Clodgo places fifth, Campbell also competes at Open Cup of Russia

Erin Clodgo, shown at 2016 Olympic Trials, reached a medal match at the Open Cup of Russia this weekend. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors


CHEBOSKARY, Russia - A pair of U.S. women wrestlers who compete for the Sunkist Kids travelled to Russia this weekend to compete in the Open Cup of Russia.


Placing fifth at 69 kg/152 lbs. was Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), who finished with a 2-2 record in the competition.


She opened with a 10-0 technical fall against an opponent from Russia, then lost a tight 2-1 decision to veteran Dalma Caneva of Italy. When Caneva reached the finals, Clodgo was pulled back into repechage, where she won her next match over a Russian by another 10-0 technical fall.


In the bronze-medal bout, Clodgo was defeated by Shakhuu Tumentsetseg of Mongolia.


Clodgo is moving up a weight class this year, after placing second last year at the Olympic Trials at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.


2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) finished with a 1-1 record at 60 kg/132 lbs.


Campbell opened with a 10-0 technical fall over an opponent from Russia. She was edged 1-0 by Maria Matiushenko of Russia. Matiushenko was defeated in the semifinals, so Campbell was not able to get into repechage. Matiushenko eventually won the bronze medal.


The tournament featured numerous tough Russian opponents, a full team from Mongolia and some other talented international athletes.

OPEN CUP OF RUSSIA

At Cheboskary, Russia, Dec. 10


48 kg/105.5 lbs.

Gold - Anzhelika Vetoshkina (Russia/St. Peterbrurg)

Silver - Alina Moreva (Russia/Bryansk region)

Bronze - Tsogbazar Enhzhargal (Mongolia)

Bronze - Milan Dadashov (Russia/Dagestan)


53 kg/116.5 lbs.

Gold - Natalia Malysheva (Russia/Khakassia)

Silver - Catherine Polishchuk (Russia/Krasnodar Territory - Moscow)

Bronze - Liubov Salnikov (Russia/Moscow - Kemerovo)

Bronze - Stalvira Orshush (Russia/Buryatia)


55 kg/121 lbs.

Gold - Altantsetseg Battsetseg (Mongolia)

Silver - Irina Kurochkin (Belarus)

Bronze - Nina Menkenova (Russia/Buryatia - Moscow)

Bronze - Marina Simonyan (Russia/Moscow)


58 kg/128 lbs.

Gold - Tserenchimed Sukhee (Mongolia).

Silver - Julia Alborova (Russia/Moscow)

Bronze - Christina Eloeva (Russia/St. Petersburg - North Ossetia-Alania)

Bronze - Veronica Chumikova (Russia/Chuvashia).


60 kg/132 lbs.

Gold - Natalia Golts (Russia/Moscow - Chuvashia)

Silver - Veronica Ivanov (Belarus)

Bronze - Maria Matiushenko (Russia/Krasnoyarsk Territory)

Bronze - Svetlana Lipatova (Russia/Tatarstan).


63 kg/138.75 lbs.

Gold - Inna Trazhukova (Russia/Moscow - Ulyanovsk region).

Silver - Angela Fomenko (Russia/Moscow - North Ossetia-Alania).

Bronze - Valery Lazinskaya (Russia/Moscow region)

Bronze - Maria Kuznetsova (Russia/Chuvashia)


69 kg/152 lbs.

Gold - Nasunburmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia)

Silver - Dalma Caneva (Italy)

Bronze - Anastasia Bratchikova (Russia/Moscow region)

Bronze - Shakhuu Tumentsetseg (Mongolia)


75 kg/165 lbs.

Gold - Epp Mae (Estonia).

Silver - Badri Odonchimeg (Mongolia)

Bronze - Alena Starodubtseva (Russia/Krasnoyarsk Territory)

Bronze - Daria Shisterova (Russia/Dagestan)

U.S. women’s freestyle performances


60 kg/132 lbs. – Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

WIN (Russia), 10-0

LOSS Maria Matiushenko (Russia/Krasnoyarsk Territory), 1-0


69 kg/152 lbs. - Erin Clodgo, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 5th place

WIN (Russia), 10-0

LOSS Dalma Caneva (Italy), 2-1

WIN (Russia), 10-0

LOSS Shakhuu Tumentsetseg (Mongolia)