Franklin Springs, GA – The Emmanuel Women's Wrestling team continued competition today in the NCAA Regionals hosted at the Shaw Athletic Center. The Lions entered the day with 9 wrestlers in action and ended the day with 3 Regional Champions and 6 Lions heading to the NCAA National Championship on March 6-7 in Coralville, IA. 

As a team, the Lions finished 2nd  in region behind Presbyterian College.

Rebekkah Jean-Baptiste – Region Champion at 103 lbs. 

• After a first-round bye, Jean-Baptiste def. Chloe Simmons of Randolph by tech fall (10-0, 3:39).
• Next, Jean-Baptiste faced Lilian Prendergast of Mount Olive and won in a tightly contested decision, 10-8 for a trip to the regional finals.
• In the finals, Jean-Baptiste dominated Sloane Kruger of Presbyterian, 11-4 to earn the regional title. 

Karissa Turnwall – Region Champion at 117 lbs.

• After a first-round bye, Turnwall def. Ariana Carnahan of McDaniel by decision (6-0, 1:16).
• In the semifinals, Turnwall faced Amelia Murphy of King University and won via fall (2-0, 0:45).
• In the final, Turnwall faced Jenna Anderson of Presbyterian and won by decision 6-0 to earn the regional title. 

Janida Garcia – Region Champion at 131 lbs. 

• In her first match of the tournament, Garcia def. Alize Franze of McDaniel by tech fall (10-0, 0:45).
• Next, she faced Marielle Hirkala of Randolph who she beat by tech fall (11-0, 1:34).
• In the semifinals, Garcia def. Joy Cantu of King University by tech fall (10-0, 3:34).
• In the finals, she defeated Kassey Daugherty of Presbyterian by decision (7-0). 

Also qualifying for Nationals from Emmanuel were Vida Beckel (160 lbs.), Alexandra Ford (145 lbs.), and Gemma Templeman (180 lbs.) who all finished the weekend with a 3^rd place finish in their weight class. 

Congratulations, Lions!!!