Campbell impresses, three repeat at women's freestyle Western Junior Regional in Las Vegas, Nev.
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: 127-pounds Western Junior Regional champion Kaden Campbell (Colorado) executes a throw on Canada’s Stephanie Mould. Photo by Justin Hoch, JHoch.com.
Video: Western Junior Regional Interviews
LAS VEGAS – 12 women picked up Western Junior Regional championships on Thursday evening at the U.S. Open Wrestling Championships held at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Stealing the show was 127-pound champion Kaden Campbell of Colorado who won all three of her matches in dominant fashion. She defeated Canada’s Stephanie Mould by fall in the first round and followed with a pair of 12-0 technical falls over California’s Alexa Downs and Canada’s defending champion Victoria Seal to take the title.
“I did a lot better than I thought I was going to,” Campbell noted following her performance. “I didn’t have a single girl score on me, which I think is pretty much an accomplishment in itself. A lot of it is listening to my coaches on and off the mat, and listening to the things they have to teach.”
Campbell has excelled in 2017 coming off an injury riddled 2016 season that kept her from competing. She also won the 127-pound crown at the USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals held in Oklahoma City, Okla. last month.
Of the five defending champions entered in the event, three were able to earn a repeat bid.
Winning for the second straight year was Erin Geddie of Canada, who won a best-of-three series at 180 pounds over Mahealani Ramirez of Hawaii, with a pin and a technical fall. Geddie was a 2016 Cadet Pan American champion.
Canada sensation Jacqueline Lew won her second-straight Western Junior Regional title after going 4-0 in a five-athlete round-robin at 117 pounds. Her highlight win came in the first round over 2017 USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion Autumn Gordon of Ohio. Lew is a two-time Cadet Pan American medalist, and competed in the 2015 Cadet World Championships.
Colorado’s Clare Garcia defeated Nevada’s Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad two matches to none in a best-of-three series at 122 pounds by scores of 10-0 and 14-4 to win her second-consecutive championship at this event.
2015 USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals champion Jerzie Estrada of Colorado cruised to the 144-pound title with a 12-4 win over Destiny Lyng of California in the finals.
Two-time Fargo All-American Kaylee Moore of Washington added a 132-pound Western Junior Regional title to her resume after defeating Morgan Norris of Nevada, 14-5, in the finals. Moore was coming off an impressive third-place finish at the USA Wrestling Cadet Folkstyle Nationals.
“I felt pretty successful. I felt like I wrestled really well…I feel like it brought my confidence up. It made me realize that I’m good enough to be out here with everybody else and be able to compete,” Moore said.
Also claiming top prize at Western Junior Regional were Angel Rios of Colorado at 100 pounds, Makayla Rydbeck of California at 106 pounds, Peyton Prussin of Nevada at 112 pounds, Tristan Kelly of Colorado at 152 pounds, Anatli Smalley of California at 164 pounds and Marlene Andreassen of TIT/Norway at 220 pounds.
Complete brackets, match-by-match results and archived video from the Western Junior Regional can be found on Trackwrestling.com.
2017 WESTERN JUNIOR WOMEN’S FREESTYLE REGIONAL
April 27 at South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Final Results
100 pounds
1st Place – Angel Rios (Colorado)
2nd Place – Alejandra Corral (Hawaii)
3rd Place – Nina Pham (California)
4th Place – Brooklyn Courtney (Arizona)
5th Place – Alicia Velasquez (Nevada)
6th Place – Cassidy West (Utah)
1st – Angel Rios (Colorado) tech. fall Alejandra Corral (Hawaii), 11-0
3rd – Nina Pham (California) fall Brooklyn Courtney (Arizona), 2:00
5th – Alicia Velasquez (Nevada) fall Cassidy West (Utah), 0:47
106 pounds
1st Place – Makayla Rydbeck (California)
2nd Place – Mariah Ortiz (Nevada)
RR1 – Makayla Rydbeck (California) tech. fall Mariah Ortiz (Nevada), 11-1
RR2 – Makayla Rydbeck (California) tech. fall Mariah Ortiz (Nevada), 11-0
112 pounds
1st Place – Peyton Prussin (Nevada)
2nd Place – Marissa Ritchie (Wisconsin)
3rd Place – Alexia Seal (Canada)
4th Place – Rosalynn Chang (California)
5th Place – Joclyn Bhatha (Canada)
6th Place – Kierstien Bush (Utah)
1st – Peyton Prussin (Nevada) fall Marissa Ritchie (Wisconsin), 2:46
3rd – Alexia Seal (Canada) tech. fall Rosalynn Chang (California), 10-0
5th – Joclyn Bhatha (Canada) forfeit Kierstien Bush (Utah)
117 pounds
