ADRIAN, Mich. – Five Gannon wrestlers placed among the top eight in their weight classes as the Golden Knights placed seventh among 30 teams at the Adrian Invitational on Sunday.
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That solid performance came one day after Gannon went 5-0 in the Adrian Duals.
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Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) and
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) placed fourth in their A division weight classes, while
Kat Pendergrass (Bracey, Va./South Granville (N.C.)) finished seventh. Meanwhile in B division wrestling, Gannon's
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) and
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) each placed second in their respective classes.
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Competing in the 124-pound division, Bazemore won by technical fall and pin to advance to the semifinals. After losing in the semifinals, she won her consolation semifinal before finishing fourth. She finished 3-2 in the tournament to improve to 7-3 on the season.
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After losing her opening match at 180 pounds, Phillips, a freshman, won five consecutive consolation matches to advance to the third-place match. She finished 5-2 in the tournament to move her season record to 11-3.
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Pendergrass went 5-2 at 110 pounds and claimed seventh place by virtue of medical forfeit by her opponent.
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Zacherl won her first three matches in the 138-pound B division to advance to the finals. She recorded falls in each of those bouts before losing the first-place match.
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Chavez won by fall and technical fall in the 180-pound B bracket to advance to the finals before registering a second-place effort.
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GANNON RESULTS AT ADRIAN INVITATIONAL
Nov. 10, 2024, at Adrian, Mich.
110 pounds
Kat Pendergrass (Bracey, Va./South Granville (N.C.)) went 5-2 and placed 7th
Champ. Round 1 - Pendergrass (Gannon) won by tech fall over Madelynn Portko (McKendree) (TF-1.5 1:31 (10-0))
Champ. Round 2 - Samantha Romero (Brock) won by fall over Pendergrass (Gannon) (Fall 4:00)
Cons. Round 2 - Pendergrass (Gannon) won by fall over Maddie Bean (Mount Union) (Fall 0:43)
Cons. Round 3 - Pendergrass (Gannon) won by fall over Ava Miller (Indiana Tech) (Fall 0:39)
Cons. Round 5 - Kiona Conner (McKendree) Â won by decision over Pendergrass (Gannon) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Pendergrass (Gannon) won by medical forfeit over Abby Duke (Elmira) (M. For.)
7th Place Match - Pendergrass (Gannon) won by medical forfeit over Grace Jones (Tiffin) Â (M. For.)
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117 pounds
Brielle Larsen (Ogdensburg, N.J./Wallkill Valley Regional) went 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Clare Booe (King University) won by fall over Larsen (Gannon) (Fall 1:26)
Cons. Round 1 - Larsen (Gannon) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Larsen (Gannon) won by fall over Ileah Brown (Schreiner) (Fall 5:15)
Cons. Round 3 - Larsen (Gannon) won by fall over Sharla Juhas (Adrian) (Fall 2:25)
Cons. Round 4 - Jenna Beddow (McKendree) won by fall over Larsen (Gannon) (Fall 5:19)
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117 pounds
Brenna McCarley (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda High) went 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Dianna Holmes (King) won by tech fall over McCarley (Gannon) (TF-1.5 2:05 (10-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Alexa Cappadocia (Brock) Â won by fall over McCarley (Gannon) (Fall 2:25)
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124 pounds A
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) went 3-2 and placed 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Bazemore (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Bazemore (Gannon) won by tech fall over Olivia Heft (Grand Valley State University) (TF-1.5 4:03 (10-0))
Quarterfinal - Bazemore (Gannon) won by fall over Lexy Basurto (Schreiner) (Fall 1:26)
Semifinal - Montana Delawder (King) won by fall over Bazemore (Gannon) (Fall 2:44)
Cons. Semi - Bazemore (Gannon) won by decision over Trinity Howard (unattached ) (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match - Aspen Blasko (Grand Valley State) won by fall over Bazemore (Gannon) (Fall 0:44)
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138 pounds A
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) went 2-1
Champ. Round 1 - Annabel Garcia (King) won by fall over Ujfalvi (Gannon) (Fall 4:33)
Cons. Round 1 - Ujfalvi (Gannon) won by fall over Madison Small (Trine) (Fall 1:11)
Cons. Round 2 - Ujfalvi (Gannon) won by decision over Halle White (North Central) Â (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Samantha Chaon (Northern Michigan) won by medical forfeit over Ujfalvi (Gannon) (M. For.)
