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March 2021

Newsletter Vol. 3: March 2021 — The college post-season, high school events, our own cards and more from March.

Transition Wrestling’s Card at Victory School of Wrestling + Exhibitions at Life University
Transition Wrestling co-hosted an all-women’s wrestling card with Victory School of Wrestling in River Falls, Wisconsin. The matches featured top wrestlers from the surrounding area and across Wisconsin, and then showcased Victory’s full-time athletes Alisha Howk (Sunkist Kids) and Precious Bell (Titan Mercury) on the mat and Koral Sugiyama (TCRTC) as the official.

One of the most profound observations from the card in River Falls was watching wrestlers at all levels lace up their shoes and step under the spotlight alongside several of the best in the country. The girls that spent the leading days in River Falls were able to train alongside the senior level athletes on the mat.

Matchups: Skylar Slade (IA) vs Rachel Anderson (WI); Lyndsey Stark (WI) vs Haley Ward (MO); Haeli Casey (WI) vs Natalie Klavetter (MN); Sophia Bellus (MN) vs Katie Simpson (WI); Vayle Baker (Augsburg/PA) vs Hanna Errthum (WI); Larissa Kaz (WI) vs Kylie Rule (WI); Aireaana Gavere (MN) vs Avery Stedlt (WI); Hailey Berg (WI) vs Kylie Simpson (WI); Emma Gruenhagen (WI) vs Skylar Slade (IA); Alisha Howk (SKWC, WI) vs Aireaana Gavere (MN); Marilyn Garcia (CA) vs Precious Bell (TMWC, WI); Marilyn Garcia (CA) vs Haley Ward (MO).

Howk and Bell started the month in Marietta, Georgia, on the campus of Life University for a mini training camp and exhibition matches with the Life women’s wrestling team. The matches, plus an interview with Life’s Head Coach Ashley Sword, are posted on the T. Wrestling YouTube Page.

Matchups: Alisha Howk vs Julia Vidallon; Alisha Howk vs Peyton Prussin; Precious Bell vs Victoria Francis; Precious Bell vs Jordan Nelson, plus Life U. Exhibitions.

College Wrestling | National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships
Tiffin University hosted this season’s NCWWC on the first Saturday of March. There were 22 NCAA programs and 147 wrestlers. McKendree won the team title for a second consecutive season, racking up 209 points and a 37.5-point gap. King was second with 171.5 points, and Emmanuel was third with 133.5 (full results). Six of McKendree’s eight finalists won individual titles, and the Bearcats finished with 14 All-Americans.

Read more from the recap or browse the special section headlines.

College Wrestling | NAIA National Invitational
The 2021 NAIA National Invitational was an absolute spectacle. There were thirty-one teams present (ten of them participating for the first time), and, with nearly 250 wrestlers, the atmosphere was electric. Eight different programs had national champions, six of them were seniors, and all of them stepped to the top of the podium for the first time.

Read more from the recap or browse the special section headlines.

Tokyo Olympics | Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier
A spot at Olympic Team Trials or a heartbreak tournament—competition at the Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier was fierce. High school standouts came out strong and didn’t let up. College All-American’s claimed a number of the top spots and senior level wrestlers earned their places. The recap shares more, plus the final twelve that made it through.

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 2-3 in Forth Worth, Texas.

College | Coaching Changes
After two years as the graduate assistant at the University of Jamestown, Chelsea Dionisio was selected as the new coach at Midland University. Max Mejia stepped down as the head coach at Augsburg University after the NCWWC. During the first two seasons in program history, Mejia coached 12 All-Americans, including two-time NCWWC champion Emily Shilson. The Augsburg position is open for applications.

