Four repeat on UWW Cadet World women’s team, and Boyd wins Outstanding Wrestler at Body Bar Nationals
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
2015 Cadet World champion Ronna Heaton works from the top on Cameron Guerin in the 52 kg finals series. Photo by Jim Thrall.
IRVING, Texas – Four members of the 2015 UWW Junior World Team were able to repeat as champions with victories at the Body Bar UWW Junior Nationals on Sunday.
Champions in the 10 World Championships weights earned spots on the U.S. team at the UWW Junior World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia this fall. They needed to win best-of-three Championship Series to secure their spots on the U.S. team.
2015 Cadet World champion Ronna Heaton of the Sunkist Kids won the title at 52 kg/114.5 lbs., defeating Cameron Guerin of Team Takedown in two straight matches. Heaton scored a dominant 10-0 technicall fall in bout one, and followed with an 11-3 win in bout two. Heaton was a Cadet World champion down at 49 kg/101 lbs. last summer.
2015 Cadet World silver medalist Alleida Martinez of the Titan Mercury WC needed all three matches to defeat first-year Cadet Emily Shilson of the Minnesota Storm in the 46 kg/101 lbs. finals. Martinez won a tough 7-4 match in the first bout, but was pinned by Shilson in bout two in 3:43. In the deciding third match, Martinez shut down Shilson, scoring key takedowns for a 6-0 win.
Also returning to the Cadet World Championships for the second straight year were Gracie Figueroa of the Titan Mercury WC of California at 56 kg/123 lbs. and Ashlynn Ortega of Pueblo West WC of Colorado at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Figueroa defeated Cierra Foster of the Gator/OKCU RTC in two straight matches, 9-0 and a 10-0 technical fall.
Ortega also needed just two matches, edging Jayden Laurent of Wisconsin in the first match, 7-5 and opening up her offense in an 11-1 technical fall at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Winning the Outstanding Wrestler was Alara Boyd of CIA, the champion at 60 kg/132 lbs. Boyd scored a pair of technical falls in the finals over Breanna Douglas of Team Kansas, 15-4 in bout one and 10-0 in bout two. Boyd had big wins in her half-bracket, defeating 2015 UWW Cadet World team member Alexandria Liles of Best Trained in the semifinals, and another top performer Jerzie Estrada of SOT Academy in the quarterfinals.
A runner-up here last year, Emily Cue of the Outlaws Colorado won the 70 kg/154 lbs. division, with a pair of technical falls in the finals over Ciana Sonberg of Female Elite Wrestling of Iowa. The first match was 12-2, and the second bout 10-0.
Also scoring a pair of technical falls in the finals series was Mace Kilty of Wisconsin, who stopped Stefana Jelacic of the Sunkist Kids in two straight, 16-5 in bout one and 10-0 in bout two.
Rallying back after losing her first finals match at 43 kg/94.5 lbs. was Marijah Morales of SOT Academy, who stopped Katlyn Pizzo of Michigan Women’s Wrestling in three bouts. Pizzo had a pin in the first match, but Morales came back with a pair of technical falls, 11-0 and 14-4.
1st - Marijah Morales (SOT Academy) dec. Katlyn Pizzo (Michigan Women`s Wrestling), 2 matches to 1
Rounding out the other members of the 2016 UWW Cadet World Team, with victories today, were Caitlyn Walker of Team Pennsylvania at 38 kg/83.5 lbs. and Erin Mance of Spartan Mat Club at 40 kg/88 lbs..
Three non-World Championship weight classes were also contested, with national titles going to Abby Lees of Washington at 78 kg, Sierra Adams-Gregory of Social Butterfly at 84 kg and Rachel Bridges of Timber Creek High School at 100 kg.
A record 240 Cadet wrestlers entered the event, which also included national titles in Schoolgirl, Div. I and Div. II. The UWW Junior division will compete on Sunday.
BODY BAR UWW CADET WOMEN’S NATIONALS
At Irving, Texas
38 kg/83.5 lbs.
1st - Caitlyn Walker (Team Pennsylvania)
40 kg/88 lbs.
1st- Erin Mance (Spartan Mat Club) dec. Tory Marrufo (Tech fall), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 - Mance tech. fall Marrufo, 10-0
Bout 2 – Mance pin Marrufo, 1:03
43 kg/94.5 lbs.
