ADRIAN, Mich. – Competing at a stacked Adrian College Invitational, the No. 9 Otterbein University women's wrestling team had a solid showing in Michigan. The team was led by a fourth place finish from freshman Jada Weiss at 145.
As a team, Otterbein finished 12th out of 40 teams, scoring 130 points.
Freshman Vita Savage placed seventh for the Cardinals at 103, turning in a 3-2 record. After two tech falls in her early bouts, she pinned Alma's Ava Pike in the seventh place matchup in the first period (2:43). Also competing at 103 was Selah Gitonga, who finished the day 0-2.
At 110, Kellie Kennedy posted a 1-2 record. Trailing 4-2 in her first bout, she pinned Sacred Heart's Samantha Gray in 1:50 before dropping the next two.
With a 1-2 day, sophomore Hailey Hatfield earned a pin in 1:39 at 117. Her win came against Aubrey Filsinger of Mount Union.
Competing in the 124 "A" bracket, Morgan Leonhardt placed seventh for Otterbein. Earning four wins, she recorded a pair of falls (2:43, 2:20) and a tech fall (4:52). In the seventh place bout, she defeated Campbellsville's Addison Messerly, 8-4. Caroline Kearns turned in a 1-2 day in a different 124 bracket. Kearns pinned Mount Union's Aryana Leverock in 2:26 for her lone win of the tournament. Sophomore Emmy Caton also went 1-2 at 124, earning a pin in 3:42 over Mount Union's Addison Paparella.
At 131, Alicia Coleman went 3-0 before medically forfeiting from competition. She earned a pair of quick pins over Samantha Banks (Campbellsville, :26) and Kendya Pierre-Louis (Indiana Tech, :58) while adding a 20-8 tech fall victory.
Emma Rinehart was sixth in her bracket at 131, going 3-3 on Sunday. Two of her three victories came via falls, in times of 3:44 and 1:56. Also competing at 131 was
Izzy Samczuk, who completed a record of 1-2. Her win was a tech fall over Annette Oberhauser (Mount Union).
Abby Green placed sixth for the Cardinals in her 138 bracket, posting a 3-3 record on the day. Trailing in her opening bout, Green was able to pin Lourdes' Adeline Tuccini in 2:45 for the win. She went on to pin her next two opponents in 3:33 and 1:57 before dropping the next three matches.
At 145, freshman Jada Weiss placed fourth for the Cardinals, going 4-2. After grinding out a 3-2 win in her first bout, she made quick work of North Central's Natalie Klavetter, pinning her in 1:10. She responded after a loss with a tech fall (12-2) and another fall (3:49) before ultimately dropping the third place matchup. Sarah Abner was 1-2. Her win was a 12-2 tech fall just before time expired over Mount Union's Ebonie Harding.
At 160, Audrey Garcia placed fifth. She won her first three bouts – all coming with bonus points. She pinned her first opponent in 41 seconds, before another pin in 1:11 over ITU's Katelyn Capper. A tech fall in 1:12 earned Garcia her third win of the day. After dropping the next two, she won the fifth place bout.
Grace Murphy finished the day 1-2 at 180. Her win came with a pin in just 43 seconds over Carthage's Josie Hosea. Fellow sophomore Raegan Hites was 0-2 on Sunday. Junior Marvet Hejazin was 1-2 in her bracket at 207.
The team will be idle until Dec. 6. Otterbein will travel to Pennsylvania for the Gannon Duals.
