Semifinals set at Girls National Showcase featuring three World medalists and six returning champions

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The semifinals have been set at the Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase, which will conclude on Sunday at the South Point Arena. The field is stacked, with numerous nationally ranked athletes in every single weight class. This annual event is part of the Pritchard Companies U.S. Open.

There are three past age-group World medalists who have reached the semifinals this year: Jaclyn Bouzakis of Pennsylvania (100), Gabriella Gomez of RTC Wrestling (115) and Valerie Hamilton of Sot-C (145).

Bouzakis was a 2023 U17 World bronze medalist, Gomez was a 2022 U17 World silver medalist and Hamilton was a 2023 U17 World silver medalist.

South Carolina star Zao Estrada of Daughters Of Zion Wrestling reached the quarterfinals at 120 pounds. She is attempting to win her fourth straight Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase. She will battle Noelani Lutz of Gold Rush Wrestling in the semifinals.

There are two returning champions at 120 pounds, Estrada and Karlee Brooks of Titan Mercury WC. Estrada won at 112 pounds last year, while Brooks was the 117-pound champion. Brooks was a member of the 2023 U.S. U17 World Team.

In a tough battle between returning Showcase champions in the 155 pound quarterfinals, Eduarda Rodrigues of Team Thunder WC scored a takedown in the closing seconds to defeat Gretchen Donally of Colorado Mesa WC, 7-6. Rodrigues won at 152 pounds in 2023, while Donally was the 138-pound champion.

Other 2023 Showcase champions, with their current weight class, are Clare Booe of Wyoming Seminary WC (115), Isis France of Wyoming Seminary WC (135) and Tilisa Matakaiongo of the Canyon View Falcons (235).

There are three No. 1 ranked wrestlers in the semifinals, Bouzakis, Kaidence Gerg of Team Idaho WC (125) and Rodrigues, and three No. 2 ranked wrestlers, Booe, Brooks and Hamilton.

The starting time for the National Girls High School Showcase has been changed to 9:00 a.m. PT.  The tournament will be run through conclusion on Sunday.

All of the action is live on FloWrestling https://flosports.link/3S5LB5x

NATIONAL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING SHOWCASE

At Colorado Springs, Colo., April 27, 2024

Semifinals pairings

100 pounds

Jaclyn Bouzakis PA (Pennsylvania) vs. Justice Gutierrez CO (Pomona Elite)

Marley Solomon CA (Team Thunder Wrestling Club) vs. Lilly Breeden MO (Victory Wrestling)

105 pounds

Rianne Murphy IN (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club) vs. Ashley Naranjo WA (Ascend Wrestling Academy)

Bianca Eide MN (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) vs. Taylor Whiting WI (Askren Wrestling Academy)

110 pounds

Emma Albanese NV (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) vs. Amelia Murphy IN (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club)

Reanah Utterback IA (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) vs. Libby Roberts WA (Inland Northwest Wrestling Training Center)

115 pounds

Clare Booe FL (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club) vs. Eden Hernandez CA (Poway High School Wrestling)

Leiannah Landreth KS (Mulvane Wrestling Club) vs. Gabriella Gomez IL (RTC Wrestling)

120 pounds

Zao Estrada SC (Daughters Of Zion Wrestling) vs. Noelani Lutz NV (Gold Rush Wrestling)

Milana Borrelli FL (Florida) vs. Karlee Brooks AZ (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club)

125 pounds

Emma Bacon PA (X-Calibur Athletics Wrestling Club) vs. Mary Manis FL (Spartan RTC@LHP)

Kaidance Gerg ID (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) vs. Victoria Carbonaro NJ (New Jersey)

130 pounds

Samantha Sachs CA (Glendora HS) vs. Anna Vogt TX (Boneyard Wrestling Academy)

Taylor Ellis Hishaw OK (Edmond North HS) vs. Sophia Slaughter VA (Virginia Assassins Wrestling Club)

135 pounds

Isis France AZ (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club) vs. Margaret Buurma MI (Michigan Revolution WC)

Timberly Martinez CO (MJ Mustangs Wrestling) vs. Peyton Hellmann SD (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy)

140 pounds

Louise Juitt MO (MO West Championship Wrestling Club) vs. Corynne McNulty MA (Massachusetts)

Sandilynn Tuinei NV (Gold Rush Wrestling) vs. Morgan Lucio AZ (Valiant Wrestling Club)

