Leathers wins silver, Anthony and Mensah get bronze among USA women at Spanish Grand Prix
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Becka Leathers, shown at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, won a silver medal at the Spanish Grand Prix today. Photo by John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com
MADRID, Spain – Three U.S. women won medals, helping lead the USA to a second place team finish at the Grand Prix of Spain on Sunday.
Claiming a silver medal at 55 kg/121 lbs. was 2015 Junior World bronze medalist Becka Leathers (Choctaw, Okla./Titan Mercury WC). Leathers was defeated in the finals by 2016 Russian National champion and 2013 Junior World bronze medalist Olga Khoroshavtseva of Russia, 10-0.
Leathers opened with a pair of pins over Giulia Penalver de Olivera of Brazil and Graciela Sanchez of Spain.
Leathers, a WCWA college national champion for Oklahoma City University, will return to the Junior Worlds this year, seeking another medal.
Capturing bronze medals were 2013 World Team member Victoria Anthony (Huntington Beach, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion Tamyra Mensah (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 69 kg/152 lbs.
Anthony won her first two bouts by technical fall over Brenda Yamileth Bailey of Honduras and Vinesh of India. She fell in the semifinals to 209 Junior World champion Valeriia Chepsarakova of Russia, 2-2, who went on to win the title. In her bronze-medal match, Anthony scored an impressive 14-2 technical fall over 2015 World bronze medalist Jessica Blaszka of the Netherlands.
Anthony, who was a two-time Junior World champion, was a Canada Cup champion earlier this summer.
Mensah had a strong start, defeating Dalma Caneva of Italy, 2-0 and Khourshed of Egypt, 7-6. In the semifinals, she was pinned by 2012 Olympic champion and 2015 World champion Natalia Vorobeva of Russia. She received the bronze medal against 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus of Poland.
Four young U.S. women stars reached bronze medal matches and lost there, placing fifth in the standings: Jacarra Winchester (San Leandro, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky./Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs., Maya Nelson (Denver, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Mallory Velte (Sacramento, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. –
Miracle, a 2014 Junior World bronze medalist, as well as Nelson, will also compete at the 2016 Junior World Championships.
Russia won the team title with 66 points, followed by the United States with 43 points and Sweden with 33 points. There were 34 nations which scored points in the women's division.
With the three women’s freestyle medals, the United States won six medals during the week, men’s freestyle golds from James Green at 70 kg and David Taylor at 86 kg and a Greco-Roman bronze from Patrick Martinez at 80 kg.
GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
At Madrid, Spain
Women’s freestyle medalists
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Valeriia Chepsarakova (Russia)
Silver - Carolina Castillo (Colombia)
Bronze – Victoria Anthony (USA)
Bronze – Alina Vuc (Romania)
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
Gold - Tatyana Amanzol (Kazakhstan)
Silver - Betzabeth Arguello (Venezuela)
Bronze – Odumayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria)
Bronze – Nina Hemmer (Germany)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Olga Khoroshavtseva (Russia)
Silver - Becka Leathers (USA)
Bronze – Roksana Zasina (Poland)
Bronze – Giulia Penalver (Brazil)
58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold - Valeriia Koblova (Russia)
Silver - Marwa Amri (Tunisia)
Bronze – Aminat Ademiyi (Nigeria)
Bronze – Natalia Golts (Russia)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Yulia Prontsevich (Russia)
Silver - Therese Persson (Sweden)
Bronze – Luisa Helga (Germany)
Bronze – Sakshi Malik(India)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Maryia Mamashuk (Belarus)
Silver - Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria)
Bronze – Henna Johansson (Sweden)
Bronze – Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold - Jenny Fransson (Sweden)
Silver - Natalia Vorobeva (Russia)
Bronze – Tamyra Mensah (USA)
Bronze – Buse Tosun (Turkey)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold - Ekaterina Bukina (Russia)
Silver - Alena Perepelkina (Russia)
Bronze - Hamza (Egypt)
Bronze – Yasemin Adar (Turkey)
U.S. women’s performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), bronze medal
WIN Brenda Yamileth Bailey (Honduras), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Vinesh (India), tech. fall 11-0
LOSS Valeriia Chepsarakova (Russia), 2-2
WIN Jessica Blaszka (Netherlands), tech fall 14-2
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Nicole Woody, Odenton, Mich. (Terrapin WC), dnp/13th
LOSS Liliana Costa dos Santos (Portugal), 3-7
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Cody Pfau, Brush, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp/14th
LOSS Elitsa Yankova (Bulgaria), pin
55 kg/121 lbs. - Becka Leathers, Choctaw, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Giulia Penalver de Olivera (Brazil), pin
WIN Graciela Sanchez (Spain), pin
LOSS Olga Khoroshavtseva (Russia), tech. fall 0-10
55 kg/121 lbs. – Jacarra Winchester, San Leandro, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
LOSS Olga Khoroshavtsev (Russia), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Karima Sanchez (Spain), 13-7
LOSS Roksana Zasina (Poland), 2-8
58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids), 5th place
WIN Lydia Perez (Spain), 5-0
LOSS Marwa Amri (Tunisia), 2-6
LOSS Natalia Golts (Russia), 0-6
60 kg/132 lbs. - Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 5th place
WIN Katerina Romana (Romania), dft.
