Infolady Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 DEMI STRUB WINS SILVER AT PAN AM GAMES SAO PAOLO, Brazil ? The United States won the team title in women?s freestyle at the Junior Pan American Championships on Saturday, July 2, 2011. The U.S. team was led by gold medalists Emily Webster at 44 kg/97 lbs. and Rachael Shannon at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. Webster pinned Canada?s Darby Huckle in the finals. Shannon defeated runner-up Natalia Rodriguez of Puerto Rico. Webster, a high school star from Missouri, will attend Oklahoma City University. Shannon competes for Lindenwood University. Winning silver medals for the United States were Shauna Isbell at 55 kg/121 lbs., Demi Strub at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. and Kimberly Spiegel at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. Isbell is a student at Lindenwood University. Strub is a high school star from Indiana. Spiegel, a high school star from Pennsylvania, attends the U.S. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan. The United States and Canada were tied in first in the final team standings with 64 points, but the USA won the team title on the second tiebreaker. Marcie Van Dusen, the head coach at Menlo College, and Toccara Montgomery, the head coach at Lindenwood, coached the U.S. team. Both are past Olympians. ?We are proud of this team? said U.S. coach Marcie Van Dusen. "This team represented themselves well on and off the mat, they were a pleasure to coach and I expect we will be seeing these women bring back medals from World Championship Teams in the future. I was especially impressed with Rachel Shannon's composure, she is a true competitor, knowing when to turn it up a notch she wrestled smart throughout the tournament," said Van Dusen. "We had a good group of girls who wanted to win, which made our job a lot easier," said Montgomery. The U.S. team was developed from those who were medalists at the Body Bar Women?s Junior Nationals in Florida in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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