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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. (Dec. 30, 2024) - The North Central College women's wrestling team dominated the competition on the way to their third Midlands Championships, while five wrestlers claimed a title in their respective weight classes.
 
This season, the Cardinals were crowned the champions of this prestigious tournament after scoring 165 points. A team of unattached wrestlers followed in second with 151 points, while Wyoming Seminary (70) was third, Presbyterian College (69.5) was fourth, and Albion College (54.5) rounded out the top five.
 
In the 101-pound weight class, No. 6 Brianne Graves began the tournament with a pin over University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's Kelly Enriquez (4:51). Graves pinned Frostburg State's Faith Day in just one minute and 53 seconds in the second round. Graves headed into the final after an injury-default win over Zurri Zamora. In the championship match, Graves faced teammate and tenth-ranked Maddie Avila. Both Cardinals fought hard, but Graves won the match by a nail-biting 3-2 decision.
 
Avila's trip to the finals started with an 11-0 technical fall win over Albion College's Gabriella Motz. Avila earned two straight wins by decision in the quarterfinals and the semifinals. First, Avila defeated Sienna Caruso of Lindenwood University 9-0 before defeating Wyoming Seminary's Madison Healey 6-3, but fell to Graves in the final. 
 
In the 117 division, second-ranked Sydney Petzinger needed just one minute and 34 seconds to pin Lindenwood's Bailey Lusch in the first round. Next, Petzinger defeated Savannah Arroyo (Wyoming Seminary) by a 10-0 technical fall before pinning Carthage College's Natalie Majer in one minute and 42 seconds. Petzinger defeated teammate Mikayla Garcia in the semifinals with a 12-0 technical fall. In the finals, Petzinger took first place with a 9-0 decision win over Caitlyn Jackson (Lindenwood).
 
Seventh-ranked Sydney Perry and Sarina Bertram made it to the finals in the 145-pound weight class. Perry received a bye in the first round before defeating Sarah Sunday from Frostburg by a technical fall (10-0). Perry met teammates Caylynn Chandler and Riley Aamold in the following rounds. Perry defeated Chandler with a pin (3:56) before defeating Aamold in a 6-6 criteria win. Perry brought her momentum into the championship match and defeated Bertram with a 6-3 decision.
 
After a bye in the first round, Bertram began her route to the finals. Bertram defeated Carthage's Adele Senzig with a 10-0 technical fall. Bertram earned two decision wins, a 4-1 win over Paige Wehrmeister (Presbyterian) and a 5-1 win over teammate Claire Waite. In a hard-fought final, Bertram fell to Perry by a decision (6-3).
 
Seventh-ranked Tiera Jimerson earned back-to-back wins by 10-0 technical falls in the 160 class. Jimerson defeated Remington LaFlamme (Wyoming Seminary) and Riley Ensing (Stevens Point). In the semifinals, Jimerson defeated Lindenwood's Alana Duggan by a 9-0 decision. Jimerson took second place after falling to Presbyterian College's May Cuyler in a heartbreaking 10-7 decision.
 
Fifth-ranked Shenita Lawson and third-ranked Brittyn Corbishley took first and second place in the 180-pound weight class. Lawson defeated Ruby Joseph (Unattached) with a 13-0 technical fall before taking down Albion's Abbie Miles with a 16-8 decision win. In the semifinals, Lawson pinned Stella Steigler (Unattached) in five minutes and 13 seconds. Lawson took first place after pinning teammate Corbishley in four minutes and 34 seconds.
 
To get to the championships, Corbishley first pinned Teagan McKinnie (Stevens Point) in one minute and 22 seconds before pulling an 8-7 decision win over Larissa Gallo (Unattached). In the semifinals, Corbishley earned her second pin of the day, this time over Aurora University's Mackenzie Konanz, in one minute and three seconds. In the finals, Corbishley fell to Lawson by a pin.
 
In the 207 division, No. 10 Dasia Yearby received a bye in the first round. Yearby defeated Presbyterian's eighth-ranked Maria Aiono with an 8-0 decision. Then, Yearby met teammate Traeh Haynes on the mat. Yearby defeated Haynes with an 11-4 decision. In the championship match, Yearby pinned Stevens Point Jade Herzer in just 39 seconds.
 
The Cardinals will prepare to take on elite competitors at the two-day National Wrestling Coaches Associations (NWCA) National Duals next weekend, Jan. 10 and Jan. 11, at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
 
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