The Umpqua RiverHawk Women's Wrestling team capped off their 2021-22 season with National Runner-up finishes in the JCNC Individual Women's Wrestling National Championship and the JCNC Dual Meet Women's Wrestling National Championship.
In the Individual Championship, the RiverHawks were led by 2022 National Champion, Victoria Baez, who grabbed the title at 130lbs and teammate Raina Herzog, who was crowned 2022 National Champion at 235lbs.
Emily Alderman and Autumn Perez finished as National Runner-ups at 143lbs and 170lbs. Ten RiverHawks finished as JCNC All Americans. Joining Baez, Herzog, Alderman and Perez as All-Americans were Violeta Evangelista, Itzel Medina, Maya Lindskog, Tiyanna Leal, Lilliann Restrepo, and Aracely Rendon. Leal, Lindskog and Evangelista finish as two-time JCNC All-Americans.
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1 |
Indian Hills Community College |
IHCC |
164.5 |
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2 |
Umpqua Community College |
UCC |
138.0 |
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3 |
Grays Harbor College |
GHC |
103.0 |
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4 |
Iowa Western Community College |
IWCC |
99.5 |
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5 |
Big Bend Community College |
BBCC |
91.0 |
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6 |
Southwest Oregon Community College |
SWOC |
71.5 |
In the JCNC National Dual Championship, the RiverHawks opened up the tournament with a bye, as the #2 seed, and dominated Gray's Harbor in the semi-final 38-9. The National Championship final was won by Indian Hills College 33-20, over the RiverHawks, who got wins from Victoria Baez, Aracely Rendon, Makan-Sira Keita and Raina Herzog.