1st Place – Jacqueline Lew (Canada)
2nd Place – Viktorya Torres (Washington)
3rd Place – Alina Collins (Washington)
4th Place – Tatum Pine (Nevada)
5th Place – Autumn Gordon (Ohio)
Round 1 – Alina Collins (Washington) fall Tatum Pine (Nevada), 2:57
Round 1 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Autumn Gordon (Ohio), 10-0
Round 2 – Viktorya Torres (Washington) fall Autumn Gordon (Ohio), 5:36
Round 2 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Tatum Pine (Nevada), 10-0
Round 3 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Viktorya Torres (Washington), 15-4
Round 3 – Alina Collins (Washington) forfeit Autumn Gordon (Ohio)
Round 4 – Viktorya Torres (Washington) tech. fall Alina Collins (Washington), 11-0
Round 4 – Tatum Pine (Nevada) forfeit Autumn Gordon (Ohio)
Round 5 – Viktorya Torres (Washington) fall Tatum Pine (Nevada), 4:17
Round 5 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Alina Collins (Washington), 12-1
122 pounds
1st Place – Clare Garcia (California)
2nd Place – Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad (Nevada)
Round 1 - Clare Garcia (California) tech. fall Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad (Nevada), 10-0
Round 2 - Clare Garcia (California) tech. fall Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad (Nevada), 14-4
127 pounds
1st Place – Kaden Campbell (Colorado)
2nd Place – Victoria Seal (Canada)
3rd Place – Selina Brown (Indiana)
4th Place – Emma Justo (Nevada)
5th Place – Stephanie Mould (Canada)
6th Place – Alexa Downs (California)
1st – Kaden Campbell (Colorado) tech. fall Victoria Seal (Canada), 12-0
3rd – Selina Brown (Indiana) dec. Emma Justo (Nevada), 13-7
5th – Stephanie Mould (Canada) inj. def. Alexa Downs (California)
132 pounds
1st Place – Kaylee Moore (Washington)
2nd Place – Morgan Norris (Nevada)
3rd Place – Caitlin Cardenas (California)
4th Place – Jenna Awana (Hawaii)
5th Place – Aly Sabbagh (California)
6th Place – Samantha Bush (Utah)
1st – Kaylee Moore (Washington) dec. Morgan Norris (Nevada), 14-5
3rd – Caitlin Cardenas (California) fall Jenna Awana (Hawaii), 3:33
5th – Aly Sabbagh (California) fall Samantha Bush (Utah), 1:42
144 pounds
1st Place – Jerzie Estrada (Colorado)
2nd Place – Destiny Lyng (California)
3rd Place – Ana Godinez (Canada)
4th Place – Kamilla Mogstad (TIT/Norway)
5th Place – Julia Padilla (California)
6th Place – Lucero Betancourt (California)
1st – Jerzie Estrada (Colorado) dec. Destiny Lyng (California), 12-4
3rd – Ana Godinez (Canada) tech. fall Kamilla Mogstad (TIT/Norway), 10-0
5th – Julia Padilla (California) tech. fall Lucero Betancourt (California), 14-3
152 pounds
1st Place – Tristan Kelly (Colorado)
2nd Place – Khaya Mackillop (Canada)
3rd Place – Lena Flanagan (Washington)
4th Place – Sonia Baniqued (California)
5th Place – Jazmin Herrera (Champions WC)
6th Place – Melissa Jacobs (Minnesota)
1st – Tristan Kelly (Colorado) fall Khaya Mackillop (Canada), 1:59
3rd – Lena Flanagan (Washington) fall Sonia Baniqued (California), 2:00
5th – Jazmin Herrera (Champions WC) fall Melissa Jacobs (Minnesota), 4:03
164 pounds
1st Place – Anatli Smalley (California)
2nd Place – Catherine Frilseth (TIT/Norway)
3rd Place – Rebecca Hamilton (Utah)
Round 1 – Anatli Smalley (California) fall Catherine Frilseth (TIT/Norway), 2:45
Round 2 – Anatli Smalley (California) fall Rebecca Hamilton (Utah), 0:21
Round 3 – Catherine Frilseth (TIT/Norway) tech. fall Rebecca Hamilton (Utah), 13-2
180 pounds
1st Place - Erin Geddie (Canada)
2nd Place - Mahealani Ramirez (Hawaii)
Round 1 – Erin Geddie (Canada) fall Mahealani Ramirez (Hawaii), 1:09
Round 2 – Erin Geddie (Canada) tech. fall Mahealani Ramirez (Hawaii), 11-0
200 pounds
1st Place – Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway)
2nd Place – Sierra Adams-Gregory (California)
Round 1 – Sierra Adams-Gregory (California) tech fall Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway), 10-0
Round 2 – Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway) fall Sierra Adams-Gregory (California), 0:33
Round 3 – Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway) fall Sierra Adams-Gregory (California), 1:25
Video: Western Junior Regional Interviews
LAS VEGAS – 12 women picked up Western Junior Regional championships on Thursday evening at the U.S. Open Wrestling Championships held at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Stealing the show was 127-pound champion Kaden Campbell of Colorado who won all three of her matches in dominant fashion. She defeated Canada’s Stephanie Mould by fall in the first round and followed with a pair of 12-0 technical falls over California’s Alexa Downs and Canada’s defending champion Victoria Seal to take the title.
