INDIANOLA, Iowa | Cowles Field House - No.4 McKendree University women's wrestling punched 13 tickets to the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship while placing second in Region V of the NCWWC with 193.0 team points in the tournament. The Bearcats brought home three individual regional champs, with freshman Shelby Moore claiming the 123, senior Cameron Guerin adding the 130 to her resume, and graduate Viktorya Torres moving down and dominating the 136. McKendree finished in second by just 27.0 points while outpacing all teams placing below by a margin of over 80 points in the one-day tournament. McKendree will now prepare to traverse the NCWWC championship tournament on March 8-9 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse, seeking a fourth national title.

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
Shelby Moore | Buckley, Washington 
Moore earned her first national championship qualification in hard-fought fashion but shined with the 123lb regional title in Indianola. The freshman entered the weekend as the top-ranked wrestler in her weight class, improving to 21-3 on the season with her performance at the regional championship. Moore seeks her first All-American finish while battling the top collegiate wrestlers in the national championship tournament. 

Cameron Guerin | Yakima, Washington
Guerin, no stranger to the collegiate wrestling world, worked through her weight class via three extra point wins while holding the top seed. Guerin owns the last three NCWWC 130lb title belts and seeks her fourth-straight this spring, owning a 13-1 record on the year with nine falls and three techs thus far.

Viktorya Torres | Granger, Washington
Torres, wrestling at 143 for the majority of the season and sitting as #6 in the weight class, moved down to 136 for the regional championship and the national tournament, laying claim the the Region V belt at 136. The graduate student already has posted two top tournament finishes at 143 on the campaign, winning Ken Kraft Midlands and the MoBap Open. Torres will look to add onto her career resume as she made All-American status in 2023. 

REGION V RESULTS (*national qualifier)
101 - 3rd | Lizette Bernardo, 3-1 / 15.5 Team Points*
101 - 5th | Kiona Conner, 2-2
109 - 2nd | Pauline Granados, 3-1 / 22.0 Team Points*
109 - 3rd | Chelo Garcia, 5-1*
116 - 3rd | Julia Vidallon, 4-1 / 20.0 Team Points*
123 - 1st | Shelby Moore, 3-0 / 25.0 Team Points*
123 - 2nd | Nichole Moore, 2-1*
130 - 1st | Cameron Guerin, 3-0 / 27.0 Team Points*
130 - 4th | Jennifer Soto, 3-2*
136 - 1st | Viktorya Torres, 4-0 / 27.0 Team Points*
136 - 4th | Estella Gutches, 2-2*
143 - 2nd | Emma Bruntil, 3-1 / 21.0 Team Points*
155 - 4th | Ruby Rios, 3-2 / 16.0 Team Points*
170 - 2nd | Tristan Kelly, 2-1 / 19.5 Team Points*

REGION V TEAM RESULTS
1. Iowa / 220.0 Team Points
2. McKendree / 193.0 Team Points - 13 National Qualifiers, 3 Regional Champions
3. Lindenwood / 106.0 Team Points
4. Simpson / 71.0 Team Points
5. William Jewell / 63.5 Team Points
6. Wartburg / 61.0 Team Points
7. Quincy / 58.5 Team Points
8. Buena Vista / 17.0 Team Points
9. Eureka / 14.0 Team Points

UP NEXT
March 8-9, 2024 | NCWWC National Championships | Cedar Falls, Iowa - Alliant Energy PowerHouse

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