145 pounds

Valerie Hamilton IL (Sot-c) vs. Lucia Ledezma CA (Granite Wrestling Club)

Belicia Manuel MI (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) vs. Cassandra Gonzales MN (MN Elite Wrestling Club)

155 pounds

Skylar Slade IA (Moen Wrestling Academy) vs. Eduarda Rodrigues CA (Team Thunder Wrestling Club)

Kaili Manuel MI (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) vs. Desza Munson CO (Betterman Elite Wrestling)

170 pounds

Matilda Hruby CO (Brighton Wrestling Club) vs. Millie Azlin OK (Raw Wrestling Club)

Aubrie Molina HI (Rogue Nation) vs. Billie Bonwell NV (Legends of Gold Las Vegas)

190 pounds

Brooke Huffman WI (Team Nazar Training Center) vs. Isabella Phillips WA (Outlaw Wresling Club)

Ella Murphey TN (Tennessee) vs. Amie Hartman ID (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)

235 pounds

Alexis Stinson MO (Victory Wrestling) vs. Faith Tarrant WA (Askeo International Mat Club)

Tilisa Matakaiongo UT (Canyon View Falcons) vs. Phoenix Molina IL (Patton Trained WC)

Quarterfinal results

100 pounds

Jaclyn Bouzakis PA (Pennsylvania) tech fall Abigail Mendoza TX (Texas Style Wrestling Club), 10-0 0:44

Justice Gutierrez CO (Pomona Elite) dec. Zoey Haney MO (GTH Wrestling), 11-2

Marley Solomon CA (Team Thunder Wrestling Club) pin Katie Biscoglia IA (Ubasa Wrestling Academy), 5-4 4:27

Lilly Breeden MO (Victory Wrestling) tech fall Katelyn Bell IL (SPAR Wrestling Academy), 14-4 3:43

105 pounds

Rianne Murphy IN (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club) pin Jazmine Turner CA (Nor Cal Take Down Wrestling Club), 4-0 2:17

Ashley Naranjo WA (Ascend Wrestling Academy) dec. Camryn Gresham OH (Ohio), 5-3

Bianca Eide MN (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) tech fall Jillian Wells CA (California), 15-3 2:13

Taylor Whiting WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) tech fall Sandy Breeden MO (Victory Wrestling), 11-0 3:00

110 pounds

Emma Albanese NV (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) dec. Aroma Marrufo MO (MO West Championship Wrestling Club), 10-6

Amelia Murphy IN (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club) tech fall Keana Bush FL (Florida Phoenix Women's Wrestling), 11-0 2:51

Reanah Utterback IA (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) tech fall Jaydin Cuevas CO (Colorado), 10-0 1:21

Libby Roberts WA (Inland Northwest Wrestling Training Center) pin Hannah Lopez OK (Lions Wrestling Academy), 10-0 1:55

115 pounds

Clare Booe FL (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club) pin Akeelah Moore TX (Ranger 47 Wrestling Club), 9-2 2:02

Eden Hernandez CA (Poway High School Wrestling) tech fall Malia Ottow WA (Ascend Wrestling Academy), 12-2 2:50

Leiannah Landreth KS (Mulvane Wrestling Club) dec. Marjorie McDaniel WA (Ascend Wrestling Academy), 18-13

Gabriella Gomez IL (RTC Wrestling) dec. Riley Rayome TX (Highlander Wrestling Club), 4-2

120 pounds

Zao Estrada SC (Daughters Of Zion Wrestling) pin Sophia Ball IL (Illinois), 6-0 1:04

Noelani Lutz NV (Gold Rush Wrestling) tech fall Evelyn Holmes-Smith AL (Alabama), 11-0 1:34

Milana Borrelli FL (Florida) tech fall Angelina Vargas MO (Greater Heights Wrestling), 13-2 4:02

Karlee Brooks AZ (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) tech fall Rianna Bernal CA (Surfside RTC), 10-0 3:48

125 pounds

Emma Bacon PA (X-Calibur Athletics Wrestling Club) tech fall Joelle Scott PA (Spire Rtc), 10-0 0:47

Mary Manis FL (Spartan RTC@LHP) tech fall Kailin Sebert TX (Best Trained Wrestling), 14-1 2:29

Kaidance Gerg ID (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) inj. dft. Regina Stoeser SD (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy), 2-0 2:53

Victoria Carbonaro NJ (New Jersey) dec. Alexis Lazar MI (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club), 5-4

