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USA wrestlers Bartelson, Molina, Shannon, Hodges, Palmer win golds at SFU International in Canada

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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

Five U.S. wrestlers won gold medals, four in women’s freestyle and one in men’s freestyle, at the SFU International, held at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby Mountain, B.C., Canada on November 4.

The U.S. women who claimed gold medals were Brooklyn Bartelson (Puyallup, Wash./SFU/Unattached) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Axa Molina (Federal Way, Wash./Gray Harbor WC) at 59 kg/130 lbs., Janea Shannon (Big Lake, Alaska/Grays Harbor WC) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. and Delisha Hodges, Burlington, Wash. (Grays Harbor WC) at 90 kg/198 lbs.

Winning a men’s freestyle gold medal was former Oregon State star Joey Palmer (Covington, Ore./Orange Crush WC) at 61 kg/134 lbs.

Claiming round-robins in their weight class were Bartelson, Molina and Hodges, while Shannon won her only bout of the event.

Hodges went 4-0 in her round robin, pinning all four of her opponents. Bartelson finished with a 2-0 record in her weight class.

Molina, who wrestled at Lindenwood and is now an assistant coach at Grays Harbor CC, went 2-1 in her roundrobin, and silver medalist Jenna Garcia (Salinas, Calif./SFU/unattached) also finished with a 2-1 record. Garcia beat Molina, 12-10 in the first round, but later lost to an opponent that Molina beat. Molina got the title based upon tiebreaking procedures, by scoring more classification points than Garcia.

Shannon defeated Olivia McDonnell of the Univ. of Regina by technical fall 10-0 in their finals bout.

In men’s freestyle, Palmer defeated 2017 NCAA champion Cory Clark (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) in the finals in a 4-4 criteria decision. Both Palmer and Clark won their first two matches by technical fall to set up the all-USA gold-medal finals. Clark won the SFU International silver medal in his first competition since the NCAA finals last March, where he won in spite of injury. Palmer was a three-time NCAA qualifier at Oregon State.

A pair of U.S. athletes won bronze medals in the women’s draw, Angie Sletten (Dallas, Ore./Warner Pacific) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Jailee Mercedes (Stanwood, Wash./SFU/Unattached) at 90 kg/198 lbs.

SFU INTERNATIONAL
At Burnaby Mountain, B.C., Canada, Nov. 4


Women’s freestyle results

50 kg
1st Place Match - Jessica MacDonald (Brock WC) won by tech fall over Natasha Fox (U of S Huskies) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Amber Wiebe (University of Regina) won by tech fall over Alexia Seal (SFU) (TF 12-2)
5th Place Match - Natassya Lu (Guelph) won by fall over Cailen Corbett (Bears) (Fall 3:39)

53 kg
1st Place Match - Jade Parson (Brock WC) won by tech fall over Tine Maclaren (Brock WC) (TF 15-4)
3rd Place Match - Abby Lloyd (SFU) won by tech fall over Allyssa Cleaves (Black Bears) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match - Lauren Mason (SFU) won by fall over Katy Funai (Warner Pacific) (Fall 0:26)

55 kg
1st Place - Brooklyn Bartelson of SFU/Unat
2nd Place - Sunita Sewak of SFU
3rd Place - Angie Sletten of Warner Pacific
Round 1 - Brooklyn Bartelson (SFU/Unat) won by decision over Sunita Sewak (SFU) (Dec 4-2)
Round 2 - Brooklyn Bartelson (SFU/Unat) won by tech fall over Angie Sletten (Warner Pacific) (TF 11-0)
Round 3 - Sunita Sewak (SFU) won by tech fall over Angie Sletten (Warner Pacific) (TF 10-0)

57 kg
1st Place Match - Hannah Taylor (Brock WC) won by tech fall over Alexandria Town (York WC) (TF 13-2)
3rd Place Match - Karla Godinez (BMWC/UFV) won by decision over Alexandra Hedrick (SFU/Unat) (Dec 1-0)
5th Place Match - Cara Narnia (Dinos) won by injury default over Amy Bellevia (Dinos) (Inj. 0:00)

