GUELPH, Canada - The United States had a very strong performance in the women’s competition in the Pre-Junior division of the Canada Cup on Sunday.

A large group of American wrestlers who were medalists at the Body Bar FILA Cadet National Championships in Florida in May attended the event, and were coached by USOEC Assistant Coach Tony DeAnda, who is the national coach on the FILA Cadet level. 

In addition, club programs from Michigan and New England also attended this international competition.

U.S. wrestlers who won gold medals included:
• Amy Hou, Rome, Ga. at 43 kg/94.75 lbs.
• Kayla Miracle, Bloomington, Ind. at 49 kg/108 lbs.
• Julia Salata, Canton, Mich. at 70 kg/154 lbs. 

Hou won a three-athlete round-robin, beating Canadian opponents Tina Chakalall and Katy Waite. Hou was a silver medalist at this year’s FILA Cadet Nationals.

Miracle won all three of her matches, including a victory over American Taylor Zboray of the Nieves WC, 4-3, 2-1 in the finals. Miracle won the FILA Cadet Nationals this year and won both the Cadet and Junior divisions at the USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals. She is an ASICS First Team All-American.

Salata pinned her first two opponents, then stopped American Mary Westman in the finals, 5-1, 6-0. Salata is a two-time Junior Nationals champion and an ASICS First Team All-American.

Five American wrestlers won silver medals:
• Taylor Zboray, Manchester, Conn., at 49 kg/108 lbs.
• Payton Woodall, Plainfield, Ill. at 56 kg/123.25 lbs.
• Rosemary Flores, Staten Island, N.Y. at 60 kg/132 lbs.
• Mary Westman, Cattaraugus, N.Y. at 70 kg/154 lbs.
• Katelyn Hill, Brighton, Mich., at 80 kg/176 lbs.

Five American wrestlers claimed bronze medals:
• Cassidy Ferrell, Woodlyn, Pa. at 40 kg/88 lbs.
• Patricia Martin, Traverse City, Mich. at 46 kg/101.25 lbs.
• Hanna Grisewood, Warsaw, N.Y. at 49 kg/108 lbs.
• Virginia Burkett, Mountain View, Wyo. at 65 kg/143.25 lbs.
• Autumn Rux, Lansing, Mich. at 70 kg/154 lbs.

Overall, American women wrestlers took home 13 medals from the competition.

The United States team, which consisted of the FILA Cadet women athletes who attended as a group, won the team title in women’s freestyle, with 68 points, followed by Canada with 52 points and Team Ontario with 21 points. The Nieves Wrestling Club, based in New England, was tied in fourth with 10 points. Michigan Women’s Wrestling scored four team points in the standings.

CANADA CUP PRE-JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Guelph, Canada, July 3

Pre Junior Women’s freestyle results

40 kg/88 lbs. 
1 Schaefer, Emily Canada
2 Lu, Natassya Matmen
3 Ferrel, Cassidy Lynn USA

43 kg/94.75 lbs.
1 Hou, Amy USA
2 Chakalall, Tina Canada
3 Waite, Katy Team ONT

46 kg/101.25 lbs.
1 Tremblay, Josee Canada
2 Oulette, Valarie Canada
3 Martin, Patricia USA-Michigan

49 kg/108 lbs.
1 Miracle, Kayla-Colleen USA
2 Zabroy, Taylor USA-Nieves WC
3 Grisewood, Hanna USA
4 Carere, Ciera Team ONT
5 Magennis, MaKayla Team ONT
6 Levesh, Teaylor Nieves WC

52 kg/114.5 lbs.
1 Parks, Madison Guelph
2 Brouillette, Jessica Canada
3 Franson, Hannah Canada
4 Tillman, Tamara USA
5 Wainman, Liisa Team ONT
6 Day, Victoria Team ONT

56 kg/123.25 lbs.
1 Paguaga, Alejandra Canada
2 Woodall, Payton USA
3 Momy, Alexa Timmins
4 Moores, Indira Team ONT
5 Carrow, Allison Matmen
6 Tonn, Stephanie Team ONT

60 kg/132 lbs.
1 Popadopoulos, Braxton Canada
2 Flores, Rosemary USA
3 Roach, Nicole Team ONT
4 Horner, Emma Canada
5 Ernst, Ana Nieves WC
6 Germain, Kate USA

65 kg/143.25 lbs.
1 Yeats, Dorothy Montreal
2 Gearing, Brittney Brock W.C.
3 Burkett, Virginia USA
4 Dayler, Kelsey IND
5 Iltgen, Jessica Team ONT
6 Castaneda, Zosima USA

70 kg/154 lbs.
1 Salata, Julia USA
2 Westman, Mary USA
3 Rux, Autum USA
4 Raab, Kelsey Salisbury
5 Litmola, Kyla Matmen
6 Girvan, Rebecca Canada

80 kg/176 lbs.
1. Rorres, Tiffany Matmen
2 Hill, Katelyn Michigan

U.S. women’s freestyle results

40 kg/88 lbs. - Cassidy Ferrell, Woodlyn, Pa., 3rd
LOSS Emily Schaefer (CAN) 1-6, 0-2
LOSS Natassya Lu (Matmen)

43 kg/94.75 lbs. - Amy Hou, Rome, Ga. - Champion
WIN Tina Chakalall (CAN) 2-0, 4-2
WIN Katy Waite (Team Ontario) 4-1, 6-0