“I did a lot better than I thought I was going to,” Campbell noted following her performance. “I didn’t have a single girl score on me, which I think is pretty much an accomplishment in itself. A lot of it is listening to my coaches on and off the mat, and listening to the things they have to teach.”
Campbell has excelled in 2017 coming off an injury riddled 2016 season that kept her from competing. She also won the 127-pound crown at the USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals held in Oklahoma City, Okla. last month.
Of the five defending champions entered in the event, three were able to earn a repeat bid.
Winning for the second straight year was Erin Geddie of Canada, who won a best-of-three series at 180 pounds over Mahealani Ramirez of Hawaii, with a pin and a technical fall. Geddie was a 2016 Cadet Pan American champion.
Canada sensation Jacqueline Lew won her second-straight Western Junior Regional title after going 4-0 in a five-athlete round-robin at 117 pounds. Her highlight win came in the first round over 2017 USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion Autumn Gordon of Ohio. Lew is a two-time Cadet Pan American medalist, and competed in the 2015 Cadet World Championships.
Colorado’s Clare Garcia defeated Nevada’s Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad two matches to none in a best-of-three series at 122 pounds by scores of 10-0 and 14-4 to win her second-consecutive championship at this event.
2015 USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals champion Jerzie Estrada of Colorado cruised to the 144-pound title with a 12-4 win over Destiny Lyng of California in the finals.
Two-time Fargo All-American Kaylee Moore of Washington added a 132-pound Western Junior Regional title to her resume after defeating Morgan Norris of Nevada, 14-5, in the finals. Moore was coming off an impressive third-place finish at the USA Wrestling Cadet Folkstyle Nationals.
“I felt pretty successful. I felt like I wrestled really well…I feel like it brought my confidence up. It made me realize that I’m good enough to be out here with everybody else and be able to compete,” Moore said.
Also claiming top prize at Western Junior Regional were Angel Rios of Colorado at 100 pounds, Makayla Rydbeck of California at 106 pounds, Peyton Prussin of Nevada at 112 pounds, Tristan Kelly of Colorado at 152 pounds, Anatli Smalley of California at 164 pounds and Marlene Andreassen of TIT/Norway at 220 pounds.
Complete brackets, match-by-match results and archived video from the Western Junior Regional can be found on Trackwrestling.com.
2017 WESTERN JUNIOR WOMEN’S FREESTYLE REGIONAL
April 27 at South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Final Results
100 pounds
1st Place – Angel Rios (Colorado)
2nd Place – Alejandra Corral (Hawaii)
3rd Place – Nina Pham (California)
4th Place – Brooklyn Courtney (Arizona)
5th Place – Alicia Velasquez (Nevada)
6th Place – Cassidy West (Utah)
1st – Angel Rios (Colorado) tech. fall Alejandra Corral (Hawaii), 11-0
3rd – Nina Pham (California) fall Brooklyn Courtney (Arizona), 2:00
5th – Alicia Velasquez (Nevada) fall Cassidy West (Utah), 0:47
106 pounds
1st Place – Makayla Rydbeck (California)
2nd Place – Mariah Ortiz (Nevada)
RR1 – Makayla Rydbeck (California) tech. fall Mariah Ortiz (Nevada), 11-1
RR2 – Makayla Rydbeck (California) tech. fall Mariah Ortiz (Nevada), 11-0
112 pounds
1st Place – Peyton Prussin (Nevada)
2nd Place – Marissa Ritchie (Wisconsin)
3rd Place – Alexia Seal (Canada)
4th Place – Rosalynn Chang (California)
5th Place – Joclyn Bhatha (Canada)
6th Place – Kierstien Bush (Utah)
1st – Peyton Prussin (Nevada) fall Marissa Ritchie (Wisconsin), 2:46
3rd – Alexia Seal (Canada) tech. fall Rosalynn Chang (California), 10-0
5th – Joclyn Bhatha (Canada) forfeit Kierstien Bush (Utah)
117 pounds
1st Place – Jacqueline Lew (Canada)
2nd Place – Viktorya Torres (Washington)
3rd Place – Alina Collins (Washington)