1st - Marijah Morales (SOT Academy) dec. Katlyn Pizzo (Michigan Women`s Wrestling), 2 matches to 1
Bout 1 – Pizzo pin Morales, 1:47
Bout 2 – Morales tech. fall Pizzo, 11-0
Bout 3 – Morales tech. fall Pizzo, 14-4
3rd - Trina Nguyen (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by fall over Daniela Salazar (Vici Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:32)
5th - Autumn Hohn (Wisconsin) won by decision over Nichole Moore (Kansas Krusaders) (Dec 8-6)
7th - Jaine Stephens (Team Georgia Girls Wrestling) won by fall over Brooklyn Courtney (Olympus Wrestling out of Fight) (Fall 1:35)
46 kg/101 lbs.
1st - Alleida Martinez (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Emily Shilson (Minnesota Storm), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Martinez dec. Shilson, 7-4
Bout 2 – Shilson pin Martinez, 3:43
Bout 3 – Martinez dec. Shilson, 6-0
3rd - Mckayla Campbell (Ohio National Team) won by decision over Vayle Baker (Team Pennsylvania) (Dec 9-5)
5th - Angel Rios (Colorado Elite) won by decision over Tilynne Vasquez (Team Montana) (Dec 3-3)
7th - Angelina Gomez (NB Elite) won by tech fall over Josie Bartishofski (Wisconsin) (TF 12-2)
49 kg/108 lbs.
1st - Mace Kilty (Wisconsin) dec. Stefana Jelacic (Sunkist Kids), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Kilty tech. fall Jelacic, 16-5
Bout 2 – Kilty tech. fall Jelacis, 10-0
3rd - Amanda Walker (Team Pennsylvania) won by tech fall over Carly Valleroy (Vtrain) (TF 10-0)
5th - Kyleigh Lopez (North Medford High School Wres) won by decision over Kasey Baynon (Team Georgia Girls Wrestling) (Dec 11-10)
7th - Kierstien Bush (Champions Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Viktorya Torres (Victory Wrestling-Central WA) (Inj. 0:00)
52 kg/114.5 lbs.
1st - Ronna Heaton (Sunkist Kids) dec. Cameron Guerin (Team Takedown), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Heaton tech. fall Guerin, 10-0
Bout 2 – Heaton dec. Guerin, 11-3
3rd - Brenda Reyna (Vandit Wrestling Academy) won by tech fall over Alexandra Hedrick (Bella Vista High School Wrestl) (TF 10-0)
5th- Brenda Santos won by tech fall over Jaslynn Gallegos (Brighton) (TF 15-2)
7th - Marissa Gallegos (SOT Academy) won by decision over Jessica Sanchez (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) (Dec 14-7)
56 kg/123 lbs.
1st - Gracie Figueroa (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Cierra Foster (Gator/OKCU RTC), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Figueroa dec. Foster, 9-0
Bout 2 – Figueroa tech. fall Foster, 10-0
3rd - Erin Redford (White River Hornets) won by decision over Cara Broadus (Maine Trappers) (Dec 8-6)
5th - Michaela Beck (Team New York-BTS) won by tech fall over Allison Petix (Lundell Wrestling / MMA Club) (TF 10-0)
7th - Brianna Csontos (Virginia Women`s National Team) won by tech fall over Rory Coscia (Lone Wolf Wrestling) (TF 18-8)
60 kg/132 lbs.
1st - Alara Boyd (CIA) dec. Breanna Douglas (Team Kansas), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Boyd tech. fall Douglas, 15-4
Bout 2 – Boyed tech. fall Douglas, 10-0
3rd - Alexandria Liles (Best Trained) won by tech fall over Ellie Keen (Wisconsin) (TF 12-2)
5th - Emma Bruntil (Vandit Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Allicyn Schuster (Big Red Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-0)
7th - Jerzie Estrada (SOT Academy) won by decision over Grace Kristoff (Team IL) (Dec 8-2)
65 kg/143 lbs.
1st - Ashlynn Ortega (Pueblo West WC) dec. Jayden Laurent (Wisconsin), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Ortega dec. Laurent, 7-5
Bout 2 – Ortega tech. fall Laurent, 11-1
3rd - Hannah Ramos (Wisconsin) won by decision over Taylor Cutler (Michigan Women`s Wrestling) (Dec 7-3)
5th - Mahealani Lewis (808 RAMS-DS ELITE) won by fall over Mackenzie Matta (Team Pennsylvania) (Fall 2:22)
7th - Alexis Gomez (Team IL) won by decision over Kiana Pugh (Wisconsin) (Dec 12-6)
70 kg/154 lbs.
