THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S WRESTLING… Upper Iowa ventures to Plymouth, Wis. as they compete in the Lakeland Scramble on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 12:30 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Stay connected to women's wrestling this week through the Live Stats that can be found at https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=901654132. The link will be included with this story.

STAR IN THE MAKING… Junior Tiffany White has wrestled in two competitions this season, where she has reached the podium both times in the 207-weight class. She placed second overall at the Luther Open, as she won her first two matches by fall before advancing to the championship match on an 11-5 decision. She followed that up by taking first place at the Buena Vista Open, where she opened the competition with consecutive wins by fall once again. White won by decision in the third round and she defeated teammate Toyia Griffin by a 13-3 tech fall to advance to the finals. She secured first place as she won by forfeit, closing out the competition with 19.5 team points.
 
BUENA VISTA SUCCESS… The Peacocks had five other wrestlers place in the top five at the BVU Open, where the accumulated 68.5 total team points. Junior Toyia Griffin posted her best performance of the season, placing second overall in the 207-weight class. Griffin advanced out of the first round due to injury, and she won her next two matches by fall. She closed out the competition by taking down Selena Snell of Central College in a 12-5 decision to finish in second place. Senior Alyssa Arce achieved a fourth-place finish in the 180-weight class, highlighted by a 13-0 tech fall victory. Freshman Makayla Matson, sophomore Madison Arispe, and junior Bentley Hills rounded out the Peacocks placements, as all three wrestlers came in fifth place in their respective weight classes.
 
MATCHUP WITH THE MUSKIES… Lakeland will be hosting their second home open of the season, and they had a very successful first outing. Al Ghala Al Radi and Niyasia McCampbell placed first and second overall in the 180 weight class, highlighted by Al Radi winning consecutive matches by fall before winning the final round due to injury. McCampbell advanced to the second place match on a win by tech fall, and she defeated Yareli Ortega by tech fall (12-0) in round five to secure second place. In the 131 weight class, Katerina Conrad added another first place finish as she won consecutive matches by tech fall without allowing a single point.
 
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… The Peacocks will be back in action next weekend as they take on the Mike Duroe Invite in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Cornell College will host the open, which will begin on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m.