Indian Hills repeats as NJCAA Women’s Invitational champion with two titlists

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Indian Hills CC, led by two champions and 16 All-Americans, repeated as team champions at the NAIA Women’s National Invitational on Saturday.

Claiming national titles for Indian Hills were Genesis Gilmore of Indian Hills (155) and Eliana Bommarito (235). Bommarito repeated as national champion.

In the finals, Gilmore knocked off 2023 nationals champion Ferny Hernandez of Iowa Western by technical fall, 14-4 at 155 pounds. Bommarito pinned Indian Hills teammate Karla Padilla Zepeda in 1:29 in the finals.

Indian Hills won the title with 307.5 points, with Iowa Central in second with 237 points and Umpqua in third with 204.5 points.

Repeating as NJCAA individual national champions were Alexis Miller of Carl Albert (109) and Victoriana Kim of Southwestern Oregon (123)

Besides Gilmore, two of the other champions defeated 2023 NAIA national champions in the finals to claim their first title.

Calli Connally of Carl Albert State won a 3-3 criteria decision over 2023 national champion Dutchess King of Indian Hills at 101.

Flavia Nagatani of Iowa Western powered to a 12-1 technical fall over 2023 national champion Shammilka Miranda Diaz of Indian Hills at 116 pounds.

Winning the first NJCAA Women’s Invitational title their school history was Corrie Williams of Snow (136) and Eve Herlyn of Southeast (143). Williams scored a 13-3 technical fall over Malia Kehne of Carl Albert State, while Herlyn stopped Abigail Trayhorn of Snow, 14-8.

Other individual champions were Zainab Ibrahim of Umpqua (130), Briana Araujo Batista of Iowa Central (170) and Taylor Knox of Southwestern Oregon (191)

NJCAA WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATIONAL

at Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 1-2

101

1st Calli Connally (Carl Albert State) dec. Dutchess King (Indian Hills), 3-3

3rd Mia Siqueiros (Iowa Western) tech fall Emma Lewis (Iowa Central), 18-7 5:47

5th Jennifer Thomas (Snow) tech fall Adelina Valencia (Southwestern Oregon), 12-2 1:50

109

1st Alexis Miller (Carl Albert State) pin  Javanica Mickens (Indian Hills), 0:36

3rd Madison Leverknight (Indian Hills) tech fall Dianna Pineda (Iowa Central), 12-1 3:45

5th Rachel Jones (Snow) tech fall Nadiya Trujillo (Trinidad ), 15-4 2:23

116

1st Flavia Nagatani (Iowa Western) tech fall Shammilka Miranda Diaz (Indian Hills), 12-1 5:47

3rd Rodiat Adeduntan (Iowa Central) pin Samantha Dimilia (Nassau), 0:45

5th Taryn Evans (Umpqua) pin Abigail Butts (Carl Albert State), 1:36

123

1st Victoriana Kim (Southwestern Oregon) dec. Angelica Vicente Gonzalez (Indian Hills), 13-4

3rd Kailyn Younger (Iowa Central) dec. Aniyah Dinwiddie (Iowa Central), 6-1

5th Valentina Martinez (Snow) pin Madelyn Plotz (Iowa Western), 4:26

130

1st Zainab Ibrahim (Umpqua) tech fall Bronwyn Brenneman (Iowa Central), 10-0 1:31

3rd Talia Lee (Southeast) pin Sophie Barnes (Iowa Western), 2:30

5th Amaria Ridgner (Indian Hills) pin Ruth Jimenez Batista (Indian Hills), 1:28

136

1st Corrie Williams (Snow) tech fall Malia Kehne (Carl Albert State), 13-3 4:08

3rd Alexis Ross (Iowa Central) dec. Annabel Garcia (Umpqua), 8-4

5th Eden Smith (Indian Hills) forfeit Tarnpreet Saroya (Umpqua)

143

1st Eve Herlyn (Southeast) dec. Abigail Trayhorn (Snow), 14-8

3rd Kammie Schanz (Iowa Central) dec. Nevaeh Leonard (Southeast), 7-6

5th Tarleen Saroya (Umpqua) pin Kylie Hulse (Carl Albert State), 2:10

155

1st Genesis Gilmore (Indian Hills) tech fall Ferny Hernandez (Iowa Western), 14-4 5:15

3rd Jazmine Garcia (Indian Hills) dec. Jennifer De la torre (Umpqua), 8-6

5th Angella Van valkenburg (Snow) forfeit Aliana Barnoski (Carl Albert State), 0-0

170

1st Briana Araujo Batista (Iowa Central) tech fall Destiny Ware (Umpqua), 12-0 1:02

3rd Zoey Smalley (Umpqua) tech fall Yaracely Saenz (Indian Hills), 12-0 2:56

5th Jocelyn Ambriz (Southeast) pin Hannah Broderick (Snow), 0:20

191

1st Taylor Knox (Southwestern Oregon) dec. Isabella Canada (Iowa Central), 7-2

3rd Norma Alejandro (Indian Hills) pin Destinee Harris (Umpqua), 4:23

5th Tiffany White (Indian Hills) pin Kharisma Graham (Indian Hills), 4-0 0:54

235

1st Eliana Bommarito (Indian Hills) pin Karla Padilla Zepeda (Indian Hills), 1:29

3rd Kiara Boldridge (Southeast) pin Alaina Jackson (Iowa Western), 3-0 1:21

5th Faith Wooley (Umpqua) pin Breanna Salgado (Iowa Western), 4-0 0:43

Women’s Team Standings

1             Indian Hills          307.5    

2             Iowa Central        237

3             Umpqua 204.5    

4             Iowa Western      149.5    

5             Carl Albert State 137       

6             Snow     124.5    

7             Southeast             115       

8             Southwestern Oregon        71.5      

9             Morton  24.5      

10           Niacc     19.5