.), Stacy Martin of Black Widows (52 kg/114.5 lbs.), Roni Goodale of Knights (56 kg / 123.25 lbs.) and Kimberly Spiegel of Team Pennsylvania at 70 kg / 154.25 lbs.
The tournament concludes on Saturday with the FILA Junior Nationals and the youth divisions.
BODY BAR FILA CADET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Colorado Springs, Colo., May 1
38 kg/83.75 lbs. - Teshya Alo of Hawaii (Team Hawaii)
40 kg/88 lbs. - Kaci Fullinwider of Texas (Cowboy WC)
43 kg / 94.75 lbs.
1st Place - Erin Golston of USOEC
2nd Place - Emily Webster of Smith-Cotton Tigers
46 kg / 101.25 lbs
1st Place - Alex Gomez of Frontier Titans
2nd Place - Brittney Taylor of Bears Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Kayleigh Longley of Southern Maine Trappers
4th Place - Steffini Amezquita of Predators
5th Place - Brittaney Hudson of Bennett Tigers
1st - Alex Gomez (Frontier Titans) over Brittney Taylor (Bears Wrestling Club) Dec 4-2, 8-1
49 kg/108 lbs.
1st Place - Sophie Hertz of Rosemead
2nd Place - Natalie Rutt of Victory School of Wrestling
3rd Place - Jasmine Yanez of Gilroy Hawks
4th Place - Shelby Morrison of Tascosa High School
5th Place - Sherri Berube of Victory School of Wrestling
6th Place - Alexandria Hollabaugh of USA Cobra Montana
1st - Sophie Hertz (Rosemead) over Natalie Rutt (Victory School of Wrestling) Dec 3-1,1-3,6-5
3rd - Jasmine Yanez (Gilroy Hawks) over Shelby Morrison (Tascosa High School) Dec 1-9,5-0,4-1
5th - Sherri Berube (Victory School of Wrestling) over Alexandria Hollabaugh (USA Cobra Montana) Fall 0:32
52 kg / 114.5 lbs
1st Place - Stacy Martin of Black Widows
2nd Place - Samantha Ortiz of California
3rd Place - Alead LaFrancis of California
4th Place - Siobhan Exquerra of California
Round Robin Matches
Samantha Ortiz (California) over Alead LaFrancis (California) Fall 1-3,4-4,1:30
Stacy Martin (Black Widows) over Samantha Ortiz (California) Fall 1:55
Stacy Martin (Black Widows) over Alead LaFrancis (California) ID
56 kg / 123.25 lbs.
1st Place - Roni Goodale of Knights
2nd Place - Tanya Kusse of Apex Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Holly Steele of N/A
4th Place - Natalie LaPointe of Victory School of Wrestling
5th Place - Kayla Bartosch of Club Elite Wrestling
6th Place - Kolby Brown of Wyoming
1st - Roni Goodale (Knights) over Tanya Kusse (Apex Wrestling Club) Dec 4-2,3-5,3-3
3rd - Holly Steele (N/A) over Natalie LaPointe (Victory School of Wrestling) Dec 3-0,3-2
5th - Kayla Bartosch (Club Elite Wrestling) over Kolby Brown (Wyoming) Dec 2-2,6-2
60 kg / 132.25 lbs.
1st Place - Brieana Delgado of Carolina Khaos Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Hanna Martin of Geary High School
3rd Place - Rachael Shannon of TEAM ALASKA
4th Place - Jenna Burkert of USOEC
5th Place - Joanna Navarro of California Grapplers
1st - Brieana Delgado (Carolina Khaos Wrestling Club) over Hanna Martin (Geary High School) Dec 0-1,1-0,2-0
3rd - Rachael Shannon (TEAM ALASKA) over Jenna Burkert (USOEC) Fall 2:00
5th - Joanna Navarro (California Grapplers) received a bye.
65 kg / 143.25 lbs.
1st Place - Krista Revelle of Kansas Krusaders
2nd Place - Julia Salata of N/A
3rd Place - Ashley Mathews of SD Hot Beaches
4th Place - Demi Strub of TEAM INDIANA
5th Place - Kasey Kruczek of WOW
6th Place - Samantha Tuttle of Victory School of Wrestling
1st - Krista Revelle (Kansas Krusaders) over Julia Salata (N/A) Dec 3-1,3-0
3rd - Ashley Mathews (SD Hot Beaches) over Demi Strub (TEAM INDIANA) Fall 1:44
5th - Kasey Kruczek (WOW) over Samantha Tuttle (Victory School of Wrestling) Fall 3-2,2:07
70 kg / 154.25 lbs.