4th Place – Tatum Pine (Nevada)
5th Place – Autumn Gordon (Ohio)
Round 1 – Alina Collins (Washington) fall Tatum Pine (Nevada), 2:57
Round 1 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Autumn Gordon (Ohio), 10-0
Round 2 – Viktorya Torres (Washington) fall Autumn Gordon (Ohio), 5:36
Round 2 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Tatum Pine (Nevada), 10-0
Round 3 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Viktorya Torres (Washington), 15-4
Round 3 – Alina Collins (Washington) forfeit Autumn Gordon (Ohio)
Round 4 – Viktorya Torres (Washington) tech. fall Alina Collins (Washington), 11-0
Round 4 – Tatum Pine (Nevada) forfeit Autumn Gordon (Ohio)
Round 5 – Viktorya Torres (Washington) fall Tatum Pine (Nevada), 4:17
Round 5 – Jacqueline Lew (Canada) tech. fall Alina Collins (Washington), 12-1
122 pounds
1st Place – Clare Garcia (California)
2nd Place – Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad (Nevada)
Round 1 - Clare Garcia (California) tech. fall Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad (Nevada), 10-0
Round 2 - Clare Garcia (California) tech. fall Aminda Mali Groette Kolstad (Nevada), 14-4
127 pounds
1st Place – Kaden Campbell (Colorado)
2nd Place – Victoria Seal (Canada)
3rd Place – Selina Brown (Indiana)
4th Place – Emma Justo (Nevada)
5th Place – Stephanie Mould (Canada)
6th Place – Alexa Downs (California)
1st – Kaden Campbell (Colorado) tech. fall Victoria Seal (Canada), 12-0
3rd – Selina Brown (Indiana) dec. Emma Justo (Nevada), 13-7
5th – Stephanie Mould (Canada) inj. def. Alexa Downs (California)
132 pounds
1st Place – Kaylee Moore (Washington)
2nd Place – Morgan Norris (Nevada)
3rd Place – Caitlin Cardenas (California)
4th Place – Jenna Awana (Hawaii)
5th Place – Aly Sabbagh (California)
6th Place – Samantha Bush (Utah)
1st – Kaylee Moore (Washington) dec. Morgan Norris (Nevada), 14-5
3rd – Caitlin Cardenas (California) fall Jenna Awana (Hawaii), 3:33
5th – Aly Sabbagh (California) fall Samantha Bush (Utah), 1:42
144 pounds
1st Place – Jerzie Estrada (Colorado)
2nd Place – Destiny Lyng (California)
3rd Place – Ana Godinez (Canada)
4th Place – Kamilla Mogstad (TIT/Norway)
5th Place – Julia Padilla (California)
6th Place – Lucero Betancourt (California)
1st – Jerzie Estrada (Colorado) dec. Destiny Lyng (California), 12-4
3rd – Ana Godinez (Canada) tech. fall Kamilla Mogstad (TIT/Norway), 10-0
5th – Julia Padilla (California) tech. fall Lucero Betancourt (California), 14-3
152 pounds
1st Place – Tristan Kelly (Colorado)
2nd Place – Khaya Mackillop (Canada)
3rd Place – Lena Flanagan (Washington)
4th Place – Sonia Baniqued (California)
5th Place – Jazmin Herrera (Champions WC)
6th Place – Melissa Jacobs (Minnesota)
1st – Tristan Kelly (Colorado) fall Khaya Mackillop (Canada), 1:59
3rd – Lena Flanagan (Washington) fall Sonia Baniqued (California), 2:00
5th – Jazmin Herrera (Champions WC) fall Melissa Jacobs (Minnesota), 4:03
164 pounds
1st Place – Anatli Smalley (California)
2nd Place – Catherine Frilseth (TIT/Norway)
3rd Place – Rebecca Hamilton (Utah)
Round 1 – Anatli Smalley (California) fall Catherine Frilseth (TIT/Norway), 2:45
Round 2 – Anatli Smalley (California) fall Rebecca Hamilton (Utah), 0:21
Round 3 – Catherine Frilseth (TIT/Norway) tech. fall Rebecca Hamilton (Utah), 13-2
180 pounds
1st Place - Erin Geddie (Canada)
2nd Place - Mahealani Ramirez (Hawaii)
Round 1 – Erin Geddie (Canada) fall Mahealani Ramirez (Hawaii), 1:09
Round 2 – Erin Geddie (Canada) tech. fall Mahealani Ramirez (Hawaii), 11-0
200 pounds
1st Place – Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway)
2nd Place – Sierra Adams-Gregory (California)
Round 1 – Sierra Adams-Gregory (California) tech fall Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway), 10-0
Round 2 – Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway) fall Sierra Adams-Gregory (California), 0:33
Round 3 – Marlene Andreassen (TIT/Norway) fall Sierra Adams-Gregory (California), 1:25
