KLIPPAN, Sweden – Jenna Burkert (Rocky Point, N.Y./USOEC) won two matches in the repechage rounds on Sunday to capture a bronze medal at 59 kg/130 lbs. at the Klippan Lady Open on Sunday.

She finished the competition with a 3-1 record, competing against a number of experienced international opponents.

She opened the day by pinning 2007 European bronze medalist Emese Barka of Hungary, in 1:24 in the repechage round. In the bronze-medal bout, she defeated two-time World medalist Agata Pietryzk of Poland, 1-0, 1-0,

"Jenna pinned two opponents with a hip toss and an arm throw on her way to winning a bronze medal at the Klippan Lady Open. She bounced back mentally after her loss with brillance and showed a lot of courage by sticking to her game plans. Jenna has learned a lot about how Europeans wrestle and has learned a lot about how to wrestle Europeans,” said Shannyn Gillespie, USOEC head women’s coach.

Burkert is a senior at Marquette High School in Michigan, where she trains with the USOEC program at Northern Michigan University. She was the 2010 ASICS High School Girls Wrestler of the Year. Burkert competed at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, where he placed fifth.

Two of her USOEC teammates were defeated in their first match and placed 10th in their divisions: Erin Golston (Lake of the Hills, Ill./USOEC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and Schuyler Brown (Montpelier, Va./USOEC) at 55 kg/121 lbs.

“Over all, the trip was a success because Jenna, Erin, and Schuyler saw top Europeans and Asians train, compete, and get ready for competitions," said Gillespie

KLIPPAN LADY OPEN
At Klippan, Sweden, March 5-6

48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Yuki Irie (Japan)
Silver - Iwona Matkowska (Poland)
Bronze - Julita Omilusik (Poland)
Bronze - Paamat Bagomedova (Azerbaijan)
5th - Chigusa Ito (Japan)
5th - Jessica Blaszka (Netherlands)

51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Gold - Anzhela Dorogan (Azerbaijan)
Silver- Honoka Saito (Japan)
Bronze - Yuka Sakurai (Japan)
Bronze - Ilona Omilusik (Poland)
5th -  Natalia Ochal (Poland)
5th - Francesca Mori (Italy)

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Ida-Theres Nerell (Sweden)
Silver - Kanako Murata (Japan)
Bronze - Emese Szabó (Hungary)
Bronze - Katarzyna Krawczyk (Poland)
5th - Tiina Ylinen (Finland)
5th - Nadine Tokar (Switzerland)

59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Yuliya Ratkevich (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Gabriella Sleisz (Hungary)
Bronze - Jenna Burkert (USA)
Bronze - Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia)
5th - Agata Pietrzyk (Poland)
5th - Simona Corbani (Italy)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Monika Michalik (Poland)
Silver - Hanna Johansson (Sweden)
Bronze - Luz Vazquez (Argentina)
Bronze - Marianna Sastin (Hungary)
5th - Sara Storgärd (Sweden)
5th - Olesya Zamula (Azerbaijan)

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Gold - Nadezhda Sementsova (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Jenny Aardalen (Norway)
Bronze - Bakzaragch Oyunsuren (Mongolia)
Bronze - Mónika Szerencse (Hungary)
5th - Sandra Mabrouk Huddinge (Sweden)
6th - Tungalag Munkhtuya (Mongolia)

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold - Jenny Fransson (Sweden)
Silver - Epp Mae (Estonia)
Bronze - Kitti Godó (Hungary)
Bronze - Agnieszka Wieszczek (Poland)
5th - Emma Carlsson (Sweden)
5th - Anna Wawrzycka (Poland)

U.S. performances

48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Erin Golston, Lake of the Hills, Ill. (USOEC), 10th
LOSS Patricia Bermodez (Argentina), 0-3, 2-3

55 kg/121 lbs. – Schuyler Brown, Montpelier, Va. (USOEC), 10th
LOSS Sylwia Bilenska (Poland), 1-7, 1-4

59 kg/130 lbs. – Jenna Burkert, Rocky Point, N.Y. (USOEC), 3rd
WIN Marzena Michalik (Poland), pin 1:54
LOSS Gabriella Sleisz (Hungary), 0-1, 0-2
WIN Emese Barka (Hungary), pin 1:24
WIN Agata Pietryzk (Poland), 1-0, 1-0