1st- Emily Cue (Outlaws Colorado) dec. Ciana Sonberg (Female Elite Wrestling – Iowa), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 - Cue tech fall Sonberg, 12-2
Bout 2 – Cue tech. fall Sonberg, 10-0
3rd - Brooke Logan (Lions WC/Grindhouse) won by decision over Lena Flanagan (Vandit Wrestling Academy) (Dec 8-1)
5th - Lyric Gonsalves (Kansas Krusaders) won by decision over Paige Amy (OTA/CLIO) (Dec 11-6)
7th - Korinahe Bullock (Team IL) won by forfeit over Paisley Zandi (DFW Wrestling Club) (FF)
78 kg/171.5 lbs.
1st - Abby Lees (Washington) won by tech fall over Elisa Robinson (Fort Riley Wrestling Academy) (TF 13-0)
3rd - Megan Lloyd (Team Leonidas) won by tech fall over Alexis Cavero (The Club) (TF 10-0)
5th - Natalie Kemp (Wisconsin) won by decision over Kaylee Seabolt (Team Georgia Girls Wrestling) (Dec 4-0)
7th - Hailey Cancelleri (Team New York-BTS) won by fall over Sierra Pesnell (Team Idaho) (Fall 3:28)
84 kg/185 lbs.
1st- Sierra Adams-Gregory (Social Butterfly) won by fall over Alexis Borruel (NorCal) (Fall 3:30)
3rd - Kyra Austin (Liberty Girls) won by fall over Bethany Smith (Timber Creek High School Wrest) (Fall 0:15)
5th - Persephone Sandoval (Team Montana) won by fall over Holli Burton (Ascension Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:20)
7th - Sydney Fenus of Weatherford High School
100 kg/220 lbs.
1st- Rachel Bridges (Timber Creek High School Wrest) won by fall over Katelyn Blanchard (Tulare Elite Wrestling Academy) (Fall 0:50)
3rd - Genevieve Jackson (Weatherford High School) won by fall over Amanda Devaul (Coppell High School Wrestling) (Fall 3:46)
5th - Ashley Eggeling (Mile High Wrestling Club) won by fall over Destiny Leger (Houston) (Fall 1:39)
7th - Larissa Ramos (Uvalde Wrestling Club) won by fall over Lea Scheen (Mile High Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:58)
Outstanding Wrestler – Alara Boyd (CIA), 60 kg
IRVING, Texas – Four members of the 2015 UWW Junior World Team were able to repeat as champions with victories at the Body Bar UWW Junior Nationals on Sunday.
Champions in the 10 World Championships weights earned spots on the U.S. team at the UWW Junior World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia this fall. They needed to win best-of-three Championship Series to secure their spots on the U.S. team.
2015 Cadet World champion Ronna Heaton of the Sunkist Kids won the title at 52 kg/114.5 lbs., defeating Cameron Guerin of Team Takedown in two straight matches. Heaton scored a dominant 10-0 technicall fall in bout one, and followed with an 11-3 win in bout two. Heaton was a Cadet World champion down at 49 kg/101 lbs. last summer.
2015 Cadet World silver medalist Alleida Martinez of the Titan Mercury WC needed all three matches to defeat first-year Cadet Emily Shilson of the Minnesota Storm in the 46 kg/101 lbs. finals. Martinez won a tough 7-4 match in the first bout, but was pinned by Shilson in bout two in 3:43. In the deciding third match, Martinez shut down Shilson, scoring key takedowns for a 6-0 win.
Also returning to the Cadet World Championships for the second straight year were Gracie Figueroa of the Titan Mercury WC of California at 56 kg/123 lbs. and Ashlynn Ortega of Pueblo West WC of Colorado at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Figueroa defeated Cierra Foster of the Gator/OKCU RTC in two straight matches, 9-0 and a 10-0 technical fall.
Ortega also needed just two matches, edging Jayden Laurent of Wisconsin in the first match, 7-5 and opening up her offense in an 11-1 technical fall at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Winning the Outstanding Wrestler was Alara Boyd of CIA, the champion at 60 kg/132 lbs. Boyd scored a pair of technical falls in the finals over Breanna Douglas of Team Kansas, 15-4 in bout one and 10-0 in bout two. Boyd had big wins in her half-bracket, defeating 2015 UWW Cadet World team member Alexandria Liles of Best Trained in the semifinals, and another top performer Jerzie Estrada of SOT Academy in the quarterfinals.
A runner-up here last year, Emily Cue of the Outlaws Colorado won the 70 kg/154 lbs. division, with a pair of technical falls in the finals over Ciana Sonberg of Female Elite Wrestling of Iowa. The first match was 12-2, and the second bout 10-0.
Also scoring a pair of technical falls in the finals series was Mace Kilty of Wisconsin, who stopped Stefana Jelacic of the Sunkist Kids in two straight, 16-5 in bout one and 10-0 in bout two.
Rallying back after losing her first finals match at 43 kg/94.5 lbs. was Marijah Morales of SOT Academy, who stopped Katlyn Pizzo of Michigan Women’s Wrestling in three bouts. Pizzo had a pin in the first match, but Morales came back with a pair of technical falls, 11-0 and 14-4.
1st - Marijah Morales (SOT Academy) dec. Katlyn Pizzo (Michigan Women`s Wrestling), 2 matches to 1
Rounding out the other members of the 2016 UWW Cadet World Team, with victories today, were Caitlyn Walker of Team Pennsylvania at 38 kg/83.5 lbs. and Erin Mance of Spartan Mat Club at 40 kg/88 lbs..
Three non-World Championship weight classes were also contested, with national titles going to Abby Lees of Washington at 78 kg, Sierra Adams-Gregory of Social Butterfly at 84 kg and Rachel Bridges of Timber Creek High School at 100 kg.
A record 240 Cadet wrestlers entered the event, which also included national titles in Schoolgirl, Div. I and Div. II. The UWW Junior division will compete on Sunday.
BODY BAR UWW CADET WOMEN’S NATIONALS
At Irving, Texas
38 kg/83.5 lbs.
1st - Caitlyn Walker (Team Pennsylvania)
40 kg/88 lbs.
1st- Erin Mance (Spartan Mat Club) dec. Tory Marrufo (Tech fall), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 - Mance tech. fall Marrufo, 10-0
Bout 2 – Mance pin Marrufo, 1:03
43 kg/94.5 lbs.
1st - Marijah Morales (SOT Academy) dec. Katlyn Pizzo (Michigan Women`s Wrestling), 2 matches to 1
Bout 1 – Pizzo pin Morales, 1:47
Bout 2 – Morales tech. fall Pizzo, 11-0
Bout 3 – Morales tech. fall Pizzo, 14-4
3rd - Trina Nguyen (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by fall over Daniela Salazar (Vici Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:32)
5th - Autumn Hohn (Wisconsin) won by decision over Nichole Moore (Kansas Krusaders) (Dec 8-6)
7th - Jaine Stephens (Team Georgia Girls Wrestling) won by fall over Brooklyn Courtney (Olympus Wrestling out of Fight) (Fall 1:35)
46 kg/101 lbs.
1st - Alleida Martinez (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Emily Shilson (Minnesota Storm), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Martinez dec. Shilson, 7-4
Bout 2 – Shilson pin Martinez, 3:43
Bout 3 – Martinez dec. Shilson, 6-0
3rd - Mckayla Campbell (Ohio National Team) won by decision over Vayle Baker (Team Pennsylvania) (Dec 9-5)
5th - Angel Rios (Colorado Elite) won by decision over Tilynne Vasquez (Team Montana) (Dec 3-3)
7th - Angelina Gomez (NB Elite) won by tech fall over Josie Bartishofski (Wisconsin) (TF 12-2)
49 kg/108 lbs.
1st - Mace Kilty (Wisconsin) dec. Stefana Jelacic (Sunkist Kids), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Kilty tech. fall Jelacic, 16-5
Bout 2 – Kilty tech. fall Jelacis, 10-0
3rd - Amanda Walker (Team Pennsylvania) won by tech fall over Carly Valleroy (Vtrain) (TF 10-0)
5th - Kyleigh Lopez (North Medford High School Wres) won by decision over Kasey Baynon (Team Georgia Girls Wrestling) (Dec 11-10)
7th - Kierstien Bush (Champions Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Viktorya Torres (Victory Wrestling-Central WA) (Inj. 0:00)
52 kg/114.5 lbs.
1st - Ronna Heaton (Sunkist Kids) dec. Cameron Guerin (Team Takedown), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Heaton tech. fall Guerin, 10-0
Bout 2 – Heaton dec. Guerin, 11-3
3rd - Brenda Reyna (Vandit Wrestling Academy) won by tech fall over Alexandra Hedrick (Bella Vista High School Wrestl) (TF 10-0)
5th- Brenda Santos won by tech fall over Jaslynn Gallegos (Brighton) (TF 15-2)
7th - Marissa Gallegos (SOT Academy) won by decision over Jessica Sanchez (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) (Dec 14-7)
56 kg/123 lbs.
