OKLAHOMA CITY – Nobody can accuse the Wayland Baptist women's wrestling team of dodging the competition.
The seventh-ranked Pioneers concluded a killer season-opening week by finishing in fourth place at the prestigious Oklahoma City University Open on Saturday. Wayland won its fifth straight match of the tournament by defeating ninth-ranked Cumberlands (Ky.), 25-17, before falling to top-ranked King (Tenn.), 41-3, and finally to No. 2 Oklahoma City in the third-place match, 27-15.
That came after Wayland was perfect in pool competition Friday, defeating No. 4 Lindenwood (Mo.), 24-19, No. 5 Jamestown (N.D.), 29-16, No. 11 Waldorf (Iowa), 38-8, and Cumberlands Red, 41-6.
"We beat the No. 4, 5, 9 and 11 teams," WBU coach
Johnny Cobb said in reviewing his team's weekend when their only losses were to the top two ranked teams. "We started it off with a bang. They did great. That was a really great showing."
King went on to defeat third-ranked and defending WCWA champion Simon Fraser (Vancouver, B.C.), in the championship, 35-9. Wayland had already faced Simon Fraser in a season-opening dual in Plainview on Wednesday, falling, 26-17.
"I'm real proud of the way we wrestled," said Cobb, who figures Wayland will be ranked No. 4 in the next WCWA poll based on its victories over current No. 4 Lindenwood and No. 5 Jamestown.
Tamyra Mensah, ranked No. 2 in the 143-pound division, was perfect on the weekend, going 7-0 with wins over the Nos. 3, 5 and 8 wrestlers, along with the No. 2 wrestler at 170.
Tamika Jones, competing for the WBU Gold team, also was 7-0 on the weekend.
Samantha Villegas, in the 136s, lost only once in Oklahoma City, falling to the World Team national champion Alli Ragan of King while besting the No. 2, 5 and 9 wrestlers.
Vanessa Smith in the 101s,
Tarkyia Mensah in the 130s and No. 3
Angela Vyborny in the 191s all posted 5-2 records, with Mensah beating the No. 6- and 10-ranked wrestlers and Vyborny taking out the No. 2 wrestler from OCU. Fifth-ranked
Valerie Rosales was 4-3 with a victory over the No. 6 wrestler.
Weekend records for other WBU wrestlers were:
Kierra Boyce, 5-1;
Nina Wyre, 3-1;
Brenda Mendoza, 3-4;
Cheyenne Kemp, 3-3;
Dineesha Jones, 3-3;
Michele Guerrero, 2-3; No. 7
Jesse Von Behren, 2-5; Kristine Navarette, 1-6; and
Kiley Flores, 0-2.
Cobb said
Tarkyia Mensah, Villegas and Smith all should be ranked in the top five when the next individual rankings are released. WBU's
Lauryn Bruggink, No. 8 in the 116s, did not compete this weekend.
Cliff Keen Oklahoma City Duals
Saturday's Results
At Oklahoma City
Abe Lemons Arena
Gold Bracket
King 35, Simon Fraser 9 (Championship)
Oklahoma City 27, Wayland Baptist 15 (Third)
Lindenwood 26, Cumberlands 19 (Fifth)
McKendree 24, Missouri Baptist 20 (Seventh)
Cumberlands 32, McKendree 12
King 41, Wayland Baptist 3
King 48, McKendree 0
Oklahoma City 35, Missouri Baptist 10
Simon Fraser 32, Lindenwood 11
Simon Fraser 25, Oklahoma City 18
Wayland Baptist 25, Cumberlands 17
Silver Bracket
Oklahoma City Blue 26, Jamestown 20 (Championship)
Midland 29, Lindenwood Gold 19 (Third)
Mystery Team 25, Missouri Valley 23 (Fifth)
Cumberlands 26, Northwest Kansas Technical 18 (Seventh)
Jamestown 29, Midland 17
Jamestown 34, Northwest Kansas Technical 12
Lindenwood Gold 22, Missouri Valley 18
Midland 25, Mystery Team 23
Missouri Valley 31, Cumberlands Red 16
Mystery Team 34, Northwest Kansas Technical 15
Oklahoma City Blue 45, Cumberlands Red 2
Oklahoma City Blue 26, Lindenwood Gold 14
Bronze Bracket