High School | March State Champions
Pennsylvania Girls State
101 – Jayleah Pletz (Governor Mifflin)
108 – Lexia Schechterly (Team Pennsylvania)
115 – Patron Plummer (Orchard Club Wrestling)
122 – Haylie Jaffe (Kennett)
128 – Montana DeLawder (Gettysburg)
134 – Lily Sherer (Delaware Valley HS)
140 – Grace Stem (BEA)
147 – Andrea Wilmoth (DuBois)
162 – Tiffani Baublitz (Mavericks)
184 – Rachel Keller (Gettysburg)
222 – Trinity Monaghan (Souderton)

West Virginia Girls State
109 Zoey Salmons, Cabell Midland
114 Jillian Timberlake, Musselman
123 Sierra Marie Miller, East Hardy
133 Ciara Riner, Spring Valley
140 Micah Fisher, Greenbrier East
148 Chenoa Taylor, Poca
153 Paige Jackson, Spring Mills
168 Erin Riggle, East Hardy
195 Aaliyah Robertson, Greenbrier East
250 Aubrey Moore, Brooke

Missouri Girls State
102 – Ashlyn Eli (Nixa), Jr.
107 – Faith Cole (Lafayette (Wildwood)), Jr.
112 – Annie Moore (Cassville), So.
117 – Chloe Herrick (Harrisonville), So
122 – Brenya Crahan (Nixa), Fr.
127 – Nonnie Justice (Harrisonville), Sr.
132 – Sabrina King (St. Charles), Sr.
137 – Paige Wehrmeister (Parkway West), Jr.
143 – Maddie Kubicki (Park Hill South), So.
151 – Haley Ward (Fort Osage), So.
159 – Josette Partney (Lafayette (Wildwood)), Sr.
174 – Jaycee Foeller (DeSoto), Sr.
195 – Catherine Dutton (Central (Springfield)), So.
235 – Lexie Cole (Kearney), Sr.

Colorado Girls State
100 – Morgan Johnson (Loveland), So.
105 – Persaeus Gomez (Pomona), Fr.
111 – Israel Resendez (Denver East), Jr.
118 – Nicole Koch (Olathe), Jr.
127 – Savannah Cosme (Chatfield), Jr.
136 – Alicen Dillard (Pomona), Fr.
147 – Kierstin Myers (Olathe), Jr.
161 – Navea Garcia (Platte Valley), So.
185 – Taylor Knox (Calhan), So.
215 – Ciara Monger (Calhan), Fr.
Team Champions – Chatfield

Virginia Girls State
100 – Bryce Farley of Shenandoah Valley WC
106- Virginia Foard of Team Cobra
112- Ava Purifoy of Radford High School Bobcats
117- Jordan Johnston of Virginia Ramblers
122- Olivia Waller of George Wythe High School
127- Alyssa Landrum of Scanlan Wrestling Academy
132- Madison Dayton of Blackhawk
138- Keegan Seifert of 84 Athletes
144- Cloe Charlesworth of Bandits Wrestling Club
152- Eryn Hubble of Ranger Wrestling Club
164 – Shianne Whited of Girls From West
185- Desiray Calvert of Chesapeake
215- Caroline McKeown of Colgan

Arizona Girls State
106 – Bella Bocenagra (Liberty), So.
113 – Audrey Jimenez (Sunnyside H.S.), Fr
120 – Trinity Howard (Basha), Jr.
126 – Isabelle Munoz (Casteel Hs), So.
132 – Bree Garcia (Barry Goldwater), Jr.
138 – Camry Carter (Casteel Hs), Jr.
145 – Amber R. Rodriguez (Basha), Sr.
152 – Courtney Cardoza (Millennium), Sr
160 – Nina Sandoval (Campo Verde), Jr.
170 – Trinity Bouchal (Basha), So.
182 – Leia Kalk (Winslow), Jr.
195 – Stefany Valencia (Westwood), Jr.
220 – Charry Benecke (Winslow), So
285 – Naomi Norton (Arizona Lutheran Hs), So
Team Champions – Basha

Arkansas Girls State
100 – Lillian Jones (Van Buren), So.
108 – Ember Smith (Maumelle), Sr.
116 – Ireland Powell (Southside Batesville)
124 – Katie Palmer (Fayetteville)
132 – Kylee Sabella (Mountain Home), Sr.
140 – Skylur Lewis (Springdale), Fr.
150 – Kyndall Bankston (Little Rock Central), Jr.
165 – Archer Jones (Springdale Har-Ber), Fr.
185 – Amelia Frounfelter (Mountain Home)
235 – Cayden Jones (Mountain Home)

