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Liberty, with four semifinalists, holds men’s lead at NCWA Nationals, while Southwestern Oregon leads women

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ALLEN, Texas – Liberty, which pushed four wrestlers into the semifinals and have seven others still alive in the consolation rounds holds a 10 point lead over Central Florida after the quarterfinals were wrapped up at the NCWA Nationals on Friday.

Central Florida boasts five semifinalists plus another five in the consolations. Third place Apprentice has three in semifinals and four in the consolation rounds.

All of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the tournament advanced to the semifinals. Among the semifinalists are returning men’s champions Justice Griffith of Central Florida (133) and Stevan Webb of UConn (235)

In the women’s division, returning champion Southwestern Oregon CC has a healthy 19 point lead over Maine, as the semifinals have been set up as well. There are 14 members of SWOCC in the semifinals.

Returning champions Avery Souders of North Texas and Marina Goocher of Michigan – Dearborn meet in the semifinals at 130 pounds. Goocher was a 2017 champion at 136 pounds, while Souder won at 130 pounds.

Follow all of the action on Flowrestling. The semifinals begin at 7 pm Central time.

NCWA NATIONALS
At Allen, Texas

Men’s semifinals


125 pounds
No. 1 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee) vs. No. 5 Deonte Carter (UMBC)
No. 3 Melvin Rubio (Queens) vs. No. 2 Colton Messick (Apprentice)

133 pounds
No. 1 Arthur Payne (Mott CC) vs. No. 5 Justus Griffith (Central Florida)
No. 6 De'ante Evans (Toledo) vs. No. 2 Noah Gilbert (Queens)

141 pounds
No. 1 Tyler Sage (Florida) vs. No. 5 Wesley Hollingsworth (East Carolina)
No. 3 Deviniare Hayes (Queens) vs. No. 2 Reid Stewart (Liberty)

149 pounds
No. 1 Jay Sheppard (Emmanuel) vs. Ty'rae Carter (Texas A&M)
No. 3 Martin Mitchell (UMBC) vs. No. 2 Zach Blevins (Toledo)

157 pounds
No. 1 Chad Simmons (Apprentice) vs. No. 5 Azamat Akhmedov (UMBC)
No. 6 Dan Ritz (Penn State WC) vs. No. 2 Hunter Quinn (Emmanuel)

165 pounds
No. 1 Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young) vs. No. 4 Javiair White (Rutgers WC)
No. 3 Richard Viruet (Springfield Tech) vs. No. 2 Joseph Scott (Liberty)

174 pounds
No. 1 Noah Curreri (Queens) vs. No. 4 John Prentice (Penn State - DuBois)
No. 3 Sam Karel (Liberty) vs. No. 2 Shane Brown (Akron)

184 pounds
No. 1 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) vs. No. 5 Jarrod Smiley (Central Florida)
No. 3 Jerron Thomas (Mott CC) vs. No. 2 Vincent Levin (Florida Gulf Coast)

197 pounds
No. 1 Robert Lapeter (Florida State) vs. No. 4 Sean Kennedy (Middle Tennessee)
No. 3 Randolph Prud'homme (Central Florida) vs. No. 2 Ross Graham (Apprentice)

235 pounds
No. 1 Austin Amos (Liberty) vs. No. 4 Seth Brennock (Ohio State WC)
No. 11 Luttere Eglaus (Central Florida) vs. No. 2 Stevan Webb (UConn)

285 pounds
No. 1 Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida) vs. No. 4 Nathan Spinetti (Penn State - Fayette)
No. 3 Donavan Lozada (Springfield Tech) vs. No. 2 Dylan Stadel (Utah State)

Top 10 teams
1 Liberty 109.5
2 Central Florida 99.5
3 Apprentice 94.5
4 Queens 82
5 Emmanuel 79
6 Brigham Young 76.5
7 Springfield Tech 73
8 Middle Tennessee 70.5
9 UMBC 66.5
10 Washington State 55

Quarterfinal results

125 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee) DEC Brandon Felan (Texas A&M), 10-3
125 Deonte Carter (UMBC) DEC Timothy Sakow (Central Florida), 8-6 SV
125 Melvin Rubio (Queens) DEC Jacob Toledo (Central Florida), 17-11
125 Colton Messick (Apprentice) TF Alberto Perez (Emmanuel), 17-1 5:42

133 Arthur Payne (Mott CC) F Demetri Koures (Montana Tech), 1:06
133 Justus Griffith (Central Florida) DEF Colton Tracy (Brigham Young)
133 De'ante Evans (Toledo) DEC Kolin Johnson (Apprentice), 6-2
133 Noah Gilbert (Queens) DEC Michael Perdomo (Penn State - Fayette), 8-4

