(Story from U of S Huskies Wrestling website)

Wrestlers at National Team Training Camps

(2005 Jan 10) Huskie Wrestlers Jeff Adamson and Ryley Walker were selected to attend a National Team training camp at Simon Fraser University for 7 days (Jan. 2nd - 9th). The camp included the Senior National Team and top Junior National Team prospects who are competing in March to decide who will compete at the Junior World Championships in Lithuania in July. Both Walker and Adamson are in their 2nd year of eligibility and among the top performers on the Huskie Men's Wrestling Team. In addition, Adamson and Walker will be sent with the National Team to Colorado Springs in early February for the Dave Schultz Memorial International. Chris Kulbida, who is taking a year off from the U of S, is also attending the National Team camp.

Female wrestlers Megan Buydens and Amy Dyck are away in Colorado Springs, at a Senior National Team training camp, training with the U.S. National Team. Dyck was identified for the same reasons as both Jeff and Ryley, as a promising Junior World Team prospect who will compete in Lithuania at the Junior World Championships. Buydens, a proven commodity (2 X Junior National Team member as well as having 3 CIS medals in her first 3 years at the U of S, including 2 Silvers), was selected again to be a part of the Under-23 National Team, which is geared towards developing the next cycle of Senior National members. Both Buydens and Dyck were in Colorado from Jan. 2nd - 9th and will head back to the same destination for the Dave Schultz Memorial International in early February.

Todd Hinds, Head Coach of the U of S Huskie Wrestling Team, has also been selected to attend the Dave Schultz Memorial as part of the National Team Coaching Staff.

Olympian Viola Yanik's (former U of S wrestler and part time student at the U of S) schedule is set for the winter months. Viola will resume her international competitive schedule in February, competing in France Feb. 18-20, while the Huskies are at the Canada West Championship. Later in March, Viola will go overseas again to attend 2 international competitions. The first will be in Klippen, Sweden and the second will be in Naples, Italy.