Kentucky Girls State
106 – Olivia Messerly (Ryle)
113 – Addison Messerly (Ryle)
120 – Ava Sweet (Taylor County)
126 – Makenna Hendricks (Trigg County)
132 – Courtney Pittman (Anderson County)
138 – Hannah McDonald (Taylor County)
145 – Aubrey Miller (Bullitt Central)
152 – Trinity Gottler (Anderson County)
160 – Hannah Thompson (Cooper)
170 – Chloe Riley (Knox Central)
182 – Angel Hilton (Cooper)
195 – Brooklyn McFarland (Harrison County)
220 – Layla Davis (Harrison County)
285 – Gabby Wilson (Fern Creek)

Oklahoma Girls State
100 – Ashondra Valencia (Tahlequah), Jr.
107 – Alexis Miller (Wagoner), Sr
112 – Peyton Hand (Choctaw), So.
118 – Allison Hynes (Broken Arrow), Sr.
127 – Kearanie Johnson (Claremore), Sr.
136 – Lilly Gough (Jay), Sr.
147 – Peighton Mullins (Ft. Gibson), Fr.
161 – Kaylee Davis (Yukon), Fr.
185 – Ki`Eisha Cathey (Broken Arrow), Jr.
215 – Olivia Brown (Broken Arrow), Sr.

Tennessee Girls State
103 – Ella-lina Gonzalez (Clarksville), So.
112 – Jenna Baines (Greeneville), Fr.
119 – Roseanna Vaughn (Northwest), Jr.
125 – Monteria Bigsby (Riverdale), Sr.
132 – Rontaysia Payne (Dickson Co.), Sr.
140 – Jailynn Tindall (Carter), Jr.
150 – Maggie Graham (Bartlett), So.
160 – Brielle Bissonette (Clarksville), Sr
170 – Shelby Zacharias (Creek Wood), Sr.
190 – Ella Murhpey (Hardin Valley), Fr
215 – Justina Nikolao (Rossview), Jr.

South Dakota Class A Girls
112 – Maraia Kruske (Spearfish)
124 – Paige Denke (Rapid City Stevens)
131 – Nevaeh Leonard (Yankton Gazelles)
143 – Taylor Graveman (Spearfish)
167 – Cherish Stern (Brookings Bobcats)
185 – Marlee Shorter (Pierre) 3-0
275 – Ciara McFarling (Pierre)

South Dakota Class B Girls
112 – Brittany Rieb (Bon Homme)
129 – Peyton Hellman (Bon Homme)
140 – Kyla Logan (Iroquois-Doland)
160 – Kiana Major (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes)
185 – Carlee Laubach (Canton)
275 – Hannah Goodhart (Sisseton)

February 2021

February 2021 — The Captains’ Cup, college post season, high school championships and more from February.

College Wrestling | NAIA & NCAA
The postseason feels an entire two months early. Competition really just started ramping up and it’s already about to hit its peak. NAIA and NCAA programs already went through the first part of the postseason with conference championships and regional qualifiers. This year there were a record number of NAIA conferences sponsoring women’s wrestling—Wayland Baptist won the Sooner Athletic Conference, Campbellsville repeated as the Mid-South Conference champions and Grand View won the first-ever Heart of America Conference Championships. Jamestown had a three-peat championship win performance at the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference over the weekend (the first NAIA program to 3-peat a conference title) and even through the ups and downs of the season, the Cascade Collegiate Conference was the only one to actually pull the plug on their championships this season. Menlo, one of the previously top ranked programs in the country, just got athletes back to campus in January and were not allowed to have their season.

Conference Results: SAC | MSC | HAART | KCAC

On the same weekend as all but the KCAC Championships, brackets for the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC) were determined at four regional qualifiers. This is the first time a postseason championship for women’s wrestling has been determined through a qualifier—something we can earmark as a sign of progress in the collegiate infrastructure. Tiffin will host the NCWWC this weekend, March 6^th, in Ohio.

Senior Level | Card-Style Events
Card style events continued to showcase high level matches throughout the month. Captains’ Cup aside, the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club and Wisconsin RTC hosted their now monthly events in the final week of February.

