Name:
Carmen Bishop
School:
Groton-4
Past Credentials:
-2024 Section IV Girls Champion
Rationale:
8th grade phenom Takes the 126-pound gold at Southern Tier by upending a 2x Girls State placer/Former Fargo All-American in the finals
Description:
If there was every a week where the youth movement was firing on all cylinders within the confines of the Evil Empire; that week just came and went!!!
Joining her co-Wrestler of the Week recipient, Xavier Seabury (101-pound ESC Champ as a freshman) in having the spotlight shined upon herself is 8th grade Red Hawk gem, Ms. Carmen Bishop....
A reigning Girls sectional Queen who did not compete in Syracuse last season at the NYSPHSAA Invitational; Bishop more than demonstrated that should she attend the big dance in 2025; she is a definitive placer, if not a bona fide threat to the throne!!!
Brilliantly capping off a 5-0 resume, the Groton youngster not only displayed her skill set, but also exhibited the fortitude and heart of a champion when she overcame a 5-0 deficit in the finale to defeat Owego's 2x Girls State Invitational Placer (3rd in '23)/2023 Fargo 16U 6th, RaeAnn Craft, by a score of 8-5!!
Slowly but assuredly clawing her way back into the contest; Bishop found herself still trailing 5-4 with under half a minute remaining when he connected with a 4pt move in the final 22 ticks to vault herself on top for what would be the eventual verdict!!
The highly anticipated (wo)mano-a-(wo)mano title clash being the lone occasion in which Bishop was pushed to her limits; all of her previous appearances were emphatically concluded by way of mat slap..
The times of her falls coming in 0:50, 0:10, 0:36, and 2:05; it would be the last of these four stick that especially complemented her efforts in the main event; as she'd build up a 6-0 edge before punching her ticket to the 'ship behind the victory over 2024 NYSPHSAA Girls Blood Rounder, Chloe Owen (Horseheads)...
Now the owner of a 25-3 record per CNYWrestling.com during the 2024-2025 campaign, her triumph at the Southern Tier now gives Bishop her fourth individual tournament win...
She previously was the last woman standing in her respective brackets at the Larry Goodrich Invitational, Union-Endicott Tradesman, & Linda Knutila Memorial
She has yet to suffer a "bad loss" this year as her only blemishes were sustained at the hands of 2x State placer/2023 Champion, (twice) Sara Pauls (Minsink Valley), and current #3 in the nation, Victoria Carbonaro (2024 Prep National runner-up/2024 Fargo 16U runner-up/2024 UWW U15 Pan-American gold medalist/2024 S32 3rd) of Blair Academy!
WEEK | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
---|---|---|
1 | Finnegan O'Brien | Chaminade-C |
2 | Maxx Fesinger | West Genesee-3 |
3 | William Soto | Newburgh FA-9 |
4 | Camryn Howard | Bellport-11 |
5 | Kamdyn Dorchester | Carthage-3 |
6 | Xavier Seabury | North Babylon-11 |
6 | Carmen Bishop | Groton-4 |
***If there is a wrestler that you feel warrant "WOW" consideration; please do not hesitate to submit him/her for consideration....
All nominations should be directed to NYUSAWWOW@yahoo.com***
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