I think it is allowed in most US tournaments to wrestle up with a doctor's
permission. The problem is in international competition. At the World's
last year, some of the Chinese were disqualified for being too young. They
must be 17 to compete at World's.
--Vetmom
At 04:15 PM 6/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Here is a copy of a message I posted on another women's wreslting bulletin
>board:
>
>
>I would like feed back and spark discussion about the age girls can start
>wrestling on the open women's tournaments. Currently it is 17. Many of the
>top women this year at the Women's team trials are 17-20. Some most likely
>turning 17 this year and competing at the women's level.
>
>Clarissa Chun
>Jenny Wong
>Erin Tomeo
>Sara McMann
>Tonya Evinger
>Toccara Montgomery
>Dominique Smalley
>Alicia Mena
>
>Just to name a few. I would love to see the women's age limits lowered to
>say 15, if certified by a docotor and muscularly fit. How are we going to
>farm Olympic wrestlers if they don't get competition. For example, My
>daughter is 14 and could compete and most likely place in the top 5 in most
>of the women's tournaments. She has no competition to speak of. Her only
>competition so far has been Alicia Mena at the USGWA whom she lost to. She
>went 6-1 in that tournament with all 6 of her wins pins, she was notified
>later that she actually won the most pins award. They gave it to the wrong
>person there at the tournament. She is only an 8th grader and h w it sits
>now she has to wait 3 more years to compete against top women!!!!!
>
>Even next year when she will be a first year Cadet she can only compete as
>that and not move up to the Junior tournament.
>
>She has exhibitioned two Canadian National Team Members last January at the
>Oreogn Classic and pinned one and lost 14-4 to the other. She is ready to
>compete against our top women and I'm sure she is not alone in the US. Our
>up and coming great wrestlers need competition to become better! How can we
>provide them it? I would love to dicuss this and if anyone has any ideas on
>how to solve this dilema it is much appreicated!!!!
>
>Juli Lang.....U
>
>
>
>Juli Lang
>Northwest Analytical, Inc.
>519 S.W. Park Ave.
>Portland, Oregon USA 97205-3207
>Phone: (503) 224-7727 / Fax: (503) 224-5236
>
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Gail S. Wolfe, DVM
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