The WRTC has done a good job with showcasing Wisconsin talent. The first of four women’s matches on Underground 4 was Wisconsin’s Rose Ann Marshall versus Mia Palumbo. It was a match between college commits—Marshall to the startup program at Friends University (Kansas) and Palumbo to Iowa Wesleyan. Palumbo, the No. 2 ranked high school wrestler at 112 pounds, won by technical superiority, 10-0. Kylie Welker (Nazar Trained) continued her streak of dominating Underground performances with a 12-1 win over Marisol Nugent and Julia Salata defeated Michaela Beck by decision, 5-0. Alyssa Lampe outscored Erin Golston 9-0 by the end of their full six-minute rematch. It was a different story from the Captains’ Cup where Golston was able to get dangerously close to closing the point gap late in the second period. Lampe was able to buckle down and maintain position.

The NLWC card had five women’s matches. Jane Valencia defeated Ronna Heaton, Mallory Velte defeated Jen Page and Sage Mortimer defeated Raine Murphy, Ale Bonilla defeated Kendall Bostelman and Grace Stem posted a win over Elleni Johnson. The girls’ team at Wyoming Sem have been on the mat often this month with a dual versus Team PA, as well as at the NLWC, Summit 2 and at the Capitol Cup.

Captains’ Cup
The Captains’ Cup was a massive success. Not only did senior level athletes get critical matches before Last Chance Qualifiers and Olympic Team Trials, but they also competed on the largest streaming platform in wrestling. Team Tamyra Mensah-Stock took home to title over Team Winchester in a tightly contested dual. (Re)visit our section on the Captains’ Cup to review all of the headlines and related content.

USA, UWW and Other National Headlines
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials were moved from University Park (PA) to Fort Worth Texas and will now be contested April 2-3. USA Wrestling has posted several updates regarding the trials.

Victoria Anthony won bronze at the Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial International with wins over Emilia Vic (Romania), Veronoike Moskalova (Ukraine) and Lilia Malanchuk (Ukraine). Her loss was to Oksana Livach (Ukraine).

More Headlines: U.S. Olympic Team Trials Ticket Information | 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling Will Be Held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, April 2-3 | UWW Ranking Series Update | FloWrestling Acquires TrackWrestling | UWW Awards 2022 Senior Worlds to Belgrade, Serbia and 2023 Worlds to A City in Russia

High School | State Champions
Alabama, Utah, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Georgia and Oklahoma were among the states to wrestle their high school girls’ championships in February.

Wisconsin Girls States
96 – Karina Torres (Kenosha Wrestling Academy)
106 – Bopasoreya Quintana (WWF)
113 – Rose Ann Marshall (Stoughton High School)
120 – Brooke Schuenemann (Plymouth)
126 – Hanna Errthum (Mount Horeb High School)
132 – Sofia Brynman-Metcalf (Oconomowoc)
138 – Marisa Roth (Ringers Wrestling)
145 – Z. Asymina Zwart (Ringers Wrestling)
152 – Alexandra Hofrichter (Antigo High School)
160 – Rachel Schauer (Fennimore High School Wrestlin)
170 – Cyriana Reinwald (horicon marsh hawks)
182 – Kaylie Upson (Phillips)
195 – Abigale Swanson (Rhinelander)
220 – Leah Mindiola (Oconomowoc)

Utah Girls 1A/2A/3A/5A
108 – Rachel Camacho (American Leadership Academy), Fr.
115 – Sage Mortimer (American Leadership Academy), Sr.
120 – Jacqueline Hernandez (American Leadership Academy), Jr.
124 – Corrie Williams (Enterprise) , Jr.
128 – Lillian Spieth (Mountain View), Sr.
132 – Jade Garcia (Grantsville), Sr.
136 – Olivia Carrillo (American Leadership Academy), So
140 – Hotaia Valeti (Springville), Fr.
145 – Kacy Mecham (Duchesne), Jr.
150 – Abigail Archibald (Maple Mountain), Sr
160 – Taimane Fiatoa (Timpview), So.
170 – Hannah Broderick (Grantsville), Jr.
190 – Ashley Camacho (Maple Mountain), Sr.
245 – Morgan Honsvick (Maple Mountain), Fr.
Team champions – Maple Mountain

