Kelani Corbett is a national champion.
And a reporter.
The former Leilehua wrestler captured the NAIA National Women’s Invitational championship in the 191-pound division last Saturday in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Lyon College’s Kelani Corbett.
Corbett also provided information to Bedrock Sports Hawaii about how many other Hawaii women did at the tournament.
Wrestling for Lyon College (Batesville, Arkansas), Corbett defeated Gabrielle Hamilton of Life University (Marietta, Georgia) 8-0 in the title match.
Previously in the two-day tournament, Corbett topped Elisa Holley of St. Andrews University (Laurinburg, North Carolina) 4-0 in the preliminary round, Karrah Smith of Southern Oregon University (Ashland, Oregon) 13-0 in the quarterfinals, and Jesse Kirby of Cumberland University (Lebanon, Tennessee) 10-7 in the semifinals.
Kelani Corbett, doing her thing at the NAIA championships.
Corbett, who graduated from Leilehua in the Class of 2019, is one of only six Hawaii girls to win four consecutive state championships. She did it in 2016 (155 pounds), 2017 (155), 2018 (155) and 2019 (168).
The video of Corbett’s national title match is below.
Lot O’ Hawaii Wrestlers In The Tournament
Thanks to Corbett’s eagle-eye reporting, here’s how many other Hawaii girls wrestlers did at the tournament:
Two Lahainaluna alumnae placed second at the NAIAs — Ivy Navarro and Nanea Estrella.
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (La Grande, Oregon)
>> 116: Anjelynn Baron (Roosevelt ’19), 0-2 record
>> 123: Macy Higa (Roosevelt ’18), fourth place
LIFE UNIVERSITY (Marietta, Georgia)
>> 116: Briana Funakoshi (Aiea ’20), 2-2 record
LYON COLLEGE
>> 116: Emma de Brum (Lanai ’18), 0-2 record
>> 130: Rebekah Garcia (Moanalua ’18), 0-2 record
MENLO COLLEGE (Atherton, California)
>> 101: Tianna Fernandez (Baldwin ’19), eighth place
>> 123: Alana Vivas (Kamehameha, ’19), third place
>> 130: Nanea Estrella (Lahainaluna ’20), second place
MIDLAND UNIVERSITY
>> 130: Emily Paulino (Kalani ’19), 3-2 record
>> 136: Ashlee Palimoo (Kamehameha-Maui ’20) , 1-2 record
>> 155: Tyeisha Takamori (Baldwin ’20), 1-2 record
MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE (Marshall, Missouri)
>> 109: Lilliana Campbell (Hilo ’20), 1-2 record
>> 155: Mahealani Ramirez (Aiea ’19), 2-2 record
>> 191: Alyandia Makanalani Bushe (Kapolei ’18), 1-2 record
(UNVERSITY OF) PROVIDENCE (Great Falls, Montana)
>> 101: Ivy Navarro (Lahainaluna ’17), second place
>> 101: Ira Navarro (Lahainaluna ’18), sixth place
>> 116: Ashley Gooman (Kamehameha, ’19), fourth place
>> 136: Paige Respicio (Kamehameha ’20), fourth place
>> 155: Sadie Antoque (Castle ’20), fourth place
>> 170: Jolette Miner-Ho (Kapaa ’21, 2-2 record
>> 191: Alexis Tupuola (Moanalua, ’19), 2-2 record
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