Women’s College Opens this past weekend: Warrior Open, Menlo Open

Esther Walker (Midland) runs an arm bar. Photo courtesy of Midland Athletics.

Each week as appropriate, USA Wrestling will post the results from women’s college open tournaments from the weekend. Here is this week’s report, with the Warrior Open in Nebraska and the Menlo Open in California.

WARRIOR OPEN
at Fremont, Neb., February 12

Notes: Hosted by No. 17 NAIA Midland, more than 20 college teams came together, mostly from the NAIA but with some NJCAA and club teams. NAIA No. 16 Hastings had the most individual champions with four: Larissa Kaz (123), Tabitha Wood (136), Kaydince Turner (143) and Taylor Rickley (170). The other six champions came from six separate teams. Host Midland had the 101-pound champion, Esther Walker. Also winning were Emma Cochran of NAIA No. 2 Grand View (109), Josie Bartishofski of NAIA Jamestown (116), Sophia Smith of NAIA No. 19 Oklahoma City (130), Kaylynn Albrecht of NAIA No. 18 Baker (155) and Kelani Corbett of NAIA No. 12 Missouri Valley (191). Corbett is currently ranked No. 1 in the NAIA.

101
1st Place Match - Esther Walker (Midland University) won by decision over Jasmine Alexander (Grand View) (Dec 10-8)
3rd Place Match - Alaina Sunlin (Iowa Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Tracey Kessler (Missouri Valley College) (TF 12-0)

109
1st Place Match - Emma Cochran (Grand View) won by decision over Chloe Krebsbach (Grand View) (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Faith Cole (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Eva Diaz (Grand View) (Fall 1:29)

116
1st Place Match - Josie Bartishofski (University of Jamestown) won by decision over Hannah Hall (UnAttached) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match - Kylie Robledo (Baker University) won by fall over Iby Garcia (Oklahoma City University) (Fall 0:41)

123
1st Place Match - Larissa Kaz (Hastings) won by fall over Maya Davis (Grand View) (Fall 2:05)
3rd Place Match - Victoria Perales (Grand View) won by decision over Zoi Smith (Iowa Wesleyan) (Dec 14-6)

130
1st Place Match - Sophia Smith (Oklahoma City University) won by decision over Emily Paulino (Midland University) (Dec 2-0)
3rd Place Match - Nichole Moore (UnAttached) won by tech fall over Isabella Gonzalez (Grand View) (TF 12-2)

136
1st Place Match - Tabitha Wood (Hastings) won by fall over Ashlee Palimo'o (Midland University) (Fall 5:32)
3rd Place Match - Princess Altsisi (Iowa Central Community College) won by fall over Mariam Shariq (Baker University) (Fall 1:31)

143
1st Place Match - Kaydince Turner (Hastings) won by tech fall over Lisa Hoeflich (Hastings) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Isabelle Hawley (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Samantha Segura-Veliz (Midland University) (Fall 2:35)

155
1st Place Match - Kaylynn Albrecht (Baker University) won by tech fall over Mahealani Ramirez (Grand View) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Aspen Barber (Army (WCAP)) won by tech fall over Pyage Fuller (William Penn) (TF 10-0)

170
1st Place Match - Taylor Rickley (Hastings) won by fall over Larissa Gallo (Iowa Western Community College) (Fall 0:28)
3rd Place Match - Briana Araujo Batista (Iowa Central Community College) won by fall over Jericka Renner (Missouri Valley College) (Fall 2:44)

191
1st Place Match - Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley College) won by tech fall over Eseta Sepeni (Oklahoma City University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Yarissa Gallo (Iowa Western Community College) won by decision over Marissa Patterson (Unattached) (Dec 4-0)

MENLO OPEN
at Atherton, Calif., Feb. 12

Notes: Hosted at NAIA No. 4 Menlo College, teams came from the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and club programs. NCAA No. 6 Simon Fraser led with four individual champions: Maddie Mackenzie (109), Victoria Seal (116), Jade Trolland (136) and Emily Cue (170). Host Menlo Colege had three outright champions in Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (101), Shannon Workinger (155) and Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (191). At 130 pounds, Menlo teammates Stephanie Chavez and Louisa Schwab made the finals and chose to take a double forfeit. The champion at 143 was Aine Drury of CCCAA Cerritos College. Unattached Ella Jauregui of California was the champion at 123.

