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Melanie Barcenas: U.S. Soccer’s Rising Star

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By Mia Newman | Girl’s Soccer Network

Growing Up

Barcenas grew up in San Diego, California, playing for San Diego Surf since U-7’s. At nine, she was on the cover of TIME Magazine, featuring an article about youth sports. She played club soccer in the ECNL until her high school years when she shocked the soccer community by signing a contract with the San Diego Wave.

Professional Career

What was especially unique about her decision to go pro was her age. At 15 years old, Barcenas was the youngest player ever to sign professionally. Following Olivia Moultrie’s precedent, Barcenas did so through the NWSL U-18 Mechanism that allows players under 18 to play professionally given certain qualifications. During this time, Barcenas additionally signed an NIL deal with Nike.

Across the 2023 regular season and Challenge Cup, Melanie Barcenas appeared in twelve matches with the San Diego Wave, where she made two starts and assisted one goal. She is a standout player who can keep composure on the ball when the pressure is high and find her way out of difficult scenarios. Additionally, her ball distribution is super accurate, and her shots have proven dangerous on goal, recording eight shots on target.

U.S. Youth National Team

Barcenas has played as a forward for both Mexico and the United States youth national teams. In 2022, Barcenas attended a training camp for the Mexico U-17 national team. She has made 11 appearances with the USYNT and has recently been a part of the U-17 CONCACAF roster, where the team won the championship. Barcenas scored a goal against Canada in the group stage.

Melanie Barcenas has a promising future with the USYNT and San Diego Wave, as she will be playing with them for the next three years per her contract. As the off-season has ended and training has recently begun, we are excited to see Melanie Barcenas’ second season as a professional player.

RM Girls Wrestling Team takes 2nd in the 61st Annual MCPS Wrestling Tournament

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Sid Caesar | AGSA

President’s Day 2024 became a historic day for Girls Wrestling at Richard Montgomery High School, as the RM Girls Wrestling Team battled in the snowstorm-delayed 61st Annual Montgomery County Wrestling Tournament.

Using the power of 3 County Champions and 2 more finalists, the RM Girls Wrestling Team earned 2nd place in the MCPS County Wrestling tournament, which features wrestlers from the 26 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) High Schools.

Led by RM Wrestling Captain Junior Cielo Prieto, the RM Girls Wrestling Team battled the best girls wrestlers in Montgomery County. Prieto was victorious by pin in the Finals. By winning another MCPS championship, Prieto is the first girls wrestler in MCPS history to be a two-time MCPS wrestling champion. Prieto was a regional champion last year, while also placing 6th in the State meet. This season, Prieto earned two other wrestling tournament championships, one at the Vic Blue tournament in Virginia this past December and the other at the Davison Invitational Tournament, in Randallstown, MD in January.

Freshman wrestler Estrella Edwards captured her first MCPS Championship, after bringing home two other championships during the regular season. Estrella was the champion at the Vic Blue and Davison tournaments this season.

Rounding out the RM Wrestling trifecta, Sophomore Emma Higgs earned valuable team points for RM, taking her first-ever MCPS Championship. She is a first-year wrestler who enjoys the friendships that she has made this season with other new girls wrestlers from numerous teams throughout the area. Emma placed 2nd at the Davison Tournament.

Junior Julianna Wong and Senior Rabia Sall were extremely successful on President’s Day, both earning 2nd place in the MCPS Girls Wrestling tournament. Wong was a champion at the Davison tournament.

All five RM wrestlers have earned their next spots in the State wrestling series, traveling to the MPSSAA 3A/4A Regional tournament at Aberdeen High School on February 23 and 24, 2024. The top three wrestlers in each weight class from the regional tournament move on to the State Tournament.

Already A State Champion, Arelle Middleton Has Her Sights Set On Paralympic Glory

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by Lela Moore | usparatf

Arelle Middleton knew her throw of 12.02 meters was good enough for a California state title in the shot put last May.

What the Los Osos High School freshman did not know at the time was that the mark would have won her a gold medal in the women’s F64 classification at the Para track and field world championships later that summer.

Middleton found that out in December when U.S. Paralympics Track & Field named her its High School Female Field Athlete of the Year. The 15-year-old received one of the top honors among 44 athletes who made the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School All-American list.

