JAMESTOWN, ND – Campbellsville find themselves in full control going into the championship finals this evening.
Lady Tigers advanced three wrestlers to tonight's final.
Leilah Castro,
Kenya Sloan, and
Emma Walker all won their semi-final matches Saturday morning.
The team had two fifth place finishers and three sixth place finishers. Katlyn PIzzo concluded her Campbellsville career when she won by medical forfeit in the fifth-place bout and earned another All-American honor. Pizzo was part of four national titles during her career at Campbellsville University.
Liliana Vergara was the second fifth place finisher on the day. Vergara earned key bonus points in her matchup earning a 10-0 tech fall to Grand View's Natalia Villegas.
McKayla Campbell was the next Lady Tiger to wrap the books on her career. She finished off her day with an opening round win of 6-1 over Carol Johnson of Southern Oregon. Campbell joins Pizzo in earning four team national championships during her time at Campbellsville.
Randi Robison was the next sixth place finisher for the Lady Tigers. In Robison's sixth place matchup she battled through a tough match falling 2-0.
Kendra Thompson was the final athlete to earn a sixth-place finish on the day. Thompson was able to get an early point in her bout against Destinee Rivera of Life University but would fall 6-1 in the match.
The championship finals are Saturday evening beginning at 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET. Campbellsville currently has 183 team points and are 30 points ahead of second place Southern Oregon who has 153 points.