#17 Women's Wrestling 5/13/2012 3:21:00 PM

Page of OCU wins outstanding wrestler in Body Bar Junior Championships

Garr, Page take titles in Body Bar FILA Junior Championships

Jennifer Page became outstanding wrestler of the Body Bar FILA Junior Championships and nailed down a berth on Team USA to wrestle in the Junior World Championships on Sept. 4-9 in Pattaya, Thailand.

LAKELAND, Fla. – Jennifer Page of Oklahoma City University picked up the outstanding wrestler of the Body Bar Women's Wrestling FILA Junior Championships after winning the 67-kilogram championship on Sunday at the Lakeland Center.
Page, a sophomore-to-be from Orangevale, Calif., and Kristi Garr, a rising junior from Goodrich, Mich., captured titles. The two will represent the United States in the Junior World Championships on Sept. 4-9 in Pattaya, Thailand.
The Stars' Emily Webster and incoming OCU freshman Rachel McFarland took runner-up honors Sunday. McFarland and Webster, a sophomore from Sedalia, Mo., secured spots on the U.S. team competing in the Pan American Games on June 6-10 in Guatemala.
In the challenge tournament, OCU's Brianna Rahall finished second at 44 kilograms (97 pounds), Brieana Delgado took runner-up at 63 (138), Heather O'Connor nabbed third at 72 (158) and Demi Strub finished eighth at 158.
Page grabbed the 147-pound crown by defeating Amanda Hendey of King (Tenn.) 2-0 in the best-of-three championship series. Page won the first match 1-0, 1-0, then wrapped up the championship with a fall. In the second bout, Page dropped the first period 4-1 before pinning Hendey in 49 seconds.
“I'm really excited for going to Junior Worlds,” Page said. “I wrestled pretty well until the finals. I got a little nervous in the finals. I had a good day today.”
Garr took two out of three matches from Jessica Fresh of Waldorf (Iowa) in the 48-kilogram (105) championship series. Garr stuck the pin in the first match in 1:05 before Fresh evened the series with a 4-1, 1-0 win. Garr won the decisive contest 2-2, 4-0.
Page and Kristie Davis will compete for the United States in the Hari Ram Indian Wrestling Grand Prix on May 25-27 in New Delhi, India.

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