She won thursday, but lost her secondround match on. Wrestler defaults against cassy herkelman for family. Feb 07, 2011 boys wrestling girls herkelman, winner by default of course the civil leftists in the country all got together and abusively ganged up on 15 year old high school wrestler, joel northrup, for forfeiting a match at the state championships, because his upcoming opponent was a girl, cassy herkelman. High school athlete refuses to wrestle female opponent.
After making history, iowa female wrestler loses in state quarterfinals. Female high school wrestler wins and makes history by default. Iowa wrestler cites conscience and faith in defaulting. Wrestling record book effective april 9, 2020 agasd will be closed for the remainder of the school year due to the statewide order by governor wolf. Sixteenyearold wrestler joel northrup faced a dilemma when he was scheduled to wrestle cassy herkelman, one of only two girls to make it to. Northrup, a homeschooled sophomore whose record was 354 wrestling for linnmar high school this season, handed cedar falls freshman cassy herkelman a win by default at the tournament thursday. Cedar falls cassy herkelman gets her arm raised after winning by default in a class 3a 112 pound match at the iowa state wrestling tournament, thursday. Iowa high school wrestler defaults rather than face girl. While northrups default allowed cassy herkelman to be the first female to win a match in iowas state wrestling tournament, she predictably went on to lose her next match to matt victor from. Both students are daughters of former iowa prep wrestlers who qualified for state themselves. Boy wont wrestle girl, defaults at iowa tourney ap. Cassy herkelman won a state wrestling match after a boy refused to wrestle her, citing religious beliefs.
After a standout season in which he went 354, joel northrup had every reason to dream of winning an iowa wrestling championship this year, but he gave it all up. Feb 17, 2011 joel northrup, a homeschooled sophomore who was 354 wrestling for linnmar high school this season, praised his firstround opponent, cedar falls freshman cassy herkelman, and ottumwa sophomore. Girl wrestler cassy herkelman says foe who abstained had the right. It is not something that i or cassy herkelman or rachel watters. Iowa high school senior refuses to wrestle girl at state. Iowa wrestling standout refuses to face girl local. Even though he entered with a 354 record, northrup forfeited rather than violate his religious principles. Herkelman made history, but she was knocked out of the tournament today. By jim kavanagh, cnn a high school wrestler in wrestling crazy iowa forfeited a tournament match thursday after refusing to grapple with a female opponent. Popular pro wrestling books showing 150 of 254 have a nice day a tale of blood and sweatsocks paperback by. Feb 18, 2011 the drama is over in the iowa state high school wrestling tournament.
Northrup, a homeschooled sophomore who competes for linnmar high school, said his religious beliefs wouldnt allow him to wrestle cassy herkelman, a ponytailed freshman from cedar falls who. Much of the kerfuffle im sure was because the boy was making a moral decision based on religious thought and teaching. After making history, iowa female wrestler loses in state. Wrestler explains why he wouldnt take on a girl february 23, 2011 10. Herkelman had a 20 record entering the tournament, but was deprived of the chance to show her skills when her favored opponent, sophomore joel northrup, defaulted rather than wrestle her. And hats off to herkelman and megan black, who became the first two girls to make the iowa state wrestling. Should boys and girls compete against each other in wrestling.
Wrestling record book pdf cornell university athletics. Install the latest free adobe acrobat reader and use the download link below. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. High school wrestler forfeits match in iowa state tournament rather. Iowa high school wrestling megan black and cassy herkelman.
Des moines, iowa after a standout season in which he went 354, joel northrup had every reason to dream of winning an iowa wrestling championship this year, but he. Iowa state wrestling tourney cassy herkelman youtube. That grappling with a girl was insulting to the girl and shouldnt be done. He should have fought the female wrestler guest contributor. Des moines, iowa after a standout season in which he went 354, joel northrup had every reason to dream of winning an iowa wrestling championship. Cassy herkelman wins wrestling match when boy wont compete. The father of cassy herkelman, the female wrester northrup didnt want to face, agrees with me too. Rather than face off against lady challenger cassy herkelman a a state meet today, 16yearold iowa wrestler joel northrup forfeited the match, saying. Record book division i individual records singleseason victories 38 steve mytych 200708 37 mike carroll 200203 36 steve mytych 200910 34 tim rothka 199091. Feb 16, 2011 but another record could be set in the history books this month. As a reminder, we are serving free lunch to anyone 18 years of age or younger at four locations.
According to the national wrestling coaches association nwca database, herkelman takes a 20 record into states and black sports a 2212 mark with eight recorded pins. Iowa star wrestler forfeits rather than face girl the. Posted mar 08, 2012 by stefanie loh, the patriotnews. Herkelman made history, but she was knocked out of the tournament. Iowa wrestling star withdraws from match faith wont let. A teen who wouldnt wrestle a girl reminds us of sandy koufax who refused to pitch on yom kippur. High school wrestler defaults at tournament rather than face. But the 14yearold said friday she didnt feel slighted when he refused to wrestle her because she was a girl. Boy refuses to wrestle girl at iowa state tournament the new.
