Tuff Girl Wrestling

News for 3 Aug 02

Kathrine Williams was named Female Wrestler of the Year at Iowa Wrestling Federation awards banquet. This award is presented to the top female wrestler in the IWF based upon USA Wrestling-sanctioned events. In girls competition, Kathrine won the USA-Minnesota Women's Open, the Illinois girls freestyle and Greco-Roman state championships, the Northen Plains Girls Folkstyle Festival, and two sections of the Northern Plains Girls Freestyle Festival. Against boys, she won the IWF state championpship in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, and finished third in Greco-Roman/fourth in freestyle at the Northern Plains Regionals. In both of those events, Kathrine went unbeaten to win her pool and then came up short in the semi-finals of the medal rounds.

Tim Williams was voted into the new position for the Iowa Wrestling Federation - Girls Director. Tim will be focusing on creating opportunities for Iowa girls and women to wrestle freestyle. His goal is to establish tournaments and clinics that will help Iowa establish a team to take to next year's girls Junior Nationals in Fargo.

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