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Returning World Team members Conder, Winchester, Molinari win U.S. Open titles in women’s wrestling

LAS VEGAS — Three returning U.S. World Team members in women’s wrestling, Whitney Conder, Jacarra Winchester and Forrest Molinari, punched their tickets to Final X by winning U.S. Open titles on Friday at South Point Arena in Las Vegas. Conder, a four-time World Team member, shut out Erin Golston 7-0 in the finals at 50 kilograms, avenging a loss from earlier this season. Conder used a four-point takedown in the first period to open up the scoring. She would add another takedown with just over a minute and half remaining. Winchester, a world fifth-place finisher last year, cruised to a 10-0 technical fall in the finals over Areana Villaescusa at 55 kilograms. Molinari trailed 1-0 at the break in the 65-kilogram finals against 2017 Junior world champion Maya Nelson before scoring five unanswered points in the second period to claim a 5-1 victory.

Alli Ragan, a two-time world silver medalist, capped a dominant tournament with a 10-0 technical fall over Abigail Nette in the finals at 59 kilograms. Becka Leathers, a 2017 world bronze medalist, came back late to defeat Jenna Burkert to win the title at 57 kilograms. Leathers scored a takedown with 30 seconds left to grab a 4-3 lead. She would extend her lead with a gut wrench turn and hold on to win by two. Another 2018 Final X participant, Kayla Miracle, won her third U.S. Open title in dominant fashion, beating Desiree Zavala 10-0 in the finals at 62 kilograms. Two-time WCWA All-American Precious Bell picked up the lone fall in the finals. Bell built an 8-2 lead on Hannah Gladden in the finals at 76 kilograms before locking up a cradle and getting a fall with just over a minute thirty remaining in the match. Rest of the story at
https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21860

April 27, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized