Tomeo named Outstanding Wrestler at Body Bar Women’s University Nationals in St. Joseph, Minn.
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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
03/13/2004
Erin Tomeo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Body Bar Women's University National Championships in St. Joseph, Minn., March 13. Tomeo was one of four U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) resident athletes to claim individual titles at the tournament. The athletes in the competition are between 18-24 years old, and must have graduated from high school. Each of the individual champions qualified for the Challenge Tournament at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling in Indianapolis, Ind., May 21-23. Tomeo scored a 9-5 victory in the finals over Alaina Berube (Escanaba, Mich./Cumberland College), one of the nation's best women's college wrestlers. Other USOTC resident athletes to claim titles were Clarissa Chun (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Malinda Ripley (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Tori Adams (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. Chun scored a 7-2 decision over Sara Fulp-Allen (El Granada, Calif./Menlo). Fulp-Allen is currently a freshman at Menlo College. Ripley stopped Kierstin Hyatt (Carmichael, Calif./Missouri Valley), 3-0 in the finals. Ripley was wrestling up one weight class from her normal 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Adams stopped Brandy Rosenbrock (Warren, Mich./Boxer WC), 3-0 in overtime in the finals. Both Adams and Rosenbrock are past members of Women's Team USA. Two-time World silver medalist Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/Cumberland College) won the gold medal at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. She scored an 11-0 technical fall over Stephany Lee (Honolulu, Hawaii/Missouri Valley) in the finals. Lee was No. 3 in the USA at 147.5 pounds last year, but has been wrestling up at 158.5 pounds this year. The champion at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. was Mary Kelly (Mahomet, Ill./New York AC), who pinned Tabithia Ramsey (Morris, Minn./UM-Morris) in the finals in 40 seconds. Kelly, who competes for MacMurray College, won the most falls award with three falls in 1:53. She was competing up a weight class from her normal 48 kg/105.5 lbs. Other individual champions came from the college ranks, Mollie Keith (Aurelia, Iowa/Missouri Valley) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. and Megan Goldsmith (Black River Falls, Wis./UM-Morris) at 77 kg/169.5 lbs. Missouri Valley College won the team title with 35 points, followed by Cumberland College with 24 points.