The Body Bar Women’s Nationals is USA Wrestling’ age-group women’s wrestling championships and will be held in the Exhibition Building in Osceola Heritage Park, May 13-15.

This year’s championships will host competition in five different age groups: The Body Bar FILA Junior Nationals (ages 17-20), the Body Bar FILA Cadet Nationals (ages 15-17), ages 13-14, ages 10-12, and ages 7-9

Weigh-ins for Weigh-ins for FILA Cadets, Schoolgirls, and Kids Divisions I and II will occur on Friday, May 13 and FILA Junior weigh-ins will be on Saturday, May 14.

This event serves as qualifying event for FILA Junior and FILA Cadet World Championships. There hasn’t been a FILA Cadet World Championship since 1999. The FILA Junior World Championships will be held in Bucharest, Romania, July 26-31. The FILA Cadet World Championships are hosted in Szombathely, Hungary on Aug. 23-28.

Members of the 2010 FILA Junior World Team eligible to return include two-time Junior World champion Victoria Anthony who competes at 105 pounds and two-time Junior World bronze medalist Helen Maroulis who competes at 121 pounds. Also seeking to make another Junior World team is Erin Golston, who wrestled at 97 pounds last year.

Discounted online registration for the Body Bar Women’s Nationals ends on Tuesday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. Central time. To register online, click here.

Athletes may also register on-site at the published registration times and rates.

For more information on the event, visit the Body Bar Women’s Nationals website at: 

Body Bar Women's National Championships information 

There will be a free Body Bar Women’s Technique Clinic, conducted by Olympian Marcie Van Dusen, on Saturday, May 14 at 8:00 a.m. All USA Wrestling members can attend this clinic free. Van Dusen is the head coach of the women’s varsity team at Menlo College.

Visit the Body Bar Women's Nationals website at:
http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=24655

A USA Wrestling Women’s All-American Camp will be held immediately following the Body Bar Women’s National Championships from May 15-19. FILA Cadet and FILA Junior women freestylers are eligible to attend the camp held at the Orlando Sun Resort and Convention Center.

If you have any questions on the camp, email Erin Tomeo at erintomeo@gmail.com.

Click here for All-American camp information

2011 BODY BAR WOMEN’S NATIONALS SCHEDULE
At Kissimmee, Fla., May 13-15

Friday, May 13
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Registration for FILA Cadets, Schoolgirls, and Kids Divisions I and II
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Weigh-ins for FILA Cadets, Schoolgirls, and Kids Divisions I and II

Saturday, May 14
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Body Bar Instructional Clinic
9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Preliminaries through third place matches (FILA Cadets) and preliminaries through finals (Kids Divisions 1, 11, and Schoolgirls)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – FILA Cadets Round 1 of best of 3 finals
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – FILA Cadets Round 2 of best of 3 finals
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – FILA Cadets Round 3 of best of 3 finals (if necessary)
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Registration for FILA Juniors
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Weigh-ins for FILA Juniors

Sunday, May 15
9:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Preliminaries through third place matches for FILA Juniors
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – FILA Juniors Round 1 of best of 3 finals
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – FILA Juniors Round 2 of best of 3 finals
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – FILA Juniors Round 3 of best of 3 finals

2010 BODY BAR NATIONALS CHAMPIONS

2010 FILA Junior National Champions
44 kg / 97 lbs. – Erin Golston of USOEC
48 kg / 105.75 lbs. – Victoria Anthony of NYAC
51 kg / 112.25 lbs. – Amy Whitbeck of NYAC
55 kg / 121.25 lbs. – Helen Maroulis of NYAC
59 kg / 130 lbs. – Tatiana Padilla of Unatached
63 kg / 138.75 lbs. – Veronica Carlson of NYAC
67 kg / 147.5 lbs. – Erin Clodgo of Sunkist Kids
72 kg / 158.5 lbs. – Brittany Delgado of Gator Wrestling Club/OCU
79.5 kg / 175 lbs. – Paloma Basulto of Missouri Valley Wrestling Club

2010 FILA Cadet National Champions
43 kg / 94.75 lbs. – Patricia Martin of TCSF
46 kg / 101.25 lbs. – Alex Gomez of Elite Force
49 kg / 108 lbs. – Jasmine Yanez of Gilroy Hawks
52 kg / 114.5 lbs. – Sarah Hildebrandt of Team Indiania-PWC
56 kg / 123.25 lbs. – Brazel Marquez of California Grapplers
60 kg / 132.25 lbs. – Aleah LaFrancis of No Mercy School of Wrestling
65 kg / 143.25 lbs. – Krista Revelle of Kansas Krusaders
70 kg / 154.25 lbs. – Kim Spiegel of Team Pennsylvania
78 kg / 170 lbs. – Jessica Mccoy of Strong & Courageous

7th-8th Grade National Champions
99-106 lbs. – Julia Long of Wyoming
114-124 lbs. – Kelsey Brendlinger of Pennsylvania
142-155 lbs. – Virginia Burkett of Wyoming 

3rd-6th Grade National Champions
52-54 lbs. – Jaine Stephens of Wolverines
65-70 lbs. – Kandace Brendlinger of Pennsylvania
85-102 lbs. – Gabrielle Garcia of NOC Piranhas
118 lbs. – Alyssa LaFrancis of No Mercy School of Wrestling
145 lbs. – Jayna Glover of Independent
87 lbs. – Korynna Gacad of Cape Coral Heat