OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – With the first of two days completed, Southern Oregon University can already consider its first ever trip to the Women's College Wrestling Association Championships a success.

Of the six Raiders competing at Abe Lemons Arena in the largest field in WCWA history – over 300 wrestlers representing 25 schools – four are on the cusp of becoming All-Americans. Jessica DeHart (109 pounds), Madelynn McIlwain (116), Kal Holliday (130) and Alejandra Rodriguez (130) each ended Friday's action one win away from clinching no worse than eighth place in their respective brackets, and can all still place as high as third.

All four Raiders will pick up with elimination bouts when wrestling resumes at 8 a.m. Saturday.

As a team, SOU is 13th of 25 in the standings with 36.5 points, as Chloe Spencer (136) also contributed one win. Two-time defending champion King (Tenn.) is in first place, followed by five-time champion Oklahoma City, the tournament host.

DeHart – who came in at No. 9 as the only Raider ranked top-10 in her class – started the day with a pin of Midland's Kyla Aruda in 1 minute 53 seconds. She was sent to the consolation bracket in a 2-1 setback against Cumberlands' Arelys Valles, but responded with two decisive victories in the consolation bracket: a 12-1 technical fall against Wayland Baptist's Rhonda Johnson, and a first-round pin (1:02) of Missouri Baptist's Samantha Diaz. She'll have to go through seventh-ranked Taylor Resuriz of McKendree to become an All-American.

At 116, McIlwain was the only Raider to reach the quarterfinals. Following a first-round bye, she got Southwestern Oregon's Kaylnn Hixenbaugh by 10-0 technical fall and upset 10th-ranked Ricki Liang of King with an 8-7 decision. In the quarters, McIlwain was shut out by top-ranked Rachel Archer of Oklahoma City, 10-0.

The 130-pound bracket proved to be lucrative for the Raiders, thanks especially to Rodriguez's four pins and one technical fall. She pinned Lindenwood's Jasmine Hernandez in 49 seconds to get out of the first round before getting redirected to the consolation bracket by Campbellsville's Shelby Hall in a 13-2 technical fall. Rodriguez then finished the day with four straight wins: a pin of Adrian's Vanessa Sanchez in 57 seconds, a pin of Adrian's Deandra Benn in 2:04, a 10-0 technicall fall against Jametown's Jenna Elminger, and finally a win by fall in 3:54 against ninth-ranked Rachael Coleck of Waldorf. She'll be an underdog again in her next matchup against 10th-ranked Axa Molina of Lindenwood.

Holliday's road was not as trying by nearly as dominant. After a first-round bye, she dominated Wayland Baptist's Rizpah Umi with a 10-0 technical fall. After getting pinned by the aforementioned Molina, she ran off two more technical falls: 10-0 over Jamestown's Rebekah Johnson and 16-6 over Cumberlands' Kristin Yamasaki.

Spencer's lone win was another upset for the Raiders, 12-2 over ninth-ranked Heiley Garcia of Oklahoma City. She and Sydney Norvell were both later knocked out in the consolation rounds.

TEAM SCORES – 1. King 127.5, 2. Oklahoma City 113, 3. Campbellsville 95, 4. Simon Fraser 94.5, 5. McKendree 80, 6. Lindenwood 78.5, 7. Cumberlands 51.5, 8. Wayland Baptist 48.5, 9. Menlo 42.5, 10. Life 40.5, 11. Missouri Baptist 38, 12. Jamestown 37, 13. Southern Oregon 36.5, 14. Southwestern Oregon 35, 15. Lindenwood 20, 16. Missouri Valley 19, 17. Ottaway 14, 17. Waldorf 14, 19. Warner Pacific 13, 20. Lyon 12.5, 21. Adrian 8, 22. Pacific 7.5, 23. Emmanuel 5, 24. Ferum 2.5, 25. Midland 0.5.

COMPLETE SOU RESULTS
109 – Jessica DeHart
Championship Round 1 – Jessica DeHart, SOU, p. Kyla Aruda, Midland, 1:53.
Championship Round 2 – Arelys Valles, Cumberlands, dec. Jessica DeHart, 2-1.
Consolation Round 2 – Jessica DeHart, SOU, tech. fall Rhonda Johnson, Wayland Baptist, 12-1.
Consolation Round 3 – Jessica DeHart, SOU, p. Samantha Diaz, Missouri Baptist, 1:02.

116 – Madelynn McIlwain
Championship Round 1 – Bye
Championship Round 2 – Madelynn McIlwain, SOU, tech. fall Kaylnn Hixenbaugh, Southwestern Oregon, 10-0.
Championship Round 3 – Madelynn McIlwain, SOU, dec. Ricki Liang, King, 8-7.
Quarterfinals – Rachel Archer, Oklahoma City, tech. fall Madelynn McIlwain, SOU, 10-0.

130 – Alejandra Rodriguez
Championship Round 1 – Alejandra Rodriguez, SOU, p. Jasmine Hernandez, Lindenwood, 0:49.
Championship Round 2 – Shelby Hall, Campbellsville, tech. fall Alejandra Rodriguez, SOU, 13-2.
Consolation Round 2 – Alejandra Rodriguez, SOU, p. Vanessa Sanchez, Adrian, 0:57.
Consolation Round 3 – Alejandra Rodriguez, SOU, p. Deandra Benn, Adrian, 2:04.
Consolation Round 4 – Alejandra Rodriguez, SOU, tech. fall Jenna Elminger, Jamestown, 10-0.
Consolation Round 5 – Alejandra Rodriguez, SOU, p. Rachael Coleck, Waldorf, 3:54.

130 – Kal Holliday
Championship Round 1 – Bye
Championship Round 2 – Kal Holliday, SOU, tech. fall Rizpah Umi, Wayland Baptist, 10-0.
Championship Round 3 – Axa Molina, Lindenwood, p. Kal Holliday, SOU, 1:23.
Consolation Round 4 – Kal Holliday, SOU, tech. fall Rebekah Johnson, Jamestown, 10-0.
Consolation Round 5 – Kal Holliday, SOU, tech. fall Kristin Yamasaki, Cumberlands, 16-6.

136 – Sydney Norvell
Championship Round 1 – Bye
Championship Round 2 – Monica Ramirez, Lindenwood, tech. fall Sydney Norvell, SOU, 10-0.
Consolation Round 2 – Bye
Consolation Round 3 – Breanna Dudoit-Vasquez, Wayland Baptist, dec. Sydney Norvell, SOU, 12-3.

136 – Chloe Spencer
Championship Round 1 – Bye
Championship Round 2 – Chloe Spencer, SOU, tech. fall Heiley Garcia, Oklahoma City, 12-2.
Championship Round 3 – Fran Giorgio, Simon Frasier, dec. Chloe Spencer, SOU, 8-2.
Consolation Round 4 – Sarah Bollinger, Missouri Baptist, dec. Chloe Spencer, SOU, 4-4 (criteria).