It was a historic day for wrestling in New York State on Thursday, as the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), the high school state association for New York, hosted its first official state wrestling championships for girls at the MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y.
MVP Arena is the same venue which has hosted the boys state championships since 2005. The boys state tournament followed immediately there on Friday and Saturday.
What made the competition even more historic is that New York decided last year that it would use international freestyle wrestling rules for its official girls wrestling program. Freestyle is the style which is used in women’s college wrestling (including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA). This decision will give New York girls an advantage as they move on to the college level and beyond.
Just like boys wrestling in the state, the girls who competed in the state championships this year qualified through 11 member Sections and represented both their Section and their high school at the event.
There were 212 athletes competing in one division and 13 weight classes. Brackets included 16 girls per weight class with the top six finishers being recognized on the podium following the finals.
New York girls are already recognized nationally for their excellence in wrestling, and there were nine nationally ranked athletes entered in the tournament this year.
Nationally ranked wrestlers who won New York state titles this year were Charlie Wylie of Port Jervis (107), Haley Gonzales of Hicksville (120), Juliana Hernandez of Rocky Point (126), Ava Guilmette of Shenendahowa (145), Michaela Thomas of Iroquois (165) and Peyton Mullin of Dundee (235).
At 185 pounds, Emily Rodriguez of Nyack defeated nationally ranked No. 13 Brynn Shepardson of Little Falls High School by pin in 4:41.
Bellport High School, from Section 11, had the most points among teams with 85.5 points, led by four individual state place winners.
There was great balance in the tournament, as no team had more than one champion. Section 2 had the most individual champions with three, Guilmette plus Mia Collins of Burnt Hills-Scotia-Ballston Spa (132) and Isabella Satalino of Columbia (138).
Other New York state champions crowned in Albany were Samantha Massey of Mount Markham (94), Laila Builes of Port Chester (100), Teegan Sibble of Bolivar-Richburg (114) and Victoria Alvarado of Warwick Valley (152).
Congratulations to all of the girls who competed in the historic New York State Championships, and we look forward to continued growth for girls wrestling in the state moving forward.
NYSPHSAA New York State Girls Wrestling Championships
At Albany, N.Y., Feb. 27
94
1st - Samantha Massey (Mount Markham-3) won by tech fall over Julia Duro (Shaker-2) (TF 10-0)
3rd - Aislin Kellner (Arlington-1) won by decision over Olivia Anello (Bellport-11) (Dec 12-8)
5th - Tatiana Alexander (Eastchester-1) won by decision over Fern Jewett (General Brown-3) (Dec 8-4)
100
1st - Laila Builes (Port Chester-1) won by tech fall over Jasmine Brucato (Alexander-5) (TF 17-6)
3rd - Bianca Awerman (Town of Huntington-11) won by tech fall over Zoey Jewett (General Brown-3) (TF 10-0)
5th - Cadence Guy (Walton/Delhi-4) won by tech fall over Gabriella Gelnett (Lockport-6) (TF 10-0)
107
1st - Charlie Wylie (Port Jervis-9) won by tech fall over Gianna Cruz (Ursuline-1) (TF 15-4)
