Weekend Preview: Nov. 13-15

The biggest in-season weekend in women’s college wrestling has arrived. There are 53 events on the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA schedules from Friday, Nov. 13 through Sunday, Nov. 15, including 29 multi-team events and 24 duals. The headliner is the Missouri Valley Open, the premier in-season event of the year, where 45 teams are entered, including the top-ranked teams in the NCAA and NAIA, Iowa and Grand View. The Adrian Open on Sunday isn’t far behind, with 13 teams ranked in the NCAA tournament rankings, including No. 2 McKendree, No. 3 North Central and No. 5 Grand Valley State, plus NAIA No. 2 Indiana Tech.

Rankings cited below are from this week’s HerMat rankings. Tournament rankings are used for open tournaments, and dual meet rankings are used for dual meets.

Note: Attending teams are based on posted team schedules, except for the Missouri Valley Open, which uses the event’s team list and preliminary entries, and are subject to change. Ranked wrestlers listed may not all compete. Some of the open tournaments this weekend have multiple divisions based on age and experience, so it’s not uncommon for NJCAA wrestlers to compete in different brackets than NCAA and NAIA wrestlers.

Here are eight events with multiple ranked teams to watch from Friday through Sunday.

Missouri Valley Open (Friday-Saturday)

No in-season event in women’s college wrestling packs more talent into one gym than the Missouri Valley Open, which runs Friday, Nov. 13 through Saturday, Nov. 14 at Burns Athletic Center in Marshall, Missouri. Forty-five teams are entered. Four are ranked in the NCAA tournament rankings, led by No. 1 Iowa, along with No. 17 Fort Hays State, No. 18 William Jewell and No. 24 Lindenwood. No. 4 Lehigh will no longer compete due to travel-related issues.

The NAIA side is even deeper, with 17 of the 25 teams in the NAIA tournament rankings entered: No. 1 Grand View, No. 4 Wayland Baptist, No. 6 Ottawa, No. 7 Lindsey Wilson, No. 8 Bellevue, No. 9 Texas Wesleyan, No. 10 Cumberlands, No. 11 Oklahoma City, No. 12 Saint Mary, No. 14 Providence, No. 18 Missouri Baptist, No. 19 Avila, No. 20 Missouri Valley, No. 22 Campbellsville, No. 23 Friends, No. 24 Central Methodist and No. 25 Midland. NJCAA No. 5 Iowa Central and No. 11 Carl Albert State are also entered, along with fellow junior college Frank Phillips. The Fresno State Club, Mizzou Club, OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club and Iowa State Wrestling Club round out the field.

Preliminary entries show several top programs bringing partial lineups. Iowa’s entries do not include Val Solorio (No. 1 at 103), Everest Leydecker (No. 1 at 124), Karlee Brooks (No. 5 at 131), Lilly Luft (No. 5 at 138), Reese Larramendy (No. 2 at 145) or Kylie Welker, the NCAA pound-for-pound No. 1 at 180 pounds.

Grand View’s entries do not include Lita Cruz (No. 2 at 103), Isabelle Apple (No. 4 at 103), Tristan Nitta (No. 2 at 110), Cailin Campbell (No. 1 at 117), Mayangelie Colon (No. 6 at 124), Krista Warren (No. 5 at 160), Andjela Prijovic (No. 1 at 180) or Mya Bethel (No. 3 at 180). Iowa Central’s entries do not include Erica Pastoriza, the NJCAA No. 1 at 103 pounds and No. 1 pound-for-pound, or Valerie Hamilton, the NJCAA No. 1 at 145 pounds. Preliminary entries have not been released yet for Wayland Baptist, Missouri Valley and Simon Fraser, so their ranked wrestlers are included below as potential competitors. This section will be updated as more information on entries becomes available. Even with the absences, the field is loaded at every weight.

Fort Hays State’s Isabella Renfro, who won at 180 pounds, is the only one of last year’s champions who is ranked and expected back. Wayland Baptist’s Mercy Adekuoroye, now the NAIA pound-for-pound No. 1, was the runner-up at 160 pounds, and Iowa’s Emily Frost was the runner-up at 131 pounds. The event also tends to draw top high school and senior-level wrestlers, and four wrestlers from Canada’s University of Alberta placed last year. A year ago, Jaclyn Bouzakis, then a high school junior, won the 103-pound title, beating Iowa’s Val Solorio by technical superiority, 14-3, in the finals.

