Heaton, Liles repeat as USA Wrestling Girls Junior Folkstyle National champions in Oklahoma City
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Alexandria Liles of Texas returns Allicyn Schuster of Nebraska to the mat in the 130-pound finals. Liles repeated as Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion. Photo courtesy of OWrestle.com by Nick Cosgrove.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Ronna Heaton of South Dakota (117) and Alexandria Liles of Texas (130) repeated as champions at the USA Wrestling Girls Junior Folkstyle National Championships held at the Freede Center on the campus of Oklahoma City University.
Heaton edged Washington star Brenda Reyna, 8-6 in the finals. Heaton was the 112-pound champion last year at this event. Last summer, Heaton was a UWW Cadet World champion for the United States.
Liles won the 130-pound title for the second year in the row. She stopped Allicyn Schuster of Nebraska, 9-3 in the finals. Liles was also a double champion this week, after winning the Cadet National Folkstyle title at 132 pounds yesterday.
There were three double champions, winners of both the Cadet title and the Junior title this year. Joining Liles as double champions were Macey Kilty of Wisconsin at 112 pounds and Gracie Figueroa of California at 121 pounds.
Kilty defeated Autumn Gordon of Ohio, 7-1 in the finals. She had won the 108 pound Cadet title on Friday. Kilty was second in the 2015 Wisconsin state high school championships competing against boys.
Figueroa pinned Alanah Vetterick of Iowa in 3:25 in the finals. She was the 124 pound Cadet champion on Friday. Figueroa was also a double champion in Fargo last summer, winning freestyle gold medals at the Cadet and Junior levels in the same year. Figueroa was second last year at this event at 112 pounds
There were two upsets in the finals, where returning Junior Folkstyle National champions were defeated.
At 105 pounds, Aleeah Gould of California stopped last year’s 97-pound national champion McKayla Campbell of Ohio, 6-4. Last year, Gould was second at 105 pounds in this tournament.
At 148 pounds, Solin Piearcy of California edged returning Junior Folkstyle national champion Alexis Bleau of New York, 2-1.
Rachel Watters of Iowa, a member of the 2015 U.S. Junior World Team in freestyle, was the champion at 159 pounds, edging Alyvia Fiske of California, 2-0. Watters was third last year at 148 pounds.
Gabrielle Garcia of California, who was a runner-up last year, won the title this time around at 125 pounds, scoring a pin over Logan Mize of Texas in 4:33 in the finals.
Other individual champions were Katlyn Pizzo of Michigan (97), Emma Bruntil of Washington (137), Marissa Patterson of Kansas (172) and Victoria Espinoza of California (198).
In an all-California finals, Espinoza defeated 2016 Cadet National Folkstyle champion Corey Burton by a 3-1 margin.
The Girls Folkstyle Nationals conclude on Sunday with the youth divisions. In addition, the Girls National Folkstyle Junior Duals will be held, with 11 teams in the field this year.
All of these events are being broadcast live on Flowrestling.com
Action and awards stands photos from the tournament are being posted and can be purchased for OWrestle.com.
