WESTFIELD, Indiana – With this being the inaugural year of the 16U Girls National Freestyle Duals, somebody had to emerge as the first team champion in history.
No. 1 seed Pennsylvania Blue, led by a balanced and talented lineup, stepped up in a big way, defeating Wisconsin 48-25 in the championship dual. Both teams had a number of girls who are in the National Girls High School rankings, but the depth of the Keystone State lineup proved too much to handle.
The first four matches of the dual meet were all pins, three by Pennsylvania Blue and one by Wisconsin. Securing falls for Pennsylvania were Morgan Hyland (106), national No. 8 Julia Horger (112) and national No. 2 Emma Bacon (124). Securing the early Wisconsin pin was Emjay Neumann (118).
Two of the next three matches went to Wisconsin, and each of the bouts had at least one nationally ranked wrestler.
National No. 21 Madilyn Peach of Wisconsin opened up her offense at 130, scoring a 14-3 technical fall over highly respected Julissa Ortiz. National No. 19 Riley Hanrahan of Wisconsin fell behind 5-2 to Ava Golding but scored the next eight points before getting the pin at 3:13.
In the only battle of two nationally ranked stars, No. 3 Violette Lasure of Pennsylvania secured a pin in 1:03 over No. 27 Harlow Skenandore at 142 pounds.
Lasure’s pin opened up a five-match win streak for Pennsylvania Blue, all bonus point wins. Scoring falls were Juliet Alt (155), Sierra Ripka (170) and Alaina Claassen (190), while Jameson Strickland (148) earned a technical fall. Claassen put away Evie Stine in just 11 seconds.
Wisconsin won their final two matches, with a pin from national No. 8 Brooke Huffman (235) and a forfeit win to national No. 8 Brynn Engel (88). Pennsylvania Blue closed out the dual in style, with a pair of technical falls from Makayla Smith (94) and national No. 2 Jaclyn Bouzakis (100).
Top-seeded Pennsylvania Blue controlled Gold/Silver Pool A and advance to the finals dual, with victories over Illinois, Indiana and California. No. 4 seed Wisconsin was the winner in Gold/Silver Pool B to advance to the finals, beating Oklahoma, Texas Blue and Ohio.
California scored five of the first victories and went on to a 45-22 victory over Ohio Blue for third place. Securing pins for California in the dual meet were Lauren Zaragoza (130), Ruby Dominguez (136), Julie Cimarusti (148) and Alyaah Bravo (94).
Fifth place went to Indiana, a 36-33 winner over a tough Oklahoma team. Indiana won four straight matches in the middle weights by Ava Strayer (124), Naima Ghaffar (130), Aubry Troustner (136) and national No. 19 Maddie Marsh (142) and led the rest of the way.
Texas Blue came home with seventh place, after defeating Illinois 43-24. Among the winners in the dual for Texas Blue was national No. 15 Camille Rainey at 136. Three Texas Blue wrestlers secured pins, Nevada Daniels (112), Jaida Kuntz (190) and Katelynn Dockery (100).
Pools also completed on Friday were the Bronze/Copper Pool (Places 9-16) and the Red/Blue Pool.
