Tina George of the U.S. Army has won the U.S. World Team Trials at her weight class for five straight years, and had her best career performance at the 2002 World Championships in Greece, winning the silver medal. She was able to use her strength and talent to her advantage, and had the top U.S. performance of the year. In Greece, George was able to get her offense going in every match, something she has not always done. George weighed in but did not finish the 2002 U.S. Nationals, missing one of her early matches then withdrawing.    Capturing her seventh U.S. Nationals title was Stephanie Murata of the Sunkist Kids, a 2001 World silver medalist. At the World Team Trials, the George vs. Murata final series went all three bouts, with George winning a nailbiter. Murata then dropped in weight and won a challenge at 112.25 pounds, beating Jenny Wong then placing 10th in the World meet last year. Murata has a tremendous advantage in experience over U.S. opponents, and has been training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, something not available when she was younger.    Two young stars training full-time at the Olympic Training Center who expect to push the top two stars are Marcie Van Dusen of the Sunkist Kids and Tela O'Donnell of the Dave Schultz WC. Van Dusen earned the No. 3 spot on the national team at last year's World Team Trials. She gave George a tremendous challenge in a loss at the Dave Schultz Memorial International this winter. Van Dusen was an age-group World medalist coming through the USA Wrestling pipeline, but took a few years off after high school. She returned to the mat by going to UM-Morris for a semester, and is now back on track to be a future World-level star.    O'Donnell won the University Nationals, where she was named Outstanding Wrestler and scored a victory over Van Dusen. Like Van Dusen, O'Donnell has finetuned her craft by joining the Resident Athlete program. Last year, as a collegian at Pacific, O'Donnell made great strides. This season, she has a legitimate chance to take a run for the No. 1 position.    Malissa Sherwood of Stars and Stripes, who was second at the U.S. Nationals last year and is a proven talent with tremendous experience. Sherwood is seeking her first U.S. Nationals gold medal after placing second a number of times. Sherwood wrestles a physical style, and is very competitive when she is in a close bout. U.S. Nationals runner-up Danielle Hobeika of the Dave Schultz WC is considering moving up to 121 pounds, after competing at 112 pounds in recent seasons.    College wrestler Desi Lockhart of Pacific was seventh at last year's U.S. Nationals, and is one of several talented college athletes. Jessica Shirley of Cumberland is currently top ranked among collegians and a winner of the 2003 FILA Junior Nationals. Shirley has competed at the World Team Trials and is showing improvement. Melina Hutchison of Menlo College and Erin Soli of Missouri Valley are also competitive college stars. Hutchison was nationally ranked on the Senior level as an Alaska high school student.     National placer Lisa Ward could challenge if she returns to competition. Cathy Migita of the Rainbow Wahine Club in Hawaii was second at the FILA Junior Nationals, and high school wrestler Jen Chu of Pennsylvania was third. Both look to crack into All-American status on the Senior level.    2002 U.S. Women's Nationals results at 55 kg (121 lbs.)  1st - Stephanie Murata, Minden, Nev. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Malissa Sherwood, Bates City, Mo. (Stars and Stripes), 6-2  3rd - Marcie Van Dusen, Twin Peaks, Calif. (MFWC) dec. Brooke Bogren, Carbondale, Kan. (Sante Fe WC), 11-3  5th - Tela O'Donnell, Homer, Alaska (Pacific) dec. Jill Remiticado, Forest Grove, Ore. (Pacific), 8-5  7th - Desi Lockhart, Forest Grove, Ore. (Pacific) pin Lisa Ward, Marshall, Mo. (Missouri Valley), 2:31