Deanna Rix

Career

Rix has shown success wrestling both girls and boys. She made national headlines when she made it to the finals of the Class A State Wrestling championship in Maine, being profiled in United States of America Today (March 4, 2005) and in an article distributed by the Associated Press to newspapers nationwide. At the 2005 Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota, she entered the boys Greco-Roman division, wrestling at 130 pounds, and handily defeated her first two opponents (10-0, and pin at 1:14), before losing her third match 3-0 and ultimately pulling out with a minor hand injury.

When asked by a reporter whether she preferred wrestling boys or girls, she replied that she preferred wrestling boys because "beating them is more fun." This also goes along with the story where she gave Garrett O"Malley a black eye while play-wrestling at a football spaghetti dinner.

With her expertise in technical skill and notable good looks many observers believe that she could eventually become successful in and eventually an important representative for United States. Women"s wrestling.

Achievements

• Against girls, she won three consecutive Junior Girls National Championships (2003-2005), finishing sixth at the 2005 Senior Women"s National Championships, second at the 2005 Body Bar Senior Nationals, and fourth at the 2003 Women"s World Championships. Wrestling for Marshwood High School, she won the 100th match of her high school career in January 2005. All her high school victories were against boys. Poised to become the first female in United States. history to win a State wrestling championship against boys, she ultimately lost the match with four seconds remaining in double overtime against Shane Leadbetter, and so finished second in State.

Membership

A promising Olympic hopeful, Rix has since begun attending the University of Northern Michigan, home of the United States. Olympic Education Center where she is a member of the women"s wrestling squad and is majoring in cosmetology.