Utah Girls 4A
108 – Isabella Vargas (Juan Diego Catholic), Sr.
115 – Chanley Green (Uintah), Fr.
120 – Veronica Andersen (Tooele), Sr.
124 – Jalise Wakley (Mountain Crest), Jr.
128 – Cierra MacFarlane (Bear River), Sr
132 – Ella Dekorver (Mountain Crest), Jr.
136 – Ayelen Alissa Grilli (Cedar City), So.
140 – Hanna Evans (Mountain Crest), Sr.
145 – Lexee Branham (Tooele), Sr
150 – Brynlie Hansen (Mountain Crest), Jr.
160 – Teia Gonzales (Bear River), Sr.
170 – Rosa Campos (Mountain Crest), Fr.
190 – Sheccid Alvarado (Mountain Crest), Jr.
245 – Grace Montierth (Ridgeline), Sr
Team champions – Mountain Crest

Utah 6A Girls
108 – Jamie Barton (Westlake), So.
115 – Brooklyn Pace (Copper Hills), Fr.
120 – Celeste Detoles (Westlake), Fr.
124 – Meridien Grandpre (Copper Hills), Sr.
128 – Neida Valle (Hunter), Jr.
132 – Amber Nalder (Fremont), Sr.
136 – Ashley Wilcox (Copper Hills), Fr.
140 – Elizabeth Shunn (Westlake), So.
145 – Brooklyn Sariah Hays (Pleasant Grove), Jr.
150 – Emmy Finlinson (Westlake), So.
160 – Uno Latu (Hunter), Sr.
170 – Anya Hatch (Copper Hills), So.
190 – Cheyenne Ruiz (Taylorsville), Fr.
245 – Karla Padilla Zepeda (Northridge), Jr.
Team Champion – Westlake

Ohio Girls States
101 – Hayley Snyder (Warren High School)
106 – Chloe Dearwester (Harrison)
111 – Olivia Shore (Miami East)
116 – Cali Leng (Marysville)
121 – Josie Davis (Sidney)
126 – Mallory Chunat (Alliance)
131 – Cassia Zammit (Miamisburg High School)
137 – Allyssa Pirro (Lutheran West)
143 – Lizbeth Banderas (Norwood High School)
150 – Sol Franco (New Lexington)
160 – Alleana Brown (Logan)
170 – Taryn Martin (Olentangy Orange )
189 – Savannah Isaac (Whitmer)
235 – Alaina Jackson (Minerva)
Team champions – Marysville

North Dakota Girls States
99 – Norah Scherweit (Central Cass)
103 – Jennifer Verdin (Hettinger/Scranton)
107 – Jenna Gerhardt (Devils Lake)
116 – Morgan Strandberg (West Fargo Sheyenne)
124 – Ellie Roseland (Hettinger/Scranton)
125 – Grace Lemar (Central Cass)
136 – Alana Schafer (West Fargo)
155 – Allyssa Johnson (Grand Forks Central)
166 – Haleigh Lematta (Harvey-Wells County)
187 – Summer Fike (Mandan)
208 – Catie Sinner (Central Cass)
Team Champions – Central Cass

Florida Girls States
100 – Clare Booe (PHUHS)
106 – Jasmine Godinez (Hialeah Miami Lakes)
112 – Hannah Hall (PHUHS)
117 – Juliana Diaz (Dr. Phillips)
122 – Kailey Rees (Freedom (Orlando))
128 – Madisyn Blackburn (CLAY)
134 – Jada Llamido (Hagerty High School)
140 – Chloe Ogden (LHP)
147 – Iris Feliz (Treasure Coast)
154 – Caitlyn Davis (Land o Lakes High)
162 – Armelle Oliantus (Dr. Phillips)
172 – Yarissa Gallo (South Dade)
184 – Sierra Chavez (Freedom (Orlando))
197 – Skyy Gowan (Dr. Phillips)
222 – Tayana Labady (Orange Park High School)
HWT – Andrea Smith (Orange Park High School)
Team Champions – Dr. Phillips