141 Tyler Sage (Florida) DEC Damon Thomas (Grays Harbor), 8-4
141 Wesley Hollingsworth (East Carolina) DEC Danny Buteau (Husson), 6-4 SV
141 Deviniare Hayes (Queens) DEC Nick Pipes (Macomb CC), 8-2
141 Reid Stewart (Liberty) DEC Shalek Colon (Apprentice), 8-3

149 Jay Sheppard (Emmanuel) F Ty Boyd (Apprentice), 0:51
149 Ty'rae Carter (Texas A&M) DEC Nick Puliti (Temple), 4-1
149 Martin Mitchell (UMBC) F Scott Akers (North Texas), 1:32
149 Zach Blevins (Toledo) DEC Tyler Weiss (Brigham Young), 7-4

157 Chad Simmons (Apprentice) DEC Matthew Seymour (Central Florida), 5-3 SV
157 Azamat Akhmedov (UMBC) DEC Dan Vossbein (West Chester), 7-5 SV
157 Dan Ritz (Penn State WC) F Andrew Burgette (Liberty), 4:42
157 Hunter Quinn (Emmanuel) F Josh Pine (Grays Harbor), 4:42

165 Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young) MD Peter Becher (East Carolina), 11-3
165 Javiair White (Rutgers WC) MD Ja Jones (Emmanuel), 16-8
165 Richard Viruet (Springfield Tech) DEC Taylor Workman (Toledo), 4-2
165 Joseph Scott (Liberty) DEC Mason Brestle (Maryland WC), 8-5

174 Noah Curreri (Queens) MD Edward Maisey (Brigham Young), 12-3
174 John Prentice (Penn State - DuBois) DEC Dan Henson (Apprentice), 2-0
174 Sam Karel (Liberty) DEC Jacob Berry (Springfield Tech), 8-6 SV
174 Shane Brown (Akron) DEC Ethan Ahrens (Central Florida), 5-3

184 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) TF Brad Kata (Central Florida), 16-1 4:40
184 Jarrod Smiley (Central Florida) DEC Joshua Mcilhenny (Liberty), 8-6
184 Jerron Thomas (Mott CC) DEC George Andrews (UConn), 10-8
184 Vincent Levin (Florida Gulf Coast) DEC Brenden Devries (Grand Valley State), 8-4

197 Robert Lapeter (Florida State) F River Robertson (Maine), 3:37
197 Sean Kennedy (Middle Tennessee) DEC Broc Dokos (Springfield Tech), 5-1
197 Randolph Prud'homme (Central Florida) F Costas Hatzipavlides (Iowa State WC), 2:05
197 Ross Graham (Apprentice) F Jack Dahlgren (Grays Harbor), 4:47

235 Austin Amos (Liberty) DEC Giovanni Guarnero (Winona State), 2-1 TB2
235 Seth Brennock (Ohio State WC) F Drew Barrett (Queens), 1:48
235 Luttere Eglaus (Central Florida) DEC Harun Bogdanic (Grand Valley State), 2-1 SV
235 Stevan Webb (UConn) MD Richie Mcclendon (Middle Tennessee), 20-10

285 Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida) DEC Ryan Mattison (Alfred State), 3-1
285 Nathan Spinetti (Penn State - Fayette) F Miguel Correa (Grand Valley State), 5:33
285 Donavan Lozada (Springfield Tech) F Dominick Johnson (Liberty), 3:44
285 Dylan Stadel (Utah State) F Chukwudi Kalu (UMBC), 1:11

Women’s semifinals pairings

101
Samantha Frank (Maine - Women) vs. Janice Russell (Texas State – Women)
Paeton Preciado (Richland - Women) vs. Alexsis Perez (North Texas - Women)

109
Ivy Navarro (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Eriva Trujillo (Houston-Women)
Hilary Merrifield (Maine - Women) vs. Yaritza Arteaga (Richland-Women)

116
Marie Seely (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Luciana Schement (Texas - Women)
Katlin Wells (Springfield Tech - Women) vs. Deanna Silva (Southwestern Oregon - Women)

123
Kamele Sanchez (Colorado State - Women) vs. Eyza Abbas (Southwestern Oregon - Women)
Itzel Esquivel (Houston-Women) vs. Victoria Smith (Southwestern Oregon - Women)

130
Kendal Davis (Colorado State - Women) vs. Sierra Joner (Southwestern Oregon – Women)
Marina Goocher (Michigan-Dearborn - Women) vs. Avery Souders (North Texas - Women)

