(Indianola, IA) — Riverside Alum Molly Allen finished in 3rd place in her first college wrestling action of the season at the Simpson Open on Sunday.
Seeded 13th at 124 pounds, Allen lost in the first round to Cali Leng of Iowa on a tiebreaker (4-4) which put her into the consolation round. Allen then started rattling off victories — 10-0 over #5 Ella McNamee of Simpson, 11-0 over #3 Sophia Smith of Oklahoma City, 5-1 over #1 Sereena Baca of Quincy. In the consolation semifinals, Allen rallied from a 6-2 deficit to win 10-9 over #12 Leiannah Landreth of Fort Hays St. In the consolation finals, Allen won 8-6 over #9 Ashley Cannon of Simpson.
Allen is wrestling for Iowa St. club wrestling with the Cyclones scheduled to form a full varsity team next season — Allen will be wrestling unattached in tournaments throughout the season.
