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NWCA Announces December Winners of the NCAA Women’s Region Wrestler of the Month Awards

MANHEIM, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced their second women’s wrestling Region Wrestlers of the Month awards today. Following a great December, Lana Perez of Gannon University, Sage Mortimer of King University, Jenavi Alejandro of Tiffin University, Alexis Janiak of Aurora University and Hailey Chapman of Colorado Mesa University were all selected Region Wrestlers of the Month.

Region 1
Perez wrestled at 136 pounds at the Northeast Duals where she picked up two pins in her first two matches. The next two matches she wrestled 143 pounds, pinning eighth-ranked Zoe Gress of East Stroudsburg University before earning a technical fall victory over returning All-American, Temitayo Sanusi of Sacred Heart University. Perez went 4-0 with three pins to earn her first career NWCA Regional Wrestler of the Month honor for Perez.

Region 2
Mortimer won two tournaments wrestling at 109 pounds in December, the North Central Open where she defeated a pair of ranked foes as well as the Wasps Open. At the North Central Open she topped fifth-ranked Kendra Ryan of North Central on a 14-4 technical fall in a semifinal before defeating top-ranked Sydney Petzinger of North Central 8-2 in the final. She won all five of her matches at the Wasps Open, including a pin of teammate and third-ranked Dianna Holmes. In the month, Mortimer went 9-0, winning all three of her matches against ranked foes while taking six wins by technical fall and two via pin. This marks the second NWCA Regional Wrestler of the Month honor for Mortimer as she earned her first last season.

Region 3
Alejandro wrestled at 109 pounds and posted a record of 12-1 in December with three wins via pin and five by technical fall. She won the Soldier Salute with four wins, including … rest of story at NWCAonline.com/nwca-announces-december-winners-of-the-ncaa-womens-region-wrestler-of-the-month-awards

Women’s Brackets For NWCA National Duals Are Here!

Check out the women’s freestyle brackets for the NWCA National Duals on January 6-7, then watch live on FloWrestling.

The NWCA National Duals is January 6-7 in Louisville, Kentucky, and brackets for both divisions have dropped. King University enter as the top seed after winning the event last year but they are missing a 191-pounder so the Tornado will have an open weight for every dual. 

North Central is seeded second while McKendree, Colorado Mesa is third, and McKendree, the reigning three-time NCWWC team champions, are fourth.

Southern Oregon is the #1 seed in the NAIA division with Grand View second, Life third, and Campbellsville fourth. Life won the 2022 National Duals in dramatic fashion over Campbellsville but the Tigers rebounded by winning their second straight NAIA Invitational title. 

Click here for full NWCA women’s brackets … rest of story at Flowrestling.org/articles/womens-brackets-for-nwca-national-duals-are-here

NWCA National Duals Day 1 Women’s Notes

Top-seeded King University (NCAA) and Southern Oregon (NAIA) held court, while McKendree survived a nailbiter against Augsburg.

Day one of the NWCA National Duals had plenty of intrigue highlighted by McKendree’s quarterfinal thriller over Augsburg in the NCAA division. The Auggies led by five entering the 191-pound final and the Bearcats needed a fall for a tie. 

Enter McKendree’s three-time national champion, Sydnee Kimber. She was up 8-0 but a 10-0 technical superiority win would give Augsburg a one-point win. Kimber scored a takedown but continued through the move and eventually secured the dramatic fall. 

Both coaches approached the scorer’s table to figure out which team won on criteria since the score was tied, 23-23. McKendree eventually won, 24-23, based on the most match points scored (24-18) in matches that did not include a fall. 

McKendree is the reigning three-time NCWWC championships and National Duals champions in 2020 prior to reaching the finals in 2022. … rest of story at Flowrestling.org/articles/nwca-national-duals-day-1-womens-notes

January 7, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized