Two members of the Muhlenberg women's wrestling team finished in the top five at the Will Abele Invitational, hosted by Ursinus.

complete results

Freshman Sylvyn Parham placed fifth at 110, while sophomore Kelsey Gelb came in fourth at 160.

Parham twice came back from four-point deficits to tie her opening match but conceded three points in the final minute to drop an 11-8 decision. She came back to win her final two bouts, building a 10-0 lead in only 99 seconds for her 10th technical fall of the season before overcoming yet another 4-0 deficit to capture the fifth-place match, 12-4. 

Parham now has a record of 16-3 this season.

Gelb, seeded first, opened her tournament with three straight first-period pins - the first against the same East Stroudsburg opponent she pinned in the regional qualifier last year to earn a trip to nationals. It was her 20th career pin, and it came in her 39th match. After dropping her semifinal bout, Gelb (pictured above) was tied 4-4 with a minute left in the third-place bout before getting pinned late, 

Sophomore Karla Lazaro also picked up a win at 160, pinning her opponent in the first minute.

Muhlenberg Results 
110
(6) Erin Rizzuto (Ursinus) dec. (3) Sylvyn Parham (Muhl), 11-8
Parham tech fall Yenyia Terry (East Stroudsburg), 1:39 (10-0)
fifth place: Parham dec. Aubree Butler (Ursinus), 12-4

124
Olivia Delagas (New England College) pinned (7) Alessandra Rodriguez (Muhl), 0:34
Rebecca Royer (Emmanuel) pinned Rodriguez, 2:23

138
(1) Ragan Retell (East Stroudsburg) pinned Ella Pomeranz (Muhl), 0:29
Charlii Carbajal-Sanchez (Norwich) pinned Pomeranz, 1:30

160
(1) Kelsey Gelb (Muhl) pinned Jade Huerta (East Stroudsburg), 1:44
Gelb pinned Nadia Hawrylchak (Ursinus), 1:17
Gelb pinned Tessa Master (Ursinus), 0:52
(5) Eve Kurtz (Arcadia) dec. Gelb, 10-1
third place: (2) Talia Robles (Elmira) pinned Gelb, 5:22

160
(8) Karla Lazaro (Muhl) pinned Lily Shymanski (Wilkes), 0:53
Tessa Master (Ursinus) pinned Lazaro, 3:38
Abbigale Williams (Norwich) pinned Lazaro, 0:34