February 2021
February 2021
Newsletter Vol. 2: 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 6th, in Ohio.
Qualifier Results: NCWWC Brackets | All Qualifiers | Southeast | Southwest | Northeast | Northwest
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)
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