MoCo Wrestler Qualifies For Her 2nd Olympics
Rockville native Helen Maroulis qualified for her 2nd Olympics games this past Saturday night with a victory over Jenna Burkert in Fort Worth, Texas.
Maroulis is the first Olympic gold medal winner for the United States in women’s wrestling and is looking to repeat at this summer’s games in Tokyo.
Maroulis attended Magruder High School for three years before moving to Michigan for her senior year. Video of this Saturday’s win is below.
Kyle Snyder, who also won Olympic gold in wrestling at the 2016 Olympics, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as well on Saturday with a win over Kollin Moore.
Snyder attended High School at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney.
The match and the celebration that follows… 🙌@helen_maroulis x #WrestlingTrials21 pic.twitter.com/o6Hh15Z4RE
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) April 4, 2021
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