Southern wins first Women’s NAIA with three champs

From Southern Oregon

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Eight years after joining it, Southern Oregon University is officially on top of the NAIA women’s wrestling world.

A season full of titles ended aptly when the Raiders celebrated the big one March 11 at Newman Arena, hoisting the red banner for the first time with a runaway victory and upset of top-ranked Life (Ga.) at the inaugural NAIA Championships. Up by 5 ½ points entering Day 2 of the tournament and by 12 ½ going into the finals, they sealed the outcome when 123-pounder Carolina Moreno, 143-pound Emily Se and 191-pounder Grace Kristoff won individual championships.

The Raiders finished with 160 points to Life’s 139 ½ and third-place Grand View (Iowa)’s 123 ½, avenging last year’s runner-up finish at the NAIA Invitational. No other team produced more than a single champion, and SOU had a fourth finalist in 170-pounder Joye Levendusky.

NAIA Women’s Nationals

March 10-11 • Jamestown, N.D.

Team Standings

Individual Placement Matches

101 pounds

1^st —  Ira Navarro (Providence) dec. Erin Hikiji (Providence), 2-1

3^rd — Esthela Trevino (Southern Oregon) dec. Elizabeth Dosado (Cumberlands), 9-4

5^th — Kayla Mckinley-johnson (Menlo College) won by TF ov er Karina Vang (Doane), 10-0 2:26

7^th — Tianna Fernandez (Menlo College) pinned Devyn Gomez (Life), 4-2 2:10

109 Pounds

1^st — Peyton Prussin (Life) pinned Mia Palumbo (Iowa Wesleyan), 4-2 1:51

3rd — Jasmine Howard (Texas Wesleyan) won by TF over Natalie Reyna-Rodriguez (Southern Oregon), 11-1 5:11

5th — Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) pinned Faith Cole (Iowa Wesleyan), 16-4 5:34

7th — Stefana Jelacic (Lourdes) dec. Kory Phillips (Life), 6-0

116 pounds

1^st — Caitlyn Thorne (Central Methodist) won by TF over Camille Fournier (Texas Wesleyan), 10-0 3:40

3rd — Ashley Gooman (Providence) won by TF over Juliana Diaz (Missouri Baptist), 12-2 4:56

5^th  — Avery Ashley (Oklahoma City) won by TF over Josie Bartishofski (Jamestown), 11-1 5:46

7^th  — Hannah Hall (Central Methodist) pinned Jamesa Robinson (Brewton Parker), 6-0 1:54

123 pounds

1^st — Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon) dec. Alana Vivas (Menlo College), 6-2

3^rd — Maya Davis (Grand View) dec. Haley Narahara (Menlo College), 14-13

5th — Sophie Smith (Oklahoma City) dec. Catharine Campbell (Grand View), 3-1

7^th — Ashley Whetzal (Missouri Valley) won by forfeit over Larissa Kaz (Hastings)

130 pounds

1^st — Lexie Basham (Texas Wesleyan) dec. Sarah Savidge (Life), 6-3

3^rd — Cristelle Rodriguez (Doane) dec. Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (Providence), 6-2

5^th — Skye Realin (Central Methodist) dec. Andrea Schlabach (Grand View), 7-3

7^th — Louisa Schwab (Menlo College) pinned Kaylee Moore (Eastern Oregon), 4-0 1:05

136 pounds

1^st — Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan) won by TF over Mea Mohler (Texas Wesleyan), 15-2 4:46

3^rd —  Leidaly Rivera (Brewton Parker) pinned Bella Amaro (Southern Oregon), 8-6 4:04

5^th — Aliyah Yates (Cumberlands) dec. Erin Redford (Eastern Oregon), 5-0

7^th — Paige Respicio (Providence) won by TF over Riley Dalrymple (Life), 10-0 3:34

143 pounds

1^st — Emily Se (Southern Oregon) dec. Alexis Gomez (Grand View), 3-2

3rd — Jamilah Mcbryde (Life) won by TF over Emma Walker (Campbellsville), 11-1 2:19

5^th — Liv Wieber (Eastern Oregon) pinned Isabelle Hawley (Iowa Wesleyan), 6-4 2:41

7^th — Josette Partney (Missouri Baptist) won by TF over Desiree Jones (Menlo College), 11-0 3:09

155 pounds

1^st — Kaylynn Albrecht (Baker) dec. Latifah Mcbryde (Life), 11-8

3^rd — India Page (Brewton Parker) won by TF over Caitlyn Davis (Central Methodist), 10-0 5:40

5^th — Shannon Workinger (Menlo College) dec. Gabrielle Holloway (St Andrews), 11-2

7^th —  Kendra Thompson (Campbellsville) won by TF over Madison Diaz (Grand View), 11-0 5:34

170 pounds

1^st — Dymond Guilford (Cumberlands) pinned Joye Levendusky (Southern Oregon), 5-1 3:59

3^rd — Abby Mcintyre (Grand View) pinned Liliana Vergara (Campbellsville), 4-0 0:29

5^th — Shenita Lawson (Grand View) pinned America Lopez (Iowa Wesleyan), 2-0 1:23

7^th —  Jesaphine Lee (Life) pinned Olivia Robinson (Eastern Oregon), 4-0 2:24

191 pounds

1^st — Grace Kristoff (Southern Oregon) pinned Jaycee Foeller (Central Methodist), 6-1 5:59

3^rd — Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley) dec. Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo College), 4-1

5^th — Olivia Brown (Grand View) dec. Jesse Kirby (Cumberlands), 2-2

7^th — Maquoia Bernabe (Cumberlands) pinned Alexis Tupuola (Providence), 8-0 3:59