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Indian Hills CC seeks to repeat as champions in individual and dual meet events at Junior College Nationals for women
by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Action image courtesy of Indian Hills CC Athletics
For the second straight year, the junior colleges which have varsity women’s wrestling teams will come together for the Junior College National Championships (JCNC) in women’s wrestling.
The individual tournament will be held on Saturday, February 19, and the dual meet tournament is set for Sunday, February 20, both at Umpqua CC in Roseburg, Ore.
In the inaugural JCNC, also hosted by Umpqua, Indian Hills CC of Iowa won both the individual tournament, as well as the dual meet tournament.
The top three teams in the individual tournament last year were Indian Hills in first, Big Bend CC in second and Southwestern Oregon CC in third. The top three teams in the dual meet tournament were Indian Hills in first, Southwestern Oregon CC in second and Big Bend CC in third.
According to tournament director Craig Jackson, the size of the tournament should grow by about 30%, from about 60 athletes last year to almost 90 this year. There will also be some new teams involved, as Junior College women’s wrestling continues to grow.
Teams that have entered athletes at this time include Indian Hills CC, Big Bend CC, Southwestern Oregon CC, Umpqua CC, Grays Harbor College, Iowa Western CC
There are five 2021 NCJC champions, four 2021 NCJC runners-up and 29 2021 NCJC placewinners who have returned for this year’s event. The returning champions are Chloe Clemons of Indian Hills at 109, Heaven-Leigh Jackson of Indian Hills at 116, Krista Warren of Southwestern Oregon CC at 143, Avery Ackerman of Big Bend CC at 155 and Sofia Rubio of Indian Hills at 191. Three of these returning champions are at different weight classes this year, as Jackson was at 109 pounds last year, Clemons was at 123 pounds last year and Ackerman was at 170 pounds last year.
A list of the returning placewinners is listed below, based upon the weight where they are currently registered.
Competition is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time each day. Brackets will be available on TrackWrestling, with a live stream on FloWrestling.
Returning JCNC place winners, by their weight this year, with last year’s placement
101
Violeta Evangelista (Umpqua CC), 3rd at 101
Mya Turnmire (Indian Hills CC), 3rd at 109
109
Chloe Clemons (Indian Hills CC), 1st at 123
Analee Razo (Southwestern Oregon CC) 4th at 109
116
Heaven-Leigh Jackson (Indian Hills CC), 1st at 109
Jamesa Robinson (Indian Hills CC), 2nd at 116
Mikayla Jardine (Big Bend CC), 3rd at 116
Kathryn Philbrook (Umpqua CC), 6th at 109
123
Alexie Donohue (Big Bend CC), 3rd at 130
Kaya Akana (Umpqua CC), 4th at 123
Kaci Bice (Southwestern Oregon CC), 4th at 130
Angelique Torres (Indian Hills CC), 5th at 130
Dallas Gomez (Grays Harbor College), 6th at 130
130
Tatum Pine (Grays Harbor College), 2nd at 130
136
Alondra Rosado Martinez (Indian Hills CC) 2nd at 136
Kayla Trujillo (Big Bend CC), 3rd at 143
Maya Lindskog (Umpqua CC), 4th at 136
Celeste Tellez (Indian Hills CC), 4th at 143
143
Krista Warren (Southwestern Oregon CC), 1st at 143
Ginamarie Santiago Ayala (Indian Hills CC), 3rd at 155
Andrea Jones (Grays Harbor College), 5th at 143
155
Avery Ackerman (Big Bend CC), 1st at 170
Tiyanna Leal (Umpqua CC), 2nd at 155
170
Adele Moulton (Big Bend CC), 4th at 170
Clarissa Alvarez (Southwestern Oregon CC), 4th at 191
Valerie Osborn (Southwestern Oregon CC), 5th at 155
Brittney Zenteno (Indian Hills CC), 5th at 170
Sarah Hamilton (Big Bend CC), 6th at 170
191
Sofia Rubio (Indian Hills CC), 1st at 191
Annalease Barraza (Indian Hills CC), 3rd at 191
2021 JCNC individual champions
101- Madison Shearer (Umpqua CC)
109 - Heaven-Leigh Jackson (Indian Hills CC)
116- Marissa Ritchie (Southwestern Oregon CC)
123 - Chloe Clemons (Indian Hills CC)
130 - Cora Orton (Big Bend CC)
136 - Aliyah Yates (Big Bend CC)
143 - Krista Warren (Southwestern Oregon CC)
155 - Jennifer Tongi (Grays Harbor College)
170 - Avery Ackerman (Big Bend CC)
191- Sofia Rubio (Indian Hills CC)
235 - Quinn Lacy (Grays Harbor College)
For the second straight year, the junior colleges which have varsity women’s wrestling teams will come together for the Junior College National Championships (JCNC) in women’s wrestling.