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138 pounds B
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) went 6-3 and placed 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Zacherl (Gannon) won by fall over Samantha Bultron (Adrian) (Fall 4:10)
Quarterfinal - Zacherl (Gannon) won by fall over Kayla Zeppetelli (New Jersey City) (Fall 1:43)
Semifinal - Zacherl (Gannon) won by fall over Mallory Chunat (Hiram) (Fall 1:28)
1st Place Match - Emma Hanrahan (Mount Union) won by tech fall over Zacherl (Gannon) (TF-1.5 3:56 (14-1))
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138 pounds B
Kate Wood (Carlsbad, CA/San Marcos High School) went 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Callie Alfieri (North Central) won by tech fall over Wood (Gannon) Â (TF-1.5 2:32 (10-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Iriz Itzel Vasquez (Schreiner) Â won by tech fall over Wood (Gannon) (TF-1.5 2:44 (10-0))
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145 pounds A
Ariana Gonzalez (Cypress, Calif./John F. Kennedy) went 1-2
Champ. Round 1 - Sarina Bertram (North Central) won by tech fall over Gonzalez (Gannon) (TF-1.5 5:04 (12-1))
Cons. Round 1 -
Ariana Gonzalez (Cypress, Calif./John F. Kennedy) (Gannon) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 -
Ariana Gonzalez (Cypress, Calif./John F. Kennedy) (Gannon) won by medical forfeit over Zoe Hussar (Siena Heights) (M. For.)
Cons. Round 3 - Emily Medford (unattached ) won by fall over
Ariana Gonzalez (Cypress, Calif./John F. Kennedy) (Gannon) (Fall 1:23)
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160 pounds A
Jackie Sandquist (Humble, Texas/Kingwood Park) went 0-1
Champ. Round 1 - Sandquist (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Sophia Bassino (Northern Michigan) won by fall over Sandquist (Gannon) (Fall 0:34)
Cons. Round 2 - Ruby Rios (McKendree) won by medical forfeit over Sandquist (Gannon) Â (M. For.)
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160 pounds A
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) went 1-2
Champ. Round 1 - Burgess (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Burgess (Gannon) won by fall over Presley McCandlish (Lock Haven) Â (Fall 1:08)
Quarterfinal - Tiera Jimerson (North Central) won by decision over Burgess (Gannon) (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Lizzie Raleigh (North Central) won by fall over Burgess (Gannon) (Fall 1:44)
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180 pounds A
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) went 5-2 and placed fourth
Champ. Round 1 - Phillips (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Brittyn Corbishley (North Central) won by fall over Phillips (Gannon) Â (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Round 2 - Phillips (Gannon) won by tech fall over Ruby Joseph (Northern Michigan) Â (TF-1.5 2:49 (10-0))
Cons. Round 3 - Phillips (Gannon) won by tech fall over Jacklyn Smith (Sacred Heart) (TF-1.5 5:14 (11-0))
Cons. Round 4 - Phillips (Gannon) won by fall over Hazel Dahlquist (Elmira) Â (Fall 0:15)
Cons. Round 5 - Phillips (Gannon) won by decision over Mackenzie Konanz (Aurora) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Semi - Phillips (Gannon) won by fall over Azariah Moore (Lock Haven) (Fall 0:28)
3rd Place Match - Tatum Heikkila (North Central) won by fall over Phillips (Gannon) (Fall 0:20)
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180 pounds B
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) went 2-1 and placed second
Champ. Round 1 -
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon) received a bye
Quarterfinal -
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon) won by fall over Makenna Bovee (Carthage) (Fall 4:51)
Semifinal -
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Shelby Walker (Mount Union) Â (TF-1.5 2:46 (12-0))
1st Place Match - Cassie Corbett (Brock) won by fall over
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon) (Fall 1:05)
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