Campbellsville wins Emmanuel Open with three champs
by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling
FRANKLIN, Ga. – Campbellsville University and Emmanuel College led the way on Saturday with three individual champions each at the Emmanuel Open in Franklin, Georgia.
Campbellsville ran away with the team title with 232 points, while Emmanuel came in second with 173 points. Rounding out the top five was University of the Cumberlands with 167 points, King University with 107 points and Life University with 82.5 points.
Winning titles for the Campbellsville Tigers was two-time WCWA All-American and 2017 U.S. Senior National Team member Koral Sugiyama at 136 pounds, Morgan Becker at 155 pounds and 2017 All-American Mariah Harris at 170 pounds.
Harris shut out 2017 All-American at 191 pounds Courteney Tompkins of the Cumberlands, 5-0, in the finals.
The Emmanuel winners included two-time WCWA national champion for Oklahoma City and Emmanuel transfer Cody Pfau at 109 pounds, Abigail Nette at 130 pounds and freshman Kayla Marano at 143 pounds.
En route to the 109-pound title, Pfau defeated two-time Junior World Team member McKayla Campbell in the finals with a first-period fall. Campbell is a freshman for Campbellsville.
Other winners included Autumn Gordon of the Cumberlands at 116 pounds, Autumn Potkay of Ferrum College at 123 pounds and Clarc Walker of King 191 pounds.
At 101 pounds, there was a double forfeit in the championship match between King wrestlers two-time WCWA champion Marina Doi and her sister Regina Doi.
EMMANUEL OPEN
at Franklin, Ga.
Final results
101 pounds
1st Place Match - Regina Doi (King University) and Marina Doi (King University) (DFF)
3rd Place Match - Maia Phanthadara (University of the Cumberlands) won by tech fall over McKenzie Bacich (Campbellsville University) (TF 12-1)
5th Place Match - Rebecca Forsyth (University of the Cumberlands) won by decision over Cassidy Ferrell (King University) (Dec 8-5)
109 pounds
1st Place Match - Cody Pfau (Lion Wrestling Club) won by fall over McKayla Campbell (Campbellsville University) (Fall 1:43)
3rd Place Match - Maria Vidales (Emmanuel College) won by forfeit over Charlotte Fowler (Campbellsville University) (FF)
5th Place Match - Arelys Valles (Patriot Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Sarah Allen (Patriot Wrestling Club) (Inj. 0:00)
116 pounds
1st Place Match - Autumn Gordon (University of the Cumberlands) won by fall over Jennifer Juarez (Life University) (Fall 1:45)
3rd Place Match - Fayth Woodward (Emmanuel College) won by fall over Victoria Gutierrez (Lion Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:00)
5th Place Match - Alexis Encinas (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Madison Angelito (University of the Cumberlands) (TF 10-0)
123 pounds
1st Place Match - Autumn Potkay (Ferrum College) won by decision over Kassidy Block (Adrian College) (Dec 12-6)
3rd Place Match - Kellyann Jimenez (University of the Cumberlands) won by tech fall over Briana Kellin (King University) (TF 12-1)
5th Place Match - Trinity Duarte (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Ahlana Williams (Emmanuel College) (TF 10-0)
130 pounds
1st Place Match - Abigail Nette (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Allison Petix (King University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Steffanie Hampton (Campbellsville University) won by tech fall over Aysia Cortez (Running Eagles Wrestling Club) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match - Amanda Nelson (Ferrum College) won by decision over Logan Mize (Lyon College) (Dec 6-6)
136 pounds
1st Place Match - Koral Sugiyama (Campbellsville University) won by decision over Nicole Joseph (King University) (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match - Krystin Paquette (University of Alberta) won by fall over Bridgette Duty (University of the Cumberlands) (Fall 3:55)
5th Place Match - Elissa Douglass (Lyon College) won by fall over Jessica Elery (Lyon College) (Fall 0:33)
143 pounds
1st Place Match - Kayla Marano (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over MacKenzie Matta (Adrian College) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Alexia Foca (Tiger Wrestling Club) won by decision over Zoe Wight (Life University) (Dec 8-0)
5th Place Match - Sophia Carson (Campbellsville University) won by tech fall over Kailee Godinez (University of the Cumberlands) (TF 10-0)
155 pounds
1st Place Match - Morgan Becker (Campbellsville University) won by decision over Anna Naylor (University of the Cumberlands) (Dec 10-2)
3rd Place Match - Haley Heffel (University of Alberta) won by decision over Courtney Gray (Campbellsville University) (Dec 10-5)
5th Place Match - Praise A Bidemi Aremu (University of Alberta) won by decision over Vanesa Contreras (Lyon College) (Dec 10-4)
170 pounds
1st Place Match - Mariah Harris (Campbellsville University) won by decision over Courtney Tompkins (University of the Cumberlands) (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match - Hannah Gladden (Patriot Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Jordan Nelson (Life University) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Kate Hill (Campbellsville University) won by fall over Autumn Rux (Adrian College) (Fall 0:59)
191 pounds
1st Place Match - Clarc Walker (King University) won by tech fall over Avery Sims (Patriot Wrestling Club) (TF 11-0)
3rd Place Match - Stephanie Pantoja (Life University) won by fall over Kim De La Cruz (Lindenwood University) (Fall 5:03)
5th Place Match - Raquel Valderrama (Campbellsville University) won by fall over Leya Deikman (Ferrum College) (Fall 3:44)
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