Arundel wrestling coach Billy Royer is convinced a member of his team will compete on the world stage during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

The wrestler he thinks will be there is not one of his county champions or state title contenders, but 103-pound freshman Nicole Woody.

The 16-year-old Woody has already established herself as one of the top female junior wreslers in the country when last summer she won the 95-pound national title in the U.S. junior women's nationals in Fargo, N.D. In that tournament, she won each of her five matches with technical falls.

Then last week, Woody gained a measure of respect among...