This year’s group of unattached and club wrestlers is just as strong. Two of the best high school wrestlers in the country are listed at 145 pounds. Iowa commit Eve Skrocki of Valiant College Prep in Arizona, a U17 World Team member, won the 16U Fargo, 16U Folkstyle Nationals and Girls High School Recruiting Showcase titles last year to complete USA Wrestling’s Triple Crown. Iowa State commit Landri VonGonten of The Woodlands College Park in Texas won U17 world silver and a U17 Pan American title this year and is a three-time Texas UIL state champion.

Northern Michigan commit Kaili Manuel of Romeo, Michigan, a U17 world champion who is ranked No. 1 nationally at 170 pounds after winning a Junior Fargo title this summer, is listed at 160 pounds. Manuel won the 180-pound title at the Tiffin Open on Nov. 1, where she won all five of her bouts by fall or technical superiority. Canada’s Kaura Coles, the 2026 U20 world champion at 53 kilograms and Canada’s senior representative at the weight, is listed at 117 pounds after placing third there last year. A pair of accomplished former NAIA wrestlers are also expected to compete. Mia Palumbo, a four-time NAIA national finalist and two-time national champion at William Penn, is listed at 117 pounds, while former Baker wrestler Katherine Heath, a two-time NAIA All-American, is listed at 124 pounds.

The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club also brings a strong group to Marshall. In March, the club won the inaugural USA Wrestling Women’s Collegiate Club Nationals in North Liberty, Iowa, scoring 192 points to more than double runner-up Columbia’s 85. The Cowgirls crowned four champions there, and three of them are listed this weekend: Brooke Corrigan, who won at 103 pounds and is listed at 110, Hannah Henderson, the 131-pound champion, and Kaiulani Garcia, who won at 145 pounds and is listed at 160.

Caitlyn Davis, a past NAIA national champion, was the runner-up at 180 pounds at club nationals, while Cameron Massie was the runner-up at 160 pounds and Rilee Harrison was the runner-up at 103 pounds. Reagan Knapp placed third and Eleanor Dean placed fifth at 145 pounds.

The lightweights are loaded. At 103 pounds, Saint Mary’s Alexsys Jacquez (No. 3) and Destiny Jones (No. 5) could face Iowa’s Sterling Dias, a past national champion who placed third here last year, and Madison Nieuwenhuis, the Luther Hill Open champion. Lindsey Wilson’s Skyler Randolph (No. 8), who pinned Wayland Baptist’s Calli Connally (No. 6) in the Eagle Madness finals last weekend, Providence’s Isabella Bocanegra (No. 10) and Avila’s Alexis Hatfield (No. 12) are also ranked in the NAIA, along with William Jewell’s Juliana Alejandro (NCAA No. 13). The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Rilee Harrison went 3-2 in the Elite bracket at the Falcon Open, where Connally beat her by technical superiority in the quarterfinals.

Oklahoma City’s Avery Jansing, the NAIA No. 1 at 110 pounds and No. 5 pound-for-pound, could face Texas Wesleyan’s Emily Beltran (No. 5), Missouri Baptist’s De’yton Young (No. 6), whom she beat by technical superiority in the Falcon Open semifinals, and Providence’s Kayla Shota (No. 8). Iowa’s Isabella Gonzales (No. 7), Chadron State’s Rylee Balcazar (No. 11) and Quincy’s Alexandra Tchekounova (No. 13) lead the NCAA wrestlers at the weight. The Iowa State Wrestling Club’s Avy Perez placed seventh at the Luther Hill Open after losing to Gonzales in the quarterfinals. The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Brooke Corrigan pinned Beltran in the Falcon Open quarterfinals before losing to Missouri Valley’s Ava Ward (NAIA No. 10) in the semifinals and Wayland Baptist’s Megan Morales (NAIA No. 9) in the consolation semifinals.

