UPDATE: USA wins eight medals at Nordhagen Junior Classic
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
Photo of the USA Cadet team after a strong performance at the Nordhagen Junior Classic courtesy of Emma Randall.
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada – The United States won eight medals, including five golds, at the Nordhagen Junior Classic on Sunday.
Seven athletes from the U.S. FILA Cadet National Team entered the tournament, along with three athletes from the University of the Cumberlands program.
Claiming individual gold medals were:
• Sariyah Jones, Modesto, Calif. (USA Cadets) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
• Jerzie Estrada, Parker, Colo. (USA Cadets) at 51 kg/112.5 lbs.
• Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (USA Cadets) at 55 kg/121 lbs.
• Katerina Lobsinger, Concord, Calif. (USA Cadets) at 67 kg/147.7 lbs.
• Clarc Walker, Aubrey, Texas (Cumberlands) at 72 kg/158 lbs.
Jones, Estrada, Nelson and Walker went undefeated in their weight classes, winning all of their matches by either pin or technical fall.
Lobsinger went 1-2 in her four-athlete roundrobin, and won the tiebreaker with the most technical points, after scoring a pin and a technical fall.
A silver medal went to Kenya Spencer of Caro, Mich. (USA Cadets) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. Bronze medals were won by Theresa Rankin of Grass Lake, Mich. (USA Cadets) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and Koral Sugiyama of Pocatello, Idaho (USA Cadets) at 59 kg/130 lbs.
The seven athletes from the USA FILA Cadet Team also competed on Friday in the Stu Hart Cadet Duals, where the USA team had a 5-0 dual meet record.
“We had a young team. They did a good job of staying calm. It took discipline and focus to compete so well. The matches which we won, they were wrestling their own match. In our losses, we let the opponent dictate their match. We have some things to work on, but we have many good things to build from,” said U.S. coach Emma Randall.
NORDHAGEN JUNIOR CLASSIC
At Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Jan. 4
Women’s freestyle medalists
44 kg/97 lbs.
Gold – Romona Eriksen (Norway)
Silver – Augusta Eve (Canada – Team Impact)
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold – Sariyah Jones (USA Cadets)
Silver – Abby Lloyd (Canada – BMWC)
Bronze – Theresa Rankin (USA Cadets)
51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Gold – Jerzie Estrada (USA Cadets)
Silver – Rut Genberg (Sweden)
Bronze – Tina McLauren (Canada – Brock WC)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold – Maya Nelson (USA Cadets)
Silver – Johanna Lindberg (Sweden)
Bronze – Emily Schaefer (Canada – Brock WC)
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Jessica Broulette (Canada – Brock WC)
Silver – Gunn Rita Boine (Norway)
Bronze – Koral Sugiyama (USA Cadets)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold – Alexandra Sandahl (Sweden)
Silver – Signe Store (Norway)
Bronze – Temitope Ogunjimi (Canada – U of C)
67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Gold – Katerina Lobsinger (USA Cadet)
Silver – Iselin Solheim (Norway)
Bronze – Denise Makota Strom (Sweden)
72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold – Clarc Walker (USA – Cumberlands)
Silver –Kenya Spenser (USA Cadets)
Bronze – Marlene Andreassen (Norway)
U.S. women’s freestyle performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Sariyah Jones, Modesto, Calif. (USA Cadets), gold medal
WIN Alex Shell (Canada – Smithers), pin 0:43
WIN Ciara McCrae (Canada – BMWC), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Abby Lloyd (Canada – BMWC), pin 5:21
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Theresa Rankin, Grass Lake, Mich. (USA Cadets), bronze medal
LOSS Abby Lloyd (Canada – BMWC), tech. fall 0-13
WIN Farrantina Gatta (Canada – Brock), pin 0:38
WIN Ciara McCrae (Canada – BMWC), pin 0:55
WIN Sarah Gregory (Canada – Cochrane), pin 0:30
51 kg/112.5 lbs. - Jerzie Estrada, Parker, Colo. (USA Cadets), gold medal
WIN Chelcie Armstrong (Canada – Brock WC), pin 0:38
WIN Vivian Mark (Canada – U of C), pin 0:55
WIN Rut Genberg (Sweden), pin 5:29
55 kg/121 lbs. - Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (USA Cadets), gold medal
WIN Stine Hettervik (Norway), pin 2:08
WIN Emily Schaefer (Canada – Brock WC), tech fall 10-0
WIN Johanna Lindberg (Sweden), tech. fall 14-1
59 kg/130 lbs. - Koral Sugiyama, Pocatello, Idaho (USA Cadets), bronze medal
LOSS Gunn Rita Boine (Norway), tech. fall 0-10
WIN Sarah Andreassen (Sweden), forfeit
LOSS Jessica Broulette (Canada – Brock WC), pin 0:47
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Lenee Figliola, Pean Laird, Va. (Cumberlands), 4th
LOSS Temitope Ogunjimi (Canada – U of C), tech fall 0-10
WIN Jasmine Mendez (USA – Cumberlands), inj. Dft.
LOSS Temitope Ogunjimi (Canada – U of C), tech fall 2-12
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Jasmine Mendez, Baldwin Park, Calif. (Cumberlands), 6th
WIN Talkie Botren (Norway), pin 2:52
LOSS Alexandra Sandahl (Sweden), pin 0:42
LOSS Lenee Figliola (USA – Cumberlands), inj. dft.
67 kg/147.7 lbs. - Katerina Lobsinger, Concord, Calif. (USA Cadets), gold medal
LOSS Denise Makota Strom (Sweden), 3-4
WIN Iliania Keju (Canada - Marsh Island), tech. fall 12-2
WIN Iselin Solheim (Norway), pin 0:45
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Clarc Walker, Aubrey, Texas (Cumberlands), gold medal
WIN Marlene Andreassen (Norway), pin 1:23
WIN Kenya Spenser (USA Cadets), tech. fall 13-1
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Kenya Spencer, Caro, Mich. (USA Cadets), silver medal
LOSS Clarc Walker (USA – Cumberlands), tech. fall 1-13
WIN Marlene Andreassen (Norway), pin 1:12
Exhibition matches
Kendall Reusing, Riverside, Calif. (USA Cadets)
2-0 record
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada – The United States won eight medals, including five golds, at the Nordhagen Junior Classic on Sunday.
Seven athletes from the U.S. FILA Cadet National Team entered the tournament, along with three athletes from the University of the Cumberlands program.
Claiming individual gold medals were:
• Sariyah Jones, Modesto, Calif. (USA Cadets) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
• Jerzie Estrada, Parker, Colo. (USA Cadets) at 51 kg/112.5 lbs.
• Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (USA Cadets) at 55 kg/121 lbs.
• Katerina Lobsinger, Concord, Calif. (USA Cadets) at 67 kg/147.7 lbs.
• Clarc Walker, Aubrey, Texas (Cumberlands) at 72 kg/158 lbs.
Jones, Estrada, Nelson and Walker went undefeated in their weight classes, winning all of their matches by either pin or technical fall.
Lobsinger went 1-2 in her four-athlete roundrobin, and won the tiebreaker with the most technical points, after scoring a pin and a technical fall.
A silver medal went to Kenya Spencer of Caro, Mich. (USA Cadets) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. Bronze medals were won by Theresa Rankin of Grass Lake, Mich. (USA Cadets) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and Koral Sugiyama of Pocatello, Idaho (USA Cadets) at 59 kg/130 lbs.
The seven athletes from the USA FILA Cadet Team also competed on Friday in the Stu Hart Cadet Duals, where the USA team had a 5-0 dual meet record.
“We had a young team. They did a good job of staying calm. It took discipline and focus to compete so well. The matches which we won, they were wrestling their own match. In our losses, we let the opponent dictate their match. We have some things to work on, but we have many good things to build from,” said U.S. coach Emma Randall.
NORDHAGEN JUNIOR CLASSIC
At Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Jan. 4
Women’s freestyle medalists
44 kg/97 lbs.
Gold – Romona Eriksen (Norway)
Silver – Augusta Eve (Canada – Team Impact)
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold – Sariyah Jones (USA Cadets)
Silver – Abby Lloyd (Canada – BMWC)
Bronze – Theresa Rankin (USA Cadets)
51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Gold – Jerzie Estrada (USA Cadets)
Silver – Rut Genberg (Sweden)
Bronze – Tina McLauren (Canada – Brock WC)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold – Maya Nelson (USA Cadets)
Silver – Johanna Lindberg (Sweden)
Bronze – Emily Schaefer (Canada – Brock WC)
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Jessica Broulette (Canada – Brock WC)
Silver – Gunn Rita Boine (Norway)
Bronze – Koral Sugiyama (USA Cadets)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold – Alexandra Sandahl (Sweden)
Silver – Signe Store (Norway)
Bronze – Temitope Ogunjimi (Canada – U of C)
67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Gold – Katerina Lobsinger (USA Cadet)
Silver – Iselin Solheim (Norway)
Bronze – Denise Makota Strom (Sweden)
72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold – Clarc Walker (USA – Cumberlands)
Silver –Kenya Spenser (USA Cadets)
Bronze – Marlene Andreassen (Norway)
U.S. women’s freestyle performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Sariyah Jones, Modesto, Calif. (USA Cadets), gold medal
WIN Alex Shell (Canada – Smithers), pin 0:43
WIN Ciara McCrae (Canada – BMWC), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Abby Lloyd (Canada – BMWC), pin 5:21
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Theresa Rankin, Grass Lake, Mich. (USA Cadets), bronze medal
LOSS Abby Lloyd (Canada – BMWC), tech. fall 0-13
WIN Farrantina Gatta (Canada – Brock), pin 0:38
WIN Ciara McCrae (Canada – BMWC), pin 0:55
WIN Sarah Gregory (Canada – Cochrane), pin 0:30
51 kg/112.5 lbs. - Jerzie Estrada, Parker, Colo. (USA Cadets), gold medal
WIN Chelcie Armstrong (Canada – Brock WC), pin 0:38
WIN Vivian Mark (Canada – U of C), pin 0:55
WIN Rut Genberg (Sweden), pin 5:29
55 kg/121 lbs. - Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (USA Cadets), gold medal
WIN Stine Hettervik (Norway), pin 2:08
WIN Emily Schaefer (Canada – Brock WC), tech fall 10-0
WIN Johanna Lindberg (Sweden), tech. fall 14-1
59 kg/130 lbs. - Koral Sugiyama, Pocatello, Idaho (USA Cadets), bronze medal
LOSS Gunn Rita Boine (Norway), tech. fall 0-10
WIN Sarah Andreassen (Sweden), forfeit
LOSS Jessica Broulette (Canada – Brock WC), pin 0:47
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Lenee Figliola, Pean Laird, Va. (Cumberlands), 4th
LOSS Temitope Ogunjimi (Canada – U of C), tech fall 0-10
WIN Jasmine Mendez (USA – Cumberlands), inj. Dft.
LOSS Temitope Ogunjimi (Canada – U of C), tech fall 2-12
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Jasmine Mendez, Baldwin Park, Calif. (Cumberlands), 6th
WIN Talkie Botren (Norway), pin 2:52
LOSS Alexandra Sandahl (Sweden), pin 0:42
LOSS Lenee Figliola (USA – Cumberlands), inj. dft.
67 kg/147.7 lbs. - Katerina Lobsinger, Concord, Calif. (USA Cadets), gold medal
LOSS Denise Makota Strom (Sweden), 3-4
WIN Iliania Keju (Canada - Marsh Island), tech. fall 12-2
WIN Iselin Solheim (Norway), pin 0:45
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Clarc Walker, Aubrey, Texas (Cumberlands), gold medal
WIN Marlene Andreassen (Norway), pin 1:23
WIN Kenya Spenser (USA Cadets), tech. fall 13-1
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Kenya Spencer, Caro, Mich. (USA Cadets), silver medal
LOSS Clarc Walker (USA – Cumberlands), tech. fall 1-13
WIN Marlene Andreassen (Norway), pin 1:12
Exhibition matches
Kendall Reusing, Riverside, Calif. (USA Cadets)
2-0 record
