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MARSHALL, Mo. - Led by three individual champions, Oklahoma City Univ. won the team title at the Women's College Wrestling Association (WCWA) national championships at the Burns Athletic Center on the campus of Missouri Valley College.

It was the first WCWA national title for the Stars, which is competing in its second season as a varsity program under coach Archie Randall.

Claiming individual titles for the OCU were Michaela Hutchison at 55 kg/121 lbs., Tessa Plana at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Stefenie Shaw at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.

OCU scored 117 points, followed by returning champion the Univ. of the Cumberlands with 86 points. Simon Fraser Univ. of Canada placed third.

Five OCU wrestlers won silver medals. OCU's victory snapped the Cumberlands streak of three straight women's college national titles. Last year, the Cumberlands edged OCU by one team point in the standings.

"We wanted to make sure no one had a chance to get close," OCU coach Archie Randall said. "We destroyed people. We hammered people. The girls worked hard all year long. It's a great accomplishment for a second-year program. We have become the power in women's wrestling."

It was an all-OCU final at 55 kg/121 lbs., as Hutchison, a freshman, stopped teammate Ashley Hudson in the finals.

Plana, a freshman seeded No. 3 entering the tournament, defeated No. 1 seed Danielle Lappage of Simon Fraser in the championship match. She qualified for the finals with a victory over No. 2 Paige Rife of the Cumberlands in the semifinals.

Shaw, a sophomore from Waterford, Conn., beat third-ranked Stacie Anaka of Simon Fraser in overtime in the title bout.

"You have to have support from administration and girls who believe in themselves to accomplish this," Randall said. "They're all freshmen and sophomores. We have them all coming back. We're going to be really tough."

The Univ. of the Cumberlands had two individual champions, winning the lowest and highest weights with Ashley Shannon at 44 kg/97 lbs. and Lakia Henderson at 95 kg/209 lbs.

Simon Fraser, a traditional power in Canadian women's college wrestling, placed third in its first WCWA Nationals with three individual champions, Ashley McKilligan at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Taylor Dick at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. and Hillary Greening at 82 kg/180.25 lbs.

Other individual champions were Katherine Fulp-Allen of Menlo College at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. and Tani Adler of Jamestown at 59 kg/130 lbs.

Fulp-Allen is the younger sister of Sara Fulp-Allen, who won three women's college national titles competing for Menlo. Her father Lee Allen is the head coach at Menlo. Katherine Fulp-Allen was a World University champion for the United States last summer.

Adler helped lead Jamestown College to a strong fourth-place finish in the team standings. It was the best finish of the three new women's varsity teams in the tournament, as Missouri Baptist finished in seventh and Lindenwood placed eighth. Jamestown is coached by Cisco Cole.

Women's college national tournaments began in 2004, and only three teams have won titles. The Univ. of Cumberlands won three titles (2006-08), Missouri Valley has two titles (2004-05) and OCU now has one (2009).

WCWA WOMEN'S COLLEGE NATIONALS
At Marshall, Mo., Jan. 31

Team Standings
1. Oklahoma City, 117
2. Univ. of the Cumberlands, 86;
3. Simon Fraser Univ., 73
4. Jamestown College, 46
5. Menlo College, 42
6. Missouri Valley College, 24
7. Missouri Baptist, 19
8. Lindenwood Univ., 5
9. UW-River Falls, 0


44 kg/97 lbs.
1st - Ashley Shannon (Cumberlands) dec. Lene Wood (OCU)
3rd - Stephanie Waters (OCU) dec. Lisa Martinez (Cumberlands)
5th - Rene Mitchell (OCU) dec. Sarah Rowen (OCU)

48 kg/105.5 lbs.
1st - Ashley McKilligan (Simon Fraser) pin Joey Miller (OCU), 1:19
3rd - Nicole Woody (OCU) dec. Gabrielle Henry (Cumberlands)
5th - Shannon Reeves (Cumberlands) dec. Jessica Nguyen (Cumberlands)

51 kg/112.25 lbs.
1st - Katherine Fulp-Allen (Menlo) dec. LeAnn Barney (OCU)
3rd - Tiffany Sluik (Jamestown) dec. Jackie Stiles (Cumberlands)
5th - Priscilla Caldera (Lindenwood) dec. Mia Provence (OCU)

55 kg/121 lbs.
1st - Michaela Hutchison (OCU) dec. Ashley Hudson (OCU)
3rd - Rita Pare (Simon Fraser) dec. Carla O'Connell (Menlo)
5th - Ciana Hee (Cumberlands) dec. Andrea Hughes (Cumberlands)

