Zummo leads list of winners at 1997 Women's World Team Trials Mini-Tournament; winners advance to final series on Saturday, June 14 
 ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- 1995 World bronze medalist Vickie Zummo (Hamburg, N.J./NYAC) led the list of winners in the 1997 Women's World Team Trials Mini-Tournament, held Friday, June 13 at Woodcreek High Schol in Roseville, Calif. 
 The Mini-tournament winners now advance to a best two out of three finals series against the 1997 U.S. Nationals champion. The finals series will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14. The second and third matches are scheduled from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 
 Zummo, the 1997 U.S. Nationals champion at 51 kg./112.25 lbs., moved up a weight class to compete at 56 kg./123.25 lbs. Zummo defeated 1996 World silver medalist Jackie Berube (Escanaba, Mich./Wildcat) in the finals of the mini-tournament, scoring a pin in 1:12. Zummo will now face 1997 U.S. Nationals champion and 1996 World Team member Stephanie Murata (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) in the best of three series on Saturday. 
 Other mini-tournament winners included Lisa Berube (Escanaba, Mich./Wildcat) at 46 kg./101.25 lbs., Treeva Cohee (Omaha, Neb./Edmondson YMCA) at 51 kg./112.25 lbs., Jimi Dawn Hornbuckle (Poteau, Okla./unattached) at 62 kg./136.5 lbs., Kristie Jeffrey (Deland, Fla./UM-Morris) at 68 kg./149.5 lbs. and Dominique Smalley, Iowa City, Iowa (unattached). 
 Berube scored a 6-2 decision over Angela Hesener (Ann Arbor, Mich./UM-Morris) to claim the 46 kg./101.25 lbs. title. Berube will now face 1997 U.S. Nationals runner-up Afsoon Roshanzamir in the finals. Roshanzamir gained the top seed when Nationals champion Rosemarie Unpingco weighed in at 51 kg./112.25 lbs. 
 Cohee, who placed third in the 1997 Nationals, claimed the mini-tournament at 51 kg./112.25 lbs. when Malissa Sherwood (Antelope, Calif./Sierra Kids) was forced to withdraw with an injury. Cohee will face three-time World silver medalist Shannon Williams in the finals. Williams, the 1997 Nationals runner-up, moved to the top seed when Vickie Zumo moved up to compete at 56 kg./123.25 lbs. 
 Hornbuckle, who placed third at the 1997 Nationals, scored a 6-5 decision over Diana Wesendunk (Hillsborough, Calif./Peninsula Grapplers) to claim the 62 kg./136.5 lb. title in the mini-tournament. Hornbuckle will now face 1997 Nationals champion Lauren Wolfe for a spot on the World Team. 
 Jeffrey, who placed sixth in the 1997 Nationals at 56 kg./123.25 lbs., moved up to the 68 kg./149.5 lb. weight class and claimed the mini-tournament with a pin over Jennifer Cameron (Kent, Wash./unattached) in 1:26. Jeffrey now advances to the final best-of-three series against 1997 Nationals champion Sandra Bacher (San Jose, Calif./Dave Schultz WC). This series will take place at a later date due to an injury suffered by Bacher. As the top seed, Bacher can delay the final series if she has suffered an injury. 
 Smalley, who placed third at the 1997 Nationals, claimed her spot in the final series with a 10-0 technical fall victory over Iris Smith (Albany, Ga./UM-Morris). Smalley will now battle 1996 World silver medalist Kristie Stenglein (Albany, N.Y./ATWA) in the final series. 
