Girls Wrestling Roundup: Liberty High Crowns Two Champs at Kennedy Invite
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Liberty High had a pair of individual champions and finished fifth as a team at the Kennedy Invite on Monday in Cedar Rapids.
Elizabeth Eggleston won the 140-pound title and Eavenly Nielsen won the 155-pound championship for Liberty High as the Lightning finished with 85 points.
Linn-Mar won the team title with 196.5 points followed by Cedar Rapids Kennedy with 154 and Cedar Rapids Jefferson with 113.5.
West High was eighth with 32 points.
Eggleston went 3-0 on her way to the 140-pound championship earning a 13-8 decision over Josephine Budederi of Cedar Rapids Jefferson in the championship.
Nielsen went 4-0 with four pins en route to the 155-pound title.
Abigial Carr was runner-up at 235 pounds for Liberty High while Taylor Cavanh was third at 100 pounds and Evelyn Eggleston was third at 145.
West High was led by Alexandria Held who was runner-up at 130 pounds.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy Girls Wrestling Invite
At Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 196.5; 2. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 154; 3. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 113.5; 4. Dubuque Senior 113; 5. Liberty High 85; 6. Williamsburg 78; 7. Benton Community 68; 8. West High 32; 9. Cedar Rapids Washington 27
Individual champions; area placewinners
100 – 1. Carly Hefel (DS); 3. Taylor Cavanh (ICL)
105 – 1. Kendra Baynes (L-M)
110 – 1. Kate Seery (L-M); 6. Grace Philipp (ICL)
115 – 1. Madison Kirby (WIL)
120 – 1. Ally Jelinek (L-M)
125 – 1. Reese Roberts (L-M)
130 – 1. Cecilia Hartley (L-M); 2. Alexandria Held (ICW); 4. Helen Orszula (ICW); 5. Sylvia Brofitt (ICW)
135 – 1. Lizzy Wolf (BC)
140 – 1. Elizabeth Eggleston (ICL); 5. Harper Chase (ICW)
145 – 1. Phoenix Gryp (WIL); 3. Evelyn Eggleston (ICL)
155 – 1. Eavenly Nielsen (ICL)
170 – 1. Joscelyn Stricker (CRK); 5. Kenzie Steele (ICL)
190 – 1. Ella Brown (CRK)
235 – 1. Trinity Young (L-M); 2. Abigial Carr (ICL)
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