Women's Wrestling Trivia Answers
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
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Q1: Who was the first U.S. athlete to win a Senior World Medal in women’s wrestling? Afsoon Roshanzamir, 1989.
Q2: Who was the first four-time WCWA college national champion? Victoria Anthony, Simon Fraser (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Q3: Who has won the most Senior World medals in USA history? Kristie Davis, with nine.
Q4: Who was the first woman elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame? Tricia Saunders in 2006.
Q5: Who was the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling? Patricia Miranda, bronze at 48 kg at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Q5: Who were the two volunteer Olympic coaches for that historic 2004 U.S. Women’s Olympic Wrestling Team? Tricia Saunders and Townsend Saunders
Q6: Where was USA Wrestling’s first UWW Cadet Nationals (now U17) held? Las Vegas, N.M. in 1996
Q7: Who was the first U.S. African-American woman to win a Senior World title? Iris Smith, 2005
Q8: What U.S. World Champion in women’s wrestling competed on three U.S. Olympic judo teams? Sandra Bacher, who won her World Wrestling title in 1999, competed in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games in judo.
Q9: Who was the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal? Helen Maroulis at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Q10: Who was the first Junior Nationals champion in women’s freestyle (held in Fargo)? Rachel Holthaus of Minnesota, 95 pounds in 2002.
Q11: Which two colleges have won the most WCWA women’s college national titles and how many have they won? Oklahoma City University and King University with four. OCU won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, while King won in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
Q12: Who was the first U.S. woman to win a Senior World gold medal? Tricia Saunders in 1992.
Q13: Who was the only U.S. woman to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games? Sara McMann, 2004 Olympic silver medal at 63 kg.
Q14: Who is the most recent four-time WCWA women’s college national champion? Kayla Miracle of Campbellsville (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Q15: What U.S. pioneer women’s wrestler won four World silver medals, but no golds or bronzes? Shannon Williams, World silver medals in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997.
Q16: Name the first NAIA Women’s National Invitational individual champion? Asia Ray of Wayland Baptist, 2019 NAIA National Invitational champion at 101 pounds.
Q17: Who was the first girl to win a high school state title competing against boys? Michaela Hutchison of Skyview High School in Alaska, 2006.
Q18: Who was the first Hawaii girls state high school wrestling champion? Clarissa Chun of Roosevelt High School in 1998.
Q19: Who are the two U.S. women who won two UWW Junior World gold medals (ages 17-20)? Ali Bernard of Minnesota (2003 and 2005), Victoria Anthony of California (2009 and 2010).
Q20: Name the two U.S. women who have won four Senior World gold medals. Tricia Saunders (1992, 1996, 1998 and 1999) and Adeline Gray (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018).
Q21: Which U.S. women’s star is the only U.S. wrestler to win the respected Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia three times? Tamyra-Mensah Stock (2017, 2018, 2019).
Q22: Name the first winner of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award, presented by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Marina Doi of California in 2014.
Q23: Only seven colleges have ever won a women’s college national team title. Name them. Oklahoma City, King, Univ. of the Cumberlands, Missouri Valley College, Simon Fraser, Campbellsville, Menlo College.
Q24: Name the first NCAA Div. I college to start a women’s college varsity wrestling team. Presbyterian College.
Q25: How many women have won a Senior World title for the United States? (extra points if you can name them all…) Eight U.S. women have won a total of 16 World gold medals. Tricia Saunders, Sandra Bacher, Kristie Davis, Iris Smith, Clarissa Chun, Elena Pirozhkova, Adeline Gray, Helen Maroulis.
Q25: Name the only U.S. woman to win a Junior World title, a University World title and a Senior World title. Adeline Gray (2008 Junior, 2012 University, 4x Senior titles).
Q26: Name the only person who has ever served as USA Wrestling’s head National Women’s Coach. Terry Steiner who has served from 2002 – present.