The tournament concludes on Saturday with the Greco-Roman division, held alongside the 14U Girls National Duals in Greco-Roman. Session times are 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
All of the action in both 16U and 14U divisions will be broadcast live by FloWrestling https://flosports.link/49x7MIx
16U GIRLS NATIONAL DUALS
At Westfield, Indiana, June 21
Gold/Silver Pool (Places 1-8)
1st Place - Pennsylvania Blue
2nd Place - Wisconsin
3rd Place - California
4th Place - Ohio Blue
5th Place - Indiana
6th Place - Oklahoma
7th Place - Texas Blue
8th Place - Illinois
Championship Match – Pennsylvania Blue 48, Wisconsin 25
106 Morgan Hyland (Pennsylvania Blue) over McKenzie Simonson (Wisconsin) Fall 1:50
112 Julia Horger (Pennsylvania Blue) over Zoe Licht (Wisconsin) Fall 2:16
118 Emjay Neumann (Wisconsin) over Samiyah Rahming (Pennsylvania Blue) Fall 1:00
124 Emma Bacon (Pennsylvania Blue) over Devlynn Albrecht (Wisconsin) Fall 1:23
130 Madilyn Peach (Wisconsin) over Julissa Ortiz (Pennsylvania Blue) TF 14-3
136 Riley Hanrahan (Wisconsin) over Ava Golding (Pennsylvania Blue) Fall 3:13
142 Violette Lasure (Pennsylvania Blue) over Harlow Skenandore (Wisconsin) Fall 1:03
148 Jameson Strickland (Pennsylvania Blue) over Tiani Lemieux (Wisconsin) TF 10-0
155 Juliet Alt (Pennsylvania Blue) over Emersyn Miller (Wisconsin) Fall 0:42
170 Sierra Ripka (Pennsylvania Blue) over Kimura Segerson-Hutter (Wisconsin) Fall 3:22
190 Alaina Claassen (Pennsylvania Blue) over Evie Stine (Wisconsin) Fall 0:11
235 Brooke Huffman (Wisconsin) over Mackenna Atkinson (Pennsylvania Blue) Fall 0:36
88 Brynn Engel (Wisconsin) forfeit
94 Makayla Smith (Pennsylvania Blue) over Cassidy O`Connell (Wisconsin) TF 12-1
100 Jaclyn Bouzakis (Pennsylvania Blue) over Dilynn Albrecht (Wisconsin) TF 10-0
3rd Place Match - California defeated Ohio Blue 45-22.
106 Ava Fodera (California) over Ella Thomas (Ohio Blue) TF 14-4
112 Kaiya Maggini (California) over Ashlynn Brokaw (Ohio Blue) TF 11-0
118 Aubree Gutierrez (California) over Maycee Adams (Ohio Blue) TF 12-0
124 Carolyn Geckler (Ohio Blue) over Maile Nguyen (California) TF 11-0
130 Lauren Zaragoza (California) over Emma Shephard (Ohio Blue) Fall 2:26
136 Ruby Dominguez (California) over Kiera Depinet (Ohio Blue) Fall 0:52
142 Rylee Dearwester (Ohio Blue) over Justine Perez (California) Fall 0:48
148 Julie Cimarusti (California) over Vivienne Legato (Ohio Blue) Fall 0:39
155 Naomi Gearheart (Ohio Blue) over Eva Garcia (California) Dec 7-3
170 Elizabeth Madison (Ohio Blue) over Areli Rodriguez (California) Fall 0:25
190 Olivia Ruacho (California) over Riley Alborn (Ohio Blue) Dec 6-4
235 Anna Bozanic (California) over Deionna Borders (Ohio Blue) Dec 3-0
88 Olivia Whitlach (Ohio Blue) over Emily Darer (California) Dec 9-8
94 Alyaah Bravo (California) over Sara Whitlach (Ohio Blue) Fall 2:19
100 Marlee Solomon (California) forfeit
5th Place Match - Indiana defeated Oklahoma 36-33.
