This weight division has been dominated domestically by Sara McMann of the Sunkist Kids, who claimed her fourth straight U.S. Nationals gold medal in Las Vegas this year. McMann has kept the edge on all of her American rivals, continuing to improve herself as the quality of women's wrestling has stepped up. The last two years, she has had to beat Kristie Marano of the New York AC, one of the greatest women wrestlers in American history. McMann has a complete package of skills, with takedown and mat wrestling that can match anybody in the world.    McMann's problem has been at the World Championships, where she has not won a medal in three tries. She has had a very successful winter on the international circuit, beating the Japanese World champion who knocked her out of the World meet last year, as well as a number of other international stars. Since joining the USOTC program, McMann is working on having a consistent approach to every match and situation. In order to test these positive changes when it counts, McMann will need to win the World Team Trials again and earn the trip to New York City for the World meet.    Marano has won six World medals, the most of any U.S. women's wrestler. She boasts a gold medal from 2000, four silver medals (1996-99) and a bronze medal from last year. After losing to McMann in the World Team Trials last June, Marano won a Wrestle-off for the World team at 147.5 pounds. All of her World medals were won at 147.5 pounds or above, but Marano has dropped to this division and will be seeking her spot on the Olympic team here. McMann beat Marano 7-1 in Las Vegas. Marano is now training full-time in Colorado Springs and aims to close the gap in Indianapolis.    Six-time U.S. World team member Lauren Lamb of the Michigan WC placed third at the U.S. Nationals, but may drop down to 130 pounds for the World Team Trials. Her experience and skill makes her very tough at this weight, yet she may have problems getting past the talented McMann and Marano. Taking fourth at the U.S. Nationals was college star Alaina Berube of Cumberland College. Berube will be competing at the Junior World Championships for the United States this summer, and is one of the young athletes expected to be in the next wave of U.S. women's stars.    Emilee Murphree of Missouri Valley College, a freshman who has shown solid progress this season, captured the fifth-place medal at U.S. Nationals. Her father Carl Murphree is the new women's coach at Missouri Valley, and it will be interesting to see how she develops under her dad's tutelage in the future.    Tori Adams of the Gator WC dropped down to sixth at the U.S. Nationals this year, but is a serious contender to capture the Challenge Tournament. Adams was No. 3 on Team USA last year, and has been training full-time in Colorado Springs. Adams also has a Junior World medal in her trophy case.    Veteran Tina Arnds of Missouri Valley placed seventh at the U.S. Nationals, completing her college career as one of the most consistent on the national scene. Arnds competed during the college year at 67 kg, but dropped down to this division for the U.S. Nationals. Snagging the final qualifying spot at the U.S. Nationals was young college athlete Shelly Ruberg of Cumberland College, who is just getting her feet wet competing at this level.    Also qualifying to compete in Indianapolis is veteran Grace Magnussen of the Dave Schultz WC, who earned her spot by placing in a major international tournament in recent seasons. Magnussen has always been nationally competitive, but is having a challenge keeping with the strong field of stars that have emerged in this division in recent seasons. She may also choose to drop a division and test her skills at 59 kg.    Earning spots in the Challenge Tournament are Regional champions Chelynne Pringle of the Minneapolis AWC and Brittany Christenson of Wyoming. Pringle was third in a competitive FILA Junior Nationals this past year, and has a bright future if she continues to test herself against the best.    This weight class will belong to Sara McMann until somebody takes it away from her. With her focus on winning World medals, McMann can not overlook the skill of her competitors state-side, especially proven champion Kristie Marano. The Challenge Tournament in this division could be very competitive, especially if Adams is able to pick things up and Berube shows continued improvement. The odds favor another McMann vs. Marano showdown in the finals, something that wrestling fans will find offers some tremendous skill and intensity.    2003 U.S. Women's Nationals results at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.  1st - Sara McMann (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) dec. Kristie Marano (Albany, N.Y./ATWA), 7-1  3rd - Lauren Lamb (Farmington, N.Y./Michigan WC) dec. Alaina Berube (Cornell, Mich./Cumberland College), 8-2  5th - Emilee Murphree (Napa, Calif./Missouri Valley) by inj. default over Tori Adams (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC)  7th - Tina Arnds (Scottsdale, Ariz./Missouri Valley) dec. Shelly Ruberg (Ueras, Ohio/Cumberland College), 6-0    2003 Women's World Team Trials qualifiers at 63 kg (138.5 lbs.)   National champion - Sara McMann (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)  National placerwinners - 2. Kristie Marano (Albany, N.Y./ATWA); 3. Lauren Lamb (Farmington, N.Y./Michigan WC); 4. Alaina Berube (Cornell, Mich./Cumberland College); 5. Emilee Murphree (Napa, Calif./Missouri Valley); 6. Tori Adams (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC); 7. Tina Arnds (Scottsdale, Ariz./Missouri Valley); 8. Shelly Ruberg (Ueras, Ohio/Cumberland College)  Regional champions - Brittany Christenson (Rock Springs, Wyo.); Chelynne Pringle (Hugo, Minn./Minneapolis AWC); Medalist at Group A Tournament - Grace Magnussen (Walnut Creek, Calif./Dave Schultz WC)