Winchester, Ikei win women’s featured bouts alongside FloWrestling 8-Man 150-pound Challenge
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Jacarra Winchester (left) and Tiare Ikei (right) photos by Sam Janicki.
AUSTIN, Texas – World champion Jacarra Winchester and past Senior Nationals champion Tiare Ikei were winners of a pair of featured women’s freestyle bouts, as part of the FloWrestling 150-pound 8-Man Challenge on Friday night.
Winchester, who has been competing at 53 kg for the Olympic year, gave up some size and weight to Final X runner-up Lauren Louive, who is expected at 57 kg this season. However, she was able to secure a variety of takedowns and turns to score a 10-0 first-period technical fall.
Winchester started with a double leg takedown and a gutwrench for a 4-0 lead. She finished off a single leg takedown to make it 6-0. A Winchester throw-by made it 8-0. Winchester hit a slick foot sweep, then got a go-behind takedown to close it at 10-0 right as the first period ended.
“My goal this year is to finish everybody in the first period, because I am capable of that,” said Winchester.
Ikei, also a 53 kg competitor, battled Amy Fearnside, who is going 50 kg for the Olympic year. The match was tight, but Ikei was able to toss Fearnside for a pin in 3:36
The first period was tight, with Ikei securing the only point when Fearnside was placed on the shot clock and could not score. Early in the second period, from a under-over position, Ikei hit a lateral drop, tossing Fearnside to her back, where she finished off the pin quickly.
“When it’s there, it’s there,” said Ikei of her throw. “It was all or nothing.”
Women’s Featured bouts on FloWrestling
Tiara Ikei (EAP) pin Amy Fearnside (Titan Mercury WC), 3:36
Jacarra Winchester (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Lauren Louive (New York AC), 10-0, 3:00
AUSTIN, Texas – World champion Jacarra Winchester and past Senior Nationals champion Tiare Ikei were winners of a pair of featured women’s freestyle bouts, as part of the FloWrestling 150-pound 8-Man Challenge on Friday night.
Winchester, who has been competing at 53 kg for the Olympic year, gave up some size and weight to Final X runner-up Lauren Louive, who is expected at 57 kg this season. However, she was able to secure a variety of takedowns and turns to score a 10-0 first-period technical fall.
Winchester started with a double leg takedown and a gutwrench for a 4-0 lead. She finished off a single leg takedown to make it 6-0. A Winchester throw-by made it 8-0. Winchester hit a slick foot sweep, then got a go-behind takedown to close it at 10-0 right as the first period ended.
“My goal this year is to finish everybody in the first period, because I am capable of that,” said Winchester.
Ikei, also a 53 kg competitor, battled Amy Fearnside, who is going 50 kg for the Olympic year. The match was tight, but Ikei was able to toss Fearnside for a pin in 3:36
The first period was tight, with Ikei securing the only point when Fearnside was placed on the shot clock and could not score. Early in the second period, from a under-over position, Ikei hit a lateral drop, tossing Fearnside to her back, where she finished off the pin quickly.
“When it’s there, it’s there,” said Ikei of her throw. “It was all or nothing.”
Women’s Featured bouts on FloWrestling
Tiara Ikei (EAP) pin Amy Fearnside (Titan Mercury WC), 3:36
Jacarra Winchester (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Lauren Louive (New York AC), 10-0, 3:00
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