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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
1/20/2014 Angeleigh Davis Women's Basketball
1/20/2014 Selene Lopez Women's Track & Field
1/13/2014 Vanessa Smith Women's Wrestling
1/13/2014 Travis Payton Men's Basketball
1/7/2014 Stephanie Afunugo Women's Basketball
1/7/2014 Mich Napier Men's Wrestling
1/1/2014 Kelly Lawson Men's Basketball
1/1/2014 Markus Monroe Men's Basketball
12/25/2013 Barry Johnson Men's Basketball
12/25/2013 Stephanie Afunugo Women's Basketball
12/16/2013 Laura Castillo Women's Basketball
12/16/2013 Markese Christian Men's Wrestling
12/9/2013 Grecia Rivera Volleyball
12/9/2013 Shahala Hawkins Volleyball
12/2/2013 Iesha Greer Women's Basketball
12/2/2013 Barry Johnson Men's Basketball
11/25/2013 Sarah Jerotich Women's Cross Ctry.
11/25/2013 Ashlyn Westerman Volleyball
11/18/2013 Juhreece Thompson Men's Basketball
11/18/2013 Tamyra Mensah Women's Wrestling
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