LOSS Yulia Prontsevich (Russia), 4-9
WIN Katarzyna Madrowska (Poland), 10-2
LOSS Luisa Helga (Germany), tech. fall 10-0
60 kg/132 lbs. - Randi Beltz, Chesterfield, Mo. (Titan Mercury WC), 7th place
LOSS Sakshi Malik (India), 5-13
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
LOSS Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria), tech. fall 4-14
WIN Yekaterina Larionova (Kazakhstan), 10-3
LOSS Henna Johansson (Sweden), pin
69 kg/152 lbs. - Tamyra Mensah, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Dalma Caneva (Italy), 2-0
WIN Khourshed (Egypt), 7-6
LOSS Natalia Vorobeva (Russia), pin
WIN Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus (Poland), dft.
69 kg/152 lbs. - Forrest Molinari, Benicia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp/14th
LOSS Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus (Poland), 0-4
69 kg/152 lbs. - Rachel Watters, Ankeny, Iowa (Gator/OKCU Women’s RTC)
LOSS Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 1-12
Team Standings (of 34 nations)
1. Russia, 66
2. United States, 43
3. Sweden, 33
4. Nigeria, 27
5. Turkey, 25
6. Kazakhstan, 24
7. Poland, 18
8. Germany, 16
9. Brazil, 16
10. Tunisia, 15
MADRID, Spain – Three U.S. women won medals, helping lead the USA to a second place team finish at the Grand Prix of Spain on Sunday.
Claiming a silver medal at 55 kg/121 lbs. was 2015 Junior World bronze medalist Becka Leathers (Choctaw, Okla./Titan Mercury WC). Leathers was defeated in the finals by 2016 Russian National champion and 2013 Junior World bronze medalist Olga Khoroshavtseva of Russia, 10-0.
Leathers opened with a pair of pins over Giulia Penalver de Olivera of Brazil and Graciela Sanchez of Spain.
Leathers, a WCWA college national champion for Oklahoma City University, will return to the Junior Worlds this year, seeking another medal.
Capturing bronze medals were 2013 World Team member Victoria Anthony (Huntington Beach, Calif./Sunkist Kids) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion Tamyra Mensah (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 69 kg/152 lbs.
Anthony won her first two bouts by technical fall over Brenda Yamileth Bailey of Honduras and Vinesh of India. She fell in the semifinals to 209 Junior World champion Valeriia Chepsarakova of Russia, 2-2, who went on to win the title. In her bronze-medal match, Anthony scored an impressive 14-2 technical fall over 2015 World bronze medalist Jessica Blaszka of the Netherlands.
Anthony, who was a two-time Junior World champion, was a Canada Cup champion earlier this summer.
Mensah had a strong start, defeating Dalma Caneva of Italy, 2-0 and Khourshed of Egypt, 7-6. In the semifinals, she was pinned by 2012 Olympic champion and 2015 World champion Natalia Vorobeva of Russia. She received the bronze medal against 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus of Poland.
Four young U.S. women stars reached bronze medal matches and lost there, placing fifth in the standings: Jacarra Winchester (San Leandro, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky./Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs., Maya Nelson (Denver, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Mallory Velte (Sacramento, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. –
Miracle, a 2014 Junior World bronze medalist, as well as Nelson, will also compete at the 2016 Junior World Championships.
Russia won the team title with 66 points, followed by the United States with 43 points and Sweden with 33 points. There were 34 nations which scored points in the women's division.
