Lady Vikings sophomore Stephany Lee (top) wrapped another gold medal ribbon around her neck at the World University Women's Championships. [Click to enlarge]

LODZ, Poland -- Missouri Valley College women's wrestler Stephany Lee rebounded from her disappointment at not making the first U.S. Olympic team to earn a gold medal Saturday at an international event in Lodz, Poland.

Lee, a sophomore from Honolulu, Hawaii, beat all three opponents at the University Women's World Championships for first place in the 72 kilogram class. She was one of four American medalist, with Marcie Van Dusen of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club the only other champion for a U.S. squad which finished fifth among the 10 countries represented.

After beating Chiu-Hsiang Chuang of Chinese Taipei and Japan's Ajako Murashima to reach the finals, Lee recorded a pin against Agnieszka Wieszczek of Poland for the title. A former Valley wrestler, Clarissa Chun of Kapolei, Hawaii -- who has been training at the U.S. Olympic Center during the last two years -- split her four 48 Kg matches to finish in fourth place.

Lee was third in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last month at Indianapolis, reaching the championship match in the first stage of the meet. Early in May, she won the gold medal at the Pan American Championships in Guatemala City. Lee is ranked third among U.S. Senior Women at 72 Kg and first among U.S. College and North American College Women at 80 Kg by TheMat.com.