59 kg
1st Place - Axa Molina of Gray Harbor WC
2nd Place - Jenna Garcia of SFU/Unat
3rd Place - Aliochoa Perriod-Abdoh of SFU
4th Place - Miki Rowbottom of University of Regina
Round 1 - Jenna Garcia (SFU/Unat) won by decision over Axa Molina (Gray Harbor WC) (Dec 12-10)
Round 1 - Aliochoa Perriod-Abdoh (SFU) won by tech fall over Miki Rowbottom (University of Regina) (TF 10-0)
Round 2 - Axa Molina (Gray Harbor WC) won by fall over Miki Rowbottom (University of Regina) (Fall 5:38)
Round 2 - Aliochoa Perriod-Abdoh (SFU) won by decision over Jenna Garcia (SFU/Unat) (Dec 6-2)
Round 3 - Axa Molina (Gray Harbor WC) won by tech fall over Aliochoa Perriod-Abdoh (SFU) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Jenna Garcia (SFU/Unat) won by fall over Miki Rowbottom (University of Regina) (Fall 3:35)

62 kg
1st Place Match - Braxton Papadoupoulos (Impact) won by fall over Jessica Brouliliette (Brock WC) (Fall 5:31)
3rd Place Match - Breanne Graham (Dinos) won by fall over Krysten Paquette (Bears) (Fall 1:38)
5th Place Match - Sara Brinkac (SFU/Unat) won by tech fall over Regina Dickinson (Warner Pacific) (TF 12-2)

65 kg
1st Place - Chloe Rogers of SFU
2nd Place - Meghan Fendelet of Bears
3rd Place - Alison Horne of SFU
4th Place - Veronica Coppolino of Gray Harbor WC
Round 1 - Alison Horne (SFU) won by tech fall over Veronica Coppolino (Gray Harbor WC) (TF 14-4)
Round 1 - Chloe Rogers (SFU) won by decision over Meghan Fendelet (Bears) (Dec 14-13)
Round 2 - Meghan Fendelet (Bears) won by fall over Alison Horne (SFU) (Fall 3:19)
Round 2 - Chloe Rogers (SFU) won by tech fall over Veronica Coppolino (Gray Harbor WC) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Chloe Rogers (SFU) won by decision over Alison Horne (SFU) (Dec 14-7)
Round 3 - Meghan Fendelet (Bears) won by tech fall over Veronica Coppolino (Gray Harbor WC) (TF 10-0)

68 kg
1st Place Match - Danielle Lappage (Dinos) won by decision over Olivia Dibacco (Brock WC) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match - Indira Moores (Brock WC) won by decision over Haley Hefel (Bears) (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match - Dejas Slater (Impact) won by decision over Alyvia Fiske (SFU) (Dec 6-4)

72 kg
1st Place - Jenaae Shannon of Gray Harbor WC
2nd Place - Olivia McDonnell of University of Regina
1st Place Match - Jenaae Shannon (Gray Harbor WC) won by tech fall over Olivia McDonnell (University of Regina) (TF 10-0)

76 kg
1st Place - Erica Weibe of Dinos
2nd Place - Gracelynn Doogan of Guelph
3rd Place - Ingia Hammer of University of Regina
4th Place - Jules Ortmeyer of Gray Harbor WC
Round 1 - Gracelynn Doogan (Guelph) won by fall over Ingia Hammer (University of Regina) (Fall 2:01)
Round 1 - Erica Weibe (Dinos) won by fall over Jules Ortmeyer (Gray Harbor WC) (Fall 1:13)
Round 2 - Erica Weibe (Dinos) won by tech fall over Ingia Hammer (University of Regina) (TF 10-0)
Round 2 - Gracelynn Doogan (Guelph) won by tech fall over Jules Ortmeyer (Gray Harbor WC) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Ingia Hammer (University of Regina) won by fall over Jules Ortmeyer (Gray Harbor WC) (Fall 0:59)
Round 3 - Erica Weibe (Dinos) won by fall over Gracelynn Doogan (Guelph) (Fall 3:48)

