Jonathan Bowen
Growing the program in terms of numbers was 2nd-year head coach Tony Senor’s primary goal. The five ladies who finished their inaugural season were all returning and helped quite a bit in recruiting new classmates to join their team this year. Add to that, a cluster of middle school girls waiting to move up in the next two years, Mexico’s Lady Bulldogs are heading in the right direction coming into the regular season of year two.
Kicking off their regular season in a dual tournament is a first for this young program as this is their first-ever dual tournament In Marshfield. Getting out early to see the competition that you wouldn’t see until the state tournament was something that Coach Senor wanted to do and the Lady Bulldogs will get that in their first event of the season. Another first for most of these girls is that they could face an opponent for the first time that’s not from Missouri as two teams are coming up from Arkansas to compete. Below is a list of the teams that were scheduled to attend besides Mexico.
| Branson | ||
| El Dorado Springs | ||
| Jefferson City | ||
| Marshfield | ||
| Mountain Home, AR | ||
| Rolla | ||
| Springdale Har-Ber, AR | ||
| Waynesville | ||
| West Plains |
*Note*: The writer was informed by the tournament director that El Dorado Springs pulled out of the tournament via email less than 8 hours before the start of weigh-ins. The tournament director allowed any of the extras/backups from any of the teams to form a mixed team to fill their spot in the tournament. This allowed for several girls who might not have gotten any matches, to wrestle 4-5 rounds today.
Also, the writer was informed that a few of Mexico’s wrestlers were not in attendance and as a result did create additional gaps that Coach Senor was not originally anticipated going into the tournament. However, those who were in attendance for the Lady Bulldogs competed well despite the team being at a strategic disadvantage to several teams. For many of these ladies, it would be the first time stepping on the mat to compete against someone who wasn’t a teammate. Below are the results of each dual followed by a summary.
Round 1 Results vs. Bye
Round 2 Results vs. Marshfield
Team Score: Marshfield 60, Mexico 18
| 100 | Bianca Dockery (Marshfield) over Kaylin Weldon (Mexico) (Fall 5:04) | |
| 105 | Josselynn Yates (Marshfield) over Unknown (For.) | |
| 110 | Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) over Isabella Garrity (Marshfield) (Fall 1:43) | |
| 115 | Katherine Bowen (Mexico) over Alyxandrea Keifert (Marshfield) (Fall 1:55) | |
| 120 | Double Forfeit | |
| 125 | Alissa Hughey (Marshfield) over Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) (Fall 3:28) | |
| 130 | Abbigale Drew (Mexico) over Carley Cardoza (Marshfield) (Fall 2:31) | |
| 135 | Emily Croy (Marshfield) over Unknown (For.) | |
| 141 | Camryn Elliott (Marshfield) over Unknown (For.) | |
| 149 | Isabella Whitlock (Marshfield) over Luisa Urbina (Mexico) (Fall 1:33) | |
| 159 | Trinity Lesser (Marshfield) over Tessa Higgins (Mexico) (Fall 0:44) | |
| 174 | Kiana Massie (Marshfield) over Shelby Shramek (Mexico) (Fall 0:37) | |
| 194 | Megan Petty (Marshfield) over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) (Fall 5:05) | |
| 235 | Coleigh Page (Marshfield) over Unknown (For.) |
Round 3 Results vs. Waynesville
Team Score: Waynesville 54, Mexico 24
| 100 | Double Forfeit | ||
| 105 | Xochitl Medrano (Waynesville) over Kaylin Weldon (Mexico) (Fall 0:31) | ||
| 110 | Madison Boher (Waynesville) over Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) (Fall 1:02) | ||
| 115 | Katherine Bowen (Mexico) over Josie Moody (Waynesville) (Fall 1:19) | ||
| 120 | Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) over Kamden Raines (Waynesville) (Fall 3:11) | ||
| 125 | Ivy Perez (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) | ||
| 130 | Abbigale Drew (Mexico) over Elizabeth Colson (Waynesville) (Fall 2:57) | ||
| 135 | Gabriela Hoag (Waynesville) over Unknown (For.) | ||
| 141 | Kahli McDonald (Waynesville) over Unknown (For.) | ||
