Clarissa Chun named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for July 26-Aug. 1
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Craig Sesker (USA Wrestling)
08/01/2011
Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for July 26-Aug. 1.
Each week, TheMat.com will select an Athlete of the Week, based upon performance within wrestling for that week. The selection committee will consider any level of wrestling, from youth programs through the Senior level.
Chun captured the Poland Open women’s freestyle title at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. on Saturday in Poznan, Poland.
Chun swept Germany’s Jaqueline Schellin 1-0, 3-0 in the finals in Poland. Schellin won a Junior World bronze medal in 2010.
Chun, a 2008 Olympian and World champion, will compete at the World Championships in September in Istanbul, Turkey.
Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete's name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to Craig Sesker at csesker@usawrestling.org