Q27: Who was the first U.S. woman to win a U23 World medal? Alexandria Glaude, a U23 bronze medalist at 68 kg in 2018.
Q28: What year did the United States win its only team title in women’s wrestling at the Senior World Championships? 1999 in Boden, Sweden.
Q29: Name the four U.S. women who competed on the first U.S. Women’s Olympic Team in 2004 in Athens, Greece. Patricia Miranda (48 kg), Tela O’Donnell (55 kg), Sara McMann (63 kg), Toccara Montgomery (72 kg).
Q30: Who was the second woman to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame? Kristie Davis in 2018.
Q31: Name the only girl who became a Junior Nationals All-American in Greco-Roman competing against boys? Sage Mortimer of Utah who was seventh at 100 pounds at the 2018 Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman.
Q32: Name the two U.S. women who won two University World gold medals. Stephany Lee (2004 and 2008) and Elena Pirozkhkova (2008 and 2010).
Q33: Who was the first U.S. girl to win a UWW Cadet World gold medal? (now called U17). Micah Kelly of Pennsylvania in 1998.
Q34: Who was the first four-time California girls state high school champion? Alyssa LaFrancis, who achieved the feat with Rancho Buena Vista High School in 2015.
Q35: Name the four U.S. women who swept the gold medals in the first Pan American Games which featured women’s wrestling? Patricia Miranda (48 kg), Tina George (55 kg), Sara McMann (63 kg) and Toccara Montgomery (72 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Q36: Who was the first U.S. woman to win a Junior World title in wrestling (ages 17-20)? Kristie Davis, who won the Junior World gold medal in 2008.
Q37: Who was the first three-time Women’s College Nationals individual champion? Sara Fulp-Allen of Menlo College (2004, 2005, 2007).
Q38: Name the three two-time Olympians for the United States in women’s freestyle. Clarissa Chun (2008, 2012), Ali Bernard (2008, 2012), Elena Pirozkhova (2012, 2016).
Q39: Name the U.S. woman who won a Senior World medal in women’s freestyle who also won a UWW World medal in Beach Wrestling? Leigh Jaynes, who was a 2015 World bronze medal in freestyle and in Beach Wrestling in 2006.
Q40: Name the U.S. woman who has been inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame. Tricia Saunders in 2011.
Q41: Name the college which created the first women’s varsity wrestling program. The University of Minnesota-Morris, 1993-1994 season.
Q42: Name the U.S. woman who won three straight World or Olympic gold medals. Helen Maroulis (2015 World gold, 2016 Olympic gold, 2017 World gold).
Q43: Name the two-time World bronze medalist in women’s wrestling who has created a non-profit organization which focuses on building women’s wrestling. Sally Roberts, who won World bronze medals in 2003 and 2005, who is the founder of Wrestle Like A Girl.
Q44: Name the year that the United States won seven women’s freestyle World medals in the seven weights, claiming a medal in every weight class. 2003, in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Q45: Name the three U.S. women who have won World gold medals while competing on U.S. soil. Kristie Davis (2003 in New York City), Helen Maroulis (2015 in Las Vegas), Adeline Gray (2015 in Las Vegas).
Q46: Name the three U.S. women who made Olympic teams who competed on a men’s varsity college wrestling team. Patricia Miranda (Stanford), Sara McMann (Lock Haven), Kelsey Campbell (Arizona State).
Q47: Name the U.S. woman who competed for the USA in the Olympics, and who won Canadian College women’s national wrestling titles for two different universities. Two-time Olympian Ali Bernard won Canadian college titles for the University of Regina and the University of Alberta.
Q48: Name the mother and daughter who have won World medals for the United States at either the Senior or age-group levels. Mother Kristie Davis won nine Senior World medals, while daughter Kayla Marano won a Cadet World medal in 2015.
Q49: Name the college which won the first Women’s College Nationals team title in 2004. Missouri Valley College.
Q50: Name the first TheMat.com/ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year. (hint, she made an Olympic team later). Toccara Montgomery of Ohio in 2001.
