FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Linfield's
Jacob Barnes won the men's heavyweight division at the Boxer Open on Sunday, and Alice Rickett ran the tables in the 143-pound women's bracket to lead the Wildcats at the open tournament.Â
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Barnes improved his season record to 24-2 on the season, including 18 pins. He beat Rocco Clark III of Grays Harbor College 2-0 in the championship match Sunday. Â
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Rickett, meanwhile, pushed her January winning streak to six straight matches. After coming back from an early-November injury that kept her out for half of the season, Rickett returned at the Mat 'Cat Invitational two weeks ago to go 3-0 and win the championship. She matched that result Sunday in Forest Grove, notching a pin and two technical fall victories for the title.Â
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Jacob Moore and
Ethan Ensrud finished third for the Wildcats on Sunday while Klaira Flatt and Ayana Medina each placed fourth.Â
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The night before the tournament, Linfield's women dualed Eastern Oregon in Forest Grove. Rickett claimed Linfield's only win on the night, pinning the Mounties'Â Nayeli Maston in 42 seconds.Â
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NEXT
Both the men's team and the women's team travel to Coos Bay next weekend to face Southwestern Oregon Community College in a 2 p.m. dual match on Saturday. The Lakers are ranked No. 17 on the men's side in the national NJCAA poll, and No. 8 on the women's side.
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