Northfield senior Amarah Frieden won the 145-pound title at the third Lady Wild Cat Invitational, and four more Northfield wrestlers finished in the top four. The team finished sixth out of 23 teams.
Frieden (3-0) led the way, pinning all three of her opponents. She won her quarterfinal in 1:25, took her semifinal in 2:31 and won the championship match by fall in 3:47 over Allykzandra Trenary. She earned 28 points for the team.
Olia Leffert took second at 135 pounds in the A bracket (2-1, 20 points). She pinned her quarterfinal opponent in 2:18 and won her semifinal in only 33 seconds. Karlee Romer pinned her in the final in 1:09.
At 110 pounds, Emerson Zwiebel placed third (4-1, 21 points). She pinned her first two opponents in 39 seconds and 59 seconds, then lost her semifinal by fall to Kylie Asa. In the consolation bracket, Zwiebel won a 12-2 major decision over Alyssa Rose, then pinned Avery Schwartz in 1:28 in the third-place match.
Izabella Schultz also placed third, at 190 pounds (4-1, 22 points). She opened with a 31-second pin and pinned Alexis Lamson in the quarterfinals. A semifinal loss to Hope Spitaels sent her to the consolation bracket, where she pinned Alexandria Green-Ramos and then beat Lamson again by fall, in 2:14, for third place.
Brielle Wells finished fourth at 135 pounds in the B bracket (2-2, 14 points). She pinned Lane Hinderlider in 3:26 and advanced past Delilah Wilson by forfeit, before losing the third-place match by fall to Macy Burgos.
Senior Freja Hansen (2-2) also scored 3 points at 170 pounds. She won consolation bouts by a 5-2 decision and a 17-3 major decision. Freshman Kinley Fruitt (120) and Cali Searing (125) each went 0-2 in their first varsity tournaments.
Northfield wrestlers recorded 13 pins during the tournament.
The Lady Norsemen next host Eastbrook and Norwell high schools in their season dual meet opener on Nov. 11.
For Wabash
Katie Bradford-Marks 2-1
Maddie Schleinkofer 3-1
Alyssa Rose 2-2
Abbi Helsel 1-2
Caydence Woodward 1-2
Cadence Gatchel 0-2
