KELLY WINS GOLD MEDAL AS FIVE U.S. ATHLETES WIN MEDALS AT 1999 WOMEN'SCADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, AUGUST 7Five members of the U.S. Women's Cadet World team won medals at the 1999 Women's Cadet World Championships in Lodz, Poland, August 7.
Mary Kelly of Mahomet, Ill. won the gold medal at 43 kg/94 lbs., defeating Alexandra Shvedova of Russia, 12-6 in the finals.
Kelly won five straight matches during the tournament. She opened with pins over Julita Omilusik of Poland and Lear Peters of South Africa, then scored a 10-0 technical fall over Natalia Matvejeva of Ukraine. In the semifinals, she beat Brigitte Wagner of Germany, 4-0.
It was her second Cadet World medal in two years, to go along with a silver medal at the 1998 World Championships.
Winning silver medals were Melina Hutchison of Sodotna, Alaska at 49 kg/101 lbs. and Jenna Pavlik of Lewes, Del. at 70 kg/154 lbs. She was edged by Youlia Bartnovskaja of Russia, 4-3 in the gold-medal match.
Hutchison won her first five matches in the tournament. Her wins included a 7-3 victory over Ksenija Andrjuscenko of Latvia, a pin over Mette Knudsen of Norway, a 10-1 win over Katarzyna Gorcynska of Poland and a 7-1 win over Jamsran Ganchimeg of Mongolia. In the semifinals, Hutchison pinned Olga Krygina of Ukraine.
Pavlik lost her first match by pin to Monika Johansen of Norway, but rebounded with three straight wins. She pinned Melanie Malecha of Germany, stopped Raia Raytchova of Bulgaria, 6-4 and topped Hana Wirthova of the Czech. Republic, 7-3. In the gold-medal match, Pavlik lost to Natalia Gavrilova of Russia, 6-0.
Winning bronze medals were Erin Tomeo of Volant, Pa. at 52 kg/114 lbs. and Marcie Van Dusen of Twin Peaks, Calif. at 56 kg/123 lbs. Both wrestlers also won Cadet World bronze medals in 1998.
Tomeo won her first four matches, to qualify for the semifinals, where she was defeated by Lis Agnieszka of Poland, 12-8. In the bronze-medal match, she won by technical fall over Natalia Gouschina of Russia, 14-1.
Van Dusen won her first three matches, including a clutch 5-4 win over Lubov Volossova of Russia in the quarterfinals. She dropped an 11-0 technical fall to Saori Yoshida of Japan, 11-0, then defeated Anna Holk of Sweden, 4-0 in the bronze-medal match.
1998 Women's Cadet World Champion Micah Kelly of Mercer, Pa., placed fourth at 46 kg/101 lbs. , with a 2-2 record.
Cathilee Albert of Boulder, Colo. placed sixth at 65 kg/143 lbs., with a 2-1 record.
The team placed second overall behind team champion Russia in a field of 22 nations.
1999 CADET WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Lodz, Poland, August 6-7
Medalists
38 kg/83.75 lbs.: Gold - Joanna Murawska (Poland); Silver - Monika Gusciora (Poland); Bronze - Kaur Raminder (India)
40 kg/88 lbs.: Gold - Nana Takenaka (Japan); Silver - Eleni Takuridu (Poland); Bronze - Marta Witula (Poland); 4th - Manju (India); 5th - Olga Orchig (Russia); 6th - N. Smit (South Africa)
43 kg/94.75 lbs.: Gold - Mary Kelly (USA); Silver - Alexandra Shvedova (Russia); Bronze - Brigitte Wagner (Germany); 4th - Julieta Omilusik (Poland); 5th - Yuuir Funatsu (Japan); 6th - Monika Friederichova (Czech Rep.); 7th - Natalia Matvenjeva (Ukraine); 8th - Yadav Kamini (India); 9th - Kinga Kubicka (Poland); 10th - Karina Nilsen (Norway)
46 kg/101.25 lbs.: Gold - Mika Noguchi (Japan); Silver - Sarah Ehinger (Germany); Bronze - Katarzyna Zalewska (Poland); 4th - Micah Kelly (USA); 5th - Shumel (India); 6th - Viktoria Brandush (Ukraine); 7th - Elena Andreeva (Russia); 8th - Leila Brigui (France); 9th - Theres Ris (Sweden); 10th - Malgorzata Kowalczyk (Poland)
49 kg/101 lbs.: Gold - Youlia Bartnovskaja (Russia); Silver - Melina Hutchison (USA); Bronze - Momoko Sera (Japan); 4th - Olga Krygina (Ukraine); 5th - Katarzynba Gorczynska (Poland); 6th - Stefanie Kullman (Germany); 7th - Agro Papavassiliou (Greece); 8th - Jamsran Ganchimeg (Mongolia); 9th - Ksenija Andrjuscenko (Latvia); 10th - Vannessa Bourbyehh (France)
52 kg/114 lbs. : Gold - Karlsson Ida-Terese (Sweden); Silver - Lis Agnieszka (Poland); Bronze - Erin Tomeo (USA); 4th - Natalia Gouschina (Russia); 5th - Melanie Bechtel (Germany); 6th - Katarzyna Zyzdorf (Poland); 7th - Ninako Hattori (Japan); 8th - Anne Knudson (Norway); 9th - Liliya Polovko (Ukraine); 10th - Lucie Skalova (Czech Rep.)