106 Madisyn Mikels (Indiana) over Katelyn Patterson (Oklahoma) TF 10-0
112 Brooklynn Church (Oklahoma) over Khloe Nedelsky (Indiana) TF 10-0
118 Claire Lancaster (Oklahoma) over Amelia Mitchell (Indiana) Fall 0:39
124 Ava Strayer (Indiana) over Launa Troutt (Oklahoma) Dec 9-2
130 Naima Ghaffar (Indiana) over Tiffany Breshears (Oklahoma) Fall 3:55
136 Aubrey Troutner (Indiana) over Clover Williams (Oklahoma) Dec 7-4
142 Maddie Marsh (Indiana) over Teegan Steward (Oklahoma) Fall 0:52
148 Makaylee Cannon (Oklahoma) over Jade Chloe Johnson (Indiana) Fall 1:43
155 Rhaigyn Trenary (Indiana) over Avree Dial (Oklahoma) TF 13-2
170 Riley Samarripa (Oklahoma) over Amani Reed (Indiana) Fall 1:22
190 Brooklyn Neece (Indiana) over Charly Heath (Oklahoma) Fall 1:18
235 Paige Wainscott (Oklahoma) over Fanta Sall (Indiana) Fall 1:17
88 Katelyn Rowles (Indiana) over Kylee Tran (Oklahoma) Dec 6-4
94 Aaliyah Brown (Indiana) over Kenzie Johnson (Oklahoma) TF 14-3
100 Dakota Harris (Oklahoma) over Maya Bullock (Indiana) TF 10-0
7th Place Match - Texas Blue defeated Illinois 43-24.
106 Chloe Skiles (Illinois) over Phoebe Richers (Texas Blue) Dec 5-2
112 Nevada Daniels (Texas Blue) over Rilynn Younker (Illinois) Fall 1:50
118 Gianna Arzer (Illinois) forfeit
124 Ariella Dobin (Illinois) over Echo Cranor (Texas Blue) TF 10-0
130 Jordyn Parker (Texas Blue) over Brithany Mondragon (Illinois) TF 10-0
136 Camille Rainey (Texas Blue) over Jamyra Wells (Illinois) TF 11-0
142 Allison Garbacz (Illinois) over Marli Denmark (Texas Blue) TF 11-0
148 Isabella Gibson (Illinois) over Autumn Chitty (Texas Blue) Dec 3-2
155 Jasmine Vick (Texas Blue) over Payton Temple (Illinois) Dec 8-0
170 Ryann Miller (Illinois) over Elizabeth Yelle (Texas Blue) Fall 0:36
190 Jaida Kuntz (Texas Blue) over Nadia Razzak (Illinois) Fall 3:30
235 Shelby Wells (Texas Blue) forfeit
88 Ariel Mendoza (Texas Blue) forfeit
94 Channing Travis (Texas Blue) forfeit
100 Katelynn Dockery (Texas Blue) over Genevieve Dykstra (Illinois) Fall 1:11
Pool A
Pennsylvania Blue 60, Illinois 6
California 34, Indiana 33
Pennsylvania Blue 49, Indiana 16
California 53, Illinois 19
Pennsylvania Blue 44, California 24
Indiana 46, Illinois 24
Pool B
Ohio Blue 34, Texas Blue 33
Wisconsin 46, Oklahoma 19
Wisconsin 53, Texas Blue 16
Ohio Blue 46, Oklahoma 21
Oklahoma 38, Texas Blue 32
Wisconsin 37, Ohio Blue 31
Bronze/Copper Pool (Places 9-16)
1st Place - Missouri
2nd Place - Texas Red
3rd Place - Kansas
4th Place - Virginia
5th Place - Pennsylvania Red
6th Place - Florida
7th Place - Georgia
8th Place - Michigan
1st Place Match - Missouri defeated Texas Red 49-23.
3rd Place Match - Kansas defeated Virginia 35-29.
5th Place Match - Pennsylvania Red defeated Florida 32-27.
7th Place Match - Georgia defeated Michigan 31-30.
Red/Blue Pool
1st Place - Ohio Red
2nd Place - Minnesota
3rd Place - Iowa
4th Place - Tennessee
5th Place - North Dakota
6th Place - Arkansas
1st Place Match - Ohio Red defeated Minnesota 37-31.
3rd Place Match - Iowa defeated Tennessee 35-25.
5th Place Match - North Dakota defeated Arkansas 43-18.
REMAINING SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 22
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM – 14U & 16U Greco-Roman, 3 Rounds, dependent on final number of teams and bracket
2:30 PM to 8:00 PM – 14U & 16U Greco-Roman, 5 Rounds, dependent on final number of teams and bracket
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