LAS VEGAS — Coming into this weekend's U.S. Olympic Team Trials, no person from Hawai'i had ever made a U.S. Olympic team for wrestling.

Clarissa Chun made sure that changed.

The 26-year old from Kapolei won the 105.5-pound women's freestyle division tonight at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas defeating 2004 Olympic bronze medalist — and long-time rival — Patricia Miranda twice in as many matches to punch her ticket to Beijing.

"I'm so happy. I was almost going to cry (on the mat)," Chun said. "It's been an incredible journey, but it's all worth it."

Chun, a 1999 Roosevelt graduate, was the third seed in the Challenge Tournament, which Miranda sat out as the senior national champion, to set-up the best-of-three final.

Chun won the first bout, taking two of the three two-minute periods. In the second match, Chun took the first period, 1-0, on a tiebreaker and a late takedown helped her win the second period 3-1.

Chun beat Alyssa Lampe by technical fall in the quarterfinal round, then topped Sara Fulp-Allen, two rounds to one, in the semifinals. She then beat Mary Kelly in the Challenege Tournament final in two rounds.