MBU women's wrestling freshman Helen Maroulis became the first Lady Spartan in program history to become a Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association National Champion on Saturday. Her team finished fourth at the meet.Maroulis defeated Missouri Valley College's Randl Beltz in the 59 kg championship match, to earn the Lady Spartans' highest place finish. The Missouri Baptist squad finished in fourth place with a total of five finishing in the top three.  Rounding out the top performances for MBU were; sophomore Amy Whitbeck, sophomore Schuyler Brown, and freshman Veronica Carlson taking second place honors, and senior Desiree Memea finishing in third. 

Oklahoma City University took the team title for the second straight year, followed by the University of the Cumberlands in second place, Simon Fraser University in third, and MBU in fourth of the twelve competing team. For complete bracket results, click here.

The Lady Spartans will now take the month of February off of competition, before competing at the Schultz Memorial International March 5-7 in Colorado Springs.