Quotes from Sara Fulp-Allen, Mary Kelly, Marcie Van Dusen and Alaina Berube at 2005 World University Games
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Sara Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College), 3rd place at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
On winning a bronze medal:
“I’m happy to win a bronze medal. I made some mistakes in the first match and just really didn’t know how to counter what she was coming at me with.”
On what she learned at this event:
“I have to go home and work on what I did wrong. I was glad to get more matches in, though, because that is really what I need to do, wrestle more internationally.”
Mary Kelly, Mahomet, Ill. (Northern Michigan Univ./New York AC), 3rd place at 51 kg/112.25 lbs.
On winning a bronze medal:
“I felt like I wrestled well. In my second match, I went against the Olympic gold medalist. She was very strong, but that was a match I was glad to get in. Against the Turkish woman in the bronze-medal match, I just tried to wrestle a very smart match. I wanted to work to control the tie-ups, and for the most part I feel like I did a pretty good job of that.”
On the competition at the World University Games:
“There was some real good competition at all of the weight classes here, including mine. We had Olympic champions and other medalists all competing here. It’s very rare that at this time of year you can find this level of competition unless you are at the World Championships.”
Marcie Van Dusen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Univ. of Minnesota-Morris/Sunkist Kids), 3rd place at 55 kg/121 lbs.
On winning a bronze medal:
“Obviously I came here to win a gold and I didn’t accomplish that, so I am a little disappointed. However, I think I wrestled some good matches and I did some good things on the mat. Any time you can get solid competition overseas, you need to jump at the opportunity.”
On pinning her last opponent:
“There were some openings there. She made a mistake and I caught her on it. I just knew that I needed to score at least one point to win. Anything that I was able to get after that was a plus.”
On the importance of these matches:
“I made some mistakes I need to learn from. Since I am not going to the World Championships this year, this is a good tournament for me to compete in to ensure that I continue to train throughout the year.”
Alaina Berube, Escanaba, Mich. (Cumberland College/New York AC), 3rd place at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
On pinning Borges to win the bronze:
“She was making a comeback, but she stepped too far there near the end. The opening was there, so I took it.”
On the team’s performance in Izmir:
“I thought we all did a pretty good job of coming back. These are some resilient women. There was a tough field for us here to compete against, and all of us lost tough matches.”
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