Women's Wrestling Have Strong Showing at Robert Horton Memorial Open
Women's Wrestling / 01.24.22
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. --- Six wrestlers secured top three finishes for the Life University women's wrestling team as the Running Eagles put together a very strong showing Sunday at the Rob Horton Memorial Open.
Julia Vidallon secured the only title for the Running Eagles, going 3-0 in the 130 lbs. class, defeating her opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals via dominant 10-0 technical falls and winning the championship by way of forfeit.
Three wrestlers for Life U placed second, starting with
Angelina Prado in the 136 lbs. class. She defeated her first two opponents in 10-0 tech falls before coming up short in the championship match.
Alma Mendoza followed Prado up with second place in the 155 lbs. bracket, beating her first foe in an 8-4 decision, earning a late pin in the semis, and then having her day ended in the finals in a hard fought decision.
Jordan Nelson claimed the last runner up, defeating a pair of opponents by tech fall before losing a tight 1-0 decision in the 1st place match.
Kory Phillips took third in the 109 lbs. round robin formatted bracket. Phillips went 3-2 in her matches, earning a pair of quick pins and a commanding 10-0 tech fall in her victories. Life U's final third place finish was earned by
Elizabeth Bound who went 3-1 on the day. After suffering an early loss, the senior won out starting with a win by forfeit followed by a pair of pins.
Results for Life U wrestlers that did not finish in the top three are listed below.
Head coach
Ashley Flavin highly valued getting an opportunity to wrestle against top competition. "This tournament is important for the athletes to get matches that against some of the best in the country, (King University, the 2022 NCAA National Duals Champions). The experience competition of a high caliber gives us cannot be overstated." Flavin finished looking forward to Mid-South Conference duals, "We'll use this weekend's film to adjust as we move in to our Conference Season."
The women's wrestling team return to action Saturday hosting Indiana Tech, Brewton-Parker, and Presbyterian for duals starting at 11 AM.
