Christmas Time in Eldon for Mexico Lady Bulldogs-Part II

Christmas Time in Eldon-Part 2

Day two of a tournament is always a challenge.  Everyone has to get through the first few rounds on Friday night, get checked into the hotel, shower, sleep and be ready to make weight on a consecutive day.  For most of these ladies, it would be the first time through the process.  The good news for the Lady Bulldogs, they made it through without an issue.  Day two is also a test of endurance and being able to reset after having a less than ideal start on Friday night, or being able to continue their momentum after sleeping and making weight again. The goal is to get out of pool play and into the brackets.  

Below are the completed and updated results of both days of the tournament.   

110 lbs.

Katherine Bowen (13-0) placed 1st and scored 29.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Katherine Bowen (Mexico) 13-0 won by fall over Hannah Wright (Smith-Cotton) 11-6 (Fall 0:57)
• Round 2 – Katherine Bowen (Mexico) 13-0 won by fall over Jazlyn Smith-Freeman (Smith-Cotton) 12-6 (Fall 4:00)
• Round 3 – Katherine Bowen (Mexico) 13-0 won by fall over Adrianna McMurrey (Blue Springs) 13-6 (Fall 3:17)
• Quarterfinal – Katherine Bowen (Mexico) 13-0 won by fall over Samantha Bennett (Camdenton) 4-7 (Fall 1:09)
• Semifinal – Katherine Bowen (Mexico) 13-0 won by decision over Kadance Coffin (Parkway South) 11-5 (Dec 12-5)
• 1st Place Match – Katherine Bowen (Mexico) 13-0 won by major decision over Adrianna McMurrey (Blue Springs) 13-6 (MD 15-5)

115 lbs.

Alizabeth Welch (8-3) placed 5th.

• Round 1 – Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) 8-3 won by fall over Breanna Sernach (Camdenton) 1-9 (Fall 0:49)
• Round 2 – Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) 8-3 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 – Emmy Begemann (Fulton) 12-1 won by fall over Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) 8-3 (Fall 1:10)
• Quarterfinal – Gracie Skyles (Rolla) 12-8 won by fall over Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) 8-3 (Fall 1:10)
• Cons. Semi – Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) 8-3 received a bye () (Bye)
• 5th Place Match – Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) 8-3 won by fall over Breanna Sernach (Camdenton) 1-9 (Fall 1:30)

115 lbs.

Kaylynn Pehle (7-2) placed 2nd and scored 20.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) 7-2 won by decision over Tiana Paul (Parkway South) 11-6 (Dec 5-1)
• Round 2 – Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) 7-2 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 – Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) 7-2 won by fall over Gracie Skyles (Rolla) 12-8 (Fall 2:27)
• Quarterfinal – Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) 7-2 received a bye () (Bye)
• Semifinal – Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) 7-2 won by fall over Gracie Skyles (Rolla) 12-8 (Fall 3:54)
• 1st Place Match – Emmy Begemann (Fulton) 12-1 won by fall over Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) 7-2 (Fall 3:19)

125 lbs.

Abbigale Drew (10-2) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Abbigale Drew (Mexico) 10-2 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 – Abbigale Drew (Mexico) 10-2 won by fall over Megan Field (Battle) 0-5 (Fall 1:23)
• Round 3 – Abbigale Drew (Mexico) 10-2 won by fall over Meghan Milligan (Osage) 6-9 (Fall 0:53)
• Round 4 – Abbigale Drew (Mexico) 10-2 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 5 – Abbigale Drew (Mexico) 10-2 won by fall over Holly Parker (Tipton) 8-8 (Fall 1:49)
• Semifinal – Allison Butler (Bolivar) 4-3 won by fall over Abbigale Drew (Mexico) 10-2 (Fall 5:06)
• 3rd Place Match – Abbigale Drew (Mexico) 10-2 won by fall over Holly Parker (Tipton) 8-8 (Fall 1:32)

174 lbs.

Shelby Shramek (8-6) placed 7th and scored 10.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Jameshia Bennett (Smith-Cotton) 7-0 won by fall over Shelby Shramek (Mexico) 8-6 (Fall 2:40)
• Round 2 – Shelby Shramek (Mexico) 8-6 won by fall over Jordan Sylvester (Holden) 7-13 (Fall 0:44)
• Round 3 – Shelby Shramek (Mexico) 8-6 won by fall over Makena Sims (Battle) 0-5 (Fall 1:56)
• Round 4 – Shelby Shramek (Mexico) 8-6 won by fall over Lexi Saleh (Camdenton) 2-7 (Fall 1:43)
• Round 5 – Carly Foster (Fulton) 11-4 won by fall over Shelby Shramek (Mexico) 8-6 (Fall 1:01)
• Cons. Semi – Haleigh Vanskike (Camdenton) 3-4 won by decision over Shelby Shramek (Mexico) 8-6 (Dec 2-0)
• 7th Place Match – Shelby Shramek (Mexico) 8-6 won by fall over Lexi Saleh (Camdenton) 2-7 (Fall 3:49)

194 lbs.

Matty Tolbert (5-7) placed 12th and scored 2.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Anyha Cain (Battle) 5-2 won by fall over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) 5-7 (Fall 1:20)
• Round 2 – Caroline Ward (Liberty (Wentzville)) 14-3 won by fall over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) 5-7 (Fall 5:08)
• Round 3 – Lily Burns (Tipton) 19-1 won by fall over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) 5-7 (Fall 0:14)
• Round 4 – Matty Tolbert (Mexico) 5-7 won by fall over Ryleigh Gibbs (Camdenton) 0-5 (Fall 0:31)
• Round 5 – Felicity Taylor (Rolla) 8-11 won by decision over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) 5-7 (Dec 3-1

For some of the Lady Bulldogs, Christmas came early in the form of hardware.  Four of Mexico’s lady wrestlers placed in the top six, including Katherine Bowen, Alizabeth Welch, Kaylynn Pehle, and Abby Drew.  Coach Senor is giving his team some time off over the next week to recover as well as spend time with family for Christmas before their next scheduled competition.   Overall, the team scored 79 points to finish in 8th place out of 21 teams.  

The next scheduled competition for the Lady Bulldogs is going to be in Columbia, Missouri (@ Battle H.S.) at the Wonder Woman Tournament.  This will be the largest tournament of the regular season for the Mexico Lady Bulldogs with 74 other teams are slotted to be there, including teams from Oklahoma and Illinois, as well as most of the top-ranked teams in Missouri.  In years past, this event is a great mid-season gauge on how well all of the ladies will handle the post-season as well as what they need to improve upon in January to be ready for the post-season in February.