With the three women’s freestyle medals, the United States won six medals during the week, men’s freestyle golds from James Green at 70 kg and David Taylor at 86 kg and a Greco-Roman bronze from Patrick Martinez at 80 kg.
GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
At Madrid, Spain
Women’s freestyle medalists
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Valeriia Chepsarakova (Russia)
Silver - Carolina Castillo (Colombia)
Bronze – Victoria Anthony (USA)
Bronze – Alina Vuc (Romania)
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
Gold - Tatyana Amanzol (Kazakhstan)
Silver - Betzabeth Arguello (Venezuela)
Bronze – Odumayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria)
Bronze – Nina Hemmer (Germany)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Olga Khoroshavtseva (Russia)
Silver - Becka Leathers (USA)
Bronze – Roksana Zasina (Poland)
Bronze – Giulia Penalver (Brazil)
58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold - Valeriia Koblova (Russia)
Silver - Marwa Amri (Tunisia)
Bronze – Aminat Ademiyi (Nigeria)
Bronze – Natalia Golts (Russia)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Yulia Prontsevich (Russia)
Silver - Therese Persson (Sweden)
Bronze – Luisa Helga (Germany)
Bronze – Sakshi Malik(India)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Maryia Mamashuk (Belarus)
Silver - Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria)
Bronze – Henna Johansson (Sweden)
Bronze – Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold - Jenny Fransson (Sweden)
Silver - Natalia Vorobeva (Russia)
Bronze – Tamyra Mensah (USA)
Bronze – Buse Tosun (Turkey)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold - Ekaterina Bukina (Russia)
Silver - Alena Perepelkina (Russia)
Bronze - Hamza (Egypt)
Bronze – Yasemin Adar (Turkey)
U.S. women’s performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), bronze medal
WIN Brenda Yamileth Bailey (Honduras), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Vinesh (India), tech. fall 11-0
LOSS Valeriia Chepsarakova (Russia), 2-2
WIN Jessica Blaszka (Netherlands), tech fall 14-2
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Nicole Woody, Odenton, Mich. (Terrapin WC), dnp/13th
LOSS Liliana Costa dos Santos (Portugal), 3-7
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Cody Pfau, Brush, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp/14th
LOSS Elitsa Yankova (Bulgaria), pin
55 kg/121 lbs. - Becka Leathers, Choctaw, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Giulia Penalver de Olivera (Brazil), pin
WIN Graciela Sanchez (Spain), pin
LOSS Olga Khoroshavtseva (Russia), tech. fall 0-10
55 kg/121 lbs. – Jacarra Winchester, San Leandro, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
LOSS Olga Khoroshavtsev (Russia), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Karima Sanchez (Spain), 13-7
LOSS Roksana Zasina (Poland), 2-8
58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids), 5th place
WIN Lydia Perez (Spain), 5-0
LOSS Marwa Amri (Tunisia), 2-6
LOSS Natalia Golts (Russia), 0-6
60 kg/132 lbs. - Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 5th place
WIN Katerina Romana (Romania), dft.
LOSS Yulia Prontsevich (Russia), 4-9
WIN Katarzyna Madrowska (Poland), 10-2
LOSS Luisa Helga (Germany), tech. fall 10-0
60 kg/132 lbs. - Randi Beltz, Chesterfield, Mo. (Titan Mercury WC), 7th place
LOSS Sakshi Malik (India), 5-13
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
LOSS Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria), tech. fall 4-14
WIN Yekaterina Larionova (Kazakhstan), 10-3
LOSS Henna Johansson (Sweden), pin
69 kg/152 lbs. - Tamyra Mensah, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Dalma Caneva (Italy), 2-0
WIN Khourshed (Egypt), 7-6
LOSS Natalia Vorobeva (Russia), pin
WIN Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus (Poland), dft.
69 kg/152 lbs. - Forrest Molinari, Benicia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), dnp/14th
LOSS Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus (Poland), 0-4
69 kg/152 lbs. - Rachel Watters, Ankeny, Iowa (Gator/OKCU Women’s RTC)
LOSS Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 1-12
Team Standings (of 34 nations)
1. Russia, 66
2. United States, 43
3. Sweden, 33
4. Nigeria, 27
5. Turkey, 25
6. Kazakhstan, 24
7. Poland, 18
8. Germany, 16
9. Brazil, 16
10. Tunisia, 15
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