King and Oklahoma City are tied after first session of WCWA Women’s College Nationals

Returning national champion Cody Pfau of OCU scores one of her two pins at 109 pounds in session one at the WCWA Nationals. Photo by Rich Tortorelli, OCU Athletics
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The top two ranked teams in women’s college wrestling, King University and Oklahoma City University, are tied at 60.5 points after the first session of the WCWA Women’s College Nationals, which began on Friday at the Freede Center on the campus of Oklahoma City University.
King placed 11 athletes into Friday evening’s quarterfinal round, while Oklahoma City has nine in the quarterfinals. Both team has gotten considerable help with bonus points. OCU holds the edge, with 14 pins and 10 technical falls, while King has 11 pins and eight technical falls.
King is looking for its third straight WCWA national title. Oklahoma City has won four WCWA titles in its history and is attempting to take back the top spot.
“King is a quality opponent. It is usually a battle between the teams that wrestle the hardest. Coach Jason Moorman’s team and our team are wrestling well. It is always like this with our teams. He welcomes the competition and so do I,” said OCU head coach Archie Randall.
“We are wrestling well. We are hitting the important rounds now, and they will determine a lot in the team race. OCU is doing what they always do. It will be an exciting team race. We will focus on doing the best that we can. The points will add up as they add up,” said King head coach Jason Moorman.
Rounding out the top five teams are Lindenwood in third with 49.5 points, Campbellsville in fourth with 46.5 points and Simon Fraser in fifth with 46 points.
All four of the returning champions were also No. 1 seeds and all four advanced to tonight’s quarterfinals: junior Cody Pfau of Oklahoma City at 109, sophomore Kayla Miracle of Campbellsville at 136, senior Victoria Francis of Lindenwood at 170 and junior Tiara Scott of Campbellsville at 191.
All of the other top seeds advanced into the quarterfinals: Ashley Illif of King at 101, junior Hanna Grisewood of King at 123, freshman Becka Leathers of Oklahoma City at 123, junior Natalia Hinojo of Oklahoma City at 130, sophomore Mallory Velte of Simon Fraser at 143 and freshman Jessika Rottier of the University of the Cumberlands at 155.
High seeds defeated in the first round included No. 3 Carla Ponce of OCU, who lost to Kristin Yamasaki of the Cumberlands, 6-6 at 130 and No. 3 Nahiela Magee of Wayland Baptist, who lost to Solove Naufau of Menlo, 6-3 at 170. Another No. 3 fell in the second round, as No. 3 Hanna Gladden of Campbellsville was beaten by Carly Jaramillo of Southwest Oregon CC, 4-2.
The second session begins at 4:00 p.m. CT, and includes quarterfinals and additional consolation rounds. Flowrestling is providing a live broadcast of all the action.

WCWA WOMEN’S COLLEGE NATIONALS

At Oklahoma City, Okla. Feb. 21


Quarterfinal pairings

101 pounds
Ashley Iliff (King) vs. Evelynn Simmons (Wayland Baptist)
Regina Doi (King) vs. Sarah Allen (Cumberlands)
Darby Huckle (Simon Fraser) vs. Hiba Salem (Menlo)
Christina Bautista (Missouri Valley) vs. Marina Doi (King)
109 pounds
Cody Pfau (OCU) vs. Michelle Guerrero (Wayland Baptist)
Andrey Diaz (Lindenwood) vs. Arielle Hernandez (McKendree)
Daisy Santos (King) vs. Arelys Valles (Cumberlands)
Taylor Resuriz (McKendree) vs. Breonnah Neal (King)
116 pounds
Hanna Grisewood (King) vs. Dajan Treder (Jamestown)
Cady Chessin (Menlo) vs. Abby Lloyd (Simon Fraser)
Samantha Klingel (King) vs. Shelby Morrison (OCU)
Madelynn McIlwain (Southern Oregon) vs. Rachel Archer (OCU)
123 pounds
Becka Leathers (OCU) vs. Bianca Arizpe (Menlo)
Dominique Parrish (Simon Fraser) vs. Jennifer Anderson (Simon Fraser)
Megan Black (McKendree) vs. DeAnna Prince (Wayland Baptist)
Cassidy Jasperson (OCU) vs. Montana Drum (Missouri Baptist)
130 pounds
Natalia Hinojo (OCU) vs. Samantha Higa (Missouri Valley)
Koral Sugiyama (Campbellsville) vs. Shelby Hall (Campbellsville)
Nicole Depa (Simon Fraser) vs. Axa Molina (Lindenwood)
Erika Mihalca (Missouri Baptist) vs. Rosemary Flores (Campbellsville)
136 pounds
Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville) vs. Cassy Herkelman (McKendree)
Francesca Giorgio (Simon Fraser) vs. Jessi Kee (King)
Monica Ramirez (Lindenwood) vs. Rachel Young (OCU)
Jasmine Bailey (McKendree) vs. Hanna Jewell (King)
143 pounds
Mallory Velte (Simon Fraser) vs. Kiera Gabaldon (Warner Pacific)
Anna McAleavey (Lindenwood) vs. Carly Jaramillo (Southwest Oregon CC)
Alexis Porter (McKendree) vs. Marina Briceno (Wayland Baptist)
Maggie Douma (OCU) vs. Olivia Seppinni (McKendree)
155 pounds
Jessika Rottier (Cumberlands) vs. Tatum Sparks (SW Oregon CC)
Mary Westman (Jamestown) vs. Michelle Organ (Campbellsville)
Niauni Hill (Lindenwood Belleville) vs. Iman Kazem (Menlo)
Alana Quackenbush (Wayland Baptist) vs. Forrest Molinari (King)
170 pounds
Victoria Francis (Lindenwood) vs. Kendall Reusing (Simon Fraser)
Nadine Fiege (Life) vs. Brittany Marshall (Wayland Baptist)
Solove Naufau (Wayland Baptist) vs. Clarc Walker (Cumberlands)
Courteney Tompkins (Cumberlands) vs. Hanna Hall (Campbellsville)
191 pounds
Tiara Scott (Campbellsville) vs. Monica Mason (OCU)
Paige Baynes (Lindenwood) vs. Kierra Boyce (Wayland Baptist)
Jackie Williams (King) vs. Renee Samano (Jamestown)
Gabriella Guzman (Lindenwood) vs. Payten Smith (Simon Fraser)
Team Standings
1. King University KING 60.5
2. Oklahoma City University OKCU 60.5
3. Lindenwood University LIND 49.5
4. Campbellsville University CAMP 46.5
5. Simon Fraser University SFRU 46.0
6. McKendree University MCKU 42.0
7. Wayland Baptist University WAYB 41.0
8. Menlo College MNLO 33.5
9. The University of the Cumberlands CUMB 28.0
10. Jamestown University JAMU 26.0
11. Missouri Baptist University MOBP 25.5
12. Southern Oregon University SORU 23.5
13. Southwest Oregon Community College SWOC 15.5
14. Missouri Valley College MOVL 15.0
15. Life University LIFE 14.0
16. Waldorf College WALC 11.0
17. Lindenwood Belleville BELL 10.0
18. Warner Pacific College WPAC 10.0
19. Ottawa University OTTU 5.5
20. Pacific University PACU 4.5
21. Adrian College ADRC 3.5
22. Lyon University LYON 3.5
23. Emmanuel College EMMC 2.5
24. Ferum College FERC 1.0
25. Midland Lutheran College MIDU 0.5