Haley Augello of Illinois, pictured at the 2011 Junior Nationals, won a gold medal at 46 kg at the FILA Cadet World Championships today in Szombathely, Hungary. John Sachs photo

SZOMBATHELY, Hungary – Haley Augello of Illinois won a gold medal at 46 kg/101.25 lbs. during Friday’s competition at the FILA Cadet World Championships.

Augello defeated Sachi Katagiri of Japan in the gold-medal finals, 2-6, 4-0, 1-0. After losing the first period, Augello shut out Katagiri to sweep the final two periods and earn the gold medal.

Augello won three matches to reach the finals. She opened with wins over Nazgul Nurakhan of Kazakhstan and Ritu Ritu of India. In the semifinals, she stopped Doina Roscovanu of Moldova, 1-0, 3-1. 

Augello won her second straight Junior Nationals title in Fargo, N.D. this summer, and was a Body Bar FILA Cadet Nationals champion in Kissimmee, Fla. in the spring. She competes for the New York Athletic Club, and trains at Team Overtime in Illinois.

She won the second gold medal for the United States during the championships. Adam Coon was a Cadet World champion in men’s freestyle at 100 kg/220 lbs. on Wednesday.

Marina Doi of California won a silver medal at 40 kg/88 lbs. She was defeated in the championship finals by Mariya Georgiyeva of Ukraine, 1-2, 2-5.

Doi won two bouts to reach the finals, stopping Umut Nuraly Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan, 3-0, 6-0 and Anya Munkuyeva of Russia, 1-0, 3-0. 

Doi was a Cadet Nationals champion in Fargo in July, a FILA Cadet Nationals champion in Kissimmee in April and also won a Pan American Cadet title this year.

Rachel McFarland of Michigan placed fifth at 52 kg/114.5 lbs. after losing a close battle in the bronze-medal round to Petra Maarit Olli of Finland, 0-1, 0-1.

McFarland was beaten in her first match by Risako Kawai of Japan. When Kawai reached the finals, McFarland was pulled back into the repechage round, where she stopped Ozlem Gozdag of Turkey, 1-0, 2-0.

McFarland was a FILA Cadet Nationals champion in April and was third at the Junior Nationals in Fargo this summer.

Two U.S. wrestlers competing on Friday were eliminated from medal contention, Katie Germain of Florida at 60 kg/132.25 lbs. and .Mary Westman of New York at 70 kg/154 lbs. 

Westman finished 10th in the final standings in her division, while Germain did not reach the top 10 at hers.

The United States finished seventh in the team standings with 33 points. Winning trophies were team champion Russia with 72 points, runner-up Japan with 65 points and third-place Ukraine with 64 points.

Coaching the women’s team was Donny Stephens of West Covina, Calif. along with USOEC Women’s Assistant Coach Tony DeAnda of Marquette, Mich.

The United States now has won four medals at the Cadet World Championships this week, two in women’s freestyle and two in men’s freestyle.

The Greco-Roman competition will be held on Saturday and Sunday, closing out this year’s Cadet World Championships.

FILA CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Szombathely, Hungary, August 26

40 kg/88 lbs.
1 Mariya Georgiyeva (Ukraine)
2 Marina Doi (USA)
3 Ayna	 Munkuyeva (Russia)
3 Evin Demirhan (Turkey)
5 Umut Nuraly Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)
5 Galbaatar Otgonjargal (Mongolia)
7 Miglena Georgieva Selishka (Bulgaria)
8 Fatsima Sidakova (Belarus)
9 Manlika Esati (Thailand)
10 Pinki Pinki (India)

46 kg/101.25 lbs.
1 Haley Augello (USA)
2 Sachi Katagiri (Japan)
3 Anastasia Stepanova (Russia)
3 Ritu Ritu (India)
5 Selenay Dokgoz (Turkey)
5 Doina Roscovanu (Moldova)
7 Mariya Nakonechna (Ukraine)
8 Joanna Maria Styslo (Poland)
9 Josée Tremblay (Canada)
10 Mariana Diaz Munoz (Mexico)

52 kg/114.5 lbs.
1 Risako Kawai (Japan) 
2 Altantsetseg Battsetseg (Mongolia)
3 Petra Maarit Olli (Finland)
3 Lalita Lalita (India)
5 Rachel McFarland (USA)
5 Aishe Akparova (Kyrgyzstan)
7 Ekaterina Poleshuk (Russia)
8 Sviatlana Lamashevich (Belarus)
9 Yulya Odinenko (Kazakhstan)
10 Jessica Brouillette (Canada)

60 kg/132.25 lbs.
1 Ekaterina Larionova (Kazakhstan)
2 Ganna Uroda (Ukraine)
3 Sukhee Tserenchimed (Mongolia)
3 Krystina Fedarashka (Belarus)
5 Elis Manolova (Bulgaria)
5 Eliana Szabo (Hungary)
7 Asli Togcu (Turkey)
8 Miriam Flores Mercado (Mexico)
9 Kiwa Sakamoto (Japan)
10 Braxton Stone (Canada) 

70 kg/154 lbs.
1 Zsanett Nemeth (Hungary)
2 Karyna Stankova (Ukraine)
3 Martina Kuenz (Austria)
3 Anzhela Kataeva (Russia)
5 Gamze Durukan (Turkey)
5 Rino Abe (Japan) 
7 Laura Robocinska (Poland)
8 Ileana Macovei (Romania)
9 Prapatrida Juajan (Thailand)
10 Mary Westman (USA)

U.S. women’s freestyle matches on Friday

40 kg/88 lbs. - Marina Doi, Kingsburg, Calif., 2nd
WIN Umut Nuraly Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan), 3-0, 6-0
WIN Anya Munkuyeva (Russia), 1-0, 3-0
LOSS Mariya Georgiyeva (Ukraine), 1-2, 2-5

46 kg/101.25 lbs. - Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill., 1st 
WIN Nazgul Nurakhan (Kazakhstan), 6-0, 5-0
WIN Ritu Ritu (India), 2-1, 3-1
WIN Doina Roscovanu (Moldova), 1-0, 3-1
WIN Sachi Katagiri (Japan), 2-6, 4-0, 1-0

52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Rachel McFarland, DeWitt, Mich., 5th
LOSS Risako Kawai (Japan), 0-7, pin
WIN Ozlem Gozdag (Turkey), 1-0, 2-0
LOSS Petra Maarit Olli (Finland), 0-1, 0-1

60 kg/132.25 lbs. - Katie Germain, Lakeland, Fla., dnp/13th
LOSS Asli Togcu (Turkey), 4-4, 0-4

70 kg/154 lbs. - Mary Westman, Cattaraugus, N.Y., 10th
LOSS Zsanett Nemeth (Hungary), 3-3, 0-3, 0-2
LOSS Gamze Durukan (Turkey), pin

Team Standings
1 Russia, 72
2 Japan, 65
3 Ukraine, 64
4 Mongolia, 45
4 Turkey, 45
6 India, 35
7 United States, 33
8 Poland, 28
9 Hungary, 26
10 Kazakhstan, 21
11 Azerbaijan, 20
12 Moldova, 15
13 Italy, 14
13 Belarus, 14
15 Kyrgyzstan, 12
15 Bulgaria, 12
17 Austria, 11
18 Mexico, 10
18 Canada, 10
20 Finland, 8
21 Thailand, 4
22 Romania, 3
23 Algeria, 2
24 Norway, 1