The deepest weight in the field could be 117 pounds, where Iowa’s Brianna Gonzalez (No. 2) could face William Jewell’s Alex Waitsman (No. 5), Coles and Palumbo. Providence’s Alyssa Randles, the NAIA No. 2 at 124 pounds, is listed at 117, where she could see Bellevue’s Joely Slyter (No. 3), Grand View’s Eliana Martinez (No. 4), the Hinderliter champion, Cumberlands’ Shammilka Miranda Diaz (No. 5) and Midland’s Taylor Hood (No. 7). Iowa Central’s Brooklynn Huggins, the NJCAA No. 4 at 110 pounds, is also listed at 117. The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Angie Bianchi pinned Bellevue’s Rosalia Rubio in the Falcon Open semifinals before falling to unattached Alisha Paradise by technical superiority in the Elite finals.

The middleweights are just as deep. With Leydecker and Martin out, 124 pounds is wide open. Grand View’s Shaniyah McDaniel (No. 12), the Hinderliter runner-up, could face Campbellsville’s Addison Messerly (No. 8), Texas Wesleyan’s Vanessa De La Cruz (No. 10), who won the Elite title at the Falcon Open, and Simon Fraser’s Agnia Krakovska (NCAA No. 10), the Menlo Open champion. Iowa’s Cali Leng, who placed fifth here last year, Iowa Central’s Jeream Estabilio (NJCAA No. 2), whom McDaniel pinned at the Hinderliter, Heath and the OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Gabi Severin are also in the mix.

At 131 pounds, Lindsey Wilson’s Jeila Ramos, the NAIA No. 1, who placed fourth at the weight here last year, could face Frost, who won the Luther Hill Open title, Cumberlands’ Aubree Kooren (No. 9), Simon Fraser’s Ella Finding (NCAA No. 12), the Menlo Open champion, and Chadron State’s Piper Cadden (NCAA No. 13).

Frost could also see a pair of Iowa State Wrestling Club wrestlers she beat at the Luther Hill Open. She topped Gabby Gomez by technical superiority, 12-0, in the finals and beat Kailey Benson 8-0 in the semifinals. Benson, who placed third there, also placed eighth at this event last year. The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Hannah Henderson went 1-2 at the Falcon Open, with losses to Baker’s Gabi Koppes (NAIA No. 16) and Wayland Baptist’s Dru Turner (NAIA No. 8).

At 138 pounds, Lindenwood’s Jacinda Espinosa (No. 6), who placed fourth here last year, could face Quincy’s Maddy Barton (No. 13), who pinned Ottawa’s Aileen Lester (NAIA No. 7) on the way to the Hinderliter title, Cumberlands’ Ruth Jimenez (NAIA No. 6), Texas Wesleyan’s Camille Rainey (NAIA No. 9) and Iowa Central’s Destiny Krum (NJCAA No. 4). Three-time NAIA All-American Samantha Barragan is also listed at the weight.

Adams State’s Corrie Williams (No. 14) is also ranked after pinning Texas Woman’s Jordyn Parker (No. 15) in the Maverick Open finals last weekend. The Iowa State Wrestling Club’s Brooklyn Perez pinned Espinosa and Fort Hays State’s Peyton Hellmann (No. 19) on the way to fifth place at the Luther Hill Open. The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Reagan Knapp won the Elite title at the Falcon Open, beating Bellevue’s Avery Mohr (NAIA No. 11) 10-5 in the quarterfinals, pinning Rainey in the semifinals and topping Bellevue’s Lucia Schlapfer 12-4 in the finals. Teammate Sonia Balwas went 3-2 in the bracket.

Wayland Baptist’s Jordan Suarez, the NAIA No. 1 and No. 4 pound-for-pound, leads a 145-pound weight that also features Skrocki and VonGonten. Lindsey Wilson’s Kori Campbell (No. 5) and Ayana Fletcher (No. 8), Bellevue’s Elise Twait (No. 6), the Hinderliter champion, and Campbellsville’s Gabriella Perez (No. 9) round out the weight. The Iowa State Wrestling Club’s Greta Brus placed fifth at the Luther Hill Open, where she split two bouts with Iowa’s Nora Akpan and lost 8-6 to William Jewell’s Olivia Davis (NCAA No. 15). The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Eleanor Dean reached the Falcon Open semifinals, where Suarez pinned her, and lost to Twait by technical superiority in the consolation semifinals.

The upper weights are just as strong. The marquee matchup on paper is at 160 pounds, where Iowa’s Brooklyn Hays (No. 1) could meet Wayland Baptist’s Mercy Adekuoroye, the NAIA No. 1 at the weight and No. 1 pound-for-pound, who was last year’s runner-up here. Manuel, the U17 world champion, is also listed at the weight.