The individual tournament will be held on Saturday, February 19, and the dual meet tournament is set for Sunday, February 20, both at Umpqua CC in Roseburg, Ore.
In the inaugural JCNC, also hosted by Umpqua, Indian Hills CC of Iowa won both the individual tournament, as well as the dual meet tournament.
The top three teams in the individual tournament last year were Indian Hills in first, Big Bend CC in second and Southwestern Oregon CC in third. The top three teams in the dual meet tournament were Indian Hills in first, Southwestern Oregon CC in second and Big Bend CC in third.
According to tournament director Craig Jackson, the size of the tournament should grow by about 30%, from about 60 athletes last year to almost 90 this year. There will also be some new teams involved, as Junior College women’s wrestling continues to grow.
Teams that have entered athletes at this time include Indian Hills CC, Big Bend CC, Southwestern Oregon CC, Umpqua CC, Grays Harbor College, Iowa Western CC
There are five 2021 NCJC champions, four 2021 NCJC runners-up and 29 2021 NCJC placewinners who have returned for this year’s event. The returning champions are Chloe Clemons of Indian Hills at 109, Heaven-Leigh Jackson of Indian Hills at 116, Krista Warren of Southwestern Oregon CC at 143, Avery Ackerman of Big Bend CC at 155 and Sofia Rubio of Indian Hills at 191. Three of these returning champions are at different weight classes this year, as Jackson was at 109 pounds last year, Clemons was at 123 pounds last year and Ackerman was at 170 pounds last year.
A list of the returning placewinners is listed below, based upon the weight where they are currently registered.
Competition is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time each day. Brackets will be available on TrackWrestling, with a live stream on FloWrestling.
Returning JCNC place winners, by their weight this year, with last year’s placement
101
Violeta Evangelista (Umpqua CC), 3rd at 101
Mya Turnmire (Indian Hills CC), 3rd at 109
109
Chloe Clemons (Indian Hills CC), 1st at 123
Analee Razo (Southwestern Oregon CC) 4th at 109
116
Heaven-Leigh Jackson (Indian Hills CC), 1st at 109
Jamesa Robinson (Indian Hills CC), 2nd at 116
Mikayla Jardine (Big Bend CC), 3rd at 116
Kathryn Philbrook (Umpqua CC), 6th at 109
123
Alexie Donohue (Big Bend CC), 3rd at 130
Kaya Akana (Umpqua CC), 4th at 123
Kaci Bice (Southwestern Oregon CC), 4th at 130
Angelique Torres (Indian Hills CC), 5th at 130
Dallas Gomez (Grays Harbor College), 6th at 130
130
Tatum Pine (Grays Harbor College), 2nd at 130
136
Alondra Rosado Martinez (Indian Hills CC) 2nd at 136
Kayla Trujillo (Big Bend CC), 3rd at 143
Maya Lindskog (Umpqua CC), 4th at 136
Celeste Tellez (Indian Hills CC), 4th at 143
143
Krista Warren (Southwestern Oregon CC), 1st at 143
Ginamarie Santiago Ayala (Indian Hills CC), 3rd at 155
Andrea Jones (Grays Harbor College), 5th at 143
155
Avery Ackerman (Big Bend CC), 1st at 170
Tiyanna Leal (Umpqua CC), 2nd at 155
170
Adele Moulton (Big Bend CC), 4th at 170
Clarissa Alvarez (Southwestern Oregon CC), 4th at 191
Valerie Osborn (Southwestern Oregon CC), 5th at 155
Brittney Zenteno (Indian Hills CC), 5th at 170
Sarah Hamilton (Big Bend CC), 6th at 170
191
Sofia Rubio (Indian Hills CC), 1st at 191
Annalease Barraza (Indian Hills CC), 3rd at 191
2021 JCNC individual champions
101- Madison Shearer (Umpqua CC)
109 - Heaven-Leigh Jackson (Indian Hills CC)
116- Marissa Ritchie (Southwestern Oregon CC)
123 - Chloe Clemons (Indian Hills CC)
130 - Cora Orton (Big Bend CC)
136 - Aliyah Yates (Big Bend CC)
143 - Krista Warren (Southwestern Oregon CC)
155 - Jennifer Tongi (Grays Harbor College)
170 - Avery Ackerman (Big Bend CC)
191- Sofia Rubio (Indian Hills CC)
235 - Quinn Lacy (Grays Harbor College)