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Iona Grace is still young enough to propel a solid surge in the women’s wrestling world.
What’s in a name?
Many things really. That’s probably why some parents spend so much time researching, polling friends and debating on what the final name should be for their soon to be born.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.…………Bill Cosby
Let’s try an experiment. Please don’t go by what you think you should feel. Don’t go by what you want to feel.
Go by how you actually really feel.
Iona Grace.
You don’t know who she is. You’ve never met her but with a soft name like that, don’t you want to hold her in your arms and nestle her close to you?
This writer would first meet Iona Grace of San Francisco at an Oakland East Bay small female wrestling event held in a beautiful well lit spacious Dojo. She had been asked to be a possible fill in; guaranteed a hundred bucks just to show so I’m told.
One of the matches in progress that day was an intense polite struggle between So. Cal pretty girl Samantha Grace and Bay Area rising star Audrey Rose. I quietly watched Iona as she sat unaware and seemingly uninterested reading a book.
She looked very cute and very young. This was back in 2012. I had heard of her but had not seen her much. She seemed to be a little annoyed that day so I was hoping she would meet up with Samantha in a bad feminine mood. Not to be.
I walked over to her to make small talk. The young beautiful models are always being hit upon so I was careful to present my best writer’s face even though I was salivating inside. She wouldn’t make eye contact.
I finally said hello and asked if she was Iona Grace. She replied yes. I continued that I barely recognized her. She paused and sighed, “Well I’m not wearing my makeup.”
What a cutie.
The website behindthename.com explains “Iona originates from the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin, and apparently derives simply from ey meaning “island”.”
This is supported and confirmed by the site babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com which states, “Iona is the name of an island off the Scottish coast. Its name is derived from the Norse word “ey,” meaning “island.” The Gaelic name for the island is “Ì Chaluim Cille,” which means “St. Columba’s island.” St. Columba founded a monastery on the island in A.D. 563.”
She wears the Scottish, Irish look well often wrestling in green attire.
The FCI scouting report on her is that she tends to struggle against front runners and favorites virtually never pulling off an upset but will always give her best and competes hard up until match completion.
FCI has written about many San Francisco competitors thus since Iona has often wrestled in the San Jose area at a studio near Santa Clara, as we travel the world of competitive female grappling we will introduce you to this San Francisco-San Jose bay area suburb.
The sound information site Wikipedia offers, “Santa Clara, officially the City of Santa Clara, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, named after the Spanish mission that was established there in 1777. The city’s population was 116,468 at the 2010 United States Census, making it the ninth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Located 45 miles (72 km) southeast of San Francisco, the city was founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the grounds of Santa Clara University. Saint Clare is the patron saint of Santa Clara.
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Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of several high-tech companies. It is also home to Santa Clara University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of California. Levi’s Stadium, the home of the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers.”
The university site explains, “Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California’s Silicon Valley, offers its more than 8,000 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master’s, Ph.D., and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the fourth-highest graduation rate among all U.S. masters’ universities, California’s oldest operating higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice.
Santa Clara University will educate citizens and leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion and cultivate knowledge and faith to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world.”
The effective public relations site, santaclara.org shares, “When in Santa Clara, you can visit attractions like the 49ers Museum Presented by Sony, Levi’s Stadium, California’s Great America theme park, Intel Museum, Mission Santa Clara de Asis, or attend one of the city’s great events like the annual Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival.
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Meeting Planning in Santa Clara is simple. Research the convention center, find meeting planner value dates, hotel discount rates, order our free Meeting Planners Guide and learn about our planner services. Don’t forget to sign up to stay informed on upcoming events and specials.”
Oh by the way, they want to also remind you to get ready for Super Bowl number 50, on February 7, 2016 which will happen in Santa Clara!
FCI continues to preach that if you follow fully competitive female submission wrestling, it will take you to some of the most interesting places around the globe.
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.……Jacqueline Bisset
I like Iona Grace a lot. Graceful is a fitting description because when you meet her and sense her self-control and sexy demeanor you can’t wait to see her compete.
This writer’s hope is that Iona continues to wrestle. Her quiet demeanor and youthful glow makes her an interesting case study. As of this writing it appears she is no more than 23 years old. So many competitors visit the sport and leave but with her porcelain beauty and growing skillsets, hopefully Iona will stick around.
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Sources: behindthename.com, brainyquote.com, Wikipedia, santaclara.org, scu.edu/aboutscu, Thank you Wikimedia Commons for exceptional photos.
