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Figueroa, Martinez, Parrish, Piearcy, and Guilford Are National Champions; 23 All-Americans from California
Figueroa, Martinez, Parrish, Piearcy, and Guilford Are National Champions; 23 All-Americans from California
ATLANTA, GA. – The state of California had a successful weekend at the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) tournament as a total of 23 athletes from the golden state were triumphant in garnering All-American honors.
Five of its natives claimed individual titles. Starting at 109 where Alleida Martinez (Menlo College) became the first freshman National Champion for the Oaks since 2004 as she downed McKayla Campbell of Campbellsville University via a fall in 3:59 while leading 11-0 at the time. Her Menlo College teammate Gracie Figueroa followed that up with a dominating 7-0 decision over Felicity Taylor of McKendree University, to help Menlo College clinch the team title for the first time with 199.5 points over runners-up Simon Frasier University.
The third Oak to win a national champion was Solin Piearcy at 136. The junior was untouched throughout the competition as she won all her five matches via bonus points. In the finals, she defeated Nicole Joseph of King University 11-1 in 3:56 of their championship bout. With the match tie 1-1 entering the second period, Piearcy took Joseph down and wrapped up her legs to get four consecutive turns and end the match. Menlo earned three National Champions for the first time in program history, and the school's first National Championship.
At 123, National Champion Dominique Parrish (Simon Fraser) was named WCWA Wrestler of the Year after winning her second national title. For the second consecutive season, Parrish had to face her teammate Alex Hedrick in the finals. This time Parrish won with a 7-2 decision. Parrish was in control of the match as she was up 7-0 at one point in the match before giving up a late takedown with seconds left on the match.
The final National Champion from California was Dymond Guilford (Missouri Baptist University) at 170. Guilford navigated her way through a loaded weight class that had six returning WCWA All-Americans in the bracket. In the finals, Guilford defeated Kiera Gabaldon (Warner Pacific) by getting the 10-0 technical fall in 2:05 of their championship match.
Freshman Angelina Gomez (Emmanuel College) also advance to the finals of the WCWA tournament at 101 but felt 4-2 to Asia Ray (Wayland Baptist University). As the No. 6 seed, Gomez was triumphant in knocking out the No. 3 and No. 2 seeds to advance to the finals. After giving up the initial takedown in the first period, Gomez turned things around by getting a takedown of her own in the second period after a fail headlock attempt by Ray. Nevertheless, Ray replied with a takedown of her own to seal the match and win a national title.
For a second consecutive year, sophomore Alex Hendricks (Simon Frasier) advance to the finals of the national tournament and met up with teammate Dominique Parrish for the 123-pound national title. Just like last year when their bout went the full six minutes, this year was the same. After being down 7-0, Hendricks exposed Parrish back for, but her comeback came a bit too late as time ran out in the period.
Sophomore Nina Pham (Wayland Baptist University) entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed and with high hopes of becoming a national champion and an All-American once again. However, her dreams were shattered when she was upset in the quarterfinal round by eventual runner-up Angelina Gomez (Emmanuel College) 8-5. Pham rebounded back by winning three consecutive matches. Including a 10-0 technical fall over Hiba Salem of Menlo College.
At 157, Alyvia Fiske (Simon Frasier) was edged out in the semis, as she lost a 9-7 decision to Iman Kazem Atherton (Menlo College). She then rebounded for a bronze medal with a 10-4 win over Hannah Gladden of Emmanuel College to conclude her sophomore season as an All-American.
