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Banovitz, Gutierrez and Aguilar all take 1st place in their weight class as SCC wins the Santa Rosa Invitational

Banovitz, Gutierrez and Aguilar all take 1st place in their weight class as SCC wins the Santa Rosa Invitational

The Big 8 Conference champion Panthers continued their winning ways on March 22nd, earning the program's first tournament team-title at the Santa Rosa Junior College Invitational. The Panthers amassed 61.0-points ahead of runner-up Skyline College (53.0-points) and four other teams. Leading the effort for Sac City were individual champions Shelby Banovitz (1st @ 124lbs, 1-1), Ashlee Gutierrez (1st @ 131lbs, 2-0), and Paula Aguilar (1st @ 207lbs, 3-0).

Other Panthers earning tournament medals on the day were Karissa McDaniel (2nd @ 103lbs, 1-1), Andrea Gonzalez (2nd @ 117lbs, 2-1), Amber Byrd (3rd @ 124lbs, 1-1), Kaylyn Williams (3rd @ 131lbs, 2-1), Zion Green (2nd @ 180lbs, 2-1), and Grace Mercado (3rd @ 207lbs, 1-2). The Panthers return to the mat on April 5th, when they travel to compete in the East Los Angeles College Invitational.