Nyla Valencia wins gold at Canada Cup
SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island, Canada – Nyla Valencia of Morgan Hill, Calif., the lone U.S. entry on the Canada Cup, claimed a gold medal at 50 kg in ladies’s freestyle on Saturday.
Valencia went 4-0 in her five-athlete spherical robin to assert the title at 50 kg. In her first bout, she defeated Canadian Katie Dutchak of the Saskatoon WC, 8-3, who would go on to win the silver medal.
Different wins had been over Canadians Augusta Eve of the Dinos WC and Serena Di Benedetto of the Hamilton WC. She additionally scored an damage default victory over Korea’s Lee Junghyun.
Valencia received the U23 World Workforce Trials earlier this spring. She graduated highschool this 12 months, and ended the season ranked No. 1 within the USA at 112 kilos within the Nationwide Ladies Excessive Faculty Rankings. She’s going to attend the College of Iowa this fall.
CANADA CUP
At Summerside, PEI, Canada, July 2
Girls’s freestyle consequence
50 kg
1st Place – Nyla Valencia of USA
2nd Place – Katie Dutchak of Saskatoon WC
third Place – Serena Di Benedetto of Hamilton WC
4th Place – Lee Junghyun of Korea
fifth Place – Augusta Eve of Dinos WC
Lee Junghyun (Korea) received by choice over Augusta Eve (Dinos WC) (Dec 8-3)
Nyla Valencia (USA) received by choice over Katie Dutchak (Saskatoon WC) (Dec 8-5)
Katie Dutchak (Saskatoon WC) received by choice over Serena Di Benedetto (Hamilton WC) (Dec 7-6)
Nyla Valencia (USA) received by tech fall over Augusta Eve (Dinos WC) (TF 11-0)
Nyla Valencia (USA) received by choice over Serena Di Benedetto (Hamilton WC) (Dec 14-6)
Katie Dutchak (Saskatoon WC) received by fall over Lee Junghyun (Korea) (Fall 3:49)
Serena Di Benedetto (Hamilton WC) received by tech fall over Lee Junghyun (Korea) (TF 11-0)
Katie Dutchak (Saskatoon WC) received by tech fall over Augusta Eve (Dinos WC) (TF 11-1)
Serena Di Benedetto (Hamilton WC) received by choice over Augusta Eve (Dinos WC) (Dec 10-7)
Nyla Valencia (USA) received by damage default over Lee Junghyun (Korea) (Inj. 0:00)
