{"id":13357,"date":"2024-02-16T22:56:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T03:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=13357"},"modified":"2024-02-16T22:56:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T03:56:35","slug":"ocampo-makes-indiana-history-wins-state-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/ocampo-makes-indiana-history-wins-state-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Campo makes Indiana history, wins state medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trailing 9-1 and on her back, you couldn&#8217;t have faulted Julianna O&#8217;Campo for giving up and accepting defeat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/16febMatchOcampoWin_01.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Julianna O&#8217;Campo falls behind by a score of 9-1 to Alonzon Chantea of Plymouth in the opening round of the IHSAA State Finals at 106 pounds. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But that isn&#8217;t who Julianna is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240.jpeg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9240-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Julianna O&#8217;Campo scores a takedown to cut the lead to 9-3 in the second period Friday at 106 pounds. (Photo by Kris Everett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I just knew I needed to get to my choice and survive and I would be ok,&#8221; said O&#8217;Campo afterwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And come back she did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of the most memorable Friday matches in recent memory, O&#8217;Campo captured the imagination and admiration of the crowd at the Ford Center in Evansville and charged back from two separate incidents where she faced giving up a fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228.jpeg?resize=640%2C601&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C961&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C282&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C721&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1442&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1922&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9228-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>New Haven head coach Jimmy Linn (right) and Julianna&#8217;s father, Sam O&#8217;Campo, cheer on the talented junior at the IHSAA State Finals Friday. (Photo by Kris Everett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She got the opportunity to get back on her feet in the second period and never yielded another point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/16febMatchOcampoWin_02.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>O&#8217;Campo mounts a second period comeback. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Julianna made it 9-8 with a couple of nearfall situations in that period and in the third chose down with a chance to tie the match at nine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plymouth&#8217;s Alonzo Chantea rode O&#8217;Campo for over a minute before a stalling warning prompted a whistle and a restart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/16febMatchOcampoWin_03.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z Team calls the first half of the third period leading up to the restart after the stalling call. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?resize=640%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1005&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?resize=768%2C754&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1508&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2011&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9200.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Julianna O&#8217;Campo faced a 9-1 deficit after the first period in her Friday match, but came back to take the lead and then score the fall. (Photo by Kris Everett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>O&#8217;Campo immediately got a reversal off the whistle, then caught Chantea and made history by securing the fall for good measure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/16febMatchOcampoWin.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z Team calls the fall for O&#8217;Campo as she makes history. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315.jpeg?resize=640%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C632&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C948&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1264&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9315-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Julianna looks for the fall late in the third period against Alonzo Chantea of Plymouth. (Photo by Kris Everett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/16febOcampoInterview.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Julianna O&#8217;Campo discusses her historic victory in the IHSAA State Finals with the Z Team Friday. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Already a three-time state champion in the girls state tournament, O&#8217;Campo has now become the first female to medal in the IHSAA tournament. Despite over 1000 girls across the state wrestling this season, there is no IHSAA-sanctioned state tournament for just the girls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1.jpeg?resize=640%2C1010&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=649%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 649w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1212&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=973%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1297%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1617&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8I7A9398-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1622&amp;ssl=1 1622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Julianna O&#8217;Campo has her hand raised by official Tyrone Wilson after becoming the first female medalist in in IHSAA state tournament Friday in Evansville. 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