Dragons place 4th at NWCA National Duals

Tiffin University placed 4th at the NWCA National Duals.
Tiffin University placed 4th at the NWCA National Duals.

Tiffin University finished fourth overall at the NWCA National Duals held in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Dragons guaranteed themselves the fourth place spot with an opening-round win against Wisconsin Stevens Point 34-9, a win that advanced them to the championship bracket.

TU then faced 2nd-ranked McKendree and suffered a tough 40-4 loss. They then took on 3rd-ranked North Central and came up short in the third-place match 30-11.

Against WSP, the Dragons ran off seven straight victories after a forfeit in the 101 weight class. Shanna Morris (109) got a pin in 2:09, while Grace Jones (123) gutted out a big 14-13 win. Sugey Ceja (116) posted the first of four tech fall wins by a 10-0 score, while Solana Mottola (130), Ariana Carrasquillo (136), and Nia Miranda (143) all posted 10-0 wins. Taryn Martin (191) got a pin victory in 43 seconds, while Aliya Martin (155) won by forfeit.

Against McKendree, TU's lone victory came from Ceja, who battled hard for a 9-6 win. Jones also lost a tough 3-0 decision.

Ceja won again against North Central, this time by a 9-2 margin. Morris won a close 5-1 contest, while Miranda also got an 8-1 victory. 

Three other close matches against North Central went against the Dragons. Jones fell 5-0, Mottola lost 9-5, and Taylor Hites (155) fell 6-1.