Ottawa’s Hannah Jackson (NAIA No. 4), who edged Grand View’s Krista Warren 6-5 in the Hinderliter finals, could also factor in, along with Friends’ Alexis Means (NAIA No. 7), Bellevue’s Hailey Sutton (NAIA No. 8), Fort Hays State’s Alexis Burton (NCAA No. 13) and Iowa Central’s Lucy Kohnen (NJCAA No. 4). The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Kaiulani Garcia, who placed seventh at 145 pounds here last year, beat Sutton twice on the way to third place at the Falcon Open, with her only loss coming against Doane’s Skylar Hattendorf (NAIA No. 3).

Iowa’s Naomi Simon typically competes at her natural weight of 180 pounds, but she is ranked No. 6 at 207 pounds because Welker holds down 180 for the Hawkeyes. With Welker not on Iowa’s list, Simon is listed at 180, where she could face Renfro (No. 3), the defending champion. Simon beat Renfro by technical superiority, 14-4, in the Luther Hill Open finals and placed third at 180 pounds here last year.

Missouri Baptist’s Lexington Johnson (No. 6), Texas Wesleyan’s Carla Campos (No. 7), Ottawa’s Siara Arrington (No. 8) and Cumberlands’ Saiheron Preciado-Meza (No. 9) lead the NAIA contingent at the weight. Johnson edged Campos 4-3 for third place at the Falcon Open. The OSU Cowgirl Wrestling Club’s Davis won the Elite title there, beating Johnson 8-1 in the semifinals and winning by technical superiority in her other three bouts. Teammate Cameron Massie lost to Johnson 10-2 at the Falcon Open.

At 207 pounds, Avila’s Haley Ward (No. 2), the Hinderliter champion, could see Grand View’s Martha Hinneh (No. 4) and Selena Mares-Castro (No. 7), Wayland Baptist’s Leilani Sanchez (No. 5) and Cumberlands’ Naomi Duenas (No. 9). Hinneh placed third here last year while at Southeast, and Ward placed fifth. Iowa Central’s Harmoni Callins, the NJCAA No. 1, and Texas Woman’s Kitana Leafaatoto (NCAA No. 17), the Maverick Open champion, are also ranked at the weight.

Cornerman Luke Duals and Open (Friday-Saturday)

Snow, ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA dual meet rankings, and No. 15 Trinidad State are entered in the Cornerman Luke Duals on Friday, Nov. 13 and the Cornerman Luke Open on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield, Utah. NCAA No. 11 Colorado Mesa also lists the Cornerman Luke Open on its schedule, though it lists the Embry-Riddle Open in Prescott, Arizona, on the same day.

Snow’s Inaily Samaniego, ranked No. 3 at 138 pounds, leads the way, with teammates Kathryn Christensen (No. 7 at 124) and Abbigail Reeves (No. 7 at 145) also ranked. Trinidad State’s Kaitie Knebel, ranked No. 7 at 160 pounds, is another wrestler to watch. If Colorado Mesa competes in Utah, Samaniego could see Jaclyn Dehney (NCAA No. 16) at 138 pounds, Knebel could face Gretchen Donally (NCAA No. 10) at 160 pounds and Snow’s Ximena Melendez (No. 10) could meet Mia Zuniga (NCAA No. 7) at 103 pounds.

Adrian Duals (Saturday)

Adrian hosts 18 teams for the Adrian Duals on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Merillat Sport and Fitness Center in Adrian, Michigan. Seven teams ranked in the NCAA dual meet rankings are entered, led by No. 1 McKendree, which is not on the Missouri Valley Open team list this year. No. 6 King, No. 11 West Liberty, No. 15 Aurora, No. 17 Sacred Heart, No. 18 Northern Michigan and No. 24 Mercyhurst are also entered, along with NAIA No. 2 Indiana Tech.