1st Place - Kimberly Spiegel of Team Pennsylvania
2nd Place - Tammy Bouma of Frisco Warriors
3rd Place - Brittany Jones of Cowboy Wrestling Club
4th Place - Alexis Willcher of Skyline HS
5th Place - Alexis Walker of Frisco High School
6th Place - Trisha Young of Kansas Krusaders
1st - Kimberly Spiegel (Team Pennsylvania) over Tammy Bouma (Frisco Warriors) Fall 0-6,0:45
3rd - Brittany Jones (Cowboy Wrestling Club) over Alexis Willcher (Skyline HS) Fall 5-1,0:31
5th - Alexis Walker (Frisco High School) over Trisha Young (Kansas Krusaders) Fall 0:24
78 kg/170 lbs. - Marina Lambert of Virginia (Grizzly WC)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Alisha Beach of Washington (Kelso WC)
Revelle defeated returning champion Ashley Mathews of California (SD Hot Beaches) in her pool competition, 6-0, 6-3. In the gold-medal finals, Revelle stopped Julia Salata by a 3-1, 3-0 margin.
It was the second USA Wrestling national event that she won the Outstanding Wrestler award this season after receiving the top honor at USA Wrestling's PreSeason Folkstyle Nationals this fall.
"I wrestled my hardest. I feel I did good," said Revelle. "I always can improve. I came here to win."
Revelle was a champion at Body Bar Nationals last year in the 7-8 grade division. She is a 15-year-old freshman at Jeff West High School in Meriden, Kansas, and will be eligible for this division again next year.
FILA Cadets are athletes who are 15-17 years old, and include some of the most talented high school athletes in the nation.
Perhaps the toughest weight classes was at 60 kg/132 lbs., which featured a pair of returning champions, Kat Perez of California (Perez Wrestling) and Hanna Martin of Oklahoma (Geary High School).
Martin reached the finals, winning two matches handily to win the bottom pool.
Perez had a difficult pool, which featured 2009 Girls Folkstyle nationals champion Brieana Delgado of South Carolina (Carolina Khaos) and nationally respected Jenna Burkert of New York (USOEC).
Delgado pinned Burkert in the first match. Perez scored a decision over Delgado in their bout. But Burkert came back and pinned Perez, going to the tiebreaking procedures. Delgado and Burkert were tied with five technical points in the round-robin, and Delgado advanced because of her head-to-head victory.
Delgado came back to win the gold-medal finals over Martin in three tough periods, 0-1, 1-0, 2-0. Martin won the first period on a clinch. Delgado scored the only takedown in the second period, and outlasted Martin to score two points in the third.
Delgado was troubled with a stomach ailment throughout the tournament, but she was able to outlast the illness as well as the rugged opponents.
"At these big tournaments, I am always here to have fun and take them one at a time," said Delgado. "It's great if you win and do your job and go to the finals. If you lose, you have to come back strong. (Martin) almost got me a couple of times, but I got it done."
Alex Gomez of the Frontier Titans, who won the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals for the last two years, captured the title at 46 kg/101.25 lbs. by defeating Brittney Taylor of the Bears Wrestling Club, 4-2, 8-1 in the finals.
Two returning champions defended titles uncontested: Kaci Fullinwider of Texas (Cowboy WC) at 40 kg/88 lbs. and Marina Lambert of Virginia (Grizzly WC) at 78 kg/170 lbs.
Erin Golston of Illinois (USOEC) captured the 43 kg/94.75 lbs. title by winning a best-of-three series in two straight matches over Emily Webster (Smith-Cotton Tigers).
Other individual champions were Teshya Alo of Team Hawaii (38 kg/83.75 lbs.), Sophie Hertz of Rosemead (49 kg/108 lbs.), Stacy Martin of Black Widows (52 kg/114.5 lbs.), Roni Goodale of Knights (56 kg / 123.25 lbs.) and Kimberly Spiegel of Team Pennsylvania at 70 kg / 154.25 lbs.
The tournament concludes on Saturday with the FILA Junior Nationals and the youth divisions.
BODY BAR FILA CADET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Colorado Springs, Colo., May 1
38 kg/83.75 lbs. - Teshya Alo of Hawaii (Team Hawaii)
40 kg/88 lbs. - Kaci Fullinwider of Texas (Cowboy WC)
43 kg / 94.75 lbs.
