Upper Iowa posted their best performance of the season at the Buena Vista Open. They Peacocks had six wrestlers place in the top five in their weight class and had two of their wrestlers meet in the semifinals.
Junior
Tiffany White won by fall over her opponents in the first two rounds. She defeated Selena Snell in the quarterfinals by an 8-2 decision, which set up a matchup with junior, teammate
Toyia Griffin. She won the hard-fought fight by tech fall (13-3) and advanced to the championship match where she won by forfeit. She placed 1
st in the 207-weight class and scored 19.5 team points.
Junior
Toyia Griffin opened the competition by advancing due to an injury, before she won by fall in consecutive matches to advance to the semifinals. Following White's win, Griffin placed second in the 207-weight class as she defeated Selena Snell by a 12-5 decision. She accumulated 16.0 team points for the Peacocks.
Senior
Alyssa Arce achieved a 4
th place finish in the 180-weight class where she garnered 10.5 team points. She won by tech fall (13-0) in her opening match and won by injury in the third round.
Freshman
Makayla Matson (117-weight class) and sophomore
Madison Arispe (103-weight class) each added fifth place marks. Matson's meet was highlighted by consecutive wins in her final two matches as she won by injury, before defeating Kate Richards by fall in the fifth-place match. She scored the third most points for the Peacocks with 12.0.
Madison Arispe earned 8.0 team points, highlighted by an injury default win against Sofia Meza.
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Tiffany White's place is 1st and has scored 19.5 team points.
- Round 1 - Tiffany White (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Magalie Mogiga (Buena Vista University) (Fall 1:39)
- Round 2 - Tiffany White (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Kaitlin Gay (dakota wesleyan) (Fall 1:03)
- Round 3 - Tiffany White (Upper Iowa) won by decision over Selena Snell (Central College) (Dec 8-2)
- Round 4 - Tiffany White (Upper Iowa) won by tech fall over Toyia Grifin (Upper Iowa) (TF 13-3)
- Round 5 - Tiffany White (Upper Iowa) won by forfeit over Savanna Salen (Iowa Lakes) (FF)
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Toyia Grifin's place is 2nd and has scored 16.0 team points.
- Round 1 - Toyia Grifin (Upper Iowa) won by injury default over Savanna Salen (Iowa Lakes) (Inj. 0:47)
- Round 2 - Toyia Grifin (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Magalie Mogiga (Buena Vista University) (Fall 0:43)
- Round 3 - Toyia Grifin (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Kaitlin Gay (dakota wesleyan) (Fall 0:39)
- Round 4 - Tiffany White (Upper Iowa) won by tech fall over Toyia Grifin (Upper Iowa) (TF 13-3)
- Round 5 - Toyia Grifin (Upper Iowa) won by decision over Selena Snell (Central College) (Dec 12-5)
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Makayla Matson's place is 5th and has scored 12.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Makayla Matson (Upper Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Evelyn Kramer (Buena Vista University) won by fall over Makayla Matson (Upper Iowa) (Fall 1:29)
- Cons. Round 2 - Makayla Matson (Upper Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Semi - Makayla Matson (Upper Iowa) won by injury default over Audrie Felkins (Ellsworth Community College) (Inj. 0:00)
- 5th Place Match - Makayla Matson (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Kate Richards (Central College) (Fall 2:57)
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Alyssa Arce's place is 4th and has scored 10.5 team points.
- Round 1 - Alyssa Arce (Upper Iowa) won by tech fall over Isabella Baer (Loras College) (TF 13-0)
- Round 2 - Izzy Strickert (Wartburg College) won by fall over Alyssa Arce (Upper Iowa) (Fall 1:07)
- Round 3 - Alyssa Arce (Upper Iowa) won by injury default over Katie Whelan (Augsburg College) (Inj. 0:00)
- Round 4 - Keyahna Phillips (Iowa Lakes) won by fall over Alyssa Arce (Upper Iowa) (Fall 0:18)
- Round 5 - Brianna Seixas (University of Dubuque) won by fall over Alyssa Arce (Upper Iowa) (Fall 0:37)
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Madison Arispe's place is 5th and has scored 8.0 team points.
- Round 1 - Melonioe Barillas (Ellsworth Community College) won by fall over Madison Arispe (Upper Iowa) (Fall 0:53)
- Round 2 - Aroura Preston (Buena Vista University) won by fall over Madison Arispe (Upper Iowa) (Fall 0:17)
- Round 3 - Anna Kos (Minnesota North College) won by fall over Madison Arispe (Upper Iowa) (Fall 0:55)
- Round 4 - Madison Arispe (Upper Iowa) won by injury default over Sofia Meza (Loras College) (Inj. 0:00)
- Round 5 - Kylie Loffer (Loras College) won by fall over Madison Arispe (Upper Iowa) (Fall 0:46)
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Rio Johnson's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Rio Johnson (Upper Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Valerie Hamilton (Unattached) won by fall over Rio Johnson (Upper Iowa) (Fall 0:39)
- Cons. Round 2 - Rio Johnson (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Hannah Baatz (Iowa Lakes) (Fall 1:08)
- Cons. Round 3 - Kelsey Cruz (Augsburg College) won by tech fall over Rio Johnson (Upper Iowa) (TF 10-0)
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Bentley Hills's place is 5th and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Round 2 - Amara Ehsa (Ellsworth Community College) won by tech fall over Bentley Hills (Upper Iowa) (TF 14-4)
- Round 3 - Olivia Sackor (Minnesota North College) won by fall over Bentley Hills (Upper Iowa) (Fall 1:10)
- Round 4 - Lexi Timmerman (Iowa Lakes) won by fall over Bentley Hills (Upper Iowa) (Fall 1:52)
- Round 5 - Milar Little (Cornell College) won by decision over Bentley Hills (Upper Iowa) (Dec 8-5)
The Peacocks look to continue their dominance at the Central College Duals on Friday, Jan. 3 at a time that is yet to be determined.
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