McKendree’s Adaugo Nwachukwu, a senior world champion and the NCAA No. 2 pound-for-pound, headlines a 145-pound weight that includes Mercyhurst’s Paige Moore (No. 9), King’s Zoey Lints (No. 10), Northern Michigan’s Belicia Manuel (No. 12) and Indiana Tech’s Hayden Newberg (NAIA No. 3) and Charisma Lawrence (NAIA No. 4). The best weight on paper is 160 pounds, where McKendree’s Savannah Gomez (No. 4), who beat Indiana Tech’s Bo Geibe (NAIA No. 2) 4-0 in the Tiffin Open finals, could see her again, along with King’s Stella Steigler (No. 3), Sacred Heart’s Love Daley (No. 7) and Northern Michigan’s Sophia Bassino (No. 8).

At 131 pounds, McKendree’s Alexandra Szkotnicki (No. 2) could face West Liberty’s Cassia Zammit (No. 3), King’s Ruby Julien-Newsom (No. 7) and Indiana Tech’s Kinnley Smith (NAIA No. 3). McKendree’s Haylie Jaffe, the No. 1 wrestler at 138 pounds, could see Delaware State’s Willow White (No. 4), Northern Michigan’s Alissa Caltagirone (No. 7) and Aurora’s Sophia Ball (No. 8).

Indiana Tech’s Rose Kaplan, the NAIA No. 1 at 124 pounds and No. 3 pound-for-pound, and teammate Lola Barkby (No. 3) could face King’s Virginia Foard, the NCAA No. 4. At 103 pounds, McKendree’s Gabriele Tedesco (No. 2) could see Northern Michigan’s Lillee Denson (No. 4), who beat Aurora’s Genesis Ramirez (No. 5) by technical superiority, 13-1, in the Pointer Open finals last weekend, along with Indiana Tech’s Zoey Haney, the NAIA No. 1. McKendree’s Yu Sakamoto, the No. 1 wrestler at 117 pounds, could face Delaware State’s Icart Galumette (No. 9) and Northern Michigan’s Cheyenne Frank (No. 14).

McKendree’s Destiny Rodriguez (No. 2) leads a 180-pound weight that includes Gannon’s Bella Phillips (No. 5), King’s Kat Hingano (No. 7), host Adrian’s Mia Gaetjens (No. 9) and Northern Michigan’s Abbie Miles (No. 10). At 207 pounds, King’s Eliana Bommarito (No. 3) could face McKendree’s Sandy Guerrero (No. 7), Delaware State’s Deionna Borders (No. 8) and Sacred Heart’s Josephine Larson (No. 9).

Luther Open (Saturday)

Luther hosts 14 teams for the Luther Open on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Gerdin Fieldhouse in Decorah, Iowa. NCAA No. 9 Simpson and NAIA No. 13 Bismarck State are ranked in the tournament rankings, while Wartburg, ranked No. 9 in the NCAA dual meet rankings, brings eight ranked wrestlers.

The headliner could be at 145 pounds, where Simpson’s Annelise Obermark (No. 3) could face Wartburg’s Aniyah Kelly (No. 13). At 138 pounds, Wartburg’s Kylie Birchman (No. 11) could see Bismarck State’s Alexis Schneider, the NAIA No. 3. Bismarck State’s Rei Ogden, ranked No. 5 in the NAIA at 124 pounds, could get another shot at Simpson’s Ashley Cannon (No. 15), who pinned her at the Luther Hill Open, with Wartburg’s Sophie Bowers (No. 13) also ranked at the weight.

Simpson’s Isabel Kaplan (No. 8) and Keeley Kehrli (No. 6), who both won Pointer Open titles last weekend, could face Wartburg’s Ava Gardner (No. 14) at 110 pounds and Augustana’s Maryam Ndiaye (No. 16) and Wartburg’s Atiyana Williams (No. 18) at 180 pounds. Dubuque’s Alex Hofrichter (No. 9) and Wartburg’s May Prado (No. 18) could meet at 160 pounds. Wartburg’s Kenzie Childers (No. 14), Augustana’s Moni Griffin (No. 18) and Loras’ Reanah Utterback (No. 20) give 131 pounds three ranked wrestlers.

Mike Clock Open (Saturday)

Pacific hosts the Mike Clock Open on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Stoller Center in Forest Grove, Oregon. NAIA No. 16 Evergreen State is entered, along with three teams ranked in the NJCAA tournament rankings: No. 3 Umpqua, No. 6 Southwestern Oregon and No. 14 Big Bend. Eastern Oregon also brings seven NAIA-ranked wrestlers.