| 149 | Maya Duncan (Waynesville) over Luisa Urbina (Mexico) (Fall 0:21) | ||
| 159 | A`Myrah Syyan (Waynesville) over Tessa Higgins (Mexico) (Fall 0:34) | ||
| 174 | Marisa Gonzalas (Waynesville) over Shelby Shramek (Mexico) (Fall 1:12) | ||
| 194 | Jordan Wilson (Waynesville) over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) (Fall 0:25) | ||
| 235 | Yisel Perez (Waynesville) over Unknown (For.) |
Round 4 Results vs. Jefferson City
Team Score: Mexico 36, Jefferson City 24
| 115 | Katherine Bowen (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 120 | Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 125 | Alexis Dunwiddie (Jefferson City) over Abbigale Drew (Mexico) (Fall 1:45) |
| 130 | Lydia Hudson (Jefferson City) over Ivy Perez (Mexico) (Fall 0:29) |
| 135 | Double Forfeit |
| 141 | Double Forfeit |
| 149 | Luisa Urbina (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 159 | Ayosoreoluwa Ilesanmi (Jefferson City) over Tessa Higgins (Mexico) (Fall 0:09) |
| 174 | Shelby Shramek (Mexico) over DejaNette Wallace (Jefferson City) (Fall 4:00) |
| 194 | Kenzie Moore (Jefferson City) over Matty Tolbert (Mexico) (Fall 2:24) |
| 235 | Double Forfeit |
| 100 | Kaylin Weldon (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 105 | Double Forfeit |
| 110 | Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
Round 5 Results vs. Springdale, Har-Ber, AR
Team Score: Mexico 48, Springdale Har-Ber 18
| 100 | Kaylin Weldon (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 105 | Double Forfeit |
| 110 | Katherine Bowen (Mexico) over Leyla Griffith (Springdale Har-Ber) (Fall 1:32) |
| 115 | Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 120 | Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 125 | Ivy Perez (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 130 | Abbigale Drew (Mexico) over Abigail Kelly (Springdale Har-Ber) (Fall 1:09) |
| 135 | Double Forfeit |
| 141 | Double Forfeit |
| 149 | Byanca Cook (Springdale Har-Ber) over Luisa Urbina (Mexico) (Fall 1:45) |
| 159 | Tessa Higgins (Mexico) over Allyssa Morris (Springdale Har-Ber) (Fall 3:49) |
| 174 | Archer Jones (Springdale Har-Ber) over Shelby Shramek (Mexico) (Fall 2:24) |
| 194 | Matty Tolbert (Mexico) over Ashley Bueno-Chinchilla (Springdale Har-Ber) (Fall 3:11) |
| 235 | Stevie Sherman (Springdale Har-Ber) over Unknown (For.) |
Round 6 Results vs. Mountain Home, AR (5th/6th Place)
Team Score: Mexico 39, Mountain Home 36
| 100 | Jasmin Flores (Mountain Home) over Kaylin Weldon (Mexico) (Fall 1:03) |
| 105 | Mackenzi Clark (Mountain Home) over Unknown (For.) |
| 110 | Katherine Bowen (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 115 | Alizabeth Welch (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 120 | Kaylynn Pehle (Mexico) over Chloe Lydon (Mountain Home) (SV-1 9-7) |
| 125 | Abbigale Drew (Mexico) over Carly Drewry (Mountain Home) (Fall 0:10) |
| 130 | Brianna Balsano (Mountain Home) over Ivy Perez (Mexico) (Fall 1:12) |
| 135 | Kylie Alford (Mountain Home) over Unknown (For.) |
| 141 | Leigha Gatewood (Mountain Home) over Unknown (For.) |
| 149 | Luisa Urbina (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 159 | Amelia Frounfelter (Mountain Home) over Tessa Higgins (Mexico) (Fall 0:13) |
| 174 | Shelby Shramek (Mexico) over Katie Lowe (Mountain Home) (Fall 1:28) |
| 194 | Matty Tolbert (Mexico) over Unknown (For.) |
| 235 | Double Forfeit |
Summary:
Mexico Lady Bulldogs finished with a tournament record of 3-2 to start their season and a 5th place finish in the tournament as a team. This is with six wrestlers who got their first taste of high school varsity wrestling. All six of these rookie wrestlers notched at least one match win during this tournament. Two of Mexico’s returning sectional qualifiers, Kaylynn Pehle and Abby Drew both went 4-1 while returning state medalist Katherine Bowen went 5-0 with 3 pins. Mexico Lady Bulldogs will be hosting a Tri-meet vs. Marshall and Warrenton on Thursday evening on 12/9/2021. Coach Senor seemed optimistic moving forward after seeing his ladies compete against teams not only from Missouri but against both Arkansas teams that were there as well.
