Wrestling - Girls Varsity
Overview
Girls Varsity Wrestling - new for 2017!
Sem's girls wrestling program, first announced in January 2017, will begin as a pilot program in fall, 2017, and its members will train with the school's nationally-ranked boys wrestling program. The expansion of Sem's wrestling program to include a girl's program reflects the nation-wide popularity of the sport. The new program will be led by USA Wrestling's Assistant National Women's Coach Erin Tomeo Vandiver.
Wyoming Seminary is the only high school in the country to feature a girls wrestling program headed by an Olympic-level coach. For more information about the program, please call Sem's Admissions Office at (570) 270-2160.
Roster
| Name | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Ekta Arora | 2021 | Dallas, PA |
| Vayle-rae (Vayle) Baker | 2019 | Benton, PA |
| Tiffani Baublitz | 2021 | Stewartstown, PA |
| Ava Bayless | 2022 | Greenville, PA |
| Kennedy Blades | 2022 | Broadview, IL |
| Korina Blades | 2022 | Broadview, IL |
| Julia Dailey | 2019 | Clarks Summit, PA |
| Abbygale (Abby) Duke | 2022 | Patterson, NY |
| Reese Larramendy | 2022 | Reno, NV |
| Rhianna Lewis | 2022 | Scranton, PA |
| Shaina Murray | 2019 | Watchung, NJ |
| Kate O'Brien | 2021 | Moosic, PA |
| Sophia (Sophie) Smith | 2020 | Bismarck, ND |
| Amanda Walker | 2019 | Hatboro, PA |
| Caitlyn Walker | 2020 | Hatboro, PA |
Coaches
Erin Tomeo Vandiver - Head Coach
evandiver@wyomingseminary.org
Vandiver has served on USA's senior women's world team coaching staff since 2009 and helped lead the 2012 and 2016 Olympic women's wrestling teams. Vandiver also coached the 2016 Pan American Championship team, served as head coach for the Junior National Team and Cadet National Team and has led the Women's University National team and Women's Junior World Team.
As a member of the U.S. Olympic Training Center wrestling coaching staff for resident athletes, she has worked with many U.S. senior women wrestlers who have won World and Olympic medals for the United States.
A Pennsylvania native, Vandiver wrestled at Grove City High School and was the first girl in state history to place at districts and win a match at the regional high school boys wrestling tournament. She wrestled at Lock Haven University before joining the U.S. Olympic Training Center as a resident athlete. She was a member of the 2001 and 2006 U.S. World Teams, placing seventh in the 2006 games; won the 2008 U.S. Open and was a four-time U.S. Open runner-up. She has earned medals in international competitions and holds gold medals from the Dave Schultz Memorial International and New York AC International. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, with a bachelor of science degree in history.