Three Place as William Penn Hits Mat at Doane Open
Crete, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team had numerous individuals gather multiple victories as it competed at the Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open Saturday.
Kendall Bostelman (Jr., Napoleon, Ohio, Exercise Science) headlined the WPU lineup as she finished second at 138 pounds with a 4-1 record that included a technical fall and two falls. The junior’s lone loss came to #2 nationally-ranked Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp of Providence (Mont.).
131-pounder Devin Patton (Jr., Plano, Texas, Business Management) also lost just once at the Open, going 5-1 with three technical falls and one fall to place third.
Catherine Steinkamp (Sr., Quincy, Ill., Exercise Science) recorded a fourth-place finish at 124 pounds, ending up 4-2 with one fall and two technical falls.
Several individuals narrowly missed also placing, including 131-pounder Bronwyn Brenneman (Jr., Parnell, Iowa, Biology) who posted a 5-2 record with three technical falls and two falls.
The trio of 124-pounder Tyler Swanigan (Fr., Northville, Mich., Kinesiology), 131-pounder Grecia Martinez (So., Horizon City, Texas, Industrial Engineering), and 138-pounder Isabelle Hawley (Jr., Winchester, Calif., Sociology) all collected four victories Saturday. Swanigan and Hawley both had three falls and one technical fall, while Martinez posted two falls and two technical falls.
Espie Almazan (Fr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Political Science), with one technical fall at 138 pounds, Naida Abdijanovic (Jr., St. Louis, Mo., Biology), with two falls at 145 pounds, and Grace Gray (Jr., Ankeny, Iowa, New Media), with two falls at 180 pounds, all went 3-2.
103-pounder Lily Zapata (Fr., Lewisville, Texas, Sociology) won twice as well (one fall).
“We had a pretty good tournament with some nice wins,” Head Coach Jake Kadel said. “It was a tough tournament where we sat most of the day and then had to compete several times in a short period of time. Overall, I am proud of our performance, but we have to keep getting better in order to flip some of those close matches in our favor by the end of the year.”
Next Up: William Penn is off until December 29-30 when it travels to Coralville to compete in the Soldier Salute.
