McKendree and Campbellsville earn three champs at Bearcat Open

LEBANON, Ill. – The women’s Bearcat Open wrapped up on Saturday afternoon in Lebanon, Ill., with six different schools bringing home individual champions.

Host school McKendree University and second-ranked Campbellsville University each placed three athletes on the top of the podium, while Emmanuel College, Menlo College, Ottawa University and Oklahoma City University all gained one champion each.

Winners for No. 3 McKendree included Genae Sampract at 101 pounds, Megan Black at 130 pounds and Brandy Lowe at 191 pounds.

Sampract had a win by injury default in the finals over No. 2 Regina Doi of King University.

Black and Lowe both took on their teammates in all-McKendree finals.

U23 World Team member and top-ranked Megan Black notched a late fall over Alexia Ward, a 2016 All-American for McKendree.

Ranked No. 8 at 170 pounds, Lowe, a past WCWA national runner-up, bumped up to 191 pounds, where she faced fellow Bearcat and No. 5 Destane Garrick in a 5-2 decision.

There were two finals that pitted McKendree over Campbellsville with the Tigers taking the W in both.

At 123 pounds, Koral Sugiyama of Campbellsville, ranked No. 3 in the nation at 136 pounds, knocked off No.2 Brenda Reyna of McKendree in the finals, winning by fall in 5:13.   

Three-time WCWA champion and U.S. National Team member Kayla Miracle of Campbellsville went up to 143 pounds for the tournament. There, she matched up with McKendree’s Alexis Porter, who is No. 2 in the country. Miracle took a 2-1 decision. Both wrestlers claimed bronze medals at the 2016 Junior World Championships.

Campbellsville’s other championship came from Norway native and 2017 Junior World bronze medalist Grace Bullen at 136 pounds. Bullen, ranked No. 3 at 130 pounds, defeated No. 6 SOlin Piearcy of Menlo College in a 10-0 tech fall.

Other individual titles came from two-time WCWA champion Cody Pfau of Emmanuel College at 109 pounds, freshman Tiana Jackson of Menlo at 116 pounds, Kendra Kahrli of Ottawa at 155 pounds and U23 World Team member and three-time Junior World Team member Rachel Watters of Oklahoma City University at 170 pounds.  

All four wrestlers defeated past WCWA All-Americans in the finals.

BEARCAT OPEN

at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill.

101 pounds
1st Place - Genae Sampract (McKendree University) won by injury default over Regina Doi (King University)
3rd Place - Iesha Washington (Emmanuel College) won by fall over Hiba Salem (Menlo college) (Fall 5:29)
5th Place - Cassidy Ferrell (King University) won by injury default over Maria Ahumada (Missouri Baptist University)
7th Place  Mckenzie Bacich (Campbellsville University) won by decision over Shania Melendez (Lindenwood University) (Dec 6-5)

109 pounds
1st Place - Cody Pfau (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Charlotte Fowler (Campbellsville University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place - Maria Vidales (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Kayla Walker (Missouri Baptist University) (TF 10-0)
5th Place - Alexandra Christoforatos (Menlo college) won by decision over Juliana Olivo (Unattahed) (Dec 10-8)
7th Place - Aleeah Gould (King University) won by decision over Vanessa Ramirez (McKendree University) (Dec 8-5)

116 pounds
1st Place - Tiana Jackson (Menlo college) won by decision over Tayler Resuriz (McKendree University) (Dec 10-10)
3rd Place - Theresa Rankin (Bearcat Wrestling Club) won by fall over Victoria Gutierrez (Emmanuel College) (Fall 0:37)
5th Place - Kailyn Ramos (Oklahoma City) won by fall over Kristen Walsh (Nassau CC) (Fall 4:57)
7th Place - Ali Encinas (Emmanuel College) won by fall over Katherine Sumner (Bearcat Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:46)

123 pounds
1st Place - Koral Sugiyama (Campbellsville University) won by fall over Brenda Reyna (McKendree University) (Fall 5:13)
3rd Place - Abigail Nette (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Briana Kellin (King University) (TF 11-0)
5th Place - Lindsey Spjut (McKendree University) won by rule over Daniela Flores (Oklahoma City) (RULE)
7th Place - Brandi Elizalde (McKendree University) won by decision over Monica Mendoza (Oklahoma City) (Dec 14-9)

130 pounds
1st Place - Megan Black (McKendree University) won by fall over Alexia Ward (Bearcat Wrestling Club) (Fall 5:13)
3rd Place - Shelby Hall (Campbellsville University) won by fall over Logan Mize (Lyon College) (Fall 2:56)
5th Place - Marizza Birrueta (Lion Wrestling Club) won by fall over Tygan Nelson (Adrian College) (Fall 0:00)
7th Place - Shelly Avelino (Menlo college) won by fall over Yulissa Medrano-Lagunas (Missouri Baptist University)

136 pounds
1st Place - Grace Bullen (Campbellsville University) won by tech fall over Solin Piearcy (Menlo college) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place - Nicole Joseph (King University) won by tech fall over Brianna Bogdan (McKendree University) (TF 10-0)
5th Place - Natalia Hinojo (Oklahoma City) won by tech fall over Alyssa Batiste (Lyon College) (TF 12-0)
7th Place - Astrid Silva (Emmanuel College) won by injury default over Erin Redford (Oklahoma City) (Inj. 0:00)

143 pounds
1st Place - Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville University) won by decision over Alexis Porter (McKendree University) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place - Yvonne Galindo (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Alexia Foca (Campbellsville University) (Dec 8-2)
5th Place - Kayla Marano (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Felicity Bryant (Emmanuel College) (TF 10-0)
7th Place - Marliyn Garcia (Menlo college) won by rule over Isabella Fuentes (McKendree University) (RULE)

155 pounds
1st Place - Kendra Kahrli (Ottawa University) won by tech fall over Jasmine Bailey (Bearcat Wrestling Club) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place - Andrea Sennett (McKendree University) won by tech fall over Morgan Becker (Campbellsville University) (TF 10-0)
5th Place - Maggie Elliott (Adrian College) won by injury default over Jessi Kee (King University) (Inj. 0:00)
7th Place - Gabby Lord-Klein (Unattached) won by tech fall over Kaylee Foster (Missouri Baptist University) (TF 10-0)

170 pounds
1st Place - Rachel Watters (Oklahoma City) won by tech fall over Mariah Harris (Campbellsville University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place - Dymond Guilford (Missouri Baptist University) won by decision over Precious Bell (Menlo college) (Dec 3-2)
5th Place - Hannah Gladden (Lion Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Katie Sugden (Missouri Valley College) (TF 12-0)
7th Place - Kaitlyn Hill (Campbellsville University) won by decision over Korinahe Bullock (McKendree University) (Dec 3-0)

191 pounds
1st Place - Brandy Lowe (McKendree University) won by decision over Destane Garrick (McKendree University) (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place - Victoria Espinoza (King University) won by decision over Darcie Manning-O`Brien (Missouri Baptist University) (Dec 8-4)
5th Place - Jesse Grubbs (Campbellsville University) won by decision over Raquel Valderrama (Campbellsville University) (Dec 4-1)
7th Place - Solove Naufahu (Menlo college) won by fall over Shallon Crossley (MacMurray College) (Fall 5:26)