130 pounds

Samantha Sachs CA (Glendora High School Wrestling) dec. Brooklyn Perez AZ (Thorobred Wrestling Club), 9-4

Anna Vogt TX (Boneyard Wrestling Academy) tech fall Sophia Hejnal CA (Grace M Davis High School Wrestling), 10-0 2:35

Taylor Ellis hishaw OK (Edmond North High School Wrestling) pin Tammy Grace CA (Daniel Cormier Wrestling Club), 6-0 1:01

Sophia Slaughter VA (Virginia Assassins Wrestling Club) tech fall Lilyana Lamothe WA (Mat Demon Wrestling Club), 11-0 4:01

135 pounds

Isis France AZ (Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club) pin Paige Gershmel MT (Montana), 4-0 0:33

Margaret Buurma MI (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) tech fall Ella Gahl IN (Spartans Wrestling Club), 10-0 2:58

Timberly Martinez CO (MJ Mustangs Wrestling) pin Morgan Edwards PA (Blairstown Wrestling Club), 6-0 2:09

Peyton Hellmann SD (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy) tech fall Mary Jane Porter CA (Daniel Cormier Wrestling Club), 13-3 2:51

140 pounds

Louise Juitt MO (MO West Championship Wrestling Club) dec. Amelia Fawcett AK (Pioneer Grappling Academy), 11-8

Corynne McNulty MA (Massachusetts) tech fall Kaitlyn Thorn MT (Big Game Wrestling Club MT), 11-1 3:08

Sandilynn Tuinei NV (Gold Rush Wrestling) dec. Flor Parker-borrero WA (FordDynastyWrestlingClub), 5-0

Morgan Lucio AZ (Valiant Wrestling Club) dec. Holland Wieber ID (The Factory Wrestling Club), 8-2

145 pounds

Valerie Hamilton IL (Sot-c) dec. Clare Waite ID (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 8-2

Lucia Ledezma CA (Granite Wrestling Club) dec. Delarie Juarez CA (Brawley Wrestling Academy), 8-0

Belicia Manuel MI (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) pin Audrey Rogotzke MN (Stillwater Area Wrestling), 10-0 5:59

Cassandra Gonzales MN (MN Elite Wrestling Club) tech fall Roxy Sheen ID (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 14-3 4:50

155 pounds

Skylar Slade IA (Moen Wrestling Academy) dec. Katherine Stewart FL (RPA Wrestling), 6-3

Eduarda Rodrigues CA (Team Thunder Wrestling Club) dec. Gretchen Donally MT (Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club), 7-6

Kaili Manuel MI (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) pin Sadie Evans WA (FordDynastyWrestlingClub), 2:55

Desza Munson CO (Betterman Elite Wrestling) pin Sarah Henckel CT (Connecticut), 3:31

170 pounds

Matilda Hruby CO (Brighton Wrestling Club) pin Kate Bird UT (Wasatch Wrestling Club), 0:15

Millie Azlin OK (Raw Wrestling Club) pin Kylee Lindsley MT (Bozeman Wrestling Club), 2:14

Aubrie Molina HI (Rogue Nation) pin Alana Thelin MO (MO West Championship Wrestling Club), 5:39

Billie Bonwell NV (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) tech fall Ryann Miller IL (ISI Wrestling Club), 10-0 1:12

190 pounds

Brooke Huffman WI (Team Nazar Training Center) pin Mia Cienega WA (Ascend Wrestling Academy), 2:33

Isabella Phillips WA (Outlaw Wresling Club) dec. Maria Aiono NV (Khutulun Wrestling Club), 9-8

Ella Murphey TN (Tennessee) pin Taina Uasike AZ (Arizona Girls Wrestling), 3:55

Amie Hartman ID (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) tech fall Tirza Twoteeth MT (Kalispell Wrestling Club), 11-0 2:05

235 pounds

Alexis Stinson MO (Victory Wrestling) dec. Jayden Moehle MO (MO West Championship Wrestling Club), 9-4

Faith Tarrant WA (Askeo International Mat Club) pin Aaliyah Grandberry IL (Under Rated Wrestling Academy), 3:33

Tilisa Matakaiongo UT (Canyon View Falcons) pin Anna Bozanic CA (Mtc - Mantanona Training Center), 0:55

Phoenix Molina IL (Patton Trained WC) dec. Angie Aguilar UT (Stallions Wrestling Club), 4-0