Montana Girls States
103 – Kaylin Taylor (Great Falls / MSDB), Fr.
113 – Jazmin Gorder (Poplar), Jr.
120 – Jessica Gubler (Park / Sweet Grass Co), So.
126 – Amaiya Kirn (Sidney / Fairview), Fr.
132 – Skylar Connelly (Valier), Sr.
138 – Mariah Wahl (Cut Bank), Jr
145 – Lily Schultz (Gallatin HS), Jr.
152 – Kendal Tucker (Billings Senior High School), Fr.
170 – Sophia Dulin (Baker), Sr.
205 – Kassidee Savaria (Billings Skyview), So
285 – O`maste Foster (Florence-Carlton), Sr.
Team Champions – Flathead

Georgia Girls States
102 – Kennedy Shropshire (Mountain View), Sr.
112 – Dianna Holmes (North Gwinnett), Sr.
122 – Amani Jones (Ola), Sr.
132 – Catherine Mullis (Baldwin), Sr.
142 – Samantha Scarbrough (Harris County), Sr.
152 – Sidney Sullens (White County), Jr.
162 – Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County), Jr.
172 – Dream Santiago (Alexander), Sr.
197 – Amariah Marenco (Carrollton), So.
225 – Isabella Redlinger (Chestatee), So.

High School | Commitments
Some of the nation’s top-ranked high school wrestlers have announced college commitments. Below is a partial list for the class of 2021 through February.

Olivia Shore (No. 1 106) – Tiffin University (NCAA DII)
Samara Chavez (No. 1 at 112) – King University (NCAA DII)
Mia Palumbo (No. 2 at 112) – Iowa Wesleyan University (NCAA DIII)
Hannah Hall (No. 3 at 117) – McKendree University (NCAA DII)
Montana Delawder (No. 2 at 127) – King University (NCAA DII)
Devin Patton (No. 4 at 132) – Texas Wesleyan University (NAIA)
Lily Sherer (No. 7 at 132) – Lock Haven University (NCAA DII)
Chloe Ogden (No. 1 at 138) – University of North Carolina (NCAA DI)
Tiffani Baublitz (No. 2 at 164) – King University (NCAA DII)
Jessi Johnson (No. 5 at 164) – Lock Haven University (NCAA DII)
Brianna Staebler (No. 1 at 180) – Campbellsville University (NAIA)
Brittyn Corbishley (No. 2 at 180) – Texas Wesleyan University (NAIA)
Olivia Brown (No. 2 at 200) –Grand View University (NAIA)
Cheyenne Bowman (No. 2 at 152) – King University (NCAA)

January 2021

Card-style events, college duals, the Captains Cup, Henri Deglane, high school state championships, athlete relocations, rankings: January was an active month for women’s wrestling.

Senior Level | Card-Style Events
Card-style events have provided match time for wrestlers and fan engagement at a new level this season. January started with a senior level women’s match at the Battle on the Banks between World Champion Jacarra Winchester and U23 finalist Koral Sugiyama in New Jersey. Winchester won by technical superiority.

The next weekend, Flowrestling’s Adeline vs Tamyra card featured three women’s matches in Texas. Ronna Heaton (WRTC/SKWC) defeated Desiree Zavala (Wayland) 10-8; Erin Golston (WRTC/NYAC) defeated Emily Shilson (TMWC/TCRTC) 8-5; Tamyra Mensah-Stock defeated Adeline Gray 4-0.

The Wisconsin RTC wrestled six women’s matches on Underground 3. Payton Stroud (McKendree) defeated Sophie Smith (Oklahoma City), 11-0; Kylie Welker (Nazar Trained) defeated Rose Cassioppi, 10-0; Michaela Beck (Sunkist Kids/WRTC) defeated Brenda Reyna (McKendree), 4-2; Ronna Heaton (WRTC/Sunkist Kids) defeated Felicity Taylor (McKendree), 12-1; Erin Golston (WRTC/NYAC) defeated Pauline Granados (McKendree), fall; Mia Palumbo defeated Chloe Ayers, 11-0.