101
1st Place - Kayla Mckinley-Johnson of Menlo College
2nd Place - Angelique Cervantes of Menlo College
3rd Place - Tianna Fernandez of Menlo College
4th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached
4th Place - Jessica Hong of Cerritos College
Angelique Cervantes (Menlo College) won by decision over Tianna Fernandez (Menlo College) (Dec 6-2)
Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (Menlo College) won by fall over Jessica Hong (Cerritos College) (Fall 1:52)
Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (Menlo College) won by tech fall over Angelique Cervantes (Menlo College) (TF 10-0)
Tianna Fernandez (Menlo College) won by fall over Jessica Hong (Cerritos College) (Fall 1:47)
Angelique Cervantes (Menlo College) won by fall over Jessica Hong (Cerritos College) (Fall 0:47)
Tianna Fernandez (Menlo College) and Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (Menlo College) (DFF)

109
1st Place Match - Maddie Mackenzie (Simon Fraser University) won by tech fall over Golrokh Nouri (Simon Fraser University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Barbara Greenberg (Menlo College) won by decision over Lucy Guadarrama (Cerritos College) (Dec 7-4)

116
1st Place Match - Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser University) won by tech fall over Marissa Ritchie (Vanguard) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo College) won by decision over Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser University) (Dec 6-4)

123
1st Place Match - Ella Jauregui (Unattached) won by decision over Alana Vivas (Menlo College) (Dec 3-3)
3rd Place Match - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser University) won by fall over Haley Narahara (Menlo College) (Fall 1:35)

130
1st Place Match - Stephanie Chavez (Menlo College) and Louisa Schwab (Menlo College) (DFF)
3rd Place Match - Zainab Ibrahim (Umpqua Community College) won by fall over MAria Lopez (Unattached) (Fall 0:45)

136
1st Place Match - Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser University) won by tech fall over Anya Rodriguez (Palomar College) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Annabel Garcia (Umpqua Community College) won by tech fall over Anna Rodriguez (Big Bend CC Men`s and Women`s) (TF 13-0)

143
1st Place Match - Aine Drury (Cerritos College) won by fall over Desiree Jones (Menlo College) (Fall 2:06)
3rd Place Match - Danielle Rond (Greys Harbor College) won by decision over Daniela Romo (Menlo College) (Dec 4-4)

155
1st Place Match - Shannon Workinger (Menlo College) won by tech fall over Reyna Montenegro (Vanguard) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Destinee Harris (Umpqua Community College) won by tech fall over Leilani Freizer (SRJC) (TF 10-0)

170
1st Place Match - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser University) won by decision over Nile Jernigan (Cerritos College) (Dec 9-0)
3rd Place Match - Sierra Mefford (Palomar College) won by tech fall over Lily El-Masri (Vanguard) (TF 10-0)

191
1st Place - Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson of Menlo College
2nd Place - Katja Osteen of Simon Fraser University
3rd Place - Julia Richey of Unattached
4th Place - Neila Fritts of Menlo College
5th Place - Isabella Pacheco of Cerritos College
Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser University) won by decision over Julia Richey (Unattached) (Dec 2-1)
Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo College) won by fall over Neila Fritts (Menlo College) (Fall 2:41)
Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo College) won by tech fall over Isabella Pacheco (Cerritos College) (TF 10-0)
Julia Richey (Unattached) won by tech fall over Neila Fritts (Menlo College) (TF 11-0)
Neila Fritts (Menlo College) won by fall over Isabella Pacheco (Cerritos College) (Fall 1:47)
Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo College) won by decision over Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser University) (Dec 5-0)
Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser University) won by tech fall over Isabella Pacheco (Cerritos College) (TF 10-0)
Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (Menlo College) won by decision over Julia Richey (Unattached) (Dec 5-0)
Julia Richey (Unattached) won by fall over Isabella Pacheco (Cerritos College) (Fall 0:46)
Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser University) won by decision over Neila Fritts (Menlo College) (Dec 6-4)