“It was a pretty big deal to me,” Middleton said. “To get recognized for all the work, to see that other people think I’m a good thrower.”

Sandra Van Embricqs, Middleton’s mother, said that the recognition was “totally unexpected” and a “nice surprise” after watching her daughter’s talent for throwing develop over the years.

Van Embricqs, a high school basketball coach and French teacher at Chino High School in California, has always encouraged Middleton to compete in sports.

In 2019 and 2020, Middleton won Southern California sectional matches in wheelchair tennis, and she now competes at a high level in both track and wheelchair basketball.

Currently, Van Embricqs drives Middleton, now a sophomore at Los Osos, an hour each way to wheelchair basketball practice twice a week, before or after school. Van Embricqs said she is relieved now that her daughter can train for track and field at her high school. Middleton did not participate in indoor track this season but is preparing for her outdoor season this spring.

Middleton’s left leg is about six inches shorter than her right, and her left hip is also underdeveloped, because of a congenital femoral deficiency. Officially classified as F44, she would have competed in F64 at the world championships as F44 was not on the program for shot put.

While Middleton has competed in Para track and field meets like the Angel City Games, where she first realized her throwing talents, Van Embriqcs encouraged her to try out for her high school track and field team and to compete against able-bodied athletes in the sport.

“As a mom, as a coach, I’ve just been watching it in awe because I knew what she could do in the Para world,” Van Embriqcs said.

Middleton has participated in Para track and field clinics since age 12 and, more often than not, she wound up at the top of the podium at those competitions.

“But to see her compete against able-bodied people in the way that she has this past year, that’s been pretty amazing,” Van Embriqcs said.  

While Middleton thrives in both the discus and the shot out, she prefers the shot put because it requires less footwork, which is more complex for her because of her shorter left leg.

Van Embriqcs termed Middleton’s success in track and field as “icing on the cake” for her daughter.

“Having a disability and always having people look at you as ‘less than’ or ‘less capable than,’ and then to have her beat them out as a freshman, that was amazing,” Van Embriqcs said.  

Middleton’s teammates, as well as her high school coaches and athletic director, have embraced her.

“I’m really happy for that, because not everybody has that experience,” Van Embriqcs said.

“The older you get, the less people really care about it,” Middleton added.

Set to graduate in 2026, Middleton aspires to compete in college and beyond in both wheelchair basketball and track and field. Right now, though, she said mostly basketball programs have been approaching her. Some programs will allow her to do both sports, and she believes that the cross-training will benefit her performance in each one.

Before Middleton even considers college offers, there’s a gigantic athletic opportunity in the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 this August. The prospect of competing on the world’s largest stage would be enticing no matter what, but Middleton has family in Europe who would provide a large cheering section for her if she qualified for the Games.

Both mother and daughter are learning the ropes of the Paralympic qualification process as they go.

“There’s a lot to learn,” Van Embriqcs said. “(But) I’m excited for Arelle. Her future looks bright, and I think 2024 is going to be an exciting year.”

2023-24 high school individual state champions list, as of January 15, adding in Indiana girls champs

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Gary Abbot | USA Wrestling

Once again, USA Wrestling will publish regular updates on the 2023-24 state high school champions for both boys and girls.

Winning a state high school title is an amazing achievement for a high school student-athlete. We will post the champions from official state high school championships for boys, as well as the girls who have won official state high school titles, as well as the recognized state competitions which are not run by their state high school association. We will also post the team champions at the state level as available. As available, we will include the state champion’s year in school and final record.

This week, we add the Indiana girls state champions, who competed in Kokomo this past week. New Haven, led by state champions Julianna Ocampo (110) and Ysabelle Ocampo (115) won the team title.

Below are the girls state champions from Alaska. State champions will be updated on a weekly basis until the state championship season has been completed in mid-March.

Indiana State Championships

at Kokomo, IN. January 13

100 – Kendall Moe (Hamilton Heights) 27-3, So.

105 – Heather Crull (Northeastern) 22-0, Jr.

110 – Julianna Ocampo (New Haven) 22-1, Jr.

115 – Ysabelle Ocampo (New Haven) 25-2, Fr.

120 – Sophia Buechner (Terre Haute North Vigo) 20-3, Sr

125 – Rose Kaplan (West Lafayette) 24-5, Sr.

