After sending six to nationals a year ago, women's wrestling delivered several dominating performances en route to nine national qualifiers and five regional champions following a full day of bouts in Tiffin, OH.
The Golden Knights also captured the overall regional team title, their first in program history.Â
Here are the full results from the regional competition:
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Chloe Kitagawa (Aliso Viejo, Calif./Aliso Niguel) - def. in consolation QF (Badayos-Chaves, tech fall)
103
Jada Badayos-Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel High) - 3rd (def Kyleigh Honaker, tech fall) (NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
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Kat Pendergrass (Bracey, Va./South Granville (N.C.)) - 2nd (lost to Grace Jones, 7-0 dec.) (NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
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Brielle Larsen (Ogdensburg, N.J./Wallkill Valley Regional) - 1st (def.
Brenna McCarley (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda High), Inj., 0:02)Â (REGIONAL CHAMPION & NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
117
Brenna McCarley (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda High) - 2nd (lost to Larsen, Inj., 0:02)Â (NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
124
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) - 1st (def. Jada Fowler, fall) (REGIONAL CHAMPION & NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
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Hannah McCarley (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda High) - 4th (def Cynthia Pyatt, NC) (NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
131
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./)Â - def in consolation 1R (Ilani Jones-Wallace, fall)
131
Zoe Gaetjens (Mogadore, Ohio/Mogadore) - def in consolation 1R (Izzy Samczuk, dec 7-6)
138
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) - 1st (def. Shani Tyson, 6-3 dec.) (REGIONAL CHAMPION & NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
138
Kate Wood (Carlsbad, CA/San Marcos High School) - def in consolation QF (Madison Small, fall)
145
Ariana Gonzalez (Cypress, Calif./John F. Kennedy) -Â def in consolation QF (Grace O'Korn, tech fall)
160
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) - 1st (def Leyna Rumpler, tech fall) (REGIONAL CHAMPION & NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
180
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) - 1st (def Erin Martin tech fall)Â (REGIONAL CHAMPION & NATIONAL QUALIFIER)
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Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) - 5th, advanced to fourth place bout but match was ruled NC (Chavez had already lost to fourth place opponent earlier in the day)
Up next, the NCWWC National Championships in Coralville, Iowa on March 8th & 9th.Â
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