She maybe “only a freshman” but at the FILA Pan American Junior Championships at Guadalajara, Mexico, she was a superstar. Randi Beltz, freshman at Missouri Valley College, was the first female wrestler to win a medal at the MSHSAA Championships, and she did it twice. She was one of three on team USA to win gold and assist the team in finishing in first place. Randi was in the 63-kilogram weight class and won three out of four matches to clinch the gold.
Randi being a girl in a male dominated sport has found herself in matches with boys more than once, and has won more than once. A gratifying feat. “Some opponents get ticked off,” Randi said. “Some parents get ticked off. A couple of boys have cried.”
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