130 – Kyra Tomlinson (Noblesville) 22-1, Sr.

135 – Maddie Marsh (Pendleton Heights) 14-0, Fr.

140 – Aleksandra Bastaic (Highland) 16-6, So.

145 – Elly Janovsky (Lake Central) 34-0, Sr.

155 – Mallory Winner (Jay County) 26-0, Jr.

170 – AvaLyn Mosconi (Southport) 26-0, Jr.

190 – Jaiah Oneal (Brownsburg) 23-8, Sr.

235 – Varzidy Batchelor (Northview) 26-1, Sr.

Team Champion – New Haven

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS (in alphabetical order)

Alaska State Championships

At Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 15-16

Div. I Boys

103 – Noah Justice (Colony) 34-5, Fr.

112 – Lincoln Werner (Student Wrestling Development Program) 34-4, Fr.

119 – Anan Siackhasone (South Anchorage) 36-4, Sr.

125 – Jacob Strausbaugh (Soldotna) 37-1, Jr.

130 – Deshawn Barbee (East Anchorage) 23-1, Sr.

135 – Matthew Mitchell (Colony) 26-1, Sr.

140 – Kenton Cooke (East Anchorage) 26-0, Sr.

145 – Cody Vansiegman (Palmer) 26-5, Sr.

152 – Trevor Michael (Soldotna) 23-3, Jr.

160 – Aaron Concepcion (South Anchorage) 27-0, Sr.

171 – Roth Powers (South Anchorage) 42-1, Sr.

189 – Kaelan Vesel (Palmer) 28-3, Jr.

215 – Spencer Johnson (Chugiak) 31-2, Sr.

285 – Arnold Baffour (Service) 16-4, Sr.

Team champion – South Anchorage

Div. II Boys

103 – Tommy Jarnig (Seward) 30-4, Jr.

112 – Ridge Conant (Seward) 30-8, Fr.

119 – Dylan McCambly (Dillingham) 14-2, Jr.

125 – Daylon Brown (Quinhagak) 18-4, Sr.

130 – Hunter Forshee-Kurtz (Seward) 37-5, Jr.

135 – Paul Dyment (Bethel) 25-9, Sr.

140 – Daniel Steffensen (Kenai Central) 31-3,

145 – Myles Campbell (Redington) 33-6, Sr.

152 – Keegan Hanson (Wrangell) 29-1, Sr.

160 – Dalton Henry (Haines) 21-3, Jr.

171 – Richard Didrickson (Mt. Edgecumbe) 18-2, Jr.

189 – Bryant Holloway (Craig) 24-0, Sr

215 – Aiden Ojala (Sitka) 23-5, Sr.

285 – Uatahouse Tuifua (Barrow) 21-0, Sr.

Team champions – Seward

Girls

100 – Jessica LeClair (Soldotna) 28-2, Jr.

107 – Valarie McAnelly (Soldotna) 30-6, Fr.

114 – Megan Spencer (Lathrop) 21-2, Sr.

120 – Rowan Peck (Soldotna) 34-8, Fr.

126 – Saoirse Cook (Homer) 27-1, So.

132 – Kaytlin McAnelly (Soldotna) 42-5, Sr.

138 – Daisy Hannevold (Soldotna) 37-3, Jr.

145 – Amelia Fawcett (Colony) 29-0, Jr.

152 – Jahzara O`Neil (Dimond) 4-0, Sr.

165 – Jessailah Thammavongsa (South Anchorage) 24-0, Jr.

185 – Roane Cook (Homer) 27-1, Sr.

235 – Manusiu Muti (Barrow) 17-0, Sr.

Team champions – Soldotna

Rutgers Women’s Basketball lands 2024 Five-Star G Kiyomi McMiller

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Alec Crouthamel • TheKnightReport

In the wake of facing off against star Caitlin Clark, the Rutgers women’s basketball team landed another star in the form of a verbal commitment from five-star guard Kiyomi McMiller, who joins signee Zachara Perkins in the team’s 2024 recruiting class.

McMiller, who is in her second season playing at the Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey, chose the Scarlet Knights over the likes of Ole Miss, Florida State, and Temple.

The 5-foot-9 point guard is currently ranked 22nd in the country according to espnW’s recruiting rankings.

