I didn't think they ever had an Espoir category for women. Even the Cadet
category is relatively new.
--Vetmom
At 09:24 PM 6/10/00 -0000, you wrote:
>Part of the problem is that FILA eliminated the Espoirs category.
>Perhaps it should be re-instated now that there are more female
>wrestlers?
>Also, more cadet competitions, obviously.
>
>
>
>--- In womenswrestling@egroups.com, "Gail S. Wolfe" <gaw@a...> wrote:
>> 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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