After Overcoming Injury, WCAP Wrestler Vies for Olympics With Heavy Heart
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
FORT CARSON, Colorado, April 17 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news:
By Joe Lacdan
Areana Villaescusa suffered pain before, but not like this.
In late 2017, the Army World Class Athlete Program freestyle wrestler ruptured a disc in her neck that threatened to end her career at only 21 years old.
At the 2022 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, Villaescusa tore her right ACL when an opponent grasped her leg during a takedown attempt. She . . .
By Joe Lacdan
Areana Villaescusa suffered pain before, but not like this.
In late 2017, the Army World Class Athlete Program freestyle wrestler ruptured a disc in her neck that threatened to end her career at only 21 years old.
At the 2022 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, Villaescusa tore her right ACL when an opponent grasped her leg during a takedown attempt. She . . .