FULP-ALLEN WINS NATIONAL TITLE; FIVE OAKS ALL-AMERICANS Printer-Friendly Format Email This ArticleMenlo Coach Lee Allen, left, with daughter Katherine Fulp-Allen following the WCWA National Championships (Photo courtesy of Ashlee Evans-Smith) MARSHALL, Mo. - Katherine Fulp-Allen became the second Menlo College women's wrestler - and the second in her family - to be crowned a national champion when she placed first in her weight class at the Women's College Wrestling Association National Championships on the campus of Missouri Valley College on Saturday. Fulp-Allen, a junior, was also named WCWA Athlete of the Year after winning the 51 kg (112.25 lbs) title, as well as an Academic All-American. Her father, Menlo Head Coach Lee Allen, was named WCWA Coach of the Year after leading the Oaks to fifth place in the team standings. Katherine's sister, Sara, won three WCWA national titles while at Menlo. Menlo earned 42 points, behind only Oklahoma City (117), Cumberlands (86), Simon Fraser (73), and Jamestown (46). Host Missouri Valley (24) placed sixth, followed by Missouri Baptist (19), Lindenwood (5), and Wisconsin-River Falls (0). In addition to Fulp-Allen, Carla O'Connell, Ashlee Evans-Smith, Moriah Fernandez, and Brittany Caoile each garnered All-American honors by placing in their respective weight classes. O'Connell, a senior from Redondo Beach, Calif., placed fourth at 55 kg (121 lbs) by finishing with a 3-2 record; Evans-Smith, a senior from Ukiah, Calif., placed fourth at 67 kg (147.5 lbs) with a 3-2 record; Fernandez, a freshman, was 2-2 at 72 kg (158.5 lbs) to finish in fourth place; and sophomore Brittany Caoile went 0-2 at 95 kg (209 lbs) to finish in fifth place. Top-seeded Fulp-Allen was an All-American in each of her first two seasons with the Oaks, but fell short of earning a spot in the championship match. This time around she cruised into the final before pulling out a 1-1, 0-2, 1-1, decision over Oklahoma City's second-seeded LeAnn Barney. Fulp-Allen defeated Lindenwood's Priscilla Caldera, 4-1, 4-1, Oklahoma City's Mia Province, 7-0, 6-0, and Jamestown's Tiffany Sluik, 2-0, 8-0, to earn a spot in the final. Senior Monique Cabrera, sophomore Jacquelyn Davis, and freshman Kayla Garza all competed for the Oaks, but did not place. Cabrera bowed out in the 63 kg (138.75 lbs) wrestleback fourth round with a 1-2 record, Davis reached the 55 kg wrestleback fourth round to finish at 1-2, and Garza went 2-2 at 59 kg (130 lbs) in advancing to the wrestleback quarterfinals. RESULTS (Number before name indicates seed) 51 #1 Katherine Fulp-Allen, 4-0 (1st Place) W, dec. Priscilla Caldera (L), 4-1, 4-1 W, dec. Mia Province (OC), 7-0, 6-0 W, dec. #4 Tiffany Sluik (J), 2-0, 8-0 W, dec. #2 LeAnn Barney (OC), 1-1, 0-2, 1-1 55 #5 Carla O'Connell, 3-2 (4th Place) W, dec. India Walker (C), 7-1, 6-0 W, dec. #4 Cianah Hee (C), 1-0, 1-1, 2-0 L, #1 Michaela Hutchison (OC) tech. fall, 3-0, 7-0 W, dec. Andrea Hughes (C), 3-0, 2-1 L, #3 Rita Pare (SF) tech. fall, 4-1, 7-0 Jacquelyn Davis, 1-2 L, #6 Norma Rueda (C) dec., 2-1, 3-0 W, pin Petra Knight (MV), 3-0, 1:39 L, #4 Cianah Hee (C) dec., 1-0, 1-0 59 Kayla Garza, 2-2 W, dec. #6 Nena Garcia (C), 0-6, 6-4, 6-0 L, #3 Jenny Germany (MV) tech. fall, 7-0, 7-3 W, pin Cortnie Mudge (L), 2-0, 0-3, 1:45 L, #7 Chaelyn Tan (J) tech. fall, 8-3, 9-3 63 Monique Cabrera, 1-2 W, dec. #6 Michelle Quiles (J), 3-1, 3-3 L, #3 Tessa Plana (OC) pin, 2-0, 1:02 L, #5 Karen Howe (MV) dec., 3-2, 3-1 67 Ashlee Evans-Smith, 3-2 (4th Place) W, dec. Lisa Tinney (C), 5-0, 2-0 L, #2 Stacie Anaka (SF) dec., 5-0, 4-0 W, dec. Sheila McCabe (OC), 1-5, 4-0, 2-0 W, dec. #4 Christen Paysse (C), 1-0, 4-0 L, #3 Lauren Knight (C) dec., 2-0, 6-0 72 Moriah Fernandez, 2-2 (4th Place) W, pin #4 Sherolynn Eppinger (C), 7-0, 1:00 L, #1 Lacey Novinska (OC) pin, 6-4, 0:56 W, dec. Annie Decrescente (C), 2-0, 2-0 L, #2 Kendra Lewis (C) tech. fall, 6-0, 6-0 95 Brittany Caoile, 0-2 (5th Place) L, #2 Lakia Henderson (C) pin, 0:39 L, #4 Keron Scott (OC) dec., 1-0, 5-1 |