Missouri Baptist White 27, Waldorf 17 (Championship)
Wayland Baptist Gold 15, Jamestown White 15 (Third, Wayland Baptist wins on criteria)
Missouri Baptist White 30, Jamestown White 10
Waldorf 17, Wayland Baptist Gold 10
Wayland Baptist 25, Cumberlands 17
101:
Vanessa Smith, WBU, by tech. fall Sarah Allen, Cumberlands (WBU leads 4-0)
109: Grace Paxton, Cumberlands, by tech. fall
Cheyenne Kemp, WBU (tied 4-4)
116: Sherri Berube, Cumberlands, by fall
Kristin Navarette, WBU 1:09 (Cumberlands leads 9-4)
123: Tia Tillman, Cumberlands, by tech. fall
Jesse Von Behren, WBU (Cumberlands leads 13-4)
130:
Tarkyia Mensah, WBU, by tech. fall Kristin Yamasaki, Cumberlands (Cumberlands leads 13-8)
136:
Samantha Villegas, WBU, by tech. fall Kerstin Marmon, Cumberlands (Cumberlands leads 13-12)
143:
Tamyra Mensah, WBU,) by tech . fall Olivia Cepak, Cumberlands (WBU leads 16-13)
155:
Valerie Rosales, WBU, by dec. Alyssa Michael, Cumberlands (WBU leads 17-16)
170:
Brenda Mendoza, WBU, by dec. Angie Hernandez, Cumberlands (WBU leads 20-17)
191:
Angela Vyborny, WBU, by fall Amanda Allen, Cumberlands, 2:24 (WBU wins 25-17)
Wayland Baptist 41, King 3
101: Shannon Constantine, King, by fall
Vanessa Smith, WBU, 2:45 (King leads 5-0)
109: Daisy Santos, King, by fall Cheyenne Kempt, WBU, 1:49 (King leads 10-0
116: Samantha Stiman, King, by tech fall
Kristin Navarrete, WBU (King leads 14-0)
123: Sara Hilderbrass, King, by tech. fall
Jesse Von Behren, WBU (King leads 18-0)
130: Kayla Branafinger, King, by fall
Tarkyia Mensah, WBU, 1:46 (King leads 23-0)
136: L.Roger, King, by dec.
Samantha Villegas, WBU (King leads 27-0)
143:
Tamyra Mensah, Wayland, by dec. Amanda Handey, King (King leads 28-3)
155: Julia Solato, King, by dec.
Valerie Rosales, WBU (King leads 32-3)
170: Lori Ramos, King, by tech fall
Brenda Mendoza, WBU (King leads 36-3)
191: Valerie McAdoo, King, by fall
Angela Vyborny, WBU, 1:47 (King winds 41-3)
Oklahoma City 27, Wayland Baptist 15
101: Emily Webster, OCU, by dec.
Vanessa Smith, WBU (OCU leads 4-0)
109: Cody Phare, OCU, tech fall
Cheyenne Kemp, WBU (OCU leads 8-0)
116: Shelby Morrison, OCU, by fall
Kristin Navarrete, WBU (OCU leads 13-0)
123: Brieanna Delgado, OCU, by tech. fall
Jesse Von Behren, WBU (OCU leads 17-0)
130:
Tarkyia Mensah, WBU, by dec. Rachel Young, OCU (OCU leads 18-3)
136:
Samantha Villegas, WBU, by dec. Natalia Hinojo, OCU (OCU leads 19-6)
143:
Tamyra Mensah, WBU, by fall Kayla Aggio, OCU (OCU leads 19-11)
155: Nexti Strub, OCU, by dec.
Valerie Rosales, WBU (OCU leads 22-11)
170: Sherese Thomas, OCU, by tech. fall
Brenda Mendoza, WBU (OCU leads 26-11)
191:
Angela Vyborny, WBU, by tech. fall Heather O'Conner, OCU (OCU wins 27-15)
Wayland Baptist Gold 15, Jamestown 15 (WBU wins on criteria)
101: Double forfeit
109:
Michele Guerrero, WBU, by forfeit
116: Tricia Martin, Jamestown, by forfeit
123:
Dineesha Jones, WBU, by forfeit
130: Double forfeit
136: Double forfeit
143: Precila Matar, Jamestown, by forfeit
155: Elyssa Skillicorn, Jamestown, by forfeit
170: Double forfeit
191:
Kiley Flores, WBU, by forfeit
Waldorf 17, Wayland Baptist Gold 10
101: Double forfeit
109:
Tamika Jones, WBU, by tech. fall Pamela Castillo, Waldorf, (WBU leads 4-0)
116: Jessica Fresh, Waldorf, by tech. fall
Michele Guerrero, WBU (Tied 4-4)
123: Dana Karher, Waldorf, by tech fall
Dineesha Jones, WBU (Waldorf leads 7-5)
130: Justice Losee, Waldorf, by forfeit (Waldorf leads 12-5)
170: Ashlee Lentz, Waldford, by forfeit (Waldorf leads 17-5)
191:
Kierra Boyce, WBU, by forfeit (Waldorf wins 17-10)
