COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Simon Fraser redshirt senior Julia Richey is the Week 3 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Wrestler of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
 
Julia Richey, Simon Fraser (R-Senior, 207, Thousand Oaks, California)
Richey continued her dominant start to the season by capturing the Missouri Valley Open title, improving to 9-0 and securing her third title of the season. The Thousand Oaks, California, native went a perfect 5-0 on the week, en route to the 207 title. She opened with a 6-1 decision over Kitana Leafaatoto of Texas Woman’s University, followed by an 8-2 fall against Grand View University’s Ariana Chavez. She then rolled to a 12-2 technical fall against Adams State’s Taina Uasike before adding a 5-0 fall over Martha Hinneh of Southeast Community College. In the championship bout, Richey sealed the title with a hard-fought 2-1 decision over Iowa’s Jaycee Foeller, who is the nation’s No. 2-ranked wrestler at 207.

Others Nominated: Mia Siqueiros, Adams State; Adriana Gomez, Colorado Mesa.

About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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