CORALVILLE, Iowa – The South Atlantic Conference Carolinas (SACC) had six placers at the inaugural NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships. King University was the highest team finisher at seventh.

King finished seventh, followed by Emmanuel University at 14th. The University of Mount Olive finished 35th and Allen University finished 46th.

RESULTS

Stella Steigler of King finished third at 160 pounds while Karissa Turnwall of Emmanuel finished fourth at 117 pounds. Also from King, Virginia Foard finished sixth at 124 pounds, Avery Kibelbek finished seventh at 110 pounds and Ruby Julien-Newsom finished eight at 138 pounds. Emmanuel’s Janida Garcia also finished sixth at 131 pounds.

McKendree University won the team title with the University of Iowa finishing runner-up.
 

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South Atlantic Conference Carolinas NCAA Championships Qualifiers (seeds)
103 Pounds – Rebekah Jean-Baptist, Emmanuel (1-2); Lillian Prendergast, Mount Olive (1-2)
110 Pounds – Avery Kibelbek, King (4-2, 7th); Katie Simmons, Mount Olive (0-2)
117 Pounds – Karissa Turnwall, Emmanuel (3-2, 4th)
124 Pounds – Virginia Foard, King (3-3, 6th)
131 Pounds – Janida Garcia (3-3, 6th), Emmanuel; Isis Severe, Allen (0-2)
138 Pounds – Ruby Julien-Newsom (3-3, 8th), King; Kalyse Hill, Mount Olive (0-2)
145 Pounds – Alexandra Ford, Emmanuel (1-2)
160 Pounds – Stella Steigler, King (4-1, 3rd); Vida Beckel, Emmanuel (0-2)
180 Pounds – Journey Land, Mount Olive (1-2); Gemma Templeman, Emmanuel (2-2)
207 Pounds – Zaria Robinson, Mount Olive (0-2)