1st Place - Erin Golston of USOEC
2nd Place - Emily Webster of Smith-Cotton Tigers
46 kg / 101.25 lbs
1st Place - Alex Gomez of Frontier Titans
2nd Place - Brittney Taylor of Bears Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Kayleigh Longley of Southern Maine Trappers
4th Place - Steffini Amezquita of Predators
5th Place - Brittaney Hudson of Bennett Tigers
1st - Alex Gomez (Frontier Titans) over Brittney Taylor (Bears Wrestling Club) Dec 4-2, 8-1
49 kg/108 lbs.
1st Place - Sophie Hertz of Rosemead
2nd Place - Natalie Rutt of Victory School of Wrestling
3rd Place - Jasmine Yanez of Gilroy Hawks
4th Place - Shelby Morrison of Tascosa High School
5th Place - Sherri Berube of Victory School of Wrestling
6th Place - Alexandria Hollabaugh of USA Cobra Montana
1st - Sophie Hertz (Rosemead) over Natalie Rutt (Victory School of Wrestling) Dec 3-1,1-3,6-5
3rd - Jasmine Yanez (Gilroy Hawks) over Shelby Morrison (Tascosa High School) Dec 1-9,5-0,4-1
5th - Sherri Berube (Victory School of Wrestling) over Alexandria Hollabaugh (USA Cobra Montana) Fall 0:32
52 kg / 114.5 lbs
1st Place - Stacy Martin of Black Widows
2nd Place - Samantha Ortiz of California
3rd Place - Alead LaFrancis of California
4th Place - Siobhan Exquerra of California
Round Robin Matches
Samantha Ortiz (California) over Alead LaFrancis (California) Fall 1-3,4-4,1:30
Stacy Martin (Black Widows) over Samantha Ortiz (California) Fall 1:55
Stacy Martin (Black Widows) over Alead LaFrancis (California) ID
56 kg / 123.25 lbs.
1st Place - Roni Goodale of Knights
2nd Place - Tanya Kusse of Apex Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Holly Steele of N/A
4th Place - Natalie LaPointe of Victory School of Wrestling
5th Place - Kayla Bartosch of Club Elite Wrestling
6th Place - Kolby Brown of Wyoming
1st - Roni Goodale (Knights) over Tanya Kusse (Apex Wrestling Club) Dec 4-2,3-5,3-3
3rd - Holly Steele (N/A) over Natalie LaPointe (Victory School of Wrestling) Dec 3-0,3-2
5th - Kayla Bartosch (Club Elite Wrestling) over Kolby Brown (Wyoming) Dec 2-2,6-2
60 kg / 132.25 lbs.
1st Place - Brieana Delgado of Carolina Khaos Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Hanna Martin of Geary High School
3rd Place - Rachael Shannon of TEAM ALASKA
4th Place - Jenna Burkert of USOEC
5th Place - Joanna Navarro of California Grapplers
1st - Brieana Delgado (Carolina Khaos Wrestling Club) over Hanna Martin (Geary High School) Dec 0-1,1-0,2-0
3rd - Rachael Shannon (TEAM ALASKA) over Jenna Burkert (USOEC) Fall 2:00
5th - Joanna Navarro (California Grapplers) received a bye.
65 kg / 143.25 lbs.
1st Place - Krista Revelle of Kansas Krusaders
2nd Place - Julia Salata of N/A
3rd Place - Ashley Mathews of SD Hot Beaches
4th Place - Demi Strub of TEAM INDIANA
5th Place - Kasey Kruczek of WOW
6th Place - Samantha Tuttle of Victory School of Wrestling
1st - Krista Revelle (Kansas Krusaders) over Julia Salata (N/A) Dec 3-1,3-0
3rd - Ashley Mathews (SD Hot Beaches) over Demi Strub (TEAM INDIANA) Fall 1:44
5th - Kasey Kruczek (WOW) over Samantha Tuttle (Victory School of Wrestling) Fall 3-2,2:07
70 kg / 154.25 lbs.
1st Place - Kimberly Spiegel of Team Pennsylvania
2nd Place - Tammy Bouma of Frisco Warriors
3rd Place - Brittany Jones of Cowboy Wrestling Club
4th Place - Alexis Willcher of Skyline HS
5th Place - Alexis Walker of Frisco High School
6th Place - Trisha Young of Kansas Krusaders
1st - Kimberly Spiegel (Team Pennsylvania) over Tammy Bouma (Frisco Warriors) Fall 0-6,0:45
3rd - Brittany Jones (Cowboy Wrestling Club) over Alexis Willcher (Skyline HS) Fall 5-1,0:31
5th - Alexis Walker (Frisco High School) over Trisha Young (Kansas Krusaders) Fall 0:24
78 kg/170 lbs. - Marina Lambert of Virginia (Grizzly WC)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Alisha Beach of Washington (Kelso WC)
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