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Athletes of the Week

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
5/6/2013 Natasha Gay Women's Track & Field
5/6/2013 Tom Bailey Baseball
4/29/2013 Darryn Els Men's Golf
4/29/2013 Nathalia Valencia Women's Golf
4/22/2013 Colton Palmer Baseball
4/22/2013 Lorenzo Dolphus Men's Track & Field
4/15/2013 Natasha Gay Women's Track & Field
4/15/2013 Dance Team Dance
4/8/2013 Gortia Ferguson Women's Track & Field
4/8/2013 Bernie Rosario Baseball
4/1/2013 Morgan Matchett Women's Golf
4/1/2013 Tamyra Mensah Women's Wrestling
3/25/2013 BJ Sheppard Cheer
3/25/2013 Nathalia Valencia Women's Golf
3/20/2013 Ryan Connolly Men's Golf
3/18/2013 Johnny Hendrixson Baseball
3/18/2013 Jose Urena Baseball
3/11/2013 Ian Ansett Men's Golf
3/11/2013 Tom Bailey Baseball
3/4/2013 Jose Alvarez Men's Wrestling
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