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MBU women's wrestling freshman Helen Maroulis became the first Lady Spartan in the program's young history to become a Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association National Champion.

Her team finished fourth Jan. 30 at the meet. Maroulis defeated Missouri Valley's Michaela Hutchison in the 55 kg championship match to earn the Lady Spartans its highest place finish.

The Missouri Baptist squad finished in fourth place with a total of five athletes finishing in the top three.  Rounding out the top performances for MBU were sophomores Amy Whitbeck and Schuyler Brown, freshman Veronica Carlson taking second place honors, and senior Desiree Memea finishing in third place. 

Oklahoma City University took the team title for the second straight year, followed by the University of the Cumberlands in second place, Simon Fraser University in third, and MBU in fourth of the twelve competing team.

The Lady Spartans will now take the month of February off of competition before competing at the Schultz Memorial International March 5-7 in Colorado Springs.