90 kg
1st Place - Delisha Hodges of Gray Harbor WC
2nd Place - Glaysia Sparling of BMWC/UFV
3rd Place - Jailee Mercedes of SFU/Unat
4th Place - Sterling Magnuson of Warner Pacific
5th Place - Jacqueline Castro of Gray Harbor WC
Round 1 - Delisha Hodges (Gray Harbor WC) won by fall over Glaysia Sparling (BMWC/UFV) (Fall 1:12)
Round 1 - Sterling Magnuson (Warner Pacific) won by tech fall over Jacqueline Castro (Gray Harbor WC) (TF 12-2)
Round 2 - Jailee Mercedes (SFU/Unat) won by fall over Jacqueline Castro (Gray Harbor WC) (Fall 0:37)
Round 2 - Sterling Magnuson (Warner Pacific) won by decision over Glaysia Sparling (BMWC/UFV) (Dec 13-7)
Round 3 - Jailee Mercedes (SFU/Unat) won by tech fall over Sterling Magnuson (Warner Pacific) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Delisha Hodges (Gray Harbor WC) won by fall over Jacqueline Castro (Gray Harbor WC) (Fall 5:23)
Round 4 - Delisha Hodges (Gray Harbor WC) won by fall over Jailee Mercedes (SFU/Unat) (Fall 1:13)
Round 4 - Glaysia Sparling (BMWC/UFV) won by fall over Jacqueline Castro (Gray Harbor WC) (Fall 4:53)
Round 5 - Glaysia Sparling (BMWC/UFV) won by fall over Jailee Mercedes (SFU/Unat) (Fall 5:28)
Round 5 - Delisha Hodges (Gray Harbor WC) won by fall over Sterling Magnuson (Warner Pacific) (Fall 0:42)

Men’s freestyle results

57 kg
1st Place Match - Steven Takahashi (Western) won by decision over Aso Palani (BMWC) (Dec 3-1)
3rd Place Match - Darthe Cappelan (BMWC) won by tech fall over Melvin Arciaga (Bears) (TF 12-2)
5th Place Match - Ligrit Sadiku (Brock WC) won by tech fall over Oscar Bulaqui (SFU) (TF 10-0)

61 kg
1st Place Match - Joey Palmer (Orange Crush) won by decision over Cory Clark (Hawkeye) (Dec 4-4)
3rd Place Match - Riley Prough (SFU) won by tech fall over Ty Peth (SFU/Unat) (TF 20-10)
5th Place Match - Rany MacDonald (SFU/Unat) won by forfeit over Jacob Torres (BMWC/UFV) (FF)

65 kg
1st Place Match - Michael Asselstine (Bears) won by decision over Cruz Velasquez (SFU) (Dec 3-0)
3rd Place Match - Connor McNeice (Cowboys) won by injury default over Josh Bodnarchuk (U of S Huskies) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Nathan Galan (U of S Huskies) won by tech fall over Omar Raghuzar (BMWC/UFV) (TF 10-0)

70 kg
1st Place Match - Marcus Peterson (Bears) won by tech fall over Magnus McCracken (Bears) (TF 11-0)
3rd Place Match - Josh Lee (indep/AB) won by injury default over Jeremy Podlog (indep/AB) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Karan Dhillon (BMWC/UFV) won by decision over Devan Larkin (Bears) (Dec 10-8)

74 kg
1st Place Match - Jevon Balfour (Brock WC) won by decision over Shawn Daye-Finley (Bears) (Dec 6-2)
3rd Place Match - Callum McNeice (Dinos) won by decision over Cody Osborne (SFU) (Dec 12-9)
5th Place Match - De`Andre Williams (BMWC/UFV) won by tech fall over Max Welsh (Unat) (TF 19-8)

79 kg
1st Place - John Fayad of Dinos
2nd Place - Logan Nelson of SFU
3rd Place - Kyle Horvat of Dinos
4th Place - Aidan McKeage of Bears
5th Place - Graham Fader of SFU
Round 1 - Kyle Horvat (Dinos) won by fall over Graham Fader (SFU) (Fall 2:57)
Round 1 - Logan Nelson (SFU) won by tech fall over Aidan McKeage (Bears) (TF 12-2)
Round 2 - John Fayad (Dinos) won by decision over Logan Nelson (SFU) (Dec 4-3)
Round 2 - Kyle Horvat (Dinos) won by tech fall over Aidan McKeage (Bears) (TF 12-1)
Round 3 - Aidan McKeage (Bears) won by decision over John Fayad (Dinos) (Dec 4-4)
Round 3 - Logan Nelson (SFU) won by tech fall over Graham Fader (SFU) (TF 10-0)
Round 4 - John Fayad (Dinos) won by tech fall over Graham Fader (SFU) (TF 18-8)
Round 4 - Logan Nelson (SFU) won by tech fall over Kyle Horvat (Dinos) (TF 10-0)
Round 5 - John Fayad (Dinos) won by injury default over Kyle Horvat (Dinos) (Inj. 0:00)
Round 5 - Aidan McKeage (Bears) won by tech fall over Graham Fader (SFU) (TF 10-0)