On the court, McMiller is at her best with the ball in her hands as a scoring guard. She has great speed with the ball and elite handles to get past defenders and find an open look, even drawing (lofty) comparisons to former NBA star Jamal Crawford with her ability to dribble in space with the ball. Appropriately nicknamed “The Product”, arguably McMiller’s best trait is her creativity on the court, with or without the ball.

“I’m inspired by both of my parents,” she told Business of College Sports. “I get my creativity from my dad and my grandmother, which carries over to my dribbling. I’m always in the gym with my mom and dad working on my game.”

She’ll join a stacked guard room with youth and experience mixed in at Rutgers, with contributors such as Kaylene Smikle, Mya Petticord, Lisa Thompson, and Jillian Huerter. Head coach Coquese Washington, formerly a guard herself in college and in the WNBA, is putting together a room of guards that can attack off the perimeter to either set up teammates or take it themselves for the score.

Similarly, off the court, McMiller has also become a trailblazer. Back in February, she became the first high school athlete to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal with the iconic Jordan Brand. Bringing that brand recognition to Piscataway will put more eyes on the program, and Rutgers as a whole.

The Silver Spring, Maryland native grew up in a basketball family, as both of her parents coached at nearby Montgomery College. Her father, Mike, also joined on at Life Center Academy as an assistant coach.

“It’s a dream come true being with the brand that stands for the same passion that I have for the game,” she said. “I look forward to encouraging basketball players to use their creativity and platform to define their purpose.”

McMiller and Perkins currently make up the program’s 2024 class, but Washington and the staff may not be done yet. Fellow five-star guard Mikayla Blakes, ranked tenth in the class, also has Rutgers among her finalists. There’s plenty of familiarity with the program, as Blakes attends Rutgers Prep in Somerset, and current Scarlet Knight Antonia Bates played for the Argonauts out of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Both Blakes and McMiller were listed as two of the top scorers in the class by espnW, and adding both players would bring a lot of attention and hype to a Scarlet Knights program looking to get back on track in the Big Ten.

Rutgers women’s basketball lands a 5-star recruit in Kiyomi McMiller

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By Kristian Dyer via Rutgers Wire

Kiyomi McMiller committed to Rutgers women’s basketball on Saturday afternoon, giving the Scarlet Knights the highest-ranked recruit since head coach Coquese Washington took over the program.

A five-star guard, McMiller is ranked the No. 22 player in the nation by ESPNW. She is a part of the 2024 recruiting class.

McMiller plays for Life Center Academy (Burlington, New Jersey). Through 11 games this season, she is averaging 29.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Playing a strong schedule both nationally and in-state, Life Center is currently 5-7 on the season.

She is the second-highest-ranked recruit in the nation in the 2024 class behind five-star guard behind Mikayala Blakes. ESPNW ranks Blakes as the ninth-best recruit in the nation.

For Washington, this is a huge recruiting win for her and the program. Landing a top-tier in-state target who is ranked among the best players in the nation is certainly an important building block for the Scarlet Knights

Carey, Frech, Middleton Earn Top Honors as 2023 High School All-Americans Named

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BY KRISTEN GOWDY | usparatf

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – Forty high school athletes have been named to the prestigious 2023 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School All-American list, the organization announced today. The list recognizes the top high school track and field athletes who have a Paralympic-eligible impairment based on their performances in the 2023 season. This is the 13th group of athletes to have been awarded the honor.

Headlining the 2023 roster are Annie Carey (Boise, Idaho), Ezra Frech (Los Angeles, California) and Arelle Middleton (Rancho Cucamonga, California), who were named U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School Athletes of the Year. The selection criteria looked at the top athlete performances in each event in 2023 as compared against the “A” standard for the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Team. Athletes who competed in high school track and field during the 2022-2023 school year were eligible.

“This was an unprecedented year in terms of success for our younger athletes,” Sherrice Fox, Director, U.S. Paralympics Track & Field, said. “On this list, we have athletes who medaled at world championships and the Parapan American Games, as well as athletes who are brand new to us, which is so exciting and speaks to the future of our sport as we build toward Paris 2024 next year and beyond.”

Earning his third consecutive athlete of the year honors is Frech, whose stellar showing in both track and field events this year cemented the top spot on both the men’s track and men’s field ranking lists. Frech has twice previously been named Male Field Athlete of the Year, and it’s the senior’s first career Male Track Athlete of the Year nod.

