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Perry girls wrestling took the mat on Tuesday for their first competition of the year.  The Jayettes were at the Panorama Girls Wrestling Invite and looked to be in midseason form.  Perry sent just 5 girls, yet still claimed 2nd in the event.  The winter break didn’t slow down Harper Peterson (100), Mercedes Ponce (110), Cate Erickson (115), and Julie Maylum (155), who each won their weight class.  Ayden Erickson (125) added a third place finish.  The invite win is the fourth on the year for Mercedes to lead the Jayettes.  Full results below:

Weight   Summary
100 Quarterfinals – Harper Peterson (Perry) over Nevaeh Chesnut (Creston) (Fall 0:57)
100 Semifinals  – Harper Peterson (Perry) over Ella Carico (Panorama) (Fall 2:22)
100 1st Place Match – Harper Peterson (Perry) over Jazz Christensen (SWAT) (Fall 3:09)
110 Quarterfinals – Mercedes Ponce (Perry) received a bye
110 Semifinals – Mercedes Ponce (Perry) over Natalie Waltz (Panorama) (TF 17-2 2:36)
110 1st Place Match – Mercedes Ponce (Perry) over Nadia South (SWAT) (Fall 2:09)
115 Quarterfinals – Cate Erickson (Perry) over Addilynn Burton (Mount Ayr) (Fall 0:39)
115 Semifinals – Cate Erickson (Perry) over Cadence Kinzie (Atlantic) (Fall 5:16)
115 1st Place Match – Cate Erickson (Perry) over Destiny Fry (SWAT) (Fall 0:56)
125 Quarterfinals – Ayden Erickson (Perry) over Miley Nolan (Panorama) (Fall 1:02)
125 Semifinals – Karlie Kruse (Creston) over Ayden Erickson (Perry) (Dec 5-1)
125 Cons. Semis – Ayden Erickson (Perry) over Addison Doolittle (Mount Ayr) (Fall 0:23)
125 3rd Place Match – Ayden Erickson (Perry) over Morgan Dickinson (Interstate 35) (Fall 0:58)
155 Quarterfinals – Julie Maylum (Perry) received a bye
155 Semifinals – Julie Maylum (Perry) over Leiah Thomas (Atlantic) (Dec 11-4)
155 1st Place Match – Julie Maylum (Perry) over Gracie Recker (Panorama) (Fall 2:45)

Next up for the Jayettes is the Ogden Invite on Saturday.