Word: wrestlers
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...life in prison for killing two men in Cleveland, Ohio, when Tocarra was 15. She released her anger in wrestling; just months after joining the team at Cleveland's East Tech High, she won the silver medal at girls nationals. Two years later, she was named International Women's Wrestler of the Year. "She doesn't drink. She doesn't get high. She doesn't party," says her Cumberland College coach, Kip Tranik. "She trains 50 weeks a year...
...Thailand; 2003 world champ Somjit Jongjohor is looking to strike gold. And in one of the newest Olympic sports, women's wrestling, Japan can expect up to four gold medals, thanks in part to Kyoko Hamaguchi, a champion heavyweight grappler who is following in the footsteps of her pro wrestler father...
...WOMEN'S WRESTLING The women who take to the mat in Athens won't just be battling for gold, silver and bronze?they'll be fighting for respect. That's a struggle Japan's top female wrestler, Kyoko Hamaguchi, understands well. As the daughter of popular 1970s pro wrestler Heigo (Animal) Hamaguchi, who today helps coach her, Kyoko Hamaguchi was expected to be a champion on bloodline alone. Her father never tried to make things easy on her. "I have been coaching my daughter since she was 13 and made her cry many times," he says. Determined to live...
...highlight of the year was obviously co-captain Jesse Jantzen (149 lbs.), whose NCAA championship, Outstanding Wrestling Award and laundry list of other accolades have him penciled in as the greatest wrestler in Harvard history...
...particular difficulty throughout the year was fielding wrestlers at 157 and 165 lbs., which rotated between freshmen Bobby Latessa and Jonathan Spiker, sophomore J.T. Young and seniors Brandon Kauffman and Jantzen. But there was only so much Jantzen—who spent most of the year at 149 lbs.—could do; he was the only Crimson wrestler to garner points during every dual meet...