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Tamyra Mensah

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/21/2015
  • Sport
    Women's Wrestling
  • Bio
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Tamyra Mensah moved one step closer to qualifying for the 2016 Olympics by winning the 69-kilogram class at the U.S. Senior Nationals in Las Vegas. She won her first three matches by technical fall then in the finals defeated Olympic bronze medalist Randi Miller by a 5-2 decision. The win earned Mensah the No. 1 seed for the U.S. Olympic Trials to be held April 8-10 in Iowa City, Iowa. Mensah, was named outstanding wrestler of the entire tournament. Mensah is redshirting at Wayland this academic year while training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. WBU Coach Aaron Meister: "This will greatly enhance her chance of making the final and ultimately getting her to Rio (de Janeiro) for the 2016 Olympics. It's quite a feat to beat (an Olympic) bronze medalist, and to win outstanding wrestler of the entire tournament is outstanding.” Video
 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/1/2014 Stephanie Afunugo Women's Basketball
12/1/2014 Jordon Johnson Men's Basketball
11/24/2014 Benard Keter Men's Cross Country
11/24/2014 Royal Crouch Men's Basketball
11/17/2014 Shahala Hawkins Volleyball
11/17/2014 Jacob Palmgren Men's Wrestling
11/11/2014 Catherine Gitahi Women's Cross Ctry.
11/11/2014 Ulisses Lopez Men's Cross Country
11/5/2014 Alden Mann Football
11/5/2014 Josiah Morales Men's Swimming & Diving
10/31/2014 Steven Diack Men's Golf
10/31/2014 Daniel Martinez Football
10/21/2014 Jodian Morris Women's Soccer
10/21/2014 Tarkyia Mensah Women's Wrestling
10/13/2014 Benard Keter Men's Cross Country
10/13/2014 Morgan Seaton Volleyball
10/6/2014 Taval Whittaker Men's Soccer
10/6/2014 Tori Nimtz Women's Soccer
9/29/2014 Cerila Zamarripa Women's Soccer
9/29/2014 Sarah Jerotich Women's Cross Ctry.
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