  1997 Women's World Team Trials Mini-Tournament 
 Roseville, Calif., June 13 
 1st ROUND RESULTS 
 46 kg./101.25 lbs. - Angela Hesener, Ann Arbor, Mich. (UM-Morris) dec. Julie Gonzalez, Vallejo, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers), 6-3; Lisa Berube, Escanaba, Mich. (Wildcat) bye 
 51 kg./112.25 lbs. - Treeva Cohee, Omaha, Neb. (Edmondson YMCA) dec. Rosemarie Unpingco, Antioch, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers), 12-7; Malissa Sherwood, Citrus Heights, Calif. (Sierra Kids) pin Marie Prado, Pleasant Hills, Calif. (No Mercy), 3:21 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - Jackie Berube, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat) bye; Grace Magnussen, Walnut Creek, Calif. (Team Ichiban) pin Katrina Fong, Antelope, Calif. (Antelope), 2:44; Cheryl Meyer, Concordia, Kan. (Kansas Grapplers) pin Aimee McNab, Malone, Wis. (Minn. Storm), 2:47; Vickie Zummo, Hamburg, N.J. (NYAC) bye 
 62 kg./136.5 lbs. - Jimi Dawn Hornbuckle, Poteau, Okla. (unattached) pin Olga Lara, Daly City, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers), 3:33 
 68 kg./149.75 lbs. - Kristie Jeffrey, Deland, Fla. (UM-Morris) won by tech. fall over Kellie Lee Hurst St. Bernard, La. (unattached), 11-0 
 75 kg./165.25 lbs. - Satrinina Vernon, Rodeo, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) pin Iris Smith, Albany, Ga. (UM-Morris), 2:18; Dominique Smalley, Iowa City, Iowa (UM-Morris) pin Audrey Gunio, Lockport, N.Y. (unattached), 2:28 
  SEMI-FINALS 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - Jackie Berube, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat) won by tech. fall over Grace Magnussen, Walnut Creek, Calif. (Team Ichiban), 12-1, 2:40; Vickie Zummo, Hamburg, N.J. (NYAC) won by tech fall over Cheryl Meyer, Concordia, Kan. (Kansas Grapplers), 10-0 
  CONSOLATIONS 
 46 kg./101.25 lbs. - Julie Gonzales (Peninsula Grapplers), bye 
 51 kg./112.25 lbs. - Marie Prado (No Mercy) pin Rosemarie Unpingco (Peninsula Grapplers), 2:53 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - Cheryl Meyer (Kansas Grapplers) won by tech. fall over Katrina Fong (Antelope), 11-0 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - Grace Magnussen (Team Ichiban) dec. Aimee McNab (UM-Morris), 9-0 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - Cheryl Meyer (Kansas Grapplers) dec. Grace Magnussen (Team Ichiban), 13-4 
 62 kg./136.5 lbs. - Olga Lara (Peninsula Grapplers), bye 
 68 kg./149.75 lbs. - Kellie Lee Hurst (unattached), bye 
 75 kg./165.25 lbs. - Satrinina Vernon (Peninsula Grapplers) pin Audrey Gunio (unatttached) 
  FINALS 
 46 kg./101.25 lbs. - Lisa Berube, Escanaba, Mich. (Wildcat) dec. Angela Hesener, Ann Arbor, Mich. (UM-Morris), 6-2 
 51 kg./112.25 lbs. - Treeva Cohee, Omaha, Neb. (Edmondson YMCA) won by inj. def. over Malissa Sherwood, Antelope, Calif. (Sierra Kids) 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - Vickie Zummo, Hamburg, N.J. (NYAC) pin Jackie Berube, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat), 1:1262 kg./136.5 lbs. - Jimi Dawn Hornbuckle, Poteau, Okla. (unattached) dec. Diana Wesendunk, Hillsborough, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers), 6-5 
 68 kg./149.75 lbs. - Kristie Jeffrey, Deland, Fla. (UM-Morris) pin Jennifer Cameron, Kent, Wash. (unattached), 1:26 
 75 kg./165.25 lbs. - Dominique Smalley, Iowa City, Iowa won by tech. fall over Iris Smith, Albany, Ga. (UM-Morris), 10-0, 3:40 
  1997 World Team Trials Finals (Best of three series) 
 Saturday, June 14 
 46 kg./101.25 lbs. - Afsson Roshanzamir, Davis, Calif. (unattached) vs. Lisa Berube, Escanaba, Mich. (Wildcat) 
 51 kg./112.25 lbs. - Shannon Williams, Reno, Nev. (Sunkist Kids) vs. Treeva Cohee, Omaha, Neb. (Edmondson YMCA) 
 56 kg./123.25 lbs. - Stephanie Murata, Phoenix, Nev. (Sunkist Kids) vs. Vickie Zummo, Hamburg, N.J. (NYAC) 
 62 kg./136.5 lbs. - Lauren Wolfe, Okemos, Mich. (Michigan WC) vs. Jimi Dawn Hornbuckle, Poteau, Okla. (unattached) 
 68 kg./149.75 lbs. - Sandra Bacher, San Jose, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC) vs. Kristie Jeffrey, Deland, Fla. (UM-Morris) 
 75 kg./165.25 lbs. - Kristie Stenglein, Albany, N.Y. (ATWA) vs. Dominique Smalley, Iowa City, Iowa