Evergreen State’s Haley Le, the NAIA No. 1 at 138 pounds, headlines the field. Umpqua’s Kailey Salazar, the NJCAA No. 1 at 110 pounds and No. 4 pound-for-pound, could see Eastern Oregon’s Nia Avelino (NAIA No. 13). At 117 pounds, Umpqua’s Brianna Ross (No. 1) could face Southwestern Oregon’s Vanessa Keller (No. 5), Umpqua teammate Kasey Neal (No. 6) and Eastern Oregon’s Gloria Diaz (NAIA No. 12).

Umpqua’s Evelina Juzenaite (No. 2) and Southwestern Oregon’s Chantell Noffsinger (No. 3) could meet at 145 pounds, with Big Bend’s Za’Lane Hulitt (No. 8) also ranked. Umpqua’s Addison Canja (No. 2) edged Southwestern Oregon’s Jezney Chang (No. 6) 6-4 at the Menlo Open last weekend and could see her again at 180 pounds, along with Southwestern Oregon’s Heather Byrne (No. 7) and Umpqua’s Jasmine Vick (No. 8).

At 124 pounds, Umpqua’s Svea Gonzalez (No. 3) could face Evergreen State’s Ellabelle Taylor (NAIA No. 15) and Eastern Oregon’s Makenna Duran (NAIA No. 17), while Eastern Oregon’s Lexi Garza (NAIA No. 11), Umpqua’s Kassidy Hadden (No. 8) and Southwestern Oregon’s Teata Mataafa Grove (No. 9) and Bailey Chafin (No. 11) could meet at 131 pounds. Southwestern Oregon has two of the top four at 207 pounds in Mina Azzam (No. 3) and Sonia Mendoza Sandoval (No. 4), who could see Umpqua’s Kaida Hull (No. 7), Big Bend’s Katherine Nelson (No. 9) and Eastern Oregon’s Kiona Michel (NAIA No. 16).

Hawkeye Tournament Duals (Saturday)

Host Hawkeye CC welcomes four of the top 11 teams in the NJCAA dual meet rankings for the Hawkeye Tournament Duals on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Waterloo, Iowa: No. 2 Southeast, No. 6 Iowa Western, No. 7 Colby and No. 11 NIACC. Hawkeye CC is ranked No. 13. Fort Hays Tech Northwest also lists the event, on Friday in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The best weight on paper is 160 pounds, where Southeast’s Billie Bonwell and Anyia Roberts, ranked first and second and both in the NJCAA pound-for-pound top 10, could see Colby’s Kaylen McAtee (No. 3) and NIACC’s Geraldine Honore (No. 5). At 110 pounds, Iowa Western’s Chevy Coleman (No. 2) could face Hawkeye CC’s Lemuna Gurisho (No. 5) and Colby’s Addysin Mollendor (No. 6) and Aspen Sharpe (No. 9).

Southeast’s Britney Rueb (No. 4), Iowa Western’s Heaven Guevara (No. 5), Colby’s Emma Parker (No. 6) and NIACC’s Evy Marlin (No. 7) give 131 pounds four ranked wrestlers. Southeast’s Bertha Cabrera, ranked No. 3 at 103 pounds and No. 10 pound-for-pound, could face Colby’s Cristina Palacio Martinez (No. 9) and Iowa Western’s Addisyn Gates (No. 11).

At 235 pounds, Iowa Western’s Faith Tarrant (No. 2) could see Southeast’s Ashley Najera-Castro (No. 4) and Madelyn Tryon (No. 8) and Hawkeye CC’s Reese Winslow (No. 5). If Fort Hays Tech Northwest’s Lindsay Henggeler, ranked No. 2 at 138 pounds, competes, she could face Southeast’s Kate Doughty (No. 5) and NIACC’s Olivia Brown (No. 7).

Adrian Open (Sunday)

The Adrian Open is the largest event of the weekend, with 32 teams set to compete on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Merillat Sport and Fitness Center in Adrian, Michigan. Thirteen teams ranked in the NCAA tournament rankings are entered: No. 2 McKendree, No. 3 North Central, No. 5 GVSU, No. 8 Northern Michigan, No. 10 Delaware State, No. 14 Aurora, No. 15 West Liberty, No. 16 Buffalo State, No. 20 Wheeling, No. 21 Mount Union, No. 22 Gannon, No. 23 Sacred Heart and No. 25 Lock Haven. NAIA No. 2 Indiana Tech is also entered.

