No. 3 Southern Oregon women claim their first Cascade Collegiate Conference title, ahead of No. 4 Menlo

The 2023 Cascade Collegiate Conference women’s wrestling champions, Southern Oregon. Photo courtesy of EOU Sports Information


LA GRANDE, Ore. – No. 3 Southern Oregon won its first Cascade Collegiate Conference team title, scoring 158 points, ahead of No. 4 Menlo College with 148 points and No. 8 University of Providence with 138.5 points.


Southern Oregon had four individual champions: Natalie Reyna-Rodriguez (109), Carolina Moreno (123), Emily Se (143) and Joye Levendusky (170).


The University of Providence also had four champions: Ira Navarro (101), Ashley Gooman (116), Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (130) and Sadie Antoque (University of Providence). Navarro was the only repeat conference champion in the tournament.


Other individual champions were Erin Redford of No. 14 Eastern Oregon (136) and Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson of Menlo (191).


The Cascade Collegiate Conference earned 36 automatic qualifiers for the NAIA National Championships.

CASCADE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

At La Grande, Ore., Feb. 26


101 (5 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Ira Navarro (University of Providence) 15-2, Sr. over Erin Hikiji (University of Providence) 30-5, Fr. (M. For.)

3rd Place Match - Esthela Trevino (Southern Oregon) 22-4, RS Fr. over Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (Menlo College) 2-2, Fr. (Dec 16-7)

5th Place Match - Tianna Fernandez (Menlo College) 2-2, Jr. over Nayeli Flores Roque (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 15-13, Jr. (TF-1.5 1:51 (10-0))


109 (4 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Natalie Reyna-Rodriguez (Southern Oregon) 15-4, Sr. over Macie Stewart (Southern Oregon) 2-1, RS Fr. (M. For.)

3rd Place Match - Stephanie Blankenship (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 25-12, Jr. over Alyssa Poe-Hatten (University of Providence) 12-10, So. (Dec 6-3)

5th Place Match - Barbara Greenberg (Menlo College) 2-2, Jr. over Melanie Salazar (Simpson University (CA)) 12-11, Jr. (Fall 3:00)


116 (3 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Ashley Gooman (University of Providence) 21-2, Sr. over Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo College) 2-1, So. (Dec 8-6)

3rd Place Match - Marissa Ritchie (Vanguard) 3-1, So. over Glory Konecny (Southern Oregon) 2-2, RS Fr. (TF-1.5 2:31 (10-0))

5th Place Match - Paige Chafin (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 22-16, Fr. over Lily Grismer (University of Providence) 5-7, Fr. (Dec 6-5)


123 (4 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon) 21-2, So. over Alana Vivas (Menlo College) 1-1, Jr. (Dec 3-0)

3rd Place Match - Haley Narahara (Menlo College) 3-1, Fr. over Alicia Frank (University of Providence) 17-13, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:36 (15-4))

5th Place Match - Nevaeh Chambers (Vanguard) 1-2, Fr. over Jade Cabrera (Vanguard) 0-3, Fr. (Fall 1:04)


130 (4 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (University of Providence) 15-4, Jr. over Louisa Schwab (Menlo College) 1-1, So. (TF-1.5 4:04 (13-2))

3rd Place Match - Kaylee Moore (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 20-4, Jr. over Stephanie Chavez (Menlo College) 1-2, Fr. (Dec 4-0)

5th Place - Jordynn Robson (Southern Oregon) 8-10, RS Fr.


136 (3 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Erin Redford (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 17-0, Sr. over Paige Respicio (University of Providence) 19-7, Jr. (Dec 7-2)

3rd Place Match - Bella Amaro (Southern Oregon) 17-5, Fr. over Piper Hall (Vanguard) 1-2, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:35 (10-0))

5th Place - Madelyn Mazemke (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 4-13, Fr.


143 (4 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Emily Se (Southern Oregon) 22-3, So. over Liv Wieber (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 29-8, Fr. (Fall 2:03)

3rd Place Match - Morgan Shines (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 27-8, Sr. over Desiree Jones (Menlo College) 1-2, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:34 (11-1))

5th Place Match - Mariz Soliman (Vanguard) 1-2, Fr. over Johanna Snider (Vanguard) 0-3, So. (TF-1.5 0:57 (10-0))


155 (3 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Sadie Antoque (University of Providence) 21-7, Jr. over Alexandra Lopez (Menlo College) 2-1, Fr. (Dec 13-5)

3rd Place Match - Shannon Workinger (Menlo College) 3-1, Fr. over Bailey Dennis (Southern Oregon) 10-5, Jr. (Dec 7-2)

5th Place Match - Reyna Montenegro (Vanguard) 2-2, Fr. over Ireri Mares (Vanguard) 1-3, Fr. (Fall 1:11)


170 (3 qualifiers)

1st Place Match - Joye Levendusky (Southern Oregon) 23-1, Sr. over Lily El-Masri (Vanguard) 1-1, Fr. (Fall 2:40)

3rd Place Match - Olivia Robinson (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 14-4, Jr. over Jolette Miner-Ho (University of Providence) 9-14, Jr. (Fall 2:39)


191 (3 qualifiers)

1st Place Match- Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo College) 2-0, Jr. over Grace Kristoff (Southern Oregon) 18-5, Sr. (Fall 5:37)

3rd Place Match - Karrah Smith (Southern Oregon) 4-3, Jr. over Alexis Tupuola (University of Providence) 15-9, Jr. (Dec 4-2)

TEAM SCORES

1. Southern Oregon 158

2. Menlo (Calif.) 148

3. Providence (Mont.) 138.5

4. Eastern Oregon 99.5

5. Vanguard (Calif.) 73

6. Simpson (Calif.) 6.5