{"id":2011,"date":"2006-02-14T06:50:29","date_gmt":"2006-02-14T11:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w2011\/"},"modified":"2006-02-14T06:50:29","modified_gmt":"2006-02-14T11:50:29","slug":"priscilla-brownfield-1st-girl-to-qualify-for-ky-state-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w2011\/priscilla-brownfield-1st-girl-to-qualify-for-ky-state-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"Priscilla Brownfield 1st Girl To Qualify for KY State Tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"headline\">Campbell County wrestler is one of a kind<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"deckline\">Brownfield first girl to qualify for state meet<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">By Terry Boehmker<br \/>\nPost staff  reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Priscilla Brownfield should draw a lot of attention when she  competes in the Kentucky high school wrestling championships this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">The Campbell County senior is the first female wrestler to qualify  for the state tournament, but she doesn&#8217;t want to cause a stir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;I&#8217;d rather be in a little corner wrestling where nobody sees me, &#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;I really don&#8217;t do this for publicity. It&#8217;s just something I  do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Brownfield received a berth in the state tournament for placing  third in the 103-pound weight class at the 6th Region Tournament on Saturday at  Simon Kenton High School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">She&#8217;ll be one of 32 wrestlers competing for gold, silver and  bronze medals in that weight class when the state tournament begins Thursday at  Frankfort Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Brownfield sees no reason why she can&#8217;t make it to the final  rounds on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;I believe so, and my coach believes so, &#8220;she said. &#8220;We definitely  believe I can place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Brownfield won three of four matches in the regional qualifier to  raise her season record to 39-15. In the consolation finals, she defeated Simon  Kenton freshman Robbie Vaughn, 5-3, to earn a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;That was probably the best match she had all day, &#8220;said Campbell  County coach Mike Bankemper. &#8220;In her first match she wasn&#8217;t aggressive at all.  It was like she had a mental block and couldn&#8217;t get over it. But she finally  came around and went after it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">The top four finishers in each weight class qualify for the state  tournament. Brownfield had already clinched a berth when she took the mat  against Vaughn, but she didn&#8217;t take it easy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Brownfield, 18, scored two points on a takedown in the first  period and got another takedown in the second period to build a 5-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;That was a big accomplishment for me, &#8220;she said. &#8220;This year, I  haven&#8217;t been doing a lot of takedowns. I haven&#8217;t wrestled as hard as I wanted  to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Vaughn scored two points on a reverse and one point on an escape  to cut the lead to 5-3, but Brownfield held on for the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;That was my fourth time wrestling (Vaughn) and every single time  we wrestled it went into double overtime or sudden death, &#8220;she said. &#8220;This time  I said, &#8216;I&#8217;m going six full minutes, and that&#8217;s it.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Brownfield said qualifying for state &#8220;relieves a lot of stress &#8221; after working six years to attain that goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">She started wrestling when she was in the seventh grade and came  up through the Campbell County feeder program. After sitting out her sophomore  season with a dislocated left elbow, she wasn&#8217;t able to make the Camels&#8217;  starting lineup for last year&#8217;s regional tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Brownfield hurt her right elbow earlier this season, but she  stayed in the starting lineup. She wears a protective wrap on her elbow, but she  didn&#8217;t let that hold her back during the regional tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;I just had to get out there and say, &#8216;I&#8217;m going to do this,&#8217; and  if I don&#8217;t at least I can say I went out and did everything I could to win, &#8220;she  said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Earlier this season, the 4-foot-9 senior said she never had any  qualms about competing against boys in such a physical contact sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;It just feels natural to me and I love the competition, &#8220;she  said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just a sense of going out and beating boys. It&#8217;s the  satisfaction of knowing I can win against another person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">Brownfield has received recruiting letters from several colleges  that have women&#8217;s wrestling programs. She plans to attend the University of  Cumberlands in Kentucky and carry on her wrestling career there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">What she does in the state high school tournament won&#8217;t have much  effect on her future. The most important thing to her is being in the  bracket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body\">&#8220;When I got in high school everybody said I&#8217;ll quit, but I  didn&#8217;t, &#8220;Brownfield said. &#8220;This is my dream. I really love this. I don&#8217;t care if  I lose or if I win, I still love it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campbell County wrestler is one of a kind Brownfield first girl to qualify for state meet By Terry Boehmker Post staff reporter Priscilla Brownfield should draw a lot of attention when she competes in the Kentucky high school wrestling championships this week. 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