NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – Freshman 124-pounder
Abby DiCenzo (Tampa, Fla./Bell Creek Academy) and freshman 207-pounder
Gabby Kennedy (Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne) each claimed their first collegiate championship to lead the Baldwin Wallace University women's wrestling team to a third-place finish at the Spartan Mat Classic hosted by Manchester University inside the Stauffer-Wolfe Arena
BW was third of eight teams with 65 points. NAIA Indiana Institute of Technology was the champion with 99 points.
The Yellow Jackets had six wrestlers place in the top four, including two champions and one runner-up
124-pounder
DiCenzo - Champion
- Bye in the first round
- Won a 10-0 technical fall over Andrea Rodriguez of Manchester
- Won by pinfall in 2:03 over Paola Villarruel of Manchester
207-pounder
Kennedy - Champion
- Won by pinfall in 30 seconds over Mackenzie Weatherford of Manchester
- Won a 10-0 technical fall over Ashton Francis of Trine (Ind.)
- Won by pinfall in 1:55 over Madison Hazeltine of Albion (Mich.)
Freshman 131-pounder
Lexie Beadle (Youngstown/Boardman) – Second Place
- Won by pinfall in 1:57 over Akira Jones of NAIA Indiana Tech
- Won an 8-3 decision over Marisa Moffitt of NAIA Indiana Tech
- Loss by pinfall in 2:04 to Kendya Pierre-Louis of NAIA Indiana Tech
Freshman 110-pounder
Molly Lehmann (North Olmsted) – Third Place
- Loss by pinfall in 2:52 to Jackeline Shackleford of Manchester
- Bye in the second round
- Loss a 10-0 technical fall to Allison Hancher of NAIA Indiana Tech
Freshman 180-pounder
Paris Willis (Cleveland/Lutheran West) – Third Place
- Won by pinfall in 1:58 over Jessica Komolafe of Joliet Junior College (Ill.)
- Loss a 14-2 technical fall to Abbie Miles of Albion (Mich.)
- Loss by pinfall in 36 seconds to Julianna Onate Joliet Junior College (Ill.)
Freshman 103-pound
Callie Helton (Norwalk) – Fourth Place
- Loss by pinfall in 2:16 to Kyleigh Honaker of Manchester
- Loss by pinfall in 44 seconds to Gabriella Motz of Albion (Mich.)
- Loss a 10-0 technical fall to Abigail Alvarado of Manchester
BW is back in action on Saturday, January 25 when it travels to Fort Wayne, Indiana to compete in the Warrior Open hosted by Indiana Tech in the Doug Edgar Indoor Track Facility at 10 a.m.
