THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes seventh
What: Green Terror Invitational in women's wrestling action
When: Sunday, Nov. 1
Where: Westminster, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg competed in its first-ever event as a women's wrestling program and produced its first-ever tournament champions at the Green Terror Invitational hosted by McDaniel. As a team, the Bullets finished seventh with 56.5 points.
THE LEADERS
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Callie Hess (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) led the Bullets with a 5-0 day at 131. She competed in the opening round with a 10-0 win by technical superiority in just 37 seconds. She then added wins by the same score in the next two rounds over Newbury's Brittany Gordon and Mount Olive's Mia Kiser. In the semifinal, Hess notched her first collegiate fall in 2:48 over Ingrid Penn (Marymount). In the title match against Mount Union's Bella Murillo, she scored the only six points of the second period for a 19-9 win in 3:57.
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Ashley Stank (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown Community) was also an individual champion with a 3-0 day at 110. After earning a bye into the quarterfinals, she notched a 1-minute, 30-second pin of Maine Maritime's Parker Theriault. Stank added a second fall in the semifinals, winning in 4:37 before a 10-0 win by technical superiority over McDaniel's Juliana Oxenberg in the second period.
FOR THE FOES
• York (Pa.) won the 12-team invitational with 144.5 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Ella Hansen (Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Middletown South) went 2-2 at 117. After being pinned by Alyssa Landrum (Marymount) in the second round, Hansen recorded a pair of falls. She downed a pair of Green Terror wrestlers, defeating Grace Ackerman in 4:44 and Christina Lefeged in 3:44 in the consolation bracket. Hansen then met Landrum again and Landrum recorded a 10-0 win.
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Alyssa Zahurak (Wellsville, Pa./Northern) recorded one fall in a 1-2 day at 180. Her fall came in 1:08 in her opening match of the consolation bracket.
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Savannah Kareha (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland) earned a bye into the semifinals before claiming a sixth-place finish at 103.
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Sophie Neal-Noschese (Redding, Conn./The Spire School),
Desi Flores (Santa Ana, Calif./Cate School),
Yajaira Barrios (Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck) also competed in the tournament.
THE INSIDE STORY
103: Semifinal – Lillian Prendergast (Mount Olive) pinned
Savannah Kareha (Gettysburg) 0:45
Cons. Semi – Nicole Barahona Rios (Marymount) pinned
Savannah Kareha (Gettysburg) 0:24
5th Place Match – Tatyanna Kelley (York) pinned
Savannah Kareha (Gettysburg) 0:22
110: Quarterfinal –
Ashley Stank (Gettysburg) pinned Parker Theriault (Maine Maritime) 1:30
Semifinal –
Ashley Stank (Gettysburg) pinned Sylvyn Parham (Muhlenberg) 4:37
1st Place Match –
Ashley Stank (Gettysburg) by technical superiority Juliana Oxenberg (McDaniel) 10-0 (4:58)
Quarterfinal – Juliana Oxenberg (McDaniel) pinned
Sophie Neal-Noschese (Gettysburg) 0:29
Cons. Round 5 – Rylee Izzo (Randolph) pinned
Sophie Neal-Noschese (Gettysburg) 0:15
117: Champ. Round 2 – Alyssa Landrum (Marymount) pinned
Ella Hansen (Gettysburg) 1:56
Cons. Round 3 –
Ella Hansen (Gettysburg) pinned Grace Ackerman (McDaniel) 4:44
Cons. Round 4 –
Ella Hansen (Gettysburg) pinned Christina Lefeged (McDaniel) 3:44
Cons. Round 5 – Alyssa Landrum (Marymount) by technical superiority
Ella Hansen (Gettysburg) 10-0 (2:01)
124: Quarterfinal – Erika Bretschneider (Mount Olive) pinned
Desi Flores (Gettysburg) 0:29
Cons. Round 4 – Elaynah Cogdill (Newbury) pinned
Desi Flores (Gettysburg) 1:51
131: Champ. Round 1 –
Callie Hess (Gettysburg) by technical superiority Alize Franze (McDaniel) 10-0 (0:37)
Champ. Round 2 –
Callie Hess (Gettysburg) by technical superiority Brittany Gordon (Newbury) 10-0 (1:30)
Quarterfinal –
Callie Hess (Gettysburg) by technical superiority Mia Kiser (Mount Olive) 10-0 (1:12)
Semifinal –
Callie Hess (Gettysburg) pinned Ingrid Penn (Marymount) 2:48
1st Place Match –
Callie Hess (Gettysburg) by technical superiority Bella Murillo (Mount Olive) 19-9 (3:57)
138: Quarterfinal – Sophia Chervenak (Randolph) pinned
Yajaira Barrios (Gettysburg) 0:49
Cons. Round 5 – Jade Seefried (McDaniel) pinned
Yajaira Barrios (Gettysburg) 0:22
180: Champ. Round 2 – Emma Lavalle (York) pinned
Alyssa Zahurak (Gettysburg) 0:36
Cons. Round 4 –
Alyssa Zahurak (Gettysburg) pinned Janexsi Aviles (York) 1:08
Cons. Round 5 – Felicity Hereim (Maine Maritime) pinned
Alyssa Zahurak (Gettysburg) 1:33
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in a home trimatch against Eastern and York (Pa.) on Sunday. Action begins at 2 p.m.
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