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Roosevelt grad Chun captures national wrestling championship
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i's Clarissa Chun won a championship and Stephany Lee and Donell Bradley took second-place medals yesterday at USA Wrestling's Women's University National Championships in St. Joseph, Minn.
Chun, a 1999 Roosevelt High graduate who is a resident at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, rallied to win the 48kg (112.25 pounds) final, 11-6, over Mary Kelly of Chanute, Kan.
Kelly led after twice turning Chun in the first period. Chun tied the score with a headlock throw, then was able to turn Kelly to take the match. Chun also won the Most Falls award with two pins in 1:26.
Lee, a 2002 Moanalua High graduate who had won two national titles two weeks ago at the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association nationals, was runner-up in the 72kg (158.5 pounds) division to world champion Toccara Montgomery of Williamsburg, Ky. The score was 11-1 in 4:24.
Bradley, a 1999 Radford graduate and senior at Missouri Valley College, got the silver medal in the 77kg (169.5 pounds) division, losing the final 12-3 to Satrinina Vernon, an Olympic Training Center resident.
By finishing second, Lee and Bradley earned "funded access" to the Olympic Training Center, meaning they can use the center's facilities for clinics and instruction at no cost during the next year.
"I went for three weeks last summer," Bradley said. "They have sports psychologists or anything else you need help with."
Also in the University Division, Castle graduates Katie Kunimoto (51kg/112.5 pounds) and Cathy Migita (55kg/121 pounds) placed fifth and Radford senior Ku'u Johnson (67kg/147.5 pounds) took sixth.
Kunimoto also is an Olympic Training Center resident. Lee, Migita and Johnson represented the Wahine Wrestling Club.
In USA Wrestling's FILA Junior National Championships (ages 17-20) on Saturday, Mililani High senior Debbie Sakai won the 51kg (112.5 pounds) title. Migita 55kg (121) and Lee 67kg (147.5) finished second and Kailua High senior Danyelle Hedin was second at 56kg.
In the Cadet (ages 15-17) division, Sakai finished second at 56kg (123.5). Participation was scant in the younger divisions.
WATER POLO
• Stanford beats UH: Third-ranked Stanford beat seventh-ranked University of Hawai'i, 9-3, yesterday to snap the visiting Rainbow Wahine's six-match winning streak in their regular-season finale.
Hawai'i goalkeeper Amber Lumb posted 11 saves and Kristy Bagnell scored two goals.
Stanford is 16-2 overall and 8-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Hawai'i (10-12 and 4-6) next plays in the MPSF Tournament, April 25-27, at Stanford.
BASEBALL
• Grand Canyon sweeps HPU: Grand Canyon (Ariz.) swept Hawai'i Pacific, 12-2 and 10-8, yesterday in a doubleheader at Hans L'Orange Field.
Joey Reiman batted 4-for-4 and Greg Serrano went 3-for-4 with a home run to lead Grand Canyon's 15-hit attack in the first game.
In the second game, Grand Canyon (28-20) scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to break a 7-7 tie.
Geoffrey Say had two hits and two RBIs for HPU (22-16).
GOLF
• UH women place 12th: The University of Hawai'i women's team finished 12th in the 13-team Peg Barnard Collegiate yesterday in Palo Alto, Calif.
The Rainbow Wahine shot a two-round total of 94-over 670. Denver won with a 621, followed by host Stanford (622) and San Jose State (623).
Stanford's Wendra Liang won the individual title with a 4-over148. UH senior Bobbie Arakawa tied for 51st at166.
QUARTERBACK CLUB
• Viloria to speak: Professional boxer Brian Viloria of Waipahu is scheduled to speak at today's Honolulu Quarterback Club.
Lunch is at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting at noon at the Pagoda Hotel.
Also scheduled to appear are:
- Mike Cavanaugh, University of Hawai'i offensive line coach.
- Tom Moffatt of Tom Moffatt productions.
- Sherrie Faildo, varsity cheerleading coach of the state champion Moanalua High, with performances by pep squad.
The club also will honor its outstanding male and female sports persons for March, Saint Louis wrestler Jonathan Spiker and Moanalua wrestler Caylene Valdez. Spiker and Valdez each completed their high school careers in March with their fourth consecutive state titles.
