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CRETE, Neb. – Allyssa Johnson won the 155-pound title at the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships Saturday and automatically qualified for the NAIA National Championships as the University of Jamestown women's wrestling team competed at the KCAC conference meet in Crete, Neb.
THE BASICS
Championship Placers: Alyssa Johnson, 1st (155); Rayana Sahagun, 3rd (109); Jenna Gerhardt, 4th (116); Samantha Weeks, 5th (123); Agatha Andrews, 5th (191)
Team Finish: 7th of 9
Location: Fuhrer Field House / Crete, Neb.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Ranked ninth nationally at 155 pounds, Johnson won her first three matches by pin, taking down Avila's Kirsten Bruegel in 1:05, Bailee Hawks of Friends in 2:10, and Olivia Smith of Dakota Wesleyan in 2:00. Against No. 19 Aspen Barber of Doane in the finals, Johnson won by 10-0 tech fall.
- Sahagun opened with an 8-2 decision over Angie Rediger of Saint Mary in the 109 quarterfinals, but lost by 8-4 decision to No. 19 Aynsley Fink of Ottawa. She came back with a 10-0 tech fall over Bemnet Tesfa of Hastings and a 14-6 decision over Rediger in the third place match.
- Gerhardt was an 11-1 tech fall winner over Avila's Zoey Mzeru in her first match at 116, but was pinned by 16th-ranked Adacelli Salaiz-Noriega of Hastings in the semifinals. Gerhardt pinned Allison Doppenberg of York in 4:56 before losing to No. 20 Markayla Lottie of Avila in the third place match.
- Weeks lost her opening match to Ottawa's Emma Truex in the 123 quarterfinals then won back-to-back matches by 10-0 tech fall. After a loss to No. 13 Larissa Kaz of Hastings, Weeks won by 12-4 decision over Tyelor Rozell of Friends in the fifth place match.
- With the KCAC receiving five automatic berths from the 191-pound weight class, Agatha Andrews punched her ticket to nationals with her fifth-place finish. Ranked third in the country, Andrews pinned York's Alison Coykendall in 0:39 to start the day. After losing an 11-2 decision to No. 16 Kenisha Jacsaint of Doane, Andrews was pinned by Morningside's Melissa De La Torre, and needed a victory in the fifth-place match keep her season alive. Against 12th-ranked Shan Briggs of Avila, Andrews came through with a pin in 2:58 to finish fifth.
- KCAC wild card selections were pending as of Saturday evening, and the NAIA will announce official national qualifiers by 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 27.