Ex-Arundel star Woody pins down college choice

The Baltimore Sun

Former Arundel wrestler Nicole Woody, the first girl to reach a state final while competing against boys, has signed to wrestle at Oklahoma City University.

Woody, who made her decision Monday, will join a women's program that is just getting started. The Stars' first dual meet will be against the University of the Cumberlands of Kentucky on Oct. 13.

Woody, who was the Class 4A-3A state runner-up at 103 pounds last March, was America's lone junior world champion - male or female - in Guatemala last August.

A 2008 Olympic hopeful, Woody was recently named to The Mat.com/Asics Girls High School All-American Wrestling Team for the second straight year. Her selection, along with junior Helen Maroulis of Magruder High in Rockville, gave Maryland two representatives, tying the state with California.

Wrestling against 98-pound boys for Maryland's national team, Woody went 6-1 at last week's U.S. Marine Corps Junior National Dual Championships at Oklahoma City University. She will compete in the women's and men's divisions at 102 and 98 pounds, respectively, in the Junior National Championships, July 20-26 in Fargo, N.D. If Woody wins, she will be the country's first female to win four national titles.

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