In a powerful early season display, the Simon Fraser University women’s wrestling team grabbed six of 10 weight divisions at the Mike Clock Open in Oregon.
Chiming in for first-place honours were the Clan’s Jennifer Anderson, Nicole Depa, Abby Lloyd, Ciara McCrae, Payten Smith and Mallory Velte.
Anderson topped the 123-lb class, beating Warner Pacific’s Delilah Houck by a 12-1 technical fall.
Depa, an All-American last year, took the 130-lb weight class on a series of pins, stopping Southern Oregon’s Kalvn Schwartz in the final.
In her first varsity tourney, McCrae chalked up five decisions in the 109-lb division and took the title by pinning Grays Harbor Community College’s Kateri Rowell in 17 seconds.
Lloyd bested SFU sophomore Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh by a technical fall in the final to build upon her unbeaten start to the season.
Smith went 4-0 in the 191-lb class, posting three wins by fall including the final over Grays Harbor’s Dellisha Hodges. In the 135-lb category, Velte capped a 4-0 run with a win over Grays Harbor’s Amanda Gilliam.
On the men’s side, Morgan Smith stepped off the mats with a title.
Smith won in the 197-lb division, dominating Clackmas Community College’s Haszell West 12-3.
