Beat the Streets New York Wrestling alumna Tehana Savory qualifies for NCAA Women's Wrestling Championships

The New Jersey City University freshman will compete in the first official NCAA-sanctioned championship for women's wrestling.

Photo courtesy of Elmira College's Sports Information

Tehana Savory is set to be part of a historic event this March.

The Beat the Streets New York alumna will compete in the inaugural NCAA Women's Wrestling Championships after earning third place at 160 pounds at the NCAA Region I Tournament this past weekend. The historic tournament - the first official NCAA-sanctioned championship for women's wrestling - is set for March 6-7 at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

A freshman at New Jersey City University, Savory scored two falls to reach the semifinals before dropping her bout by fall. Savory (21-10) battled back with another fall to advance to the third-place match, where she punched her ticket to the national tournament with a 6-4 decision. Savory is coached at NJCU by Barry Hart, a former BTSNY coach and alumnus.

In high school, Savory excelled both on and off the wrestling mat while participating in the life-changing BTS Academy program. Wrestling for Brooklyn Technical High School, she claimed Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) city titles in both folkstyle and freestyle disciplines.

Savory was not the only BTSNY Academy alumna who competed at Region I. Fellow alums Angelina Caban of Elmira College, Alessandra Elliott of D'Youville University and Savory's NJCU teammate Marielys Lugo Fernandez each posted 2-2 records at the tournament.

Savory now turns her focus to the national tournament, where she will step onto the mat as part of a groundbreaking event and continue building on a journey that began with BTSNY.

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