Heaton goes for gold, Marano and Campbell for bronze at UWW Cadet Worlds
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Photo of Ronna Heaton of the USA pinning Yevgenia Pavlova of Ukraine in the Cadet World semifinals courtesy of Flowrestling.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzogovina - Ronna Heaton of Brookings, S.D. has reached the gold medal finals at 49 kg/108 lbs. at the UWW Cadet World Championships on Thursday. She will face Saki Igarishi of Japan in the championship match.
The finals begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. United World Wrestling is providing a live stream and results, which can be found at
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-championships-2
Heaton got off to a fast start, stopping Esra Pul of Turkey, 12-3, then defeating Anastasia Sizenko of Russia, 10-6. In the semifinals, she fell behind Yevgenia Pavlova of Ukraine, 0-4 on a fireman’s carry, but reversed Pavlova, put her on the back and secured the fall in 1:50.
Heaton was a Fargo Junior champion and second in the Cadet division this summer.
Two other American women are in bronze-medal matches, McKayla Campbell of Wauseon, Ohio at 43 kg/94.75 lbs. and Kayla Marano of Tulsa, Okla. at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Marano opened with a pair of shutout wins, stopping Siyka Ivanova of Bulgaria, 10-0 in the preliminaries, and Karina Moissevenko of Kazakhstan by a 3-0 margin in the quarterfinals. She was defeated in the semifinals by Koumba Larroque of France, 0-10
Marano, a Junior Nationals runner-up this summer, will face Enrica Rinaldi of Italy in her bronze-medal match. Rinaldi was ninth in the 2015 European Cadet Championships.
Campbell opened with a victory by pin over Mariana Dragutan of Moldova, but fell in the quarterfinals to Yubeka Tanabe of Japan. When Tanabe reached the finals, Cambpell was pulled back into repechage, where she defeated Nikoleta Molnar of Hungary by pin.
She will battle Stefania Priceputu of Romania in her bronze medal bout. Priceputu was a 2015 European Cadet champion and was fifth at the 2014 Cadet World Championships. Campbell was a champion in both the Junior and Cadet divisions in Fargo this past summer.
Two other U.S. athletes competed on Thursday, but fell short of medal rounds.
At 56 kg/123.25 lbs., Alexandria Liles of Allen, Texas opened with a pair of victories, stopping Krystsina Sazykina of Belarus, 8-2 and Johanna Lindborg of Sweden, 6-1. She fell in the quarterfinals to Shabnam Ahmadova of Azerbaijan, 0-2. When Ahmadova lost in the semifinals, Liles did not qualify for repechage.
Jessica Rudick of Quarryville, Pa. was pinned her first match at 38 kg/83.75 lbs. by Cansu Yilmaz of Turkey, and was eliminated when Yilmaz failed to reach the finals.
Flowrestling is onsite in Sarajevo, and will have the archived videos of matches featuring the U.S. wrestlers.
UWW CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina
U.S. women’s performances so far on Thursday
38 kg/83.75 lbs.- Jessica Rudick, Quarryville, Pa.
LOSS Cansu Yilmaz (Turkey), pin
43 kg/94.75 lbs. - McKayla Campbell, Wauseon, Ohio
WIN Mariana Dragutan (Moldova), pin
LOSS Yubeka Tanabe (Japan), tech. fall 2-12
WIN Nikoleta Molnar (Hungary), pin 1:50
Bronze medal match – Stefania Priceputu (Romania)
49 kg/108 lbs. - Ronna Heaton, Brookings, S.D.
WIN Esra Pul (Turkey), 12-3
WIN Anastasia Sizenko (Russia), 10-6
WIN Yevgenia Pavlova (Ukraine), pin 1:50
Gold medal match - Saki Igarishi (Japan)
56 kg/123.25 lbs.- Alexandria Liles, Allen, Texas
WIN Krystsina Sazykina (Belarus), 8-2
WIN Johanna Lindborg (Sweden), 6-1
LOSS Shabnam Ahmadova (Azerbaijan), 0-2
65 kg/143 lbs. - Kayla Marano, Tulsa, Okla.
