She overwhelmed every wrestler in her weight class to win the 48-kilo (105-pound) title.
Fulp-Allen began the tournament by beating Amantha Hordagoda by technical fall.
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Then in the title match, she beat Julie Gonzalez of the Dave Schultz Wrestling Club 9-1.
"It was a short and quick tournament," Fulp-Allen said. "It lasted about three hours. But it was a good tournament. Each match was very intense."
The open tournament was held at Menlo College in Atherton - one of the three California schools with a women's wrestling program. It drew some of the top women wrestlers from around the country - but not quite as many as local organizers hoped.
"There was a lot of quality in the tournament," Fulp-Allen said. "We were expecting more people," she added, "but one of the teams got snowed in."
Fulp-Allen's father, Lee Allen, is a coach at Menlo College in Atherton, and he helped organize the event. The tournament was filled with an array of high school champions and placers.
"I was surprised to be named the Most Outstanding Wrestler," Fulp-Allen said. "You usually find a lot of good wrestlers at an open tournament."
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