Frech’s world record in the men’s high jump T63 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships set the tone for a momentous season for the 18-year-old and earned him the title of Male Field Athlete of the Year. It was the 2020 Paralympian’s first career world championship title, and he followed that with a strong 100-meter mark that put him at the top of the high school rankings on the track side.

Carey, meanwhile, nabbed three bronze medals at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, as part of her campaign for Female Track Athlete of the Year. A freshman this season at Mount St. Mary’s University, Carey’s qualifying marks ­– in the 100-meter, 200-meter and long jump – were earned while she was in high school during the 2022-2023 season. It is Carey’s second consecutive high school athlete of the year honors.

A newcomer to Para track and field, Middleton’s top mark of 12.02 meters in the women’s shot put at her high school state championships propelled the 15-year-old to her first career Female Field Athlete of the Year award. The mark would have won her the world championship gold medal in 2023.

The full list of this year’s High School All-Americans, in alphabetical order with qualifying events, can be found below.

For media requests and inquiries, please contact Kristen Gowdy at Kristen.Gowdy@usopc.org.

2023 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School All-Americans

Michael Allen (100-meter)

Andy Botkin (100-meter, 400-meter)

Aidan Cairns (400-meter)

Micah Campbell (100-meter, 400-meter)

Annie Carey (100-meter, 200-meter, Long Jump)

Chloe Chavez (100-meter, 200-meter, Long Jump, Shot Put)

Joshua Fields (100-meter, 400-meter, Long Jump)

Lauren Fields (100-meter, 800-meter)

Jeffrey Files (100-meter, 400-meter)

Skyler Fisher (800-meter)

Elizabeth Floch (100-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter)

Carson Fox (100-meter)

Ezra Frech (100-meter, Long Jump, High Jump)

Alaina Gott (100-meter)

Tyler Gunnarson (100-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter, 1500-meter, 5000-meter)

Madison Hahs (100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, Long Jump, Shot Put)

Samuel Haynes (100-meter, 400-meter)

Samantha Heyison (Shot Put, Discus)

Isabelle Hogness (100-meter, 400-meter)

Jian Jackson (100-meter, 400-meter)

Danielle Kanas (Shot Put)

Tayvion Lilly (100-meter, 200-meter)

Emily Lopez (200-meter, 400-meter, Long Jump)

Delmace Mayo (100-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter, 1500-meter)

Tucker McCrady (100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter)

Elicia Meairs (100-meter, 800-meter, Javelin)

Arelle Middleton (Shot Put, Discus)

Grant Pierce (100-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter, 1500-meter)

Gianni Quintero (100-meter, 400-meter)

Christian Ramirez (100-meter)

David Ramos (100-meter, 400-meter)

Matthew Reid (100-meter, 400-meter)

Janie Richardson (100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, Long Jump, Shot Put)

Jillian Romanyk (Shot Put)

Lily Rosenthal (100-meter, Long Jump)

Najee Smothers (100-meter)

Austin Spalla (100-meter, 200-meter)

Kira Stevens (100-meter, 200-meter)

Kaidhyn Stockdale (Discus)

Carlo Uglow (100-meter)

Elizabeth Wade (1500-meter)

Sam Winter (100-meter, 400-meter, Long Jump)

NOT DONE YET: TWHS’ Rayome primed for next challenge on the mat

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BY: Matthew Ogle | VYPE

Junior Riley Rayome is gradually becoming a staple in a long line of acclaimed athletes at The Woodlands.

After taking gold at the UIL State Tournament last Winter, Rayome has subsequently set the stage for this season with style. This past weekend – her birthday weekend, no less – she won the Preseason National Tournament for USA Wrestling (115 weight class), and became the first TWHS student to earn the title of Most Outstanding Wrestler at the tournament.

Despite the precedent she’s already established, Rayome remains determined.

“I try to stay humble and realize that there are still things that I can accomplish,” she said. “I try to look at it as if I’m not done yet. There will always be someone better than me, so I just need to keep going. Once I accomplish something I just try to set a higher goal, which means I can’t let off the gas.”

Given the presence she has on the mat, it comes as no surprise that this junior Highlander will be the wrestling team’s captain in the upcoming season – a role she doesn’t take lightly.