Q1: Who was the first U.S. athlete to win a Senior World Medal in women’s wrestling? Afsoon Roshanzamir, 1989.
Q2: Who was the first four-time WCWA college national champion? Victoria Anthony, Simon Fraser (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Q3: Who has won the most Senior World medals in USA history? Kristie Davis, with nine.
Q4: Who was the first woman elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame? Tricia Saunders in 2006.
Q5: Who was the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling? Patricia Miranda, bronze at 48 kg at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Q5: Who were the two volunteer Olympic coaches for that historic 2004 U.S. Women’s Olympic Wrestling Team? Tricia Saunders and Townsend Saunders
Q6: Where was USA Wrestling’s first UWW Cadet Nationals (now U17) held? Las Vegas, N.M. in 1996
Q7: Who was the first U.S. African-American woman to win a Senior World title? Iris Smith, 2005
Q8: What U.S. World Champion in women’s wrestling competed on three U.S. Olympic judo teams? Sandra Bacher, who won her World Wrestling title in 1999, competed in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games in judo.
Q9: Who was the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal? Helen Maroulis at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Q10: Who was the first Junior Nationals champion in women’s freestyle (held in Fargo)? Rachel Holthaus of Minnesota, 95 pounds in 2002.
Q11: Which two colleges have won the most WCWA women’s college national titles and how many have they won? Oklahoma City University and King University with four. OCU won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, while King won in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
Q12: Who was the first U.S. woman to win a Senior World gold medal? Tricia Saunders in 1992.
Q13: Who was the only U.S. woman to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games? Sara McMann, 2004 Olympic silver medal at 63 kg.
Q14: Who is the most recent four-time WCWA women’s college national champion? Kayla Miracle of Campbellsville (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Q15: What U.S. pioneer women’s wrestler won four World silver medals, but no golds or bronzes? Shannon Williams, World silver medals in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997.
Q16: Name the first NAIA Women’s National Invitational individual champion? Asia Ray of Wayland Baptist, 2019 NAIA National Invitational champion at 101 pounds.
Q17: Who was the first girl to win a high school state title competing against boys? Michaela Hutchison of Skyview High School in Alaska, 2006.
Q18: Who was the first Hawaii girls state high school wrestling champion? Clarissa Chun of Roosevelt High School in 1998.
Q19: Who are the two U.S. women who won two UWW Junior World gold medals (ages 17-20)? Ali Bernard of Minnesota (2003 and 2005), Victoria Anthony of California (2009 and 2010).
Q20: Name the two U.S. women who have won four Senior World gold medals. Tricia Saunders (1992, 1996, 1998 and 1999) and Adeline Gray (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018).
Q21: Which U.S. women’s star is the only U.S. wrestler to win the respected Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia three times? Tamyra-Mensah Stock (2017, 2018, 2019).
Q22: Name the first winner of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award, presented by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Marina Doi of California in 2014.
Q23: Only seven colleges have ever won a women’s college national team title. Name them. Oklahoma City, King, Univ. of the Cumberlands, Missouri Valley College, Simon Fraser, Campbellsville, Menlo College.
Q24: Name the first NCAA Div. I college to start a women’s college varsity wrestling team. Presbyterian College.
Q25: How many women have won a Senior World title for the United States? (extra points if you can name them all…) Eight U.S. women have won a total of 16 World gold medals. Tricia Saunders, Sandra Bacher, Kristie Davis, Iris Smith, Clarissa Chun, Elena Pirozhkova, Adeline Gray, Helen Maroulis.
Q25: Name the only U.S. woman to win a Junior World title, a University World title and a Senior World title. Adeline Gray (2008 Junior, 2012 University, 4x Senior titles).
Q26: Name the only person who has ever served as USA Wrestling’s head National Women’s Coach. Terry Steiner who has served from 2002 – present.
Q27: Who was the first U.S. woman to win a U23 World medal? Alexandria Glaude, a U23 bronze medalist at 68 kg in 2018.