Dymond Guilford (TMWC) defeated Victoria Francis (TMWC) on the second Pitt Wrestling Club card and Skylar Grote (LVWC) battled for six minutes with 2016 Olympian and African Champion Enas Ahmed on Summit 1 Ahmed outscored Grote 10-6 in the final seconds of the match.

Senior Level | International
Ten women from the United States competed at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix in France, winning eight medals. GOLD: Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Helen Maroulis (57 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg) and Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68 kg). SILVER: Jacarra Winchester (53 kg), Macey Kilty (62 kg) and Forrest Molinari (68 kg). BRONZE: Amy Fearnside (50 kg). Lauren Louive (57 kg) went 2-0 and Vicotria Francis (76 kg) went 0-2.

Senior Level | Relocations
The Beaver Dam RTC (Corvallis, Ore.) announced that Adeline Gray (NYAC) would be joining the RTC to continue preparation for Olympic Team Trials. Alyssa Lampe (SKWC) made the same move in December. The Dam RTC coaches include Chris Pendleton and Nate Engel. The Wisconsin RTC (Madison, Wis.) also added two resident athletes between December and January. First Erin Golston and most recently Michaela Beck. Golston’s announcement came following Underground 2 and Beck’s after Underground 3.

College | Duals
College wrestling got back into full swing in January for the first time this season. Similar to the card-style events, the pandemic pushed women’s wrestling heavily into individual and tri-dual competitions for the first time ever. These results are from Trackwrestling, and may vary from program box scores.

Jan 31: North Central Duals
- McKendree 38, Stevens Point 8
- McKendree 44, North Central 3
- Adrian 35, Stevens Pount 10
- North Central 31, Adrian 13
- North Central 33, Stevens Point 16
Jan 30: Colorado Mesa 31, Schreiner 9
Jan 29: Tri (Cumberlands, Campbellsville, Lourdes)
- Campbellsville 35, Cumberlands 11
- Campbellsville 43, Lourdes 3
- Cumberlands 30, Lourdes 14
Jan 28: Tri (Saint Mary, William Penn, Baker)
- William Penn 18, Saint Mary 13
- Baker 29, Saint Mary 14
- Baker 36 William Penn 7
Jan 24: Stevens Point 20, Lakeland 15
Jan 23: Tiffin 31, North Central 17
Jan 23: Tri (Indiana Tech, Lourdes, Brewton Parker)
- Indiana Tech 30, Brewton Parker 18
- Brewton Parker 28, Lourdes 12
Jan 22: Emmanuel 50, Liberty 0
Jan 22: Life 29, Cumberlands 18
Jan 21: Indian Hills 29, Central Methodist 12
Jan 21: Grand View 43, William Penn 1
Jan 20: Wayland Baptist 25, Texas Wesleyan 15
Jan 20: Tri (Midlands, Hastings, Ottawa
- Midland 41, Hastings 3
- Midland 45, Ottawa 5
- Ottawa 15, Hastings 10

Jan 17: Tornado Duals
- King 33, Colorado Mesa 12
- McKendree 36, Colorado Mesa 10
- McKendree 41, Emmanuel 8
- King 23, Emmanuel 13
- McKendree 27, King 16
- Emmanuel 31, Colorado Mesa 16
Jan 16: Tiffin 31, Indiana Tech 16
Jan 15: MSC Quad (Life Campbellsville, Brewton Parker
- Life 28, Brewton Parker 16
- Campbellsville 26, Life 18
- Campbellsville 42, Brewton Parker 5
Jan 15: York College Dual Tournament
- Jamestown 22, Schreiner 10
- Texas Wesleyan 25, Schreiner 14
- Schreiner 20, York 20
- Texas Wesleyan 28, York 15
- Texas Wesleyan 23, Jamestown 20
- Jamestown 27, York 19
Jan 14: Missouri Valley 30, Saint Mary 0
Jan 9: Cumberlands 25, Indiana Tech 22
Jan 9: King 30, Tiffin 3
Jan 8: Campbellsville 28, Indiana Tech 9
Jan 7: Tri (York, Midland, Hastings)
- York 29, Hastings 5
- Midland 35, Hastings 0
- Midland 24, York 10

College | New Coaches and Open Positions
There have been a number of coaching changes since the beginning of the 2020-21 college season. Most recently, Graham Karwath was hired as the head coach at Avila University in Kansas City, MO (first season fall 2021). Carlene Sluberski is the new head coach at Eastern Oregon, Aaron Meister has been hired at Friends University (first season fall 2021), Kiiler Stephens has been promoted to head coach at Wayland Baptist, Matt Atwood is now at the University of Providence and Daviaire Dickerson is the new head coach at Midland University. Visit our College Directory for a complete list of programs, locations and head coaches.