“The pressure is high, but I do enjoy it,” said Rayome. “There’s a lot that comes with being a potential role model and setting an example for the team, but that’s part of what makes it fun. I like being able to have that control, and being able to say ‘I’ve done these things, I’ve been places’.”

“It also helps me to improve my leadership skills. I just enjoy helping people see what this sport can bring them, in order to help them see out their own visions.”

Considering her father, Jeffery Rayome, is her wrestling coach at The Woodlands, it’s not hard to see where Riley got her dedication to the sport from – dating all the way back when she started in second grade.

Riley Rayome with her father, Coach Jeffery RayomePhoto provided by Riley Rayome

“He (Rayome’s father) is the reason I started wrestling,” she said. “I would watch his practices as a kid, and seeing his passion made me want to go into it. Now that he’s my high school coach, I love having him in my corner. It makes me feel like I have a lot of trust in my matches, because I know that I’ll have the best person possible backing me up.”

Rayome named Brian Keck Preseason Nationals girls high school Outstanding Wrestler during exciting finals

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BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING

Many of the nation’s best girls high school wrestlers came out to test themselves at the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals. While a number of weight classes were won by well-established national stars, some of the champions used this event to make a name for themselves.

The Outstanding Wrestler was Texas star Riley Rayome of JfloTrained, who defeated Kaura Coles of Montana, 11-4 in the 115-pound finals. Rayome broke open a competitive match with some great wrestling, especially on the mat. Rayome came into Des Moines with a No. 7 national ranking, while Coles was at No. 6. It was one of the most competitive weight classes in the tournament.

One of the top wrestlers in the field, No. 2 nationally ranked Eduarda Rodrigues of California, powered through her 155-pound bracket with pins in all five of her matches. She wrapped up the title with a fall over No. 19 Kaylee Davis of Prodigy Wrestling of Oklahoma in 2:56.

The 170-pound finals featured a pair of elite stars, with Iowan Naomi Simon of the Iowa City WC, ranked No. 2 at 170 pounds, against Illinois’ Valerie Hamilton of SOT-C, who is No. 1 at 135 pounds and jumped up for this event. Although Hamilton was able to turn Simon for back points, it was Simon who controlled most of the positions on the way to a 6-3 win.

While the tournament was loaded with nationally ranked high school girls, and most of the champions were high in the rankings, two of the individual champions came to Des Moines unranked, 130-pound winner Riley Hanrahan of Team Nazar Training Center in Wisconsin and 190-pound wrestler Libby Dix of Iowa.

Hanrahan stopped No. 11 ranked Lilyana Balderas of the Sunkist Kids Monster Garage in the finals with a pin in 5:44. Hanrahan beat No. 8 Briney Rueb, No. 30 Chloe Sanders and No. 4 Samantha Sachs on the way to the finals.

Dix scored a 4-0 decision in the finals against No. 6 Mariah Brumley of Lebanon Yellowjackets of Missouri. Her first win in the tournament was over No. 2 ranked Tirza Twoteeth of Montana, by pin in 5:13. Dix won her first three matches by pin.

The first two matches of the finals finished with pins, as No. 3 Katey Valdez of Betterman Elite Wrestling of Colorado (100) and No. 5 Gabrielle Tedesco of Lake Gibson High in Florida (105).

Valdez pinned Jubilee Rendon of Team Xtreme in Texas in 40 seconds, and Tedesco, a 2023 Junior Nationals champion, pinned Athea Valenzuela of Arizona in 1:42.

At 110 pounds, No. 24 Ava Peters of Aviators needed sudden victory to defeat Alicia Serratos of Wolf Pack WC in California, 9-7.

No. 6 Sierra Chiesa of Bad Karma WC of Pennsylvania was powerful in her victory at 120 pounds, holding a strong lead before pinning No. 5 Lexie Lopez of Victory WC of Colorado.

No. 9 Kaylyn Harrill of The Best Wrestler in Nebraska opened up her offense in a 10-4 win over Brissa Bernal of Oklahoma, who competes for BullTrained Wrestling. Bernal, who has been nationally ranked in the past, is coming back after missing substantial time with injury.

Harrill will be competing in the U15 Pan American Championships later this fall.