USA WRESTLING GIRLS JUNIOR FOLKSTYLE NATIONALS
At Oklahoma City, Okla., March 26
97
1st - Katlyn Pizzo (Michigan) pin Mariah Morales (California), 5:03
3rd - Brooke Thurber (Wisconsin) won in sudden victory - 1 over Vayle Baker (Pennsylvania) (SV-1 4-2)
5th - Genae Sampract (Illinois) won by decision over Daniela Salazar (Texas) (Dec 10-3)
7th - Angelina Gomez (Texas) won by forfeit over Ireri Morales (California) (FF)
105
1st - Aleeah Gould (California) dec. Mckayla Campbell (Ohio), 6-4
3rd - Emily Shilson (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Leiana Nacapuy (Nevada) (TF 19-2)
5th - Amanda Walker (Pennsylvania) won by decision over Victoria Borrego (California) (Dec 7-0)
7th - Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won in tie breaker - 1 over Leah Olsen (Washington) (TB-1 3-2)
112
1st - Mace Kilty (Wisconsin) dec. Autumn Gordon (Ohio), 7-1
3rd - Theresa Rankin (Michigan) won by decision over Lauren Mason (California) (Dec 10-4)
5th - Nguyet Tran (California) won by decision over Candice Correlejo (California) (Dec 5-2)
7th - Stefana Jelacic (Sunkist) won by decision over Jennifer Lopez (California) (Dec 9-3)
117
1st - -Ronna Heaton (South Dakota) dec. Brenda Reyna (Washington), 8-6
3rd - Jessica Sanchez (California) won by decision over Tiana Jackson (California) (Dec 3-1)
5th - Brittany Bredemann (Wisconsin) won by injury default over Autumn Potkay (Virginia) (Inj. 0:00)
7th - Jacqueline Parks (Michigan) won by decision over Allison Davis (Tennessee) (Dec 6-1)
121
1st - Gracie Figueroa (California) pin Alanah Vetterick (Iowa), 3:25
3rd - Alyssa Aceval (California) won by fall over Makayla Welch (Minnesota) (Fall 2:46)
5th - Ali Hernandez (Ohio) won by decision over Delilah Houck (California) (Dec 8-3)
7th - Joye Levendusky (New York) won by decision over Rory Coscia (California) (Dec 2-1)
125
1st- Gabrielle Garcia (California) pin Logan Mize (Texas), 4:33
3rd - Cierra Foster (Idaho) won by fall over Michaela Beck (New York) (Fall 1:58)
5th - Miyuki Pugrad (California) won by fall over Savannah Vierra (California) (Fall 0:25)
7th - Jenna Garcia (California) won by fall over McKenzie Walker (Virginia) (Fall 2:13)
130
1st - Alexandria Liles (Texas) dec. Allicyn Schuster (Nebraska), 9-3
3rd - Jerzie Estrada (Colorado) won by decision over Nicole Joseph (California) (Dec 5-3)
5th - Erin Redford (Washington) won in sudden victory - 1 over Elissa Douglass (Texas) (SV-1 2-0)
7th - Breanna Douglas (Kansas) won by fall over Shelly Avelino (California) (Fall 0:53)
139
1st - Emma Bruntil (Washington) dec. Brianna Holcomb (Texas), 4-1
3rd - Alara Boyd (Indiana) won by decision over Maeda Feliciano (Virginia) (Dec 3-0)
5th - Ciana Sonberg (Iowa) won by decision over Hailey Finn (New York) (Dec 6-1)
7th - Marilyn Garcia (California) won by injury default over Taea Regua (California) (Inj. 0:00)
148
1st- Solin Piearcy (California) dec. Alexis Bleau (New York), 2-1
3rd - Kayla Marano (Georgia) major decision over Morgan Taylor (Kansas) (Maj 13-2)
5th - Jayden Laurent (Wisconsin) won by decision over Paige Amy (Michigan) (Dec 9-4)
7th - Ophelia Lara (California) won by decision over Payton Rigert (Oregon) (Dec 5-4)
159
1st - Rachel Watters (Iowa) dec. Alyvia Fiske (California), 2-0
3rd - Morgan Becker (Illinois) won by decision over Andrea Sennett (Illinois) (Dec 4-3)
5th - Yvette Garcia (California) won by decision over Paula Orosco (Texas) (Dec 3-1)
7th - Skylar Brock (Texas) won by fall over Deidra Valles (California) (Fall 4:18)
172
1st - Marissa Patterson (Kansas) dec. Alexis Cavero (California), 6-0
3rd - Mckayla Loza (California) won by decision over Sara Kouba (Wisconsin) (Dec 11-6)
5th - Christie Sandez (California) won by fall over Alexandera Castillo (TEAM CALIFORNIA) (Fall 3:52)
7th - Rebecca Donaldson (Florida) won by fall over Kenya Henderson (California) (Fall 2:22)
198
1st - Victoria Espinoza (California) dec. Corey Burton (California), 3-1
3rd - Kristyn Granat (Texas) won by fall over Alexis Borruel (California) (Fall 2:24)
5th - Nkechinyere Nwankwo (Texas) won by fall over Lishawntwanette Bennett (Texas) (Fall 3:34)
7th - Hailey Cancelleri (New York) won by fall over Rachel Doolittle (Texas) (Fall 4:57)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Ronna Heaton of South Dakota (117) and Alexandria Liles of Texas (130) repeated as champions at the USA Wrestling Girls Junior Folkstyle National Championships held at the Freede Center on the campus of Oklahoma City University.
