The U.S. has finalized its women's freestyle wrestling roster for the Pan American Games which will be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 5-6. This will mark the first time that women's wrestling has been featured at the Pan American Games, an event held once every four years.    The women will compete in the four Olympic weight classes: 48 kg/105.5 lbs., 55 kg/121 lbs., 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and 72 kg/158.5 lbs.    The U.S. squad will be led by World medalists Patricia Miranda (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Tina George (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/Cumberland College) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.    Miranda was a World silver medalist in 2000. She did not place at the 2002 World Championships, losing a 3-2 decision in pool competition to eventual World bronze medalist Ida Hellstrom of Sweden.    Miranda competed for the men's wrestling team at Stanford Univ., where she was the starting 125-pounder her senior season. She has been accepted into law school at Yale but will not attend until after the 2004 Olympic Games.    She placed third at the Pan American Championships, losing to Lindsay Belisle of Canada. Miranda may either see Belisle or or two-time World medalist Carol Huyhn as the Canadian representative. Miranda has defeated Huyhn twice in the past year.    George won a World silver medal in 2002. She has competed in the World Championships four times, placing sixth in 1999 to go along with her silver medal. She was also named the 2002 U.S. Army Female Athlete of the Year.    George placed second at the Pan American Championships in March, losing matches to Tonya Verbeek of Canada and Marcia Andrade of Venezuela. She also dropped a match to Jennifer Ryz of Canada at the Titan Games. George is likely to see two of these competitors at the Pan American Games.    Montgomery captured a World silver medal in 2001. She moved up in weight class in 2002 to 72 kg/158.5 lbs. and has earned spots on the U.S. World Team at that weight that last two years. She placed 10th at the World Championships in 2002, losing only to eventual World silver medalist Wang Xu of China in pool competition.    The 20 year-old phenom has also captured gold medals at the Pan American Championships the last two years. She currently competes at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Ky.    Montgomery's stiffest competition may come from Ohenewa Akuffo of Canada, an opponent Montgomery has defeated four times in the past year, but recently lost to at the Canada Cup in Guelph, Ontario. Montgomery downed Akuffo twice in the Pan American Championships in March.    Also competing for the U.S. team will be Sara McMann (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.    McMann was won the U.S. World Team Trials four consecutive times. Her only loss at the 2002 World Championships was in pool competition to Kaori Icho of Japan, the reigning World Champion. McMann defeated Icho at the Klippan Lady's Open in Sweden in March.    She previously competed for the Lock Haven Univ. men's wrestling team.    McMann will be the favorite to win this weight class, but may receive her toughest competition from either Tara Hedican or Trish Leibel of Canada.    The U.S. women's team will be coached by Tricia Saunders (Phoenix, Ariz.). Saunders holds numerous USA Wrestling women's records, including most women's World gold medals (4), most women's World Teams (9) and most women's national titles (11). She also ranks second for most women's World medals overall with five.    She was named as USA Wrestling's Women's Wrestler of the Year three times (1993, 1996, 1999).    Countries qualified to compete in the Pan American Games through the Pan American Championships in March, which were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The top eight place winners from that event qualified their respective countries to compete at that weight class in the Pan American Games.    This event will serve as the last major competition for the U.S. squad before the World Championships, which will be held in New York City, N.Y. at the world-famous Madison Square Garden, Sept. 12-14.    Pan Am Games  August 5-6, at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  U.S. Women's Freestyle Roster  48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Patricia Miranda, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC)  55 kg/121 lbs. - Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)  63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Sara McMann, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)  72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland, Ohio (Cumberland College)  Coach: Tricia Saunders (Phoenix, Ariz.)