56 kg/123 lbs.: Gold - Saori Yoshida (Japan); Silver - Zsuzsanna Bejczi (Hungary); Bronze - Marcie Van Dusen (USA); 4th - Anna Holk (Sweden); 5th - Lubov Volossova (Russia); 6th - Anne Christensen (Denmark); 7th - Christiane Knittel (Germany); 8th - Sylwia Starzec (Poland); 9th - Sharma Sunita (India); 10th - Tamara Weiss (Austria)
60 kg/132 lbs.: Gold - Daria Nasarova (Russia); Silver - Dorota Kozbiat (Poland); Bronze - Emila Drzewinska (Poland); 4th - Dessislava Lubenova (Bulgaria); 5th - Sarah Schmitz (Germany); 6th - Ildiko Varga (Hungary); 7th - Evangelia Kontogianni (Greece); 8th - Arya Manisha (India); 9th - Vendula Belikova (Czech Rep.); 10th - Uranbileg (Mongolia)
65 kg/143 lbs.: Gold - Elena Perepelkina (Russia); Silver - Stanka Hristova (Bulgaria); Bronze - Angelica Karlsson (Sweden); 4th - Agnieszka Nowak (Poland); 5th - Tumen-Utzii Myagmarsuren (Mongolia); 6th - Cathilee Albert (USA); 7th - Sohag Kiran (India); 8th - Stephanie Sutter (Germany); 9th - Caroline Dos Santos (France); 10th - Oxana Shalikova (Ukraine)
70 kg/154 lbs.: Gold - Natalia Gavrilova (Russia); Silver - Jenna Pavlik (USA); Bronze - Melanie Malecha (Germany); 4th - Hana Wirthova (Czech Rep.); 5th - Raia Raytchova (Bulgaria); 6th - Yoshida Hiruma (Japan); 7th - Karolia Sobieraj (Poland); 8th - Agniesszka Norek (Poland); 9th - Moinika Johansen (Norway); 10th - Theres Spannar (Sweden)
U.S. Matches
43 kg/94.75 lbs. - Mary Kelly, Mahomet, Ill., 1st - pin Julita Omilusik (Poland); pin Lear Peters (South Africa); won by tech. fall over Natalia Matvejeva (Ukraine), 10-0; dec. Brigitte Wagner (Germany), 4-0; dec. Alexandra Shvedova (Russia), 12-6
46 kg/101.25 lbs. - Micah Kelly, Mercer, Pa., 4th - dec. Andrea Babrnakova (Slovak Rep.), 4-3; won by tech. fall over Malgorzata Kowalczyk (Poland), 10-0; lost dec. to Sarah Ehinger (Germany), 4-3; lost dec. to Katarzyna Zalewska (Poland), 5-0
49 kg/101 lbs. - Melina Hutchison, Sodotna, Alaska, 2nd - dec. Ksenija Andrjuscenko (Latvia), 7-3; pin Mette Knudsen (Norway); dec. Katarzyna Gorcynska (Poland), 10-1; dec. Jamsran Ganchimeg (Mongolia), 7-2; pin Olga Krygina (Ukraine); lost dec. to Youlia Bartnovskaja (Russia), 4-3
52 kg/114 lbs. - Erin Tomeo, Volant, Pa., 3rd - pin Katarzyna Zyzdorf (Poland); won by tech. fall over Rana Nayana (India), 10-0; won by tech. fall over Liliya Polovko (Ukraine), 11-0; pin Anne Knudsen (Norway); lost dec. to Lis Agnieszka (Poland), 12-8; won by tech. fall over Natalia Gouschina (Russia), 14-1
56 kg/123 lbs. - Marcie Van Dusen, Twin Peaks, Calif., 3rd - dec. Olesja Zamula (Latvia), 5-4; dec. Iwona Matkowska (Poland), 7-0; dec. Lubov Volossova (Russia), 5-4; lost by tech. fall over Saori Yoshida (Japan), 11-0; dec. Anna Holk (Sweden), 4-0
65 kg/143 lbs. - Cathilee Albert, Boulder, Colo., 6th - dec. Oxana Shalikova (Ukraine), 5-1; pin Shizuko Shiga (Japan); lost dec. to Angelica Karlsson (Sweden), 8-0
70 kg/154 lbs. - Jenna Pavlik, Lewes, Del., 2nd - lost by pin to Monika Johansen (Norway); won by pin over Melanie Malecha (Germany); dec. Raia Raytchova (Bulgaria), 6-4; dec. Hana Wirthova (Czech. Rep.), 7-3; lost dec. to Natalia Gavrilova (Russia), 6-0
Team Scores
1. Russia, 72 pts.; 2. United States, 56 pts.; 3. Poland II, 55 pts,; 4. Japan, 53 pts.; 5. Poland I, 53 pts.; 6. Germany, 49 pts.; 7. India, 33 pts.; 8. Sweden, 28 pts.; 9. Bulgaria, 22 pts.; 10. Ukraine, 19 pts.; 11. Czech Republic, 15 pts.; 12. Hungary, 14 pts.; 13. Mongolia, 10 pts.; 14. Greece, 8 pts.; 15. France, 6 pts. (of 22 nations)