Heaton edged Washington star Brenda Reyna, 8-6 in the finals. Heaton was the 112-pound champion last year at this event. Last summer, Heaton was a UWW Cadet World champion for the United States.
Liles won the 130-pound title for the second year in the row. She stopped Allicyn Schuster of Nebraska, 9-3 in the finals. Liles was also a double champion this week, after winning the Cadet National Folkstyle title at 132 pounds yesterday.
There were three double champions, winners of both the Cadet title and the Junior title this year. Joining Liles as double champions were Macey Kilty of Wisconsin at 112 pounds and Gracie Figueroa of California at 121 pounds.
Kilty defeated Autumn Gordon of Ohio, 7-1 in the finals. She had won the 108 pound Cadet title on Friday. Kilty was second in the 2015 Wisconsin state high school championships competing against boys.
Figueroa pinned Alanah Vetterick of Iowa in 3:25 in the finals. She was the 124 pound Cadet champion on Friday. Figueroa was also a double champion in Fargo last summer, winning freestyle gold medals at the Cadet and Junior levels in the same year. Figueroa was second last year at this event at 112 pounds
There were two upsets in the finals, where returning Junior Folkstyle National champions were defeated.
At 105 pounds, Aleeah Gould of California stopped last year’s 97-pound national champion McKayla Campbell of Ohio, 6-4. Last year, Gould was second at 105 pounds in this tournament.
At 148 pounds, Solin Piearcy of California edged returning Junior Folkstyle national champion Alexis Bleau of New York, 2-1.
Rachel Watters of Iowa, a member of the 2015 U.S. Junior World Team in freestyle, was the champion at 159 pounds, edging Alyvia Fiske of California, 2-0. Watters was third last year at 148 pounds.
Gabrielle Garcia of California, who was a runner-up last year, won the title this time around at 125 pounds, scoring a pin over Logan Mize of Texas in 4:33 in the finals.
Other individual champions were Katlyn Pizzo of Michigan (97), Emma Bruntil of Washington (137), Marissa Patterson of Kansas (172) and Victoria Espinoza of California (198).
In an all-California finals, Espinoza defeated 2016 Cadet National Folkstyle champion Corey Burton by a 3-1 margin.
The Girls Folkstyle Nationals conclude on Sunday with the youth divisions. In addition, the Girls National Folkstyle Junior Duals will be held, with 11 teams in the field this year.
All of these events are being broadcast live on Flowrestling.com
Action and awards stands photos from the tournament are being posted and can be purchased for OWrestle.com.
USA WRESTLING GIRLS JUNIOR FOLKSTYLE NATIONALS
At Oklahoma City, Okla., March 26
97
1st - Katlyn Pizzo (Michigan) pin Mariah Morales (California), 5:03
3rd - Brooke Thurber (Wisconsin) won in sudden victory - 1 over Vayle Baker (Pennsylvania) (SV-1 4-2)
5th - Genae Sampract (Illinois) won by decision over Daniela Salazar (Texas) (Dec 10-3)
7th - Angelina Gomez (Texas) won by forfeit over Ireri Morales (California) (FF)
105
1st - Aleeah Gould (California) dec. Mckayla Campbell (Ohio), 6-4
3rd - Emily Shilson (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Leiana Nacapuy (Nevada) (TF 19-2)
5th - Amanda Walker (Pennsylvania) won by decision over Victoria Borrego (California) (Dec 7-0)
7th - Felicity Taylor (Iowa) won in tie breaker - 1 over Leah Olsen (Washington) (TB-1 3-2)
112
