Ronna Heaton (Photo/Martin Gabor)And she did it in convincing fashion.
Heaton scored takedowns on counters in each period to defeat Japan's Saki Igarishi 4-0 and win a Cadet World title in women's freestyle wrestling on Thursday night.
Heaton ran around the mat carrying an American flag in celebration of her big win.
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Team USA results (Thursday)
38 kilos: Jessica Rudick, Quarryville, Pa.
LOSS Cansu Yilmaz (Turkey), pin
43 kilos: McKayla Campbell, Wauseon, Ohio -- 5th
WIN Mariana Dragutan (Moldova), pin
LOSS Yubeka Tanabe (Japan), tech. fall 2-12
WIN Nikoleta Molnar (Hungary), pin 1:50
LOSS Stefania Priceputu (Romania), tech. fall 2-12
49 kilos: Ronna Heaton, Brookings, S.D. -- GOLD
WIN Esra Pul (Turkey), 12-3
WIN Anastasia Sizenko (Russia), 10-6
WIN Yevgenia Pavlova (Ukraine), pin 1:50
WIN Saki Igarishi (Japan), 4-0
56 kilos: Alexandria Liles, Allen, Texas
WIN Krystsina Sazykina (Belarus), 8-2
WIN Johanna Lindborg (Sweden), 6-1
LOSS Shabnam Ahmadova (Azerbaijan), 0-2
65 kilos: Kayla Marano, Tulsa, Okla. -- BRONZE
WIN Siyka Ivanova (Bulgaria), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Karina Moissevenko (Kazakhstan), 3-0
LOSS Koumba Larroque (France), tech. fall 0-10
WIN Enrica Rinaldi (Italy), 6-0
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