59 kg/130 lbs.
1st - Tani Adler (Jamestown) dec. Jenny Germany (Missouri Valley)
3rd - Firen Gassman (OCU) dec. Shermaine Danner (Missouri Baptist)
5th - Luzette Villegas (Cumberlands) dec. Chaelyn Tan (Jamestown)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st - Tessa Plana (OCU) dec. Danielle Lappage (Simon Fraser)
3rd - Paige Rife (Cumberlands) dec. Rachael Paaluhi (Jamestown)
5th - Brittany Gadd (Cumberlands) dec. Megan Agajanian (Cumberlands)

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
1st - Stefenie Shaw (OCU) dec. Stacie Anaka (Simon Fraser)
3rd - Lauren Knight (Cumberlands) dec. Ashlee Evans-Smith (Menlo)
5th - Pi'ikea Kalalau (Jamestown) dec. Christen Paysse (Cumberlands)

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
1st - Taylor Dick (Simon Fraser) dec. Lacey Novinska (OCU)
3rd - Kendra Lewis (Cumberlands) dec. Moriah Fernandez (Menlo)
5th - Sherolynn Eppinger (Cumberlands) dec. Annie Decrescente (Cumberlands)

82 kg/180.25 lbs.
1st - Hillary Greening (Simon Fraser) dec. Desiree Memea (Missouri Baptist)
3rd - Brittany Delgado (OCU) pin Jessica Scott (Cumberlands), 1:21
5th - Megan Wade (Cumberlands)

95 kg/209 lbs.
1st - Lakia Henderson (Cumberlands) dec. Amy Havens (Missouri Valley)
3rd - Amanda Athon (Jamestown) pin Keron Scott (OCU), 0:11
5rh - Brittany Caoile (Menlo)

Special thanks to Rich Tortorelli of OCU and Tom Sandwith of Missouri Valley College for their assistance with this report.

PRELIMINARY MATCHES

44 kg/97 lbs.
Quarterfinals
Ashley Shannon (Cumberlands) dec. Sarah Rowen (OCU)
Lisa Martinez (Cumberlands) dec. Renee Mitchell (OCU)
Lene Wood (OCU) dec. Cynthia Zamora (Lindenwood)

Semifinals
Shannon dec. Stephany Waters (OCU)
Wood dec. Martinez

Consolations
Martinez dec. Rowen
Waters dec. Mitchell

48 kg/105.5 lbs.

Round One
Bernara Moore (Cumberlands) pin Dani Garza (Missouri Valley)
Shannon Reeves (Cumberlands) pin Maria Henriquez (Lindenwood)
Nicole Woody (OCU) pin Adreanna Barerra (Cumberlands)
Gabrielle Henry (Cumberlands) pin Jenny Torres (Misouri Valley)
Shuntil Snyder (Cumberlands) pin Mary Shamblin (Missouri Baptist)
Joey Miller (OCU) pin Michelle Canete (Jamestown)

Quarterfinals
Ashley McKilligan (Simon Fraser) pin Moore
Woody dec. Reeves
Henry pin Snyder
Miller pin Jessica Nguyen (Cumberlands)

Semifinals
McKilligan dec. Woody
Miller dec. Henry

Consolations
Henriquez dec. Barrera
Torres dec. Shamblin
Nguyen dec. Garza
Henriquez dec. Snyder
Reeves dec. Torres
Canete dec. Moore
Nguyen dec. Henriquez
Reeves dec. Canete
Woody dec. Nguyen
Henry dec. Reeves

51 kg/112.25 lbs.

Round One
Katherine Fulp-Allen (Menlo) dec. Priscilla Caldera (Lindenwood)

Quarterfinals
Fulp-Allen tech fall Mia Province (OCU)
Tiffany Sluik (Jamestown) dec. Jazmine Medina (Cumberlands)
Jackie Stiles (Cumberlands) dec. Lucy Kulla (Jamestown)
Leanne Barney (OCU) dec. Emily Harper (UW-River Falls)

Semifinals
Fulp-Allen dec. Sluik
Barney dec. Stiles

Consolations
Caldera pin Harper
Caldera tech fall Kulla
Province dec. Medina
Sluik dec. Caldera
Stiles tech. fall Province

55 kg/121 lbs.

Round One
Michaela Hutchison (OCU) pin Andrea Hughes (Cumberlands)
Stephanie Putnam (Missouri Valley) pin Alexis Rodriguez (Cumberlands)
Carla O'Connell (Menlo) tech fall India Walker (Cumberlands)
Cianah Hee (Cumberlands) dec. Odeatha Marshall (Lindenwood)
Rita Pare (Simon Fraser) tech. fall Petra Knight (Missouri Valley)
Norma Rueda (Cumberlands) dec. Jacqueline Davis (Menlo)
Raquel Iduarte (Cumberlands) pin Brittany Bertolani (Missouri Valley)
Ashley Hudson (OCU) pin Alson Balough (Cumberlands)

Quarterfinals
Hutchison pin Putnam
O'Connell dec. Heen
Pare dec. Rueda
Hudson tech. fall Iduarte