WIN Siyka Ivanova (Bulgaria), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Karina Moissevenko (Kazakhstan), 3-0
LOSS Koumba Larroque (France), tech. fall 0-10
Bronze medal match – Vs. Enrica Rinaldi (Italy)
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzogovina - Ronna Heaton of Brookings, S.D. has reached the gold medal finals at 49 kg/108 lbs. at the UWW Cadet World Championships on Thursday. She will face Saki Igarishi of Japan in the championship match.
The finals begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. United World Wrestling is providing a live stream and results, which can be found at
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-championships-2
Heaton got off to a fast start, stopping Esra Pul of Turkey, 12-3, then defeating Anastasia Sizenko of Russia, 10-6. In the semifinals, she fell behind Yevgenia Pavlova of Ukraine, 0-4 on a fireman’s carry, but reversed Pavlova, put her on the back and secured the fall in 1:50.
Heaton was a Fargo Junior champion and second in the Cadet division this summer.
Two other American women are in bronze-medal matches, McKayla Campbell of Wauseon, Ohio at 43 kg/94.75 lbs. and Kayla Marano of Tulsa, Okla. at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Marano opened with a pair of shutout wins, stopping Siyka Ivanova of Bulgaria, 10-0 in the preliminaries, and Karina Moissevenko of Kazakhstan by a 3-0 margin in the quarterfinals. She was defeated in the semifinals by Koumba Larroque of France, 0-10
Marano, a Junior Nationals runner-up this summer, will face Enrica Rinaldi of Italy in her bronze-medal match. Rinaldi was ninth in the 2015 European Cadet Championships.
Campbell opened with a victory by pin over Mariana Dragutan of Moldova, but fell in the quarterfinals to Yubeka Tanabe of Japan. When Tanabe reached the finals, Cambpell was pulled back into repechage, where she defeated Nikoleta Molnar of Hungary by pin.
She will battle Stefania Priceputu of Romania in her bronze medal bout. Priceputu was a 2015 European Cadet champion and was fifth at the 2014 Cadet World Championships. Campbell was a champion in both the Junior and Cadet divisions in Fargo this past summer.
Two other U.S. athletes competed on Thursday, but fell short of medal rounds.
At 56 kg/123.25 lbs., Alexandria Liles of Allen, Texas opened with a pair of victories, stopping Krystsina Sazykina of Belarus, 8-2 and Johanna Lindborg of Sweden, 6-1. She fell in the quarterfinals to Shabnam Ahmadova of Azerbaijan, 0-2. When Ahmadova lost in the semifinals, Liles did not qualify for repechage.
Jessica Rudick of Quarryville, Pa. was pinned her first match at 38 kg/83.75 lbs. by Cansu Yilmaz of Turkey, and was eliminated when Yilmaz failed to reach the finals.
Flowrestling is onsite in Sarajevo, and will have the archived videos of matches featuring the U.S. wrestlers.
UWW CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina
U.S. women’s performances so far on Thursday
38 kg/83.75 lbs.- Jessica Rudick, Quarryville, Pa.
LOSS Cansu Yilmaz (Turkey), pin
43 kg/94.75 lbs. - McKayla Campbell, Wauseon, Ohio
WIN Mariana Dragutan (Moldova), pin
LOSS Yubeka Tanabe (Japan), tech. fall 2-12
WIN Nikoleta Molnar (Hungary), pin 1:50
Bronze medal match – Stefania Priceputu (Romania)
49 kg/108 lbs. - Ronna Heaton, Brookings, S.D.
WIN Esra Pul (Turkey), 12-3
WIN Anastasia Sizenko (Russia), 10-6
WIN Yevgenia Pavlova (Ukraine), pin 1:50
Gold medal match - Saki Igarishi (Japan)
56 kg/123.25 lbs.- Alexandria Liles, Allen, Texas
WIN Krystsina Sazykina (Belarus), 8-2
WIN Johanna Lindborg (Sweden), 6-1
LOSS Shabnam Ahmadova (Azerbaijan), 0-2
65 kg/143 lbs. - Kayla Marano, Tulsa, Okla.
WIN Siyka Ivanova (Bulgaria), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Karina Moissevenko (Kazakhstan), 3-0
LOSS Koumba Larroque (France), tech. fall 0-10
Bronze medal match – Vs. Enrica Rinaldi (Italy)
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