Women's Wrestling 3/25/2018 5:34:00 PM Jordan Alves

Miracle and Fowler punch tickets to compete on U23 World Team by winning Trials in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Campbellsville's Kayla Miracle qualified for her second U23 World Team, while Charlotte Fowler punched her ticket for the first time at the Women's U23 World Team Trials on Saturday afternoon at the Cox Convention Center.

All five members of the 2017 U23 World Team in the championship finals were able to qualify for their second straight U23 World Team. In addition to Miracle at 62kg, Cody Pfau of the Titan Mercury WC at 50 kg, Dominique Parrish of the Sunkist Kids at 55 kg, Forrest Molinari of the Titan Mercury WC at 65 kg and Rachel Watters of Aries WC at 72 kg all qualified.

The other three U23 World Team members came from the college ranks, Charlotte Fowler of Campbellsville University at 53 kg, Emannuel College wrestler Abigail Nette of the Lions Blood WC at 59 kg and McKendree student Korinahe Bullock of the Bearcat Takedown Club at 76 kg. All three made their first U.S. World Teams.

In addition, Koral Sugiyama placed runner-up after falling to Becka Leathers at 57 kg in the finals, Morgan Becker finished fourth at 72 kg and Alexia Foca placed seventh at 68 kg.

Fowler needed three matches to defeat high school star Sierra Powell of the Virginia Women's National Team. Powell pinned Fowler in bout one in 2:23, but Fowler came back to win a 4-4 criteria win in bout two. Opening up her offense, Fowler won the deciding third bout with a pin in 5:51.

Miracle, a four-time WCWA college national champion and three-time age-group World medalist, is returning to the U23 Worlds after placing fifth in 2017.

She scored a 10-0 technical fall over Hawaii star Teniya Alo of the Collier Wrestling Academy, 10-0 in the semifinals. She drew Brenda Reyna of the McKendree Bearcat WC in the finals series.

She was dominant in her finals against Brenda Reyna of the McKendree Bearcat WC, scoring a 10-0 technical fall in bout one and getting a pin in 1:03 in the second bout.

"I am feeling pretty good. I am trying some new things, a lace. I don't really hit that, but I hit it in almost every one of my matches this weekend. I am just trying to get over this jet lag (after coming back from World Cup in Japan) and trying to make a World Team."

The next event on the schedule is the Bill Farrell Memorial in New York this week. The U.S. Open Senior Nationals is scheduled for April 25-28 in Las Vegas.

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Players Mentioned

Morgan Becker: Sophomore; Chatham, Ill.

Charlotte Fowler: Sophomore; Katy, Texas

Kayla Miracle: Senior; Campbellsville, Ky.

Koral Sugiyama: Junior; Pocatello, Idaho

Alexia Foca: Freshman; Hackensack, N.J.

Players Mentioned

Morgan Becker
: Sophomore; Chatham, Ill.

Charlotte Fowler
: Sophomore; Katy, Texas

Kayla Miracle
: Senior; Campbellsville, Ky.

Koral Sugiyama
: Junior; Pocatello, Idaho

Alexia Foca
: Freshman; Hackensack, N.J.