Semifinals
Hutchison tech fall O'Connell
Hudson pin Pare

Consolations
Hughes tech fall Rodriquez
Walker pin Marshall
Davis pin Knight
Bertolani tech fall Balogh
Hughes dec. Iduarte
Walker dec. Rueda
Hee dec. Davis
Bertolani pin Putnam
Hughes dec. Walker
Hee pin Bertolani
O'Connell dec. Hughes
Pare dec. Hee

59 kg/130 lbs.
Round One
Shamaine Danner (Missouri Baptist) dec. Misha Furniss (Jamestown)
Luzette Villegas (Cumberlands) pin Emma Mercer (OCU)
Lauren Louive (Cumberlands) dex. Summer Sistad (Missouri Valley)
Tani Ader (Jamestown) pin Cortnie Mudge (Lindenwood)
Jenny Germany (Missouri Valley) dec. Jessica Kelvas (Cumberlands)
Kayla Garza (Menlo) dec. Nena Garcia (Cumberlands)
Firen Gassman (OCU) tech fall Deyvonne Mondragon (Cumberlands)

Quarterfinals
Danner pin Villegas
Ader dec. Louive
Germany tech fall Garza
Gassman dec. Chaelyn Tan (Jamestown)

Semifinals
Ader dec. Danner
Germany dec. Gassman

Consolations
Furniss pin Mercer
Mudge dec. Sistad
Kelvas dec. Garcia
Tan dec. Furniss
Garza pin Mudge
Kelvas dec. Louive
Villegas dec. Mondragon
Tan dec. Garza
Villegas dec. Kelvas
Danner pin Tan
Gassman dec. Villegas

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Round One
Danielle Lappage (Simon Fraser) tech fall Rachael Paaluhi (Jamestown)
Brittany Gadd (Cumberlands) dec. Karen Howe (Missouri Valley)
Samantha Phillips (OCU) pin Sarah Gendler (Lindenwood)
Tessa Plana (OCU) pin Megan Agajanian (Cumberlands)
Monique Cabrera (Menlo) dec. Michelle Quiles (Jamestown)
Paige Rife (Cumberlands pin Samantha Richardson (Missouri Valley)

Quarterfinals
Lappage tech. fall Warry Woodard (Cumberlands)
Gadd dec. Phillips
Plana pin Cabrera
Rife dec. Calie Cutler (Jamestown)

Semifinals
Lappage dec. Gadd
Plana pin Rife

Consolations
Howe dec Gendler
Agajanian dec. Quiles
Paaluhi pin Cutler
Howe dec. Cabrera
Agajanian dec. Phillips
Richardson dec. Woodard
Paaluhi dec. Howe
Agajanian dec. Richardson
Paaluhi dec. Gadd
Rife pin Agajanian

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Round One
Christen Paysse (Cumberlands) dec. Sheila McCabe (OCU)
Ashlee Evans-Smith (Menlo) dec. Lisa Tinny (Cumberlands)

Quarterfinals
Stefenie Shaw (OCU) tech. fall Zinna Anyanwah (Missouri Valley)
Paysee dec. Pi'ikea Kalalau (Jamestown)
Lauren Knight (Cumberlands) dec. Rachel Billerbeck (Missouri Valley)
Stacie Anaka (Simon Fraser) dec. Evans-Smith

Semifinals
Shaw dec. Paysee
Anaka dec. Knight

Consolations
McCabe dec. Billerbeck
Anyanwah dec. Tinney
Evans-Smith dec. McCabe
Kalalau dec. Anyanwah
Evans-Smith dec. Paysee
Knight dec. Kalalau

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Quarterfinals
Lacey Novinska (OCU) dec. Trinier Alexander (Cumberlands)
Moriah Fernandez (Menlo) pin Sherolynn Eppinger (Cumberlands)
Taylor Dick (Simon Fraser) dec. Annie Descrescente (Cumberlands)
Kendra Lewis (Cumberlands) dec. Venus Barron (Missouri Valley)

Semifinals
Novinska pin Fernandez
Dick pin Lewis

Consolations
Eppinger dec. Alexander
Descrescente pin Barron
Lewis dec. Eppinger
Fernandez dec. Decrescente

82 kg/180.25 lbs.
Quarterfinals
Hillary Greening (Simon Fraser) dec. Megan Wade (Cumberlands)

Semifinals
Desiree Memea (Missouri Baptist) dec. Jessica Scott (Cumberlands)
Greening dec. Brittany Delgado (OCU)

Consolations
Scott dec. Wade

95 kg/209 lbs.

Quarterfinals
Lakia Henderson (Cumberlands) pin Brittany Caoile (Menlo)

Semifinals
Amy Havens (Missouri Valley) pin Keron Scott (OCU)
Henderson dec. Amanda Athon (Jamestown)

Consolations
Scott dec. Caoile

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