Tigers Finish Sixth with Four Placers at First-Ever Mid-South Conference Championships

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The (RV) Georgetown College women's wrestling team competed in the program's first-ever Mid-South Conference Championship on Friday in the Ephram White Gymnasium, where it picked up four placers and finished sixth as a squad.

In the 117-weight class, Shelby Clayton placed fifth with a 2-2 record. After picking up an opening round fall, Clayton was forced to battle it out with the No. 2 wrestler in her class. After taking a tech fall to her, Clayton ended the night winning the fifth-place match via decision.

Jes'Onia Barefield was the top Tiger finisher, placing fourth in the 124-class. Barefield automatically moves onto the NAIA National Championships behind her 3-2 record. She picked up consecutive wins to start the bracket, including one over No. 15 Daniela Espinal of Montreat. From there, she fell to No. 2 Rose Kaplan of Indiana Tech before battling back to the third-place match where she lost via pin.

Anna March, Brilynn Gemmer and Nicole Arroyo all struggled in their brackets before A'Niyah Sullivan stepped up in the 180-class. Sullivan went 3-2 on the day with a fourth-place finish. Sullivan rattled off three straight wins after dropping her opening round match. She lost to the No. 3 rated wrestler in her class via a fall.

Finally, Jasmin Beckham took sixth place in the 207 class behind a 3-3 record. Beckham split her opening four matches before ultimately slotting into the fifth-place match where she lost via fall.

HOW IT HAPPENED
117: Shelby Clayton def. Sheyla Ochoa Salgado (Montreat) (Fall 5:56)
117: No. 2 Salyna Shotwell (Life University) def. Shelby Clayton (TF 10-0 / 0:45)
117: Elizabeth Dollar (Indiana Tech) def. Shelby Clayton (TF 11-1 / 4:50)
117: Shelby Clayton def. Sheyla Ochoa Salgado (Montreat) (Dec 14-8)
124: No. 16 Jes'Onia Barefield def. Tracey Kessler (Rochester Christian) (TF 15-2 / 2:57)
124: No. 16 Jes'Onia Barefield def. No. 15 Daniela Espinal (Montreat) (Fall 0:56)
124: No. 2 Rose Kaplan (Indiana Tech) def. No. 16 Jes'Onia Barefield (TF 12-1 / 4:33)
124: No. 16 Jes'Onia Barefield def. Lola Barkby (Indiana Tech) (Fall 2:48)
124: Kaitlin Castro (Cumberlands) def. No. 16 Jes'Onia Barefield (Fall 1:40)
131: Cameron Ortiz (Campbellsville) def. Anna March (TF 10-0 / 0:55)
131: Cadence Wallace (Siena Heights) def. Anna March (TF 10-0 / 1:42)
131: Kathleen Fisher (Brewton-Parker) def. Nicole Arroyo (TF 10-1 / 1:11)
131: No. 20 Olivia Messerly (Campbellsville) def. Nicole Arroyo (Fall 0:47)
145: Kaily Bussard (Midway) def. Brilynn Gemmer (Fall 1:54)
145: Megan Melnyk (Rochester Christian) def. Brilynn Gemmer (Fall 1:10)
180: Marissa Richmond (Lourdes) def. A'Niyah Sullivan (Dec 6-4)
180: No. 12 Katelyn Lewis (Lindsey Wilson) def. Kaylyn Lawson (Fall 0:40)
180: No. 20 A'Niyah Sullivan def. Kaylyn Lawson (Dec 2-1)
180: No. 20 A'Niyah Sullivan def. London Crossley (Rochester Christian) (TF 10-0 / 2:14)
180: No. 20 A'Niyah Sullivan def. Marissa Richmond (Lourdes) (Fall 2:21)
180: No. 3 Saiheron Preciado-Meza (Cumberlands) def. No. 20 A'Niyah Sullivan (Fall 2:09)
207: Jasmin Beckham def. Rubie Barton (Brewton-Parker) (Fall 2:15)
207: Naomi Duenas (Cumberlands) def. Jasmin Beckham (Fall 0:45)
207: Jasmin Beckham def. Brianna Staebler (Campbellsville) (Fall 1:23)
207: Jasmin Beckham def. Napai Holloway (Lourdes) (Fall 0:53)
207: Destiny Marquez (Cumberlands) def. Jasmin Beckham (TF 11-0 / 3:41)
207: Cheyenne Cruce (Lindsey Wilson) def. Jasmin Beckham (Fall 0:49)

W-L Record at Mid-South Conference Championships:
Shelby Clayton: 2-2
Jes'Onia Barefield: 3-2
Anna March: 0-2
Nicole Arroyo: 0-2
Brilynn Gemmer: 0-2
A'Niyah Sullivan: 3-2
Kaylyn Lawson: 0-2
Jasmin Beckham: 3-3

UP NEXT
The Tigers will send Jes'Onia Barefield to the National Championships in March, while the rest of the squad awaits one of the 30 wildcard selections available after the completion of all remaining conference tournaments.