OUAZ WOMEN'S WRESTLING FINISHES 3
RD AT THE NCWA NATIONAL DUAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The Women's Wrestling Team traveled to Utah Tech University on Feb 28 and Mar 1
st to compete in the NCWA National Dual Team Championship on Friday and the NCWA National Freestyle Championship on Saturday.
The team finished in 3
rd place in the National Dual Team Championships. They had victories over Fresno State (54-10), Colorado State 54-12, University of Nevada Las Vegas (48-18) and Western Washington (52-12). The team lost to Utah Tech and Washington State.
The team won the Championship in 2022 and 2023, finished 2
nd in 2024 and 3rd this season.
Liliana Voakes went undefeated in the tournament. Additionally,
Makayla Lopez was 5-1,
Angelina Walker was 3-1,
Marley Castaneda was 5-1 and Evelyn Coronado was 5-1.
On Saturday, the team competed in the NCWA National Freestyle Championship. OUAZ Crowned two National Champions
Makayla Lopez and
Marley Castaneda. Also placing were
Anja Hansen 2
nd, Evelyn Coronado 2
nd,
Quetzali Zacarias 3
rd,
Liliana Voakes 4th,
Iyanla Thomas 4th,
Maya Duncan 4th and
Lyla Tree 4th.
Next up for the Team is the West Coast Conference Championship which will in Faith Arena on March 1
st.