No. 27 Emma Chacon of Arizona stopped Iowa’s Isabella Miller of Big Game WC in a competitive final at 135 pounds, by a 5-2 margin.

Taking the 140-pound title was No. 11 Cassandra Gonzales of Minnesota Elite WC, who shut out No. 16 Gianna DiBenedetto of the Swamp Monsters WC of California. Also winning by a shutout was No. 3 Gretchen Donally of Montana, who stopped No. 23 Mackenzie Pratt of Illinois, 7-0.

In a battle of nationally ranked athletes at 235 pounds, No. 12 Mia Cienega of the Ascend Wrestling Academy controlled No. 6 Chloe Hoselton of SOT-C, 5-2.

BRIAN KECK PRESEASON NATIONALS

At Des Moines, Iowa, October 29, 2023

9th-12th Grade Girls results

100 pounds

1st – Katey Valdez (Betterman Elite Wrestling) won by fall over Jubilee Rendon (Team Xtreme Wrestling) (Fall 0:40)

3rd – Zurri Zamora (Texas) won by fall over Brianne Graves (Ohio) (Fall 3:22)

5th – Katie Biscoglia (Ubasa Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Mia Navarro (California) (Fall 2:38)

7th – Mya Hairston (Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy (TWA)) won by decision over Abigail Mendoza (Texas Style Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-2)

105 pounds

1st – Gabriele Tedesco (Lake Gibson High School Wrestling) won by fall over Athea Valenzuela (Arizona Girls Wrestling) (Fall 1:42)

3rd – Elizabeth Valenzuela Smith (Arizona Girls Wrestling) won by decision over Jazmine Turner (Grace M Davis High School Wrestling) (Dec 6-1)

5th – Kendall Moe (Contenders Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Sloane Kruger (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-2)

7th – Layla Phillips (Immortal Athletics WC) won by fall over Payton Thiele (The Best Wrestler) (Fall 0:47)

110 pounds

1st – Ava Peters (Aviators Wrestling) won in sudden victory – 1 over Alicia Serratos (Wolf Pack WC) (SV-1 9-7)

3rd – Sophia Shultz (The Best Wrestler) won by fall over Sofia Ferran (Golden Bears Wrestling Club) (Fall 5:00)

5th Place Match

Madison Heinzer (Daniel Cormier Wrestling Club) won by decision over Madilyn Enterline (Bad Karma Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-2)

7th Place Match

Cheyenne Frank (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) won by fall over Abigail Gindele (Pursuit Wrestling Minnesota) (Fall 0:30)

115 pounds

1st – Riley Rayome (Jflo Trained) won by decision over Kaura Coles (Montana) (Dec 11-4)

3rd – Gigi Bragg (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) won by decision over Lindsey Lopez (Victory Wrestling Club – VTC) (Dec 4-1)

5th – Kamdyn Saulter (Summit Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Reanah Utterback (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) (Fall 0:58)

7th – Bk Martinez (Ayala High School Wrestling) won by fall over Tessa Urias (ReZults Wrestling) (Fall 2:28)

120 pounds

1st – Sierra Chiesa (Bad Karma Wrestling Club) won by fall over Lexie Lopez (Victory Wrestling Club – VTC) (Fall 5:41)

3rd – Kailey Benson (Missouri) won by major decision over Aiyana Perkins (Oklahoma) (Maj 12-0)

5th – Kylee Kurszewski (Neenah Wrestling) won by decision over Izzy LeVine (Arizona Girls Wrestling) (Dec 10-5)

7th – Ariella Dobin (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Madalyn Deiter (North Montana Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:53)

125 pounds

1st – Kaylyn Harrill (The Best Wrestler) won by decision over Brissa Bernal (BullTrained Wrestling) (Dec 10-4)

3rd – Ava Milliner (Heart and Pride Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory – 1 over Dealya Collins (Mineral Point Wrestling Club) (SV-1 11-9)

5th – Jamie Laswell (Arizona Girls Wrestling) won by decision over Lindsey Rywolt (South Side Wrestling Club) (Dec 3-0)

7th – Arianna Ruiz (Golden Bears Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kate Doughty (Lockdown Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:48)

130 pounds

1st – Riley Hanrahan (Team Nazar Training Center) won by fall over Lilyana Balderas (Sunkist Kids Monster Garage) (Fall 5:44)