1st - Mace Kilty (Wisconsin) dec. Autumn Gordon (Ohio), 7-1
3rd - Theresa Rankin (Michigan) won by decision over Lauren Mason (California) (Dec 10-4)
5th - Nguyet Tran (California) won by decision over Candice Correlejo (California) (Dec 5-2)
7th - Stefana Jelacic (Sunkist) won by decision over Jennifer Lopez (California) (Dec 9-3)
117
1st - -Ronna Heaton (South Dakota) dec. Brenda Reyna (Washington), 8-6
3rd - Jessica Sanchez (California) won by decision over Tiana Jackson (California) (Dec 3-1)
5th - Brittany Bredemann (Wisconsin) won by injury default over Autumn Potkay (Virginia) (Inj. 0:00)
7th - Jacqueline Parks (Michigan) won by decision over Allison Davis (Tennessee) (Dec 6-1)
121
1st - Gracie Figueroa (California) pin Alanah Vetterick (Iowa), 3:25
3rd - Alyssa Aceval (California) won by fall over Makayla Welch (Minnesota) (Fall 2:46)
5th - Ali Hernandez (Ohio) won by decision over Delilah Houck (California) (Dec 8-3)
7th - Joye Levendusky (New York) won by decision over Rory Coscia (California) (Dec 2-1)
125
1st- Gabrielle Garcia (California) pin Logan Mize (Texas), 4:33
3rd - Cierra Foster (Idaho) won by fall over Michaela Beck (New York) (Fall 1:58)
5th - Miyuki Pugrad (California) won by fall over Savannah Vierra (California) (Fall 0:25)
7th - Jenna Garcia (California) won by fall over McKenzie Walker (Virginia) (Fall 2:13)
130
1st - Alexandria Liles (Texas) dec. Allicyn Schuster (Nebraska), 9-3
3rd - Jerzie Estrada (Colorado) won by decision over Nicole Joseph (California) (Dec 5-3)
5th - Erin Redford (Washington) won in sudden victory - 1 over Elissa Douglass (Texas) (SV-1 2-0)
7th - Breanna Douglas (Kansas) won by fall over Shelly Avelino (California) (Fall 0:53)
139
1st - Emma Bruntil (Washington) dec. Brianna Holcomb (Texas), 4-1
3rd - Alara Boyd (Indiana) won by decision over Maeda Feliciano (Virginia) (Dec 3-0)
5th - Ciana Sonberg (Iowa) won by decision over Hailey Finn (New York) (Dec 6-1)
7th - Marilyn Garcia (California) won by injury default over Taea Regua (California) (Inj. 0:00)
148
1st- Solin Piearcy (California) dec. Alexis Bleau (New York), 2-1
3rd - Kayla Marano (Georgia) major decision over Morgan Taylor (Kansas) (Maj 13-2)
5th - Jayden Laurent (Wisconsin) won by decision over Paige Amy (Michigan) (Dec 9-4)
7th - Ophelia Lara (California) won by decision over Payton Rigert (Oregon) (Dec 5-4)
159
1st - Rachel Watters (Iowa) dec. Alyvia Fiske (California), 2-0
3rd - Morgan Becker (Illinois) won by decision over Andrea Sennett (Illinois) (Dec 4-3)
5th - Yvette Garcia (California) won by decision over Paula Orosco (Texas) (Dec 3-1)
7th - Skylar Brock (Texas) won by fall over Deidra Valles (California) (Fall 4:18)
172
1st - Marissa Patterson (Kansas) dec. Alexis Cavero (California), 6-0
3rd - Mckayla Loza (California) won by decision over Sara Kouba (Wisconsin) (Dec 11-6)
5th - Christie Sandez (California) won by fall over Alexandera Castillo (TEAM CALIFORNIA) (Fall 3:52)
7th - Rebecca Donaldson (Florida) won by fall over Kenya Henderson (California) (Fall 2:22)
198
1st - Victoria Espinoza (California) dec. Corey Burton (California), 3-1
3rd - Kristyn Granat (Texas) won by fall over Alexis Borruel (California) (Fall 2:24)
5th - Nkechinyere Nwankwo (Texas) won by fall over Lishawntwanette Bennett (Texas) (Fall 3:34)
7th - Hailey Cancelleri (New York) won by fall over Rachel Doolittle (Texas) (Fall 4:57)
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