Takedown Report

Women’s Wrestling News & Results – # 17

GONSALVES NAMED KCAC WOMEN’S WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
WICHITA, Kan. – Lyric Gonsalves of (19) Ottawa University has been named the KCAC Women’s Wrestler of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Gonsalves was selected for her performance during Jan. 27-Feb. 2 by a vote of conference Sports Information Directors.
Lyric Gonsalves – (19) Ottawa University …. rest of details and story at https://www.ottawabraves.com/article/womens-wrestling/wwr-gonsalves-named-kcac-womens-wrestler-of-the-week?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b&skipSplash=1

WAYLAND BAPTIST AWARDS TAMYRA WITH SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
Full story and photos at https://www.wreaperwrestling.com/wayland-baptist-awards-tamyra-with-scholarship-endowment/?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 topics you don’t want to miss from women’s wrestling in January
From college program additions, emerging sport status, state sanctioning and a widespread all-time-high level of competition, women’s wrestling is screaming development and opportunity. 2020 is carrying forward momentum from years of hard work. Outlined below are seven topics and some stats/observations to serve as a quasi-newsletter for January.
3 New Div. III College Programs
Trine University (Angola, IN), Emory & Henry College (Emory, VA) and Hiram College (Hiram, OH) all announced the addition of women’s wrestling programs for the fall of 2020 or 2021… . rest of the list and story at https://www.transitionwrestling.com/7-topics-you-dont-want-to-miss-from-womens-wrestling-in-january/?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Four-time WCWA champion Emily Webster Tew inducted into Oklahoma City University Athletics Hall of Fame
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University alumni Arya Bahreini, Meghan (McMahon) Black and Emily (Webster) Tew was enshrined in the Oklahoma City University Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 1 at the Great Hall inside the Tom & Brenda McDaniel University Center. “The Hall of Fame is the highest honor that we have for OCU Athletics,” Oklahoma City athletic director Jim Abbott said. “Arya, Meghan and Emily are deserving honorees that represent the best of our tradition of excellence in athletics.” Tew went undefeated with four national championships from 2011-15. Tew captured four 101-pound Women’s College Wrestling Association national championships while going 118-0. …. rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/February/03/Emily-Webster-into-OCU-Hall-of-Fame?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In Ohio
First-ever girls state wrestling tournament set for Feb. 22 and 23 at Hilliard Davidson High School
The first girls state wrestling tournament is scheduled to take place Feb. 22 and 23 at Hilliard Davidson High School. This is the first-ever state championship for girls. They plan to compete in 14 weight classes along with a team championship. More than 400 entries are expected. Many states already sponsor high school wrestling for girls and with the increased number of girls participating on boys teams, the decision to recognize the girls separately in Ohio was made by the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association last summer. …. story at https://www.mytownneo.com/sports/20200203/first-ever-girls-state-wrestling-tournament-set-for-feb-22-and-23-at-hilliard-davidson-high-school?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Dixon’s Rebenstorff goes from female wrestler to Army Reserves
Recent graduate spent the summer at basic training
DIXON — Elysha Rebenstorff takes great pride in wearing a pair of uniforms that female high school students don’t normally don. One uniform is camouflaged attire she wears as an Army Reservist while the other is a singlet she wore as a wrestler at Dixon High School. That’s right. …. rest of the story at https://www.jdnews.com/sports/20200203/dixons-rebenstorff-goes-from-female-wrestler-to-army-reserves?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In Utah
Sage Mortimer makes history by winning 3A Divisional B
American Leadership Academy’s (ALA) Sage Mortimer, who wrestles 106 pounds for the Eagle program, made history by being the first female wrestler to win a divisional tournament as she brought home the gold at the 3A Divisional B tournament this weekend held at the Sevier Center in Richfield. Most male wrestlers would gladly take her success as the Eagle grappler has posted a 29-7 overall record thus far. In regards to the divisional, she was the first seed and simply stormed through the tournament with four pins, three of which came in the first round. In fact, in her championship final Mortimer was on the mat for a mere 21 seconds. …. rest of the story at https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/high-school/wrestling/sage-mortimer-makes-history-by-winning-a-divisional-b/article_7e7356b0-d264-582c-98dd-a1545137f192.html?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

In Nebraska
Cadets make history at first girls state wrestling tourney
YORK — The Nebraska Wrestling Coaches Association fielded the first-ever girls state wrestling championships here Saturday, and the West Point-Beemer Cadet wrestling squad decided if they were going to keep score, the Cadets may as well win the thing. And that’s exactly what the team and longtime wrestling coach Ray Maxwell did in historic fashion. West Point-Beemer easily outdistanced runner-up Schuyler 190-101 on its way to the schools’ first-ever state hardware and the first state title in Nebraska for girls wrestling. “We knew we had a shot at winning this,” Maxwell said. “But being it was the first, you just don’t know what to expect. We are all so proud of what these girls accomplished.” Although it was a monumental day for the Cadets, it was also a monumental day for girls athletics in the state of Nebraska, according Ron Higdon, assistant director of the Nebraska School Activities Association. Higdon and NSAA executive director Jay Bellar were both in attendance at the first-ever meet. “This is just such a great opportunity for our female athletes throughout the entire state,” Higdon said. “In some of our smaller schools, all we offer during the winter season is basketball for the girls. Some of the bigger schools have swimming and diving, but basketball is it for a great many of other schools.” Higdon liked what he saw here in York. …. rest of the story at https://norfolkdailynews.com/sports/cadets-make-history-at-first-girls-state-wrestling-tourney/article_53bed89a-469d-11ea-86eb-d367cade650d.html?mc_cid=7d7b97b6b4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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