Open positions: Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C. (NCAA DI), Alverina University, Reading, PA (NCAA DIII) and Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI (NCAA DIII).

Captains Cup
The Captains’ Cup is a women’s only dual tournament (February 13-14) presented by Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC), USA Wrestling (USAW) and Flowrestling. Six captains—Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Jacarra Winchester (53 kg), Jenna Burkert (57 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg), Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68 kg) and Victoria Francis (76 kg)—selected their teams during a live draft on Flowrestling on January 23^rd. The teams consist of six wrestlers, one at each of the Olympic weights (50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg and 76 kg) and the captains will compete at their respective weight classes on their teams. Visit our content hub, here.

High School | State Champions
Alabama, Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska have completed their individual high school state championships. By far the largest and most developed was the 2021 IWCOA Girls State (Iowa) with 457 wrestlers that competed in Coralville at the Xtream Arena. Nebraska had 180 wrestlers, Indiana 110 and Alabama 72. All four states are in different phases of working toward official state sanctioned status for girls’ high school wrestling.

Iowa
106 – Ella Schmit (Bettendorf)
113 – Eva Diaz (Waverly-Shell Rock)
120 – Kiki Connell (Charles City)
126 – Lilly Luft (Charles City)
132 – Annika Behrends (Waverly-Shell Rock)
138 – Abby Mclntyre (Glenwood)
145 – Naomi Simon (Decorah)
152 – Madison Diaz (Waverly-Shell Rock)
160 – Samantha Spielbauer (Clayton Ridge)
170 – Morgan Smith (Denver)
195 – Rachel Eddy (Independence)
285 – Millie Peach (Iowa Valley, Marengo)
Team Champions – Waverly-Shell Rock High School

Alabama
95- Lynleigh Weltzin (Thompson)
105 – Evelyn Holmes-Smith (Enterprise)
115 – Aenaya Vines (Thompson)
120 – Carly Thomas (Bob Jones)
130 – Fabiola Sanchez (Auburn)
140 – Lena Johannson (Weaver)
150 – Jade Eldridge (Wetumpka)
165 – Kaylee Holder (Daphne), So.
185 – Viskya Lantzsch (W. S. Neal)
225- Aniyah Griffin (Pinson Valley)
285- Emily Sasser (Daphne)
Team Champions – Daphne High School

Indiana
98 – Alexie Westfall (Crown Point)
106 – Kelsey Bilz (Madison Consolidated)
113 – Torieonna Buchanan (West Vigo)
120 – Cailin Campbell (North Montgomery)
126 – Catie Campbell (North Montgomery)
132 – Nadine Summers (Lowell)
138 – Kaylie Petersen (Evansville Central)
145 – Aulani Davis (Kokomo)
152 – Kiersten O`Neill (Wabash)
160 – Hannah West (Mount Vernon)
170 – Sarah Huse (Lebanon)
182 – Gracie Brandt (Lebanon)
195 – Riley Dempewolf (McCutcheon)
250 – Shae Meador (Attica)
Team champion – Lebanon High School

Nebraska
103 – Flavia Nagatani (Kearney)
109 – Brisa Figueroa (West Point Beemer)
117 – Taleah Thomas (Amherst)
124 – Regan Rosseter (Westside)
132 – Reagen Gallaway (Amherst)
142 – Maria Barnes (Ogallala)
154 – Tiffany Senff (Axtell)
170 – Kaylee Ricketts (Wahoo)
190 – Claire Paasch (West Point Beemer)
240 – Zeriah George (Bago)
Team champion – South Sioux City

High School | Commitments
Some of the nationals top-ranked high school wrestlers have announced college commitments. Below is a partial list for the class of 2021 through January.