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NAIA Women's Wrestling All-American
The University of Jamestown women's wrestling team placed third out of 20 teams Saturday at the first-ever NAIA Women's Wrestling Invitational, held at Harold Newman Arena. Ten Jimmies finished in the top eight of their respective weight classes. Places one through four were named All-American while places five through eight earned honorable mention All-American. Cara Romeike (SR/Coppell, Texas) was the highest-placing Jimmie on Saturday, taking second at 130 pounds. She won her first two matches by tech fall before pinning Julissa Taitano of Southern Oregon in the semifinals. Romeike was pinned by Andribeth Rivera of Campbellsville University in the final. Junnette Caldera (FR/Imperial, Calif.) was third at 101 pounds. She pinned Hiba Salem of Menlo College 30 seconds into the second period in the third-place match. All four of Caldera's victories came via pin. Also finishing third was Myranda Velazquez (JR/Los Banos, CA) at 155 pounds. Velazquez lost her opening bout of the day but responded with five straight wins, including two pins and two tech falls. Agatha Andrews (FR/Akiak, Alaska) won all three of her matches at 191 pounds via pin and placed fourth. Andrews lost a tough 6-5 decision to Leilani Carmago-Naone of Midland in the third place match. Seventh place finishes went to Chelsea Dionisio (SR/Santa Maria, Calif.) (116), Arianna Marrufo (FR/Dos Palos, Calif.) (123), Jamayia Blackston(FR/Lakewood, Wash.) (116), Joy Muniz (JR/San Diego, Calif.) (143), and Sierra Talmadge (SO/Bismarck, N.D.) (155). Alyssa Schrull (JR/East Helena, Mont.) (170) took eighth. In the team race, the Jimmies finished with 137.5 points, behind only Menlo College (230.5) and Oklahoma City University (154.5). UJ was selected by a vote of the coaches as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award.
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2019 May 19
Students Make the Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University
Several local residents made the academic Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2018 grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,976 students receiving the same honor.
Dean's List -
2019 Feb 15
Fall 2018 Dean's List
Students recognized with this award have met the academic criteria to be named on the Fall Semester Dean's List.
Academic Award -
2018 Dec 27
Cumberlands Celebrates Class of 2018
University of the Cumberlands congratulates all graduates of the Class of 2018 on the successful completion of their respective degrees.
Graduation -
2018 May 10
Students Make the Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University
Several local residents made the academic Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2017 grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,988 students receiving the same honor.
Honors List -
2018 Feb 12
Students Graduate from Azusa Pacific University
The following students graduated from Azusa Pacific University on Sat., May 6, 2017, and joined approximately 1,700 graduates at the Spring commencement ceremonies.
Graduation -
2017 May 11
Students Make the Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University
Several local residents made the academic Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2016 grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 2,175 students receiving the same honor.
Student Excellence -
2017 Feb 1
Patriot Wrestling Places Eight at MO Valley Open
The University of the Cumberlands women's wrestling team had several wrestlers earn top finishes in four weight classes at the Missouri Valley Open, Saturday afternoon.
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2016 Nov 29
Women's Wrestling Finishes Third in Patriot Duals
The University of the Cumberlands (UC) women's wrestling team continued their 2016-2017 season as they placed third in the third annual Patriot Duals, Saturday afternoon at the O. Rollins Center. The Patriots competed strongly during the two days of the duals as the UC "A" squad claimed third place overall with a tournament record of 7-2, while UC's "B" squad finished 2-7.
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2016 Nov 15
UC Women's Wrestling Has Solid Showing at Emmanuel
The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women's Wrestling team have officially begun their 2015-2016 season as they travelled to Franklin Spring, GA to compete in the Emmanuel College Tournament. The Patriot ladies wrestled extremely well and were able to have twelve wrestlers place within the top six of their weight class in the tournament.
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2016 Oct 18
Patriot Women's Wrestling Team Impresses at NAIA Invitational
The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women's Wrestling team was back in action on Saturday, December 5th as they competed in the NAIA Invitational in Campbellsville, Kentucky. The Patriot ladies came in with a lot of momentum and were looking to finish out their last meet of the fall semester with an impressive showing. The Patriots would have a solid day and would leave the day with five 1st place finishes and multiple placing finishes in their respective weight classes. As a team, UC came away with 3rd place overall in the tournament, just missing out on 2nd place by 1 point by Campbellsville University.
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2015 Dec 8
Women's Wrestling Splits with Life University; Nelson Competes at Bill Farrell Open
The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women's Wrestling team was back in action this past weekend as they traveled to Marietta, Georgia to take on the Running Eagles of Life University. Both 'A' and 'B' squads competed for Cumberlands and the Patriots would split the dual. UC's 'A' team cruised to victory over Life by a score of 28-16 while the 'B' team would struggle against Life's 'B' squad as they would be defeated by a score of 39-9.
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2015 Nov 16
Women's Wrestling Has Strong Showing at Emmanuel
The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women's Wrestling team was back in action this past weekend at the Emmanuel College Tournament in Franklin Springs, GA. This would be the first match for the Patriots on the road, and one where they were looking to improve on their strong first outing of the season. UC showed dominance as they would take home the team championship as they claimed 5 championships and numerous top 6 finishes in several weight classes.
Sports -
2015 Oct 21
University of the Cumberlands Welcomes the Class of 2018
University of the Cumberlands is excited to welcome the class of 2018 to campus. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail all around the United States and represent countries around the world. This class continues to grow daily showing that it's never too late to be a Patriot!
Enrollment -
2014 Jun 13