46 kg/101.25 lbs. – Patricia Martin, Traverse City, Mich., 3rd
LOSS Josee Tremblay (Canada), 6-0, 7-0
LOSS Valarie Oulette (Canada), Fall

49 kg/108 lbs. - Kayla Miracle, Bloomington, Ind., Champion
WIN Brook Harvey (Michigan) 6-0, Fall 1:37
WIN Taylor Levesh (Nieves W. C.) 6-0, 6-0
WIN Taylor Zboray (Nieves W. C.) 4-3, 2-1

49 kg/108 lbs. - Taylor Zboray, Manchester, Conn., 2nd
WIN Anna McKee (Canada), 3-0, 2-0
WIN Hanna Grisewood (USA), 1-0, 1-0
LOSS Kayla Miracle (USA), 3-4, 1-2

49 kg/108 lbs. - Hanna Grisewood, Warsaw, N.Y., 3rd
WIN Ciera Carere (Team Ontario) 2-0, 4-0
LOSS Taylor Zboray (Nieves W. C.) 0-1, 0-1
WIN MaKayla Magennis (Ontario) 7-1, Fall 1:46
WIN Ciera Carere (Team Ontario) 6-1, Fall 1:34

49 kg/108 lbs. – Taylor Levesh, Branford, Conn., 6th
WIN MaKayla Magennis (Ontario), Pin
LOSS Kayla Miracle (USA), 0-6, 0-6
LOSS Ciera Carare (Ontario), 0-4, 0-4

49 kg/108 lbs. – Brook Harvey, Brighton, Mich., dnp
LOSS Kayla Miracle, 0-6, Fall 1:37
LOSS MaKayla Magennis (Ontario), pin

52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Tamara Tillman, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. - 4th
WIN Hannah Franson (CAN) 6-0, 5-0
LOSS Madison Parks (Guelph) 1-1, 3-3
WIN Victoria Day (Team Ontario) 1-0, 6-0
LOSS Hannah Franson (CAN) 5-0, Fall  0:30

52 kg/114.5 lbs. – Mackenzie Steele, Brownington, Vermont, dnp
LOSS Jessica Brouillette (Canada), 0-6, 0-7
LOSS Hannah Franson (Canada), pin

56 kg/123.25 lbs. - Payton Woodall, Plainfield, Ill., 2nd
WIN Stephanie Tonn (Team Ontario) Fall 1:04
WIN Allison Carrow (Matmen) 1-0, 4-0
LOSS Alejandra Paguaga (CAN) 0-6, 0-6

56 kg/123.25 lbs. – Tiana Roy, Springfield, Mass., dnp
LOSS Allison Carrow (Matmen), 0-1, 0-2
LOSS Stephanie Tonn (Ontario), pin

56 kg/123.25 lbs. – Jenna Brennan, Southampton, Mass., dnp
LOSS Alejandra Paguaga (Canada), 1-2, 0-3
LOSS Indira Moores (Ontario), pin

60 kg/132 lbs. - Rosemary Flores, Staten Island, N.Y., 2nd
WIN Nicole Roach (Team Ontario) 2-3, 4-2, 1-1
WIN Emma Horner (CAN) 0-1, 6-3, Fall :11
LOSS Braxon Popadapoulos (CAN) 0-3, 0-4

60 kg/132 lbs. –Ana Ernst, 5th
LOSS Braxon Popadapoulos (CAN), 0-7, 0-7
LOSS Emma Horner (CAN), 0-5, 0-7

60 kg/132 lbs. - Kate Germain, Lakeland, Fla., 6th
LOSS Braxon Popadapoulos (CAN) 0-6, by Injury default

65 kg/143.25 lbs. - Virginia Burkett, Mountain View, Wyo., 3rd
LOSS Dorthy Yeats (CAN) Fall 1:25 
WIN Brittany Harvey (Michigan) 2-1, Fall 0:13
WIN Zosima Castaneda (USA) by injury default
WIN Kelsey Dayler (IND) Fall 1:11

65 kg/143.25 lbs. - Zosima Castaneda, Lawrenceville, Ga., DNP/injury withdrew
WIN Jesssica Iltgen (Team Ontario) 5-4, 4-0

65 kg/143.25 lbs. – Brittany Harvey, Brighton, Mich., dnp
LOSS Kelsey Dayla (India), 1-3, 0-4
LOSS Virginia Burkett (USA), 1-2, Fall 0:13

70 kg/154 lbs. - Julia Salata, Canton, Mich., champion
WIN Kallan Olson (Ontario), pin
WIN Autumn Rux (USA), 7-3, pin 1:45
WIN Mary Westman (USA), 5-1, 6-0

70 kg/154 lbs. - Mary Westman, Cattaraugus, N.Y., 2nd
WIN Amy Werden (Team Ontario) Fall 1:00
WIN Rebecca Girvan (CAN) 1-0, 1-1
LOSS Julia Salata (USA) 1-5, 0-6

70 kg/154 lbs. - Autumn Rux, Lansing, Mich., 3rd
WIN Kelsey Raab (Salisbury) Fall 1:45
LOSS Julia Salata (USA) 3-7, Fall 1:00
WIN Kayla Litmola (Matmen) 1-0, 6-0
WIN Kelsey Raab  (Salisbury) Fall 1:38

80 kg/176 lbs. – Katelyn Hill, Brighton, Mich., 2nd
LOSS Tiffany Rorres (Matmen), pin