Comets with strong showing at Menlo Open
Comets fans, alumni, and supporters,
This past weekend, we took two wrestlers up to the Menlo Open in Atherton, CA. This was by far the toughest tournament that we've entered, as there were numerous participants nationally ranked in both the NCAA and NAIA.
We finished the day with both wrestlers in the top three:
- Anya Rodriguez, 2nd: For as much as Anya says she's "not a fan of freestyle," she's certainly proven that she excels at it. Anya wrestled intelligently and dominated her way to the finals. In the championship match, she hit a clean head and arm throw, but her opponent from Simon Fraser (#6 team in the NCAA) countered and caught her in a leg lace to end the match. Anya is such a crafty wrestler and looked great this weekend.
- Sierra Mefford, 3rd: Sierra had five matches on the day, which now brings her season total to ten matches (already). After two solid wins to make the semi finals, Sierra lost a hard-fought bout to Emily Cue of Simon Fraser, a former US World Team Member who is currently ranked top 4 in the NCAA. She then went through the consolation bracket to get 3rd, beating the #14 ranked wrestler in the country 10-0 in the bronze match. This is the second nationally-ranked wrestler that she's beaten this season, and she placed ahead of several ranked wrestlers at this event.
I am immensely proud of these two for stepping up and going toe-to-toe with some of the best wrestlers in the country. It was a fun weekend of wrestling, and we also took some time to see the sights and check out the Golden Gate Bridge.
What's Next
We'll have a decently long break in competition until next month, when we'll be heading up to the East Los Angeles Open.
There is still time to join Palomar Women's Wrestling! Students only need to be enrolled in 6 units (two classes) this semester to be eligible for competition.
Head Coach, Tim Box