136
Olivia Demars (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Arianna Mcdonald (UCSB - Women)
Tara Linneman (Springfield Tech - Women) vs. Angela Buenrostro (Richland – Women)

143
Jahnesia Edwards (Southwestern Oregon – Women) vs. Shannon Ripley (Husson - Women)
Angelica Galvez (Cal State - Northridge - Women) vs. Rossana Aguilar (Fresno State - Women)

155
Makaela Fine (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Sierra Fonger (Maine - Women)
Maxine Knetter (Wisconsin WC - Women) vs. Taj Vierra (Southwestern Oregon - Women)

170
Saydie Kala (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Victoria Ciprian (Southwestern Oregon - Women)
Serena Rayon (Southwestern Oregon – Women) vs. Cendall Manley (Liberty - Women)

191
Leilani Camargo-Naone (Midland-Women) vs. Irene Nunez (Houston Downtown – Women)
Briana Williams (North Texas – Women) vs. Ebony Ayrers (Southwestern Oregon – Women)

Top Five Teams
1 Southwestern Oregon - Women 36
2 Maine - Women 17
3 Midland - Women 15.5
4 North Texas - Women 15
4 Richland - Women 15

Quarterfinal results

101 Samantha Frank Orono, ME (Maine - Women) FOR Ashley Martinez Houston, TX (University of Houston-Downtown - Women)
101 Janice Russell New Braunfels, TX (Texas State - Women) F Gissel Avellaneda College Station, TX (Texas A&M - Women), 4:26
101 Paeton Preciado Dallas, TX (Richland - Women) F Ashley Tran Arlington, TX (Texas - Arlington - Women), 2:45
101 Alexis Perez Denton, TX (North Texas - Women) F Mia Lominac San Marcos, TX (Texas State - Women), 1:39

116 Marie Seely Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) DEC Jasmine Ramos Baltimore, MD (UMBC - Women), 16-11
116 Luciana Schement Austin, TX (Texas - Women) F Jaymie Pratl Orono, ME (Maine - Women), 1:39
116 Katlin Wells Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women) F Stephanie Banuelos Los Angeles, CA (Cal State - Northridge - Women), 0:43
116 Deanna Silva Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Jasmine Salhani Philadelphia, PA (Temple - Women), 1:19

123 Kamele Sanchez Fort Collins, CO (Colorado State - Women) F Linda Huynh Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women), 4:09

130 Kendal Davis Fort Collins, CO (Colorado State - Women) F Mindee Ibarra Fremont, NE (Midland - Women), 1:28
130 Sierra Joner Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Josselinne Orellana Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women), 4:53
130 Marina Goocher Dearborn, MI (Michigan-Dearborn - Women) F Sara Andresen NY (UMass - Women), 1:08
130 Avery Souders Denton, TX (North Texas - Women) F Sophia Villalta Los Angeles, CA (Cal State - Northridge - Women), 4:32

136 Olivia Demars Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) DEC Jazlyn Villalona Tallahassee, FL (Florida State - Women), 13-6
136 Arianna Mcdonald Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB - Women) F Yuritzi Boyzo Fresno, CA (Fresno State - Women), 1:37
136 Tara Linneman Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women) F Kristen Yazzie Logan, UT (Utah State - Women), 1:37

143 Jahnesia Edwards Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Ally Seaton Logan, UT (Utah State - Women), 0:30
143 Shannon Ripley Bangor, ME (Husson - Women) F Anevay Avila Auburn, WA (Washington - Women), 1:44
143 Angelica Galvez Palmdale, CA (Cal State - Northridge - Women) DEC Kaela Brazee Durham, NH (New Hampshire - Women), 6-4
143 Rossana Aguilar Fresno, CA (Fresno State - Women) F Catherine Morales Lynchburg, VA (LIberty - Women), 1:51

155 Makaela Fine Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Erin Scheidt Fremont, NE (Midland - Women), 1:11
155 Sierra Fonger Orono, ME (Maine - Women) F Nina Ortega College Station, TX (Texas A&M - Women), 1:40
155 Maxine Knetter Madison, WI (Wisconsin WC - Women) DEC Taegn Denning College Station, TX (Texas A&M - Women), 9-4
155 Taj Vierra Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Gabbi Hunter Fremont, NE (Midland - Women), 1:05

170 Saydie Kala Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Isabel Dobrev San Francisco, CA (UCLA - Women), 0:28
170 Victoria Ciprian Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Welina Tong Fremont, NE (Midland - Women), 2:21
170 Serena Rayon Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Genesis Simpson Dallas, TX (Richland - Women), 1:28
170 Cendall Manley Lynchburg, VA (LIberty - Women) MD Jennie Kim Lubbock, TX (Texas Tech - Women), 9-1


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