This week, when USA Wrestling host its national championships focused exclusively on folkstyle wrestling for young women, a number of athletes will have the opportunity to become USA Wrestling "double champions." 

The USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle National Championships will be held at the Freede Center on the campus of Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 14-16.

Champions in the high school, middle school and elementary school divisions will have a chance to become one of the first USA Wrestling Girls double champions.

A double champion is an athlete who wins a USA Wrestling national title in folkstyle and freestyle during the same year.

The freestyle portion of the double champion honor will be held at the Body Bar Women's Nationals, set for Colorado Springs, Colo., May 16-17. Age divisions at the Body Bar Women's Nationals will include Kids, FILA Cadets and FILA Juniors.

Do you have what it takes to be a Girls double champion? Attend the events in Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs and test yourself against the nation's best.

The USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals in Oklahoma City will be held using National Federation of State High School Association rules. Awards will be given to the top eight individual in each weight class in elementary school, middle school and high school divisions. Team awards will be presented to the top three state programs.

The event will be held alongside the annual Women's College Freestyle Nationals, providing the young wrestlers in attendance a chance to be seen by college coaches. A College/Club Fair is being organized, where young athletes can receive information on the women's college wrestling programs.

"This is a big step forward for the USA Wrestling women's program," said event director Archie Randall. "What is exciting to me is that we will be able to showcase our college women's wrestling programs, while showcasing all of women's wrestling in general. To have grade school, middle school, high school and college women athletes in the same venue at the same time is a tremendous opportunity. We can now truly promote women's wrestling."

For information, contact Event Director Archie Randall at 405-834-2796.

Click here to download event flier for Girls Folkstyle Nationals