Q28: What year did the United States win its only team title in women’s wrestling at the Senior World Championships? 1999 in Boden, Sweden.
Q29: Name the four U.S. women who competed on the first U.S. Women’s Olympic Team in 2004 in Athens, Greece. Patricia Miranda (48 kg), Tela O’Donnell (55 kg), Sara McMann (63 kg), Toccara Montgomery (72 kg).
Q30: Who was the second woman to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame? Kristie Davis in 2018.
Q31: Name the only girl who became a Junior Nationals All-American in Greco-Roman competing against boys? Sage Mortimer of Utah who was seventh at 100 pounds at the 2018 Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman.
Q32: Name the two U.S. women who won two University World gold medals. Stephany Lee (2004 and 2008) and Elena Pirozkhkova (2008 and 2010).
Q33: Who was the first U.S. girl to win a UWW Cadet World gold medal? (now called U17). Micah Kelly of Pennsylvania in 1998.
Q34: Who was the first four-time California girls state high school champion? Alyssa LaFrancis, who achieved the feat with Rancho Buena Vista High School in 2015.
Q35: Name the four U.S. women who swept the gold medals in the first Pan American Games which featured women’s wrestling? Patricia Miranda (48 kg), Tina George (55 kg), Sara McMann (63 kg) and Toccara Montgomery (72 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Q36: Who was the first U.S. woman to win a Junior World title in wrestling (ages 17-20)? Kristie Davis, who won the Junior World gold medal in 2008.
Q37: Who was the first three-time Women’s College Nationals individual champion? Sara Fulp-Allen of Menlo College (2004, 2005, 2007).
Q38: Name the three two-time Olympians for the United States in women’s freestyle. Clarissa Chun (2008, 2012), Ali Bernard (2008, 2012), Elena Pirozkhova (2012, 2016).
Q39: Name the U.S. woman who won a Senior World medal in women’s freestyle who also won a UWW World medal in Beach Wrestling? Leigh Jaynes, who was a 2015 World bronze medal in freestyle and in Beach Wrestling in 2006.
Q40: Name the U.S. woman who has been inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame. Tricia Saunders in 2011.
Q41: Name the college which created the first women’s varsity wrestling program. The University of Minnesota-Morris, 1993-1994 season.
Q42: Name the U.S. woman who won three straight World or Olympic gold medals. Helen Maroulis (2015 World gold, 2016 Olympic gold, 2017 World gold).
Q43: Name the two-time World bronze medalist in women’s wrestling who has created a non-profit organization which focuses on building women’s wrestling. Sally Roberts, who won World bronze medals in 2003 and 2005, who is the founder of Wrestle Like A Girl.
Q44: Name the year that the United States won seven women’s freestyle World medals in the seven weights, claiming a medal in every weight class. 2003, in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Q45: Name the three U.S. women who have won World gold medals while competing on U.S. soil. Kristie Davis (2003 in New York City), Helen Maroulis (2015 in Las Vegas), Adeline Gray (2015 in Las Vegas).
Q46: Name the three U.S. women who made Olympic teams who competed on a men’s varsity college wrestling team. Patricia Miranda (Stanford), Sara McMann (Lock Haven), Kelsey Campbell (Arizona State).
Q47: Name the U.S. woman who competed for the USA in the Olympics, and who won Canadian College women’s national wrestling titles for two different universities. Two-time Olympian Ali Bernard won Canadian college titles for the University of Regina and the University of Alberta.
Q48: Name the mother and daughter who have won World medals for the United States at either the Senior or age-group levels. Mother Kristie Davis won nine Senior World medals, while daughter Kayla Marano won a Cadet World medal in 2015.
Q49: Name the college which won the first Women’s College Nationals team title in 2004. Missouri Valley College.
Q50: Name the first TheMat.com/ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year. (hint, she made an Olympic team later). Toccara Montgomery of Ohio in 2001.
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