1st - Gracie Figueroa (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Cierra Foster (Gator/OKCU RTC), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Figueroa dec. Foster, 9-0
Bout 2 – Figueroa tech. fall Foster, 10-0
3rd - Erin Redford (White River Hornets) won by decision over Cara Broadus (Maine Trappers) (Dec 8-6)
5th - Michaela Beck (Team New York-BTS) won by tech fall over Allison Petix (Lundell Wrestling / MMA Club) (TF 10-0)
7th - Brianna Csontos (Virginia Women`s National Team) won by tech fall over Rory Coscia (Lone Wolf Wrestling) (TF 18-8)
60 kg/132 lbs.
1st - Alara Boyd (CIA) dec. Breanna Douglas (Team Kansas), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Boyd tech. fall Douglas, 15-4
Bout 2 – Boyed tech. fall Douglas, 10-0
3rd - Alexandria Liles (Best Trained) won by tech fall over Ellie Keen (Wisconsin) (TF 12-2)
5th - Emma Bruntil (Vandit Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Allicyn Schuster (Big Red Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-0)
7th - Jerzie Estrada (SOT Academy) won by decision over Grace Kristoff (Team IL) (Dec 8-2)
65 kg/143 lbs.
1st - Ashlynn Ortega (Pueblo West WC) dec. Jayden Laurent (Wisconsin), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 – Ortega dec. Laurent, 7-5
Bout 2 – Ortega tech. fall Laurent, 11-1
3rd - Hannah Ramos (Wisconsin) won by decision over Taylor Cutler (Michigan Women`s Wrestling) (Dec 7-3)
5th - Mahealani Lewis (808 RAMS-DS ELITE) won by fall over Mackenzie Matta (Team Pennsylvania) (Fall 2:22)
7th - Alexis Gomez (Team IL) won by decision over Kiana Pugh (Wisconsin) (Dec 12-6)
70 kg/154 lbs.
1st- Emily Cue (Outlaws Colorado) dec. Ciana Sonberg (Female Elite Wrestling – Iowa), 2 matches to 0
Bout 1 - Cue tech fall Sonberg, 12-2
Bout 2 – Cue tech. fall Sonberg, 10-0
3rd - Brooke Logan (Lions WC/Grindhouse) won by decision over Lena Flanagan (Vandit Wrestling Academy) (Dec 8-1)
5th - Lyric Gonsalves (Kansas Krusaders) won by decision over Paige Amy (OTA/CLIO) (Dec 11-6)
7th - Korinahe Bullock (Team IL) won by forfeit over Paisley Zandi (DFW Wrestling Club) (FF)
78 kg/171.5 lbs.
1st - Abby Lees (Washington) won by tech fall over Elisa Robinson (Fort Riley Wrestling Academy) (TF 13-0)
3rd - Megan Lloyd (Team Leonidas) won by tech fall over Alexis Cavero (The Club) (TF 10-0)
5th - Natalie Kemp (Wisconsin) won by decision over Kaylee Seabolt (Team Georgia Girls Wrestling) (Dec 4-0)
7th - Hailey Cancelleri (Team New York-BTS) won by fall over Sierra Pesnell (Team Idaho) (Fall 3:28)
84 kg/185 lbs.
1st- Sierra Adams-Gregory (Social Butterfly) won by fall over Alexis Borruel (NorCal) (Fall 3:30)
3rd - Kyra Austin (Liberty Girls) won by fall over Bethany Smith (Timber Creek High School Wrest) (Fall 0:15)
5th - Persephone Sandoval (Team Montana) won by fall over Holli Burton (Ascension Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:20)
7th - Sydney Fenus of Weatherford High School
100 kg/220 lbs.
1st- Rachel Bridges (Timber Creek High School Wrest) won by fall over Katelyn Blanchard (Tulare Elite Wrestling Academy) (Fall 0:50)
3rd - Genevieve Jackson (Weatherford High School) won by fall over Amanda Devaul (Coppell High School Wrestling) (Fall 3:46)
5th - Ashley Eggeling (Mile High Wrestling Club) won by fall over Destiny Leger (Houston) (Fall 1:39)
7th - Larissa Ramos (Uvalde Wrestling Club) won by fall over Lea Scheen (Mile High Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:58)
Outstanding Wrestler – Alara Boyd (CIA), 60 kg
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