86 kg
1st Place Match - Hunter Lee (U of S Huskies) won by decision over Nolan Badovinac (SFU) (Dec 12-7)
3rd Place Match - Reid Watkins (BMWC) won by decision over Nicholas Goleniec (Bears) (Dec 7-4)
5th Place Match - Connor Patterson (SFU/Unat) won by decision over Harbans Gill (BMWC) (Dec 5-2)

97 kg
1st Place Match - Nishan Randhawa (SFU) won by decision over Morgan Smith (SFU) (Dec 2-0)
3rd Place Match - Grayson St-Laurent (Black Bears) won by tech fall over Justing Ramgotra (Bears) (TF 12-2)
5th Place Match - Nick Proctor (Dinos) won by tech fall over Edgars Plornish (UW Huskies WC) (TF 10-0)

125 kg
1st Place Match - Mohsen Yazdini (BMWC) won by decision over Sean Molle (BMWC) (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match - Brad Hildenbrent (BMWC/UFV) won by decision over Ciaran Ball (SFU) (Dec 7-0)
5th Place Match - Tim Smith (SFU/Unat) won by decision over Jordon Tholl (University of Regina) (Dec 2-1)

U.S. women’s freestyle medalist performances

55 kg/121 lbs. – Brooklyn Bartelson, Puyallup, Wash. (SFU/Unattached), gold medal
WIN Sunita Sewak (SFU), 4-2
WIN Angie Sletten (Warner Pacific), tech. fall, 11-0

55 kg/121 lbs. – Angie Sletten, Dallas, Ore. (Warner Pacific), bronze medal
LOSS Brooklyn Bartelson (SFU/unat), tech.fall 11-0
LOSS Sunita Sewak (SFU), tech. fall, 10-0

59 kg/130 lbs. - Axa Molina, Federal Way, Wash., (Gray Harbor WC), gold medal
LOSS Jenna Garcia (SFU/unattached), 12-10
WIN Miki Rowbottom (Univ. of Regina), pin 5:38
WIN Aliochoa Perriod-Abdoh (SFU), tech. fall 10-0

59 kg/130 lbs. - Jenna Garcia, Salinas, Calif. (SFU/unattached), silver medal
WIN Axa Molina (Grays Harbor WC), 12-10
LOSS Aliochoa Perriod-Abdoh (SFU), 6-2
WIN Miki Rowbottom (Univ. of Regina), pin 3:35

72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Janea Shannon, Big Lake, Alaska (Grays Harbor WC), gold medal
WIN Olivia McDonnell (Univ. of Regina), tech. fall 10-0

90 kg/198 lbs. - Delisha Hodges, Burlington, Wash. (Grays Harbor WC), gold medal
WIN Glaysia Sparling (BMWC/UFV), pin 1:12
WIN Jacqueline Castro (Grays Harbor WC), pin 5:23
WIN Jailee Mercedes (SFU/Unat), pin 1:13
WIN Sterling Magnuson (Warner Pacific), pin 0:42

90 kg/198 lbs. - Jailee Mercedes, Stanwood, Wash. (SFU/Unattached), bronze medal
WIN Jacqueline Castro (Grays Harbor WC), pin 0:37
WIN Sterling Magnusson (Warner Pacific), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Delisha Hodges (Grays Harbor WC), pin 1:13
LOSS Glaysia Sparling (BMWC/UFV), pin 5:28

U.S. men’s freestyle medalist performances

61 kg/134 lbs. - Joey Palmer, Covington, Ore. (Orange Crush WC), gold medal
WIN Devin MacCrae (Coast Wrestling), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Jacob Torres (BMWC/UFV), tech. fall 12-0
WIN Cory Clark (Hawkeye WC), 4-4

61 kg/143 lbs. - Cory Clark, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), silver medal
WIN Ty Peth (SFU/unattached), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Riley Prough (SFU), tech. fall
LOSS Joey Palmer (Orange Crush), 4-4





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