STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Qualifying all 13 of its competitors to the national tournament with six regional titlists, the Augsburg University women’s wrestling team finished second at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships’ Northwest Regional Qualifier on Sunday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Augsburg, ranked No. 7 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association’s NCAA national rankings, finished with 146.0 points, second to No. 5-ranked North Central (Ill.) in the seven-team regional field. All 13 Augsburg competitors finished among the top four in their weight classes to qualify for the NCWWC National Championships for NCAA-affiliated schools, which will be held March 6 in Tiffin, Ohio. A two-time national champion last season, Shilson is now 5-0 this year and has yet to lose a collegiate match in her career. She is 19-0 with eight pins and nine technical falls in her collegiate career.
Top-ranked 109-pounder Emily Shilson (SO, Maple Grove, Minn./Mounds View HS) needed just 1:14 to win her weight class, with a 47-second pin in her opening match and a 27-second, 10-0 technical fall win over Angelina Graff of North Central in the finals.
Marlynne Deede (SO, Springville, Utah/Springville HS), ranked No. 2 nationally at 155 pounds, scored two technical falls to win her weight lass, with a 10-0, 1:10 win in her opener and a 10-0, 1:57 win over No. 5-ranked Malea Palahniuk of North Central in the finals. An NCWWC All-American with a sixth-place finish at 155 last year, Deede is now 6-1 this season with a pin and four technical falls, adn 17-12 in her college career with five pins and nine technical falls.
No. 4-ranked 130-pounder Gabby Skidmore (SO, Spooner, Wis./Cumberland HS), a two-time All-American last season (second at WCWA, sixth at NCWWC), claimed three wins, with 10-0 technical falls in her opening two matches, to win her weight class. In the finals, she scored a 2-1 victory over No. 2-ranked Amanda Martinez of North Central. Skidmore is now 5-1 on the season with two pins and two technical falls, and 17-7 in her college career with seven pins and five technical falls.
Kya Rybachek (FY, Mountain Iron, Minn./Hibbing HS) claimed the title at 143 pounds to reach the national tournament, with a 2:51 pin in her semifinal and an 11-0, 4:18 technical fall in the title bout.
Melissa Jacobs (SO, Belle Plaine, Minn./Belle Plaine HS (Scott West)) earned a trip to the national tournament with the title at 191 pounds, recording a pair of decisions, including a 7-4 win over Tabitha Breitrick of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the finals.
Making her collegiate debut at the regional, Autumn Flanigan (FY, Troy, Mo./Troy Buchanan cruised through the 136-pound weight class, with a pair of 10-0 technical falls in her first two matches and a 10-2 win in the finals. Flanigan was a two-time Missouri state high school champion, with a 56-0 record in her junior and senior seasons.
Placing second and earning national tournament berths for Augsburg were Savannah Vold (JR, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) at 136 pounds, Kahlea Jolly (SO, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) at 143 and Faith Tuttle (SO, North St. Paul, Minn./North St. Paul HS) at 170.
Four Auggies also earned national tournament berths. Placing third in their weight classes were Hannah Michael (SO, LaPorte City, Iowa/Union HS) at 101, Sierra Brown Ton (JR, Allen, Texas/Einstein HS) at 130 and Madi Horn (FY, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) at 170. Destynie Pacheco (SO, El Paso, Texas/Pebble Hills HS) placed fourth at 155.
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Augsburg will compete at the NCWWC National Championships on March 6 in Tiffin, Ohio.