3rd - Lexus Bonnie (Phoenix-3) won by tech fall over Katie Porcelli (Bay Shore Girls-11) (TF 11-0)
5th - Carlye Ana Boenau (La Salle-2) won by fall over Emma Greene (Niagara Wheatfield-6) (Fall 1:59)
114
1st - Teegan Sibble (Bolivar-Richburg-5) won by fall over Gabrielle Severin (Bethpage-8) (Fall 1:11)
3rd - Sonia Munetz (Phoenix-3) won by tech fall over Gabriella Barone (Niagara Wheatfield-6) (TF 18-6)
5th - Mia Severino (Copiague-11) won by injury default over Isabella Phelps (HBGSU-4) (Inj. 1:05)
120
1st - Haley Gonzales (Hicksville-8) won by fall over Lilly Blenk (Rocky Point Girls-11) (Fall 5:45)
3rd - Makenzie Harbour (Shenendehowa-2) won by fall over Tayah Beach (SVEC-4) (Fall 0:32)
5th - Maia DeLaCruz (Shaker-2) won by tech fall over Savannah Tittleback (Saugerties-9) (TF 11-0)
126
1st - Julianna Hernandez (Rocky Point Girls-11) won by tech fall over Sara Pauls (Minisink Valley-9) (TF 18-6)
3rd - Carmen Bishop (Groton-4) won by decision over Caitlin Maragioglio (Bellport-11) (Dec 20-18)
5th - Riley Butler (West Genesee-3) won by decision over Alivia Cartwright (Keshequa-5) (Dec 8-3)
132
1st - Mia Collins (Burnt Hills-Scotia-Ballston Spa-2) won by decision over Taylor Aiello (Town of Huntington-11) (Dec 8-0)
3rd - Noli Paddock (Chautauqua Lake-6) won by tech fall over Jada Lee (Monroe Woodbury-9) (TF 11-1)
5th - Sofia Guadagna (Sweet Home-6) won by fall over Brielle Nels (Homer-3) (Fall 1:47)
138
1st - Isabella Satalino (Columbia-2) won by tech fall over Delaney Dixon (Windsor-4) (TF 10-0)
3rd - Vivienne Myers (Cairo Durham-2) won by decision over Brooke-Lynn Murray (Bay Shore Girls-11) (Dec 8-6)
5th - Gracie Newman (Homer-3) won by forfeit over Talulah Williams-Johnson (East Rochester-5) (FF)
145
1st - Ava Guilmette (Shenendehowa-2) won by fall over Jaida Macaluso (Minisink Valley-9) (Fall 0:35)
3rd - Ella Gregg (Niskayuna-Schenectady-2) won by fall over Avery White (Frontier-6) (Fall 2:28)
5th - Veronica Sky Williams (Bellport-11) won by fall over Gabriella Schectman (MacArthur-8) (Fall 1:55)
152
1st - Victoria Alvarado (Warwick Valley-9) won by fall over Aaliyah Morrow (Bellport-11) (Fall 2:04)
3rd - Keishara Tulloch (Uniondale-8) won by decision over Kiara Richard (Shaker-2) (Dec 10-8)
5th - Gabriella Gonzales (Phoenix-3) won by tech fall over Lily Karn (Oxford-Greene-4) (TF 10-0)
165
1st - Michaela Thomas (Iroquois-6) won by decision over Teagan McGuinness (Union-Endicott-4) (Dec 11-6)
3rd - Mikaela Tepley (Town of Huntington-11) won by decision over Esmerelda Braman (Hadley Luzerne-2) (Dec 14-13)
5th - Arica Pearson-Leary (Valley Central-9) won by fall over Lauren Winfield (Springville-6) (Fall 1:54)
185
1st - Emily Rodriguez (Nyack-1) won by fall over Brynn Shepardson (Little Falls-3) (Fall 4:41)
3rd - Kyra Bryant (Binghamton - Seton CC-4) won by decision over Delina Gritz (Putnam Valley-1) (Dec 8-4)
5th - Emily Dudar (Shaker-2) won by tech fall over Marissa Crofoot (Fulton-3) (TF 12-0)
235
1st - Peyton Mullin (Dundee-5) won by fall over Mia Flores (MacArthur-8) (Fall 0:25)
3rd - Naomi Gonzalez (Valley Stream North-8) won by tech fall over Ava Gregg (Shaker-2) (TF 11-1)
5th - Khamya`J Maxwell (Lockport-6) won by fall over Jaslieen Salgado (Dunkirk-6) (Fall 1:26)
High School Team Standings
1 Bellport-11, 85.5
2 Shaker-2, 80.0
3 Town of Huntington-11, 69.0
4 Shenendehowa-2, 66.5
5 Phoenix-3, 60.5
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