BURNABY, B.C. – Four Simon Fraser women's wrestlers won their weight classes Sunday at the Menlo Open in Atherton, California, while another two placed second.

Maddie MacKenzie won the 109-pound division, going unbeaten in four bouts. The wrestler from Calgary beat Norma Can of Vanguard (California) by technical fall, and then pinned Sabrina Sinohui (Cerritos College). In the semifinal round, MacKenzie scored the first 10 points to dispatch Aphrodite Ayala.

In the final, she defeated teammate Golrokh Nouri (Coquitlam, B.C.) via technical fall (10-0). Nouri got a bye in the first round and then won her next two matches by technical fall – 12-2 over Lucy Guadarrama (Cerritos College) and 12-1 against Barbara Greenberg (Menlo) – to reach the final.

Victoria Seal (Mission, B.C.) swept her three 116-pound bouts to win the weight class. She took her quarter-final by technical fall before pinning Menlo's Ajayzee Zaballos, the seventh-ranked wrestler in the NAIA. Seal – who is the No. 2 NCAA wrestler at 123 pounds – won by technical fall over Marissa Ritchie of Vanguard (California).

Jade Trolland (Abbotsford, B.C.) went 3-0 on Sunday to take top spot in the 136-pound class. She earned wins over Ibtasam Saleh (Sacramento City College) by technical fall (11-0), Annabel Garcia (Umpqua Community College) by decision 7-3, and Anya Rodriguez (Palomar College) by technical fall (10-0) in the title match.

The NCAA's fourth-ranked wrestler at 170 pounds, Emily Cue went 4-0 to best the field at Menlo. She pinned Natalie Resendiz (Cerritos College) in half a minute, and then won a 9-4 quarter-final decision over Lily El-Masri (Vanguard). Cue won by technical fall 10-0 over Sierra Mefford (Palomar College) and beat Nile Jernigan (Cerritos College) 9-0 in the final. 

NCAA No. 7 Katja Osteen placed second at 191 pounds. The wrestler from Simi Valley, California, won three of four round-robin matches. In Round 1, Osteen edged Julia Richey – competing unattached – in a 2-1 decision. She fell 5-0 to Menlo's Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson, before rebounding to beat Isabella Pacheco (Cerritos College) by technical fall (10-0). In her last outing, Osteen outscored Menlo's Neila Fritts 6-4.

SFU, sixth in the latest NCAA women's rankings, will compete in the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships Region V meet next Sunday in Grand Junction, Colorado. The event will serve as the qualifying tournament for the national meet March 3-4 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Menlo Open Results for Simon Fraser
Weight Classes 109
Golrokh Nouri's place is 2nd and has scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Golrokh Nouri (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Golrokh Nouri (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Lucy Guadarrama (Cerritos College) (TF 12-2)
Semifinal - Golrokh Nouri (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Barbara Greenberg (Menlo) (TF 12-1)
1st Place Match - Maddie Mackenzie (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Golrokh Nouri (Simon Fraser) (TF 10-0)

Weight Classes 109
Maddie MacKenzie's place is 1st and has scored 19.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Norma Can (Vanguard) (TF 11-0)
Quarterfinal - Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Sabrina Sinohui (Cerritos College) (Fall 1:20)
Semifinal - Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Aphrodite Ayala (Unattached) (TF 10-0)
1st Place Match - Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Golrokh Nouri (Simon Fraser) (TF 10-0)

Weight Classes 116
Victoria Seal's place is 1st and has scored 17.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Jade Cabrera (Vanguard) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal - Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo) (Fall 1:04) – NAIA 7th
1st Place Match - Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Marissa Ritchie (Vanguard) (TF 10-0)

Weight Classes 116
Ivy Threatful's place is 4th and has scored 7.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Jacqueline Placencia (Simpson (Calif.)) (Fall 1:53)
Semifinal - Marissa Ritchie (Vanguard) won by fall over Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) (Fall 1:23)
Cons. Semi - Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Nia Perez (Unattached) (Fall 1:07)
3rd Place Match - Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo) won by decision over Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) (Dec 6-4)

Weight Classes 123
Marquesis Haintz's place is 3rd and has scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) won by decision over River Todd (Vanguard) (Dec 9-8)
Quarterfinal - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Sara Vela (Menlo) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal - Ella Jauregui (Unattached) won by fall over Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) (Fall 4:20)
Cons. Semi - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Nevaeh Chambers (Vanguard) (Fall 0:36)
3rd Place Match - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Haley Narahara (Menlo) (Fall 1:35)

Weight Classes 136
Jade Trolland's place is 1st and has scored 15.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Ibtasam Saleh (Sacramento City College) (TF 11-0)
Semifinal - Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Annabel Garcia (Umpqua Community College) (Dec 7-3)
1st Place Match - Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Anya Rodriguez (Palomar College) (TF 10-0)

Weight Classes 170
Emily Cue's place is 1st and has scored 16.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Natalie Resendiz (Cerritos College) (Fall 0:30)
Quarterfinal - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Lily El-Masri (Vanguard) (Dec 9-4)
Semifinal - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Sierra Mefford (Palomar College) (TF 10-0)
1st Place Match - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Nile Jernigan (Cerritos College) (Dec 9-0)

Weight Classes 191
Katja Osteen's place is 2nd and has scored 7.5 team points.
Round 1 - Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Julia Richey (Unattached) (Dec 2-1)
Round 3 - Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo) won by decision over Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) (Dec 5-0)
Round 4 - Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Isabella Pacheco (Cerritos College) (TF 10-0)
Round 5 - Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Neila Fritts (Menlo) (Dec 6-4)

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