Posted an overall record of 239 and was tied for team lead with eight falls. Jan 24, 2020 for the record, jakoubek is the former cassy herkelman, who in 2011 as a cedar falls tiger was the first female wrestler to qualify for the iowa high school state wrestling championships. Mckendree university athletics cassy herkelman 201516. Discover the best wrestler biographies in best sellers. Cassy herkelman would have rather wrestled joel northrup than to become by default the first girl to ever win a match in iowas state tournament. The twoway cassy herkelman won a state wrestling match after a boy refused to wrestle her, citing religious beliefs. Cassy herkelman, a freshman from cedar falls who advanced by default thursday when a boy refused to wrestle her, lost twice friday and was eliminated, cnn affiliate whotv in des moines reports. High school wrestler forfeits match in iowa state tournament.
Cedar falls high schools cassy herkelman, bottom, wrestles with indianolas matt victor in a class 3a 112 pound quarterfinal match, friday, feb. Feb 18, 2011 cedar falls cassy herkelman wins the class 3a 112pound match by default. Wrestler explains why he wouldnt take on a girl cbs news. Joel northrup, a homeschooled sophomore who was 354 wrestling for linnmar high school this season, praised his firstround opponent, cedar falls freshman cassy herkelman, and ottumwa sophomore megan black, who became the first two girls to make the state wrestling tournament in its 85year history. View cassy herkelman s season and meetbymeet wrestling stats while attending omaha central high school. Iowa girl wrestler loses in state quarterfinals the san.
Iowa high school athlete refuses to wrestle girl news the. Iowa wrestler refuses to face girl in state tournament. As the associated press reported, joel refused to compete against a girl at the state tournament. An iowa high school wrestler who was among the favorites to win his weight. Iowa girl wrestler loses in state quarterfinals the denver post. Boys wrestling girls a clash of worlds and worldviews the. Homeschooled wrestler makes championship statement in refusal. Cassy herkelman high school wrestling stats omaha central. Despite how he looks to others see some discussion below, the mans got class. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
Parent info wrestling club contact us single season. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. Boy wont wrestle girl, defaults at iowa tourney feb 18, 2011. Cedar falls cassy herkelman, center, and her opponent joel. I understand cassy herkelman s athleticism and her desire to compete against the best athletes around. Cassy herkelman 201516 womens wrestling mckendree university. Des moines, iowa ap after a standout season in which he went 354, joel northrup had every reason to dream of winning an iowa wrestling championship this year, but he gave it all up before his first state tournament match thursday. Waverly felicity taylor stood in the middle of the wrestling room and. Joel northrup, wrestling for linnmar high school this season, praised his firstround opponent, cedar falls high school freshman cassy herkelman. Margaret douma okcu at the 2015 womens university nationals in oklahoma city, okla.
She had a 20 record at cedar falls high entering the tournament and thinks it would have been a close match between her and northrup. Joel northrup, a homeschooled sophomore who was 354 wrestling for linnmar high school this season, praised his firstround opponent, cedar falls freshman cassy herkelman, and ottumwa sophomore. An iowa high school wrestler who was one of the favorites to win his. He had drawn cassy herkelman, a female freshman, as his opponent, and he could not, in. Cedar falls high school freshman cassy herkelman became the first girl ever to win a match in the.
Indianolas matt victor, top, controls cedar falls cassy herkelman in the class 3a 112lb second round at the 2011 iowa high school state wrestling tournament in des moines friday, february 18, 2011. How to defend against a street fight punch avoid a one punch knockout victor marx duration. The highest joel, who came in with a 354 record, can finish this. Cedar falls high school freshman cassy herkelman became the first girl ever to win a match in the iowa state high school wrestling tournament. Wrestling record book pdf having trouble viewing this document. Its an uphill climb as girls try to establish themselves in wrestling in pennsylvania updated jan 05, 2019. High school freshman cassy herkelman win a match in the iowa state high school wrestling tournament break out the record books. Wrestler not first to sacrifice for his faith press herald. An iowa high school wrestler who was one of the favorites to win his weight class defaulted on his firstround state tournament match rather than face one of the first girls to ever qualify for. Joel northrup, a homeschooled sophomore, said he defaulted on his match with. Megan black holds a place in the state record books as the first girl to win a contested match at the iowa high school wrestling tournament. Joel northrup drew cassy herkelman as his firstround opponent.
For girls on wrestling mat, an uphill struggle to compete. Iowa wrestler refuses to face girl, defaults iowa news. Feb 28, 2011 rachel hale won a state wrestling championship in vermont on saturday night, an achievement that highlighted the obstacles girls face to compete in the sport. Des moines, iowa ap cassy herkelman would have rather wrestled joel northrup than to become by default the first girl to ever win a match in iowas state tournament. Northrup said i have a tremendous amount of respect for cassy and megan and their accomplishments. Wrestling standout refuses to face girl orange county register. Joel northrup cited his christian faith for refusing to wrestle cassy herkelman in last weeks iowa state championship. While michaela hutchison is the first girl to win a state highschool wrestling championship award ever, black and herkelman are attempting to be the first to do so in the state of iowa. Northrups decision to default put herkelman in the quarterfinals in the 112pound weight class, and it put her name in the record book as the first girl to win an iowa state tournament match. Wrestling program record book updated entering the 201516 national championships this record book is a publication of messiah college athletic communciations.