3rd – Lynn Horn (Oklahoma) won by fall over Camille Rainey (Warrior Trained Wrestling) (Fall 1:52)

5th – Landri VonGonten (Legacy Wrestling Club) won by medical forfeit over Samantha Sachs (Legacy Wrestling Center) (MFF)

7th – Regan Rosseter (The Best Wrestler) won by decision over Chloe Sanders (Big Game Wrestling Club) (Dec 10-6)

135 pounds

1st – Emma Chacon (Arizona Girls Wrestling) won by decision over Isabella Miller (Big Game Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-2)

3rd – Taylor Colangelo (Lions Wrestling Club) won by decision over Lyniann Gusick (Sebolt Women Wrestling Academy) (Dec 3-0)

5th – Dulce Bocanegra (Warrior Trained Wrestling) won by decision over Margaret Buurma (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-1)

7th – Makenzee Neal (Montana) won by fall over Faith Vondy (Victory Wrestling Club – VTC) (Fall 3:37)

140 pounds

1st – Cassandra Gonzales (MN Elite Wrestling Club) won by decision over Gianna DiBenedetto (Swamp Monsters Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-0)

3rd – Harlow Skenandore (Askren Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Audrey Levendusky (Tennessee) (Dec 4-1)

5th – Alex Maday (Swamp Monsters Wrestling Club) won by fall over Hayden Bratland (Ubasa Wrestling Academy) (Fall 4:02)

7th – Kayden Sipp (2 Tuff Gym Wrestling Club) won by decision over Alyssa Keane (Natural Athlete Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-2)

145 pounds

1st – Gretchen Donally (Montana) won by decision over Mackenzie Pratt (Illinois) (Dec 7-0)

3rd – Olivia Davis (Premier Wrestling Club) won by decision over Brijatte Garcia (Spartan Mat Club) (Dec 9-2)

5th – Alyona Rik (Florida) won by fall over Cadie Percy (Colorado) (Fall 0:29)

7th – Hadyn Stine (Best Trained Wrestling) won by medical forfeit over Ciara Riner (West Virginia) (MFF)

155 pounds

1st – Eduarda Rodrigues (Team Thunder Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kaylee Davis (Prodigy Wrestling) (Fall 2:56)

3rd – Desza Munson (Betterman Elite Wrestling) won by decision over Haylee McGrew (Iowa) (Dec 4-0)

5th – Addeline Graser (Nebraska Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Emma Heaton (806 Elite Wrestling) (Fall 2:34)

7th – Grace Alagbo (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory – 1 over Isabelle Olesen (Askren Wrestling Academy) (SV-1 6-4)

170 pounds

1st – Naomi Simon (Iowa City Wrestling Club) won by decision over Valerie Hamilton (SOT-C) (Dec 6-3)

3rd – KyLee Lindsley (Bozeman Wrestling Club) won by fall over Alison Evans (Betterman Elite Wrestling) (Fall 2:32)

5th – Alexandria Ray (Edmond North High School Wrestling) won by decision over Chloe Harris (Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-1)

7th – Sophia Bassino (Team Nazar Training Center) won by decision over Madison Ward (Midwest Xtreme Wrestling) (Dec 5-4)

190 pounds

1st – Libby Dix (Iowa) won by decision over Mariyah Brumley (Lebanon Yellowjacket Wrestling) (Dec 4-0)

3rd – Tirza Twoteeth (Kalispell Wrestling Club) won by fall over Juliana LeFort (Best Trained Wrestling) (Fall 3:56)

5th – Morgan Miller (Kansas) won by medical forfeit over Avey Mitchell (Texas) (MFF)

7th – Nicole Fernandez (Missouri) won by fall over Calise McCandless (Power Training Center) (Fall 3:48)

235 pounds

1st – Mia Cienega (Ascend Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Chloe Hoselton (SOT-C) (Dec 5-2)

3rd – Alexis Stinson (Victory Wrestling) won by fall over Kelbey Brewer (Darkhorse Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:36)

5th – Lorelei Hartman (Wolf Pack WC) won by fall over Ariana Chavez (Borger Youth Wrestling) (Fall 3:50)

7th – Caitlyn Sohm (Nebraska) won by fall over Reese Baxter (Ubasa Wrestling Academy) (Fall 2:38)

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