A thread on King women’s wrestling and intrasquad results
The @KingUWrestling program was added in 2010.
— Transition Wrestling (@transition_wres) November 6, 2020
There there were 12 programs competing that year: 9 NAIA, 2 NCAA DII, 1 NCAA DIII.
King University has been a staple program in women’s wrestling for a decade.
When the program was added in 2010 there were just 12 teams competing that season: 9 NAIA, 3 NCAA. There are 87 programs a decade later and NCAA women’s wrestling has emerging sport status.
Some of the current most dominant freestyle wrestlers have roots in Bristol—think Sarah Hildebrandt, Alli Ragan and Forrest Molinari, to name a few. Not to mention the coaches that have grown there as well. Assistant Coach Julia Salata is a lead voice in women’s wrestling and contributes cross-functionally as a coach, athlete and pioneer with Wrestle Like A Girl. Travis Mercado leads at Colorado Mesa, Breonnah Neal at Ferrum, Nick Goebel and Jessi Kee at Tiffin.
And let’s not forget Assistant Coach @JSalata, a leader in women’s wrestling that contributes cross-functionally through King and @WrstleLikeAGirl
— Transition Wrestling (@transition_wres) November 6, 2020
From 2014-17 King monopolized the team championship spot at the WCWA’s. Oklahoma City is the only other program to 4-peat that title. Gary Abbot of USA Wrestling wrote a great piece about the importance of the WCWA history, here.
In 2020 King placed 3rd at the NWCA National Duals and again at the inaugural NCWWC, with 10 All-Americans. The next stop after tonight’s intrasquad is women’s U23 and Junior Nationals in Omaha, NE.
Bout 1: Deja Heatley def. LaStacia Cloyd, 10-0
— Transition Wrestling (@transition_wres) November 6, 2020
(Re)watch tonight’s matches on the KU Women’s Wrestling Facebook page, here.
Bout Results:
Bout 1: Deja Heatley def. LaStacia Cloyd, 10-0
Bout 2: Jojo Palshan def. Lesly Hernandez, by fall
Bout 3: Phoenix Dubose def. Alyssa Aceval, 8-2
Bout 4: Samantha Larsen def. Alyssa Guardiola, by fall 11-1
Bout 5: Makayla Welch def. Sophia Mirabella, 10-0
Bout 6: Aleeah Gould def. Jojo Palshan, 10-0
Bout 7: Jackie McNichols def. Samantha Larsen, 10-0
Bout 8: Chey Sisenstein def. Melanie Mendoza, by fall
Bout 9: Allison Petix def. Makayla Welch, by fall
Bout 10: Ana Luciano def. Phoenix Dubose, 10-0
Bout 11: Ashlynn Ortega def. Viktorya Torres, 11-0
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