Roseville City Council honors Meadows and Roschmann

Meadows won her first match in the consolation bracket at the State Championships in Bakersfield. Rachel Anderson Roseville High wrestlers Emma Meadows and Jazmin Roschmann, the first two girl wrestlers from the school to qualify for the State Wrestling Championships, were honored for their accomplishments at last week's Roseville City Council meeting. "Being honored by the mayor was something that I never thought would be happening," Roschmann said. "I felt like as an athlete and a person I was taken to an upper level in my life and I couldn't have accomplished so much without the support of my coaches and teammates because they've been with me through all of it." Meadows led the Pledge of Allegiance for the meeting before Roseville Mayor Krista Bernasconi had a presentation for both girls. "It's moments like these that bring immense joy and pride to our community," Bernasconi said. "These young women made history and are leaders both on and off the mat. Being Women's History Month, they are perfectly deserving of this recognition." Bernasconi gave a brief bio on both Meadows and Roschmann, including Meadows 27-12 record on the season. She also mentioned how the sport is growing despite there only being two colleges in California, Menlo College and Simpson University, that have female wrestling programs. There are nearly 24,000 high school wrestlers in California with about 5,000 being girls and 32 girls from each weight class made it to the State Championships in Bakersfield. Roschmann finished in the Top 12 while Meadows won her first match in the consolation bracket. Meadows is a junior and has been wrestling since 2017 while Roschmann is a sophomore and has been wrestling since 2019. "They worked very hard to accomplish their goals and did everything that was needed to reach them," Roseville coach Jose Gonzalez-Mora said. "It is hard to put into words how proud I am of these two. They worked hard and are both very coachable."