The marquee matchup could come at 207 pounds, where GVSU’s Sabrina Nauss (No. 1) could face Wheeling’s Savannah Isaac (No. 2), with North Central’s Caroline Ward (No. 4), McKendree’s Sandy Guerrero (No. 7) and Delaware State’s Deionna Borders (No. 8) also ranked. At 145 pounds, McKendree’s Adaugo Nwachukwu, the NCAA No. 2 pound-for-pound, could see North Central’s Taylor Graveman (No. 6), Delaware State’s Louise Juitt (No. 7) and GVSU’s Margaret Buurma (No. 8). Juitt beat Buurma 8-3 at the Throwdown on the Yorktown last weekend. McKendree’s Savannah Gomez (No. 4) and GVSU’s Elleni Johnson (No. 5) could meet at 160 pounds.

At 124 pounds, North Central’s Riley Rayome (No. 2) and GVSU’s Aspen Blasko (No. 3) could meet, along with Indiana Tech’s Rose Kaplan, the NAIA No. 1. Buffalo State’s Teegan Sibble (No. 2), GVSU’s Julia Horger (No. 3), North Central’s Kaelani Shufeldt (No. 5), McKendree’s Heather Crull (No. 9) and Indiana Tech’s MaKenize Smith (NAIA No. 4) make 110 pounds one of the deepest weights in the field. Horger beat Crull 9-4 in the Tiffin Open finals.

McKendree’s Gabriele Tedesco (No. 2), GVSU’s Katey Valdez (No. 3), Northern Michigan’s Lillee Denson (No. 4), Aurora’s Genesis Ramirez (No. 5) and North Central’s Brianne Graves (No. 6) could meet at 103 pounds. McKendree’s Alexandra Szkotnicki (No. 2), West Liberty’s Cassia Zammit (No. 3), Mount Union’s Abigail Mozden (No. 4), North Central’s Grace Stem (No. 6) and GVSU’s Naima Ghaffar (No. 10) give 131 pounds five top-10 wrestlers. At 138 pounds, McKendree’s Haylie Jaffe (No. 1) could face Delaware State’s Willow White (No. 4), North Central’s Jax Realin (No. 10) and GVSU’s Jordyn Fouse (No. 17), whom White beat 7-3 at the Throwdown on the Yorktown.

McKendree’s Yu Sakamoto, the No. 1 wrestler at 117 pounds, could see Tiffin’s Annesley Day (No. 11), whom she beat by technical superiority, 10-0, in the Tiffin Open finals. McKendree’s Destiny Rodriguez (No. 2), North Central’s Jael Miller (No. 4), Gannon’s Bella Phillips (No. 5) and Lock Haven’s Azariah Moore (No. 8) could meet at 180 pounds.

Blue Hose Challenge (Sunday)

Presbyterian hosts the Blue Hose Challenge on Sunday, Nov. 15 at Templeton Gymnasium in Clinton, South Carolina. NCAA No. 6 Presbyterian and No. 12 Emmanuel (Georgia) are ranked in the NCAA tournament rankings, while two-time defending NAIA national champion Life University, ranked No. 3 in the NAIA tournament rankings, makes the trip from Georgia. Ranked wrestlers from Presbyterian and Life U could meet at nine of 10 weights.

The best matchup on paper could come at 138 pounds, where Presbyterian’s Zoe Griffith (No. 2) could face Life U’s Christina Jaen (NAIA No. 5), who won the Eagle Madness title last weekend. At 207 pounds, Presbyterian’s Maria Aiono (No. 5) could see Life U’s Madeline Welch (NAIA No. 6). Life U’s Janida Garcia, the NAIA No. 2 at 131 pounds and an Eagle Madness champion, could take on Presbyterian’s Kassey Daugherty (NCAA No. 8).

Presbyterian’s May Cuyler (No. 6) could face Life U’s Mackenzie Schultz (NAIA No. 9) at 160 pounds, while Presbyterian’s Chloe Dearwester (No. 4) and Life U’s Diana Gonzalez (NAIA No. 7) could meet at 110 pounds. At 145 pounds, Presbyterian’s Maddie Kubicki (No. 5) could see Emmanuel’s Alexandra Ford (No. 11), who won the Eagle Madness title, and Life U’s Faith Bