FLASH: Maroulis, Cataline win golds on final day of Mongolian Open
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
Helen Maroulis, shown at the 2015 World Cup, won a gold medal in Mongolia today at 58 kg. Ikuo Higuchi photo
ULAAN BATAAR, Mongolia – The United States won four medals, including two individual gold medals, on the final day of the Mongolian Open in women’s freestyle.
Champions included two-time World medalist Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs. and 2014 U.S. Open champion Jackie Cataline (Alhambra, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
Maroulis, competing up a weight class, won three matches, defeating Shoovdor of Mongolia in the finals, 5-4.
Cataline also won three matches, including a pin of Chantsalnyamaa of Mongolia in the finals.
Other individual medalists for the USA were silver medalist Katherine Fulp- Allen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs. and bronze medalist Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Fulp-Allen won three straight matches to reach the finals, where she fell to Otgontsetseg of Mongolia, 0-6.
After an opening loss, Clodgo won her bronze medal match over Tserenchimed of Mongolia, 11-9.
Helen Maroulis and Erin Clodgo had great medal matches! They found themselves in situations where they had to find a way to win. Learning how to win the ugly matches are just as important as any technique or conditioning. We have to know how to find wins, today we did a great job of COMPETING! We have things to learn and work on absolutely but we have to COMPETE to WIN. I'm proud of what was accomplished today,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner.
Adding in the four medals won by Team USA on Saturday, the United States claimed eight medals at the Mongolian Open during the weekend.
MONGOLIAN OPEN
At Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
U.S. women’s performance
53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Katherine Fulp- Allen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 2nd
WIN Davaachimeg (Mongolia) fall
WIN Eshimova (Kazakhstan), 6-4
WIN Saenikova (Russia), 8-5
LOSS Otgontsetseg (Mongolia), 0-6
58 kg/128 lbs. - Helen Maroulis, Rockville, Md. (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Gantuya (Mongolia), 14-4
WIN Byambatseren (Mongolia), 11-3
WIN Shoovdor (Mongolia), 5-4
58 kg/128 lbs. - Alli Ragan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 5th
WIN Shinekhuu (Mongolia) by fall
LOSS Shoovdor (Mongolia), 8-2
LOSS Abdildina (Kazakhstan)
58 kg/128 lbs. - Jacarra Winchester, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp
Lost to Silva Joice (Brazil). 6-3
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 3rd
LOSS Monika Michalik (Poland), 6-1
WIN Tserenchimed (Mongolia), 11-9
75 kg/165 lbs. - Jackie Cataline, Alhambra, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 1st
WIN Iris Smith (USA), 8-0 injury default
WIN Naranchimeg MGL 4-3
WIN Chantsalnyamaa MGL pin
75 kg/165 lbs. – Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), dnp
LOSS Jackie Cataline USA 8-0 injury default
ULAAN BATAAR, Mongolia – The United States won four medals, including two individual gold medals, on the final day of the Mongolian Open in women’s freestyle.
Champions included two-time World medalist Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs. and 2014 U.S. Open champion Jackie Cataline (Alhambra, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) at 75 kg/165 lbs.
Maroulis, competing up a weight class, won three matches, defeating Shoovdor of Mongolia in the finals, 5-4.
Cataline also won three matches, including a pin of Chantsalnyamaa of Mongolia in the finals.
Other individual medalists for the USA were silver medalist Katherine Fulp- Allen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs. and bronze medalist Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Fulp-Allen won three straight matches to reach the finals, where she fell to Otgontsetseg of Mongolia, 0-6.
After an opening loss, Clodgo won her bronze medal match over Tserenchimed of Mongolia, 11-9.
Helen Maroulis and Erin Clodgo had great medal matches! They found themselves in situations where they had to find a way to win. Learning how to win the ugly matches are just as important as any technique or conditioning. We have to know how to find wins, today we did a great job of COMPETING! We have things to learn and work on absolutely but we have to COMPETE to WIN. I'm proud of what was accomplished today,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner.
Adding in the four medals won by Team USA on Saturday, the United States claimed eight medals at the Mongolian Open during the weekend.
MONGOLIAN OPEN
At Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
U.S. women’s performance
53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Katherine Fulp- Allen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 2nd
WIN Davaachimeg (Mongolia) fall
WIN Eshimova (Kazakhstan), 6-4
WIN Saenikova (Russia), 8-5
LOSS Otgontsetseg (Mongolia), 0-6
58 kg/128 lbs. - Helen Maroulis, Rockville, Md. (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Gantuya (Mongolia), 14-4
WIN Byambatseren (Mongolia), 11-3
WIN Shoovdor (Mongolia), 5-4
58 kg/128 lbs. - Alli Ragan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 5th
WIN Shinekhuu (Mongolia) by fall
LOSS Shoovdor (Mongolia), 8-2
LOSS Abdildina (Kazakhstan)
58 kg/128 lbs. - Jacarra Winchester, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp
Lost to Silva Joice (Brazil). 6-3
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 3rd
LOSS Monika Michalik (Poland), 6-1
WIN Tserenchimed (Mongolia), 11-9
75 kg/165 lbs. - Jackie Cataline, Alhambra, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 1st
WIN Iris Smith (USA), 8-0 injury default
WIN Naranchimeg MGL 4-3
WIN Chantsalnyamaa MGL pin
75 kg/165 lbs. – Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), dnp
LOSS Jackie Cataline USA 8-0 injury default
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