Brackets/Results on TrackWrestling.com
NCWWC Northwest Regionals
1 North Central College 156.0
2 Augsburg University 146.0
3 Wisconsin Stevens Point 115.0
4 Iowa Wesleyan 65.5
5 Lakeland University 27.0
6 Carthage College 0.0
7 Pacific University 0.0
College Women – 101
1st Place – Brooke Thurber of Wisconsin Stevens Point
2nd Place – Kate Cacho of North Central College
3rd Place – Hannah Michael of Augsburg University
1st Brooke Thurber (Wisconsin Stevens Point) won by fall over Kate Cacho (North Central College) (Fall 0:49)
3rd Hannah Michael (Augsburg University) received a bye () (Bye)
College Women – 109
1st Place – Emily Shilson of Augsburg University
2nd Place – Angelina Graff of North Central College
3rd Place – Alaina Sunlin of Iowa Wesleyan
4th Place – Kelly Enriquez of Wisconsin Stevens Point
1st Emily Shilson (Augsburg University) won by tech fall over Angelina Graff (North Central College) (TF 10-0)
3rd Alaina Sunlin (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Kelly Enriquez (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (Fall 2:24)
College Women – 116
1st Place – Abby Nelson of Wisconsin Stevens Point
2nd Place – Sarah Martinez of North Central College
3rd Place – Ashden Welty of Iowa Wesleyan
4th Place – Elizah Leonard of North Central College
1st Abby Nelson (Wisconsin Stevens Point) won by tech fall over Sarah Martinez (North Central College) (TF 14-2)
3rd Ashden Welty (Iowa Wesleyan) won by injury default over Elizah Leonard (North Central College) (Inj. 0:00)
College Women – 123
1st Place – Asia Nguyen-Smith of North Central College
2nd Place – Mateah Roehl of North Central College
3rd Place – Maddie Ruckdashel of Lakeland University
4th Place – Morgan Bethea of Wisconsin Stevens Point
1st Asia Nguyen-Smith (North Central College) won by tech fall over Mateah Roehl (North Central College) (TF 10-0)
3rd Maddie Ruckdashel (Lakeland University) won by fall over Morgan Bethea (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (Fall 2:17)
College Women – 130
1st Place – Gabby Skidmore of Augsburg University
2nd Place – Amanda Martinez of North Central College
3rd Place – Sierra Brown Ton of Augsburg University
4th Place – Kate Gunderson of Lakeland University
5th Place – Addison Young of Wisconsin Stevens Point
1st Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg University) won by decision over Amanda Martinez (North Central College) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Sierra Brown Ton (Augsburg University) won by tech fall over Kate Gunderson (Lakeland University) (TF 10-0)
5th Addison Young (Wisconsin Stevens Point) received a bye () (Bye)
College Women – 136
1st Place – Autumn Flanigan of Augsburg University
2nd Place – Savannah Vold of Augsburg University
3rd Place – Abigail Denney of North Central College
4th Place – Daisy Scholz of Iowa Wesleyan
5th Place – Megan Struble of Wisconsin Stevens Point
1st Autumn Flanigan (Augsburg University) won by decision over Savannah Vold (Augsburg University) (Dec 10-2)
3rd Abigail Denney (North Central College) won by decision over Megan Struble (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (Dec 8-3)
5th Daisy Scholz (Iowa Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
4th Daisy Scholz (Iowa Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Megan Struble (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (TF 11-0)
College Women – 143
1st Place – Kya Rybachek of Augsburg University
2nd Place – Kahlea Jolly of Augsburg University
3rd Place – Savannah Hisel of Wisconsin Stevens Point
4th Place – Raena Schledwitz of North Central College
1st Kya Rybachek (Augsburg University) won by tech fall over Kahlea Jolly (Augsburg University) (TF 11-0)
3rd Savannah Hisel (Wisconsin Stevens Point) won by fall over Raena Schledwitz (North Central College) (Fall 0:51)
College Women – 155
1st Place – Marlynne Deede of Augsburg University
2nd Place – Malea Palahniuk of North Central College
3rd Place – Clara Padua-Cruz of Iowa Wesleyan
4th Place – Destynie Pacheco of Augsburg University
1st Marlynne Deede (Augsburg University) won by tech fall over Malea Palahniuk (North Central College) (TF 10-0)
3rd Clara Padua-Cruz (Iowa Wesleyan) won by decision over Destynie Pacheco (Augsburg University) (Dec 4-2)
College Women – 170
1st Place – Yelena Makoyed of North Central College
2nd Place – Faith Tuttle of Augsburg University
3rd Place – Madison Horn of Augsburg University
4th Place – Hana Richter of North Central College
1st Yelena Makoyed (North Central College) won by fall over Faith Tuttle (Augsburg University) (Fall 1:27)
3rd Madison Horn (Augsburg University) won by tech fall over Hana Richter (North Central College) (TF 14-4)
College Women – 191
1st Place – Melissa Jacobs of Augsburg University
2nd Place – Tabitha Breitrick of Wisconsin Stevens Point
3rd Place – Amber Latta of North Central College
4th Place – Kassandra Ayard of Iowa Wesleyan
5th Place – Alondra Aguayo of North Central College
1st Melissa Jacobs (Augsburg University) won by decision over Tabitha Breitrick (Wisconsin Stevens Point) (Dec 7-4)
3rd Amber Latta (North Central College) won by tech fall over Kassandra Ayard (Iowa Wesleyan) (TF 10-0)
5th Alondra Aguayo (North Central College) received a bye () (Bye)
4th Kassandra Ayard (Iowa Wesleyan) won by fall over Alondra Aguayo (North Central College) (Fall 1:35)
Check out Auggies Women’s Wrestling at athletics.augsburg.edu.