FAYETTE, Iowa - Upper Iowa women's wrestling competes in the Avila (Mo.) Open on Sunday at 9:00 am. The meet takes place in Mabee Fieldhouse in Kansas City, Missouri.
LAST TIME OUT
Last weekend, the Peacocks participated in their first GLVC Dual in Quincy, Illinois. Bentley Hills (103), Eliana Callies (160) and Mya Mendoza (180) all wrestled.
Hills earned the team's lone points of the weekend, scoring five in UIU's 45-5 loss to No. 3 Grand Valley State (Mich.). The Peacocks also dropped duals to No. 12 Northern Michigan, 48-0 and No. 2 McKendree, 49-0.
ABOUT THE MEET
The open is a round-robin scramble featuring wrestlers from the NAIA, NCAA and junior colleges with weights ranging from 103 to 235 pounds. The field includes 13 schools, including two prominent Division I programs such as UCLA (Calif.) and Kansas State. No. 10 Fort Hays State (Kan.) is the only ranked team in the NWCA poll at the meet.
Spectators should enter through Building No. 4 in the Mabee Fieldhouse. Doors open at 6 a.m., the gym opens at 8 a.m., and competition begins at 9 a.m.
UP NEXT
Upper Iowa travels to Rock Island, Illinois, on Sunday to compete in the Fred Johnson Duals hosted by Augustana (Ill.).