JAMESTOWN, N.D. – The Lyon College Women’s wrestling team has a chance this weekend to showcase their talents on the national level.
The Scots will be competing in the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational tournament on March 11th and 12th in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Laura Lincoln, Jessienna Burkett-Erice, Emma De Brum, Hailey Holland, Ashley Whetzal, Jasmine Hernandez, Rebekah Garcia, Alex Banag, Mikayla Wallace, Priscilla Luevano and Kelani Corbett all qualified for the National Tournament through the Sooner Athletic Conference championships two weeks ago.
The doors open for the event on March 11 at 8 a.m. with Session 1 beginning at 9 a.m. with rounds one and two. At 6 p.m., Session 2 begins for the third and fourth rounds. On March 12, doors open at 9 a.m. and Session 3 begins at 10 a.m. with the fourth round (championship semifinals), the fifth round (consolation quarterfinals), the sixth round (consolation semifinals) and the consolation placements. At 7 p.m., Session 4 begins with the championship finals.
The Scots as a team rank 11th overall in the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Final Poll.
1 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 182
2 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 170
3 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 169
4 Life (Ga.) Mid-South 162
5 Southern Oregon Cascade 157
6 Texas Wesleyan Sooner 152
7 Wayland Baptist (Texas) Sooner 101
8 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 100
9 Baker (Kan.) Heart 96
10 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 87
11 Lyon (Ark.) Sooner 77
12 Iowa Wesleyan Heart 74
13 Jamestown (N.D.) KCAC 72
14 Missouri Baptist Sooner 67
15 Indiana Tech Mid-South 63
16 Midland (Neb.) KCAC 58
17 Brewton-Parker (Ga.) Mid-South 49
18 Eastern Oregon Cascade 47
19 Oklahoma City Sooner 45
20 Hastings (Neb.) KCAC 38
Receiving Votes: Missouri Valley 34; Ottawa (Kan.) 19; William Penn (Iowa) 18; Saint Mary (Kan.) 16; York (Neb.) 16; Corban (Ore.) 14; Waldorf (Iowa) 12; Simpson (Calif.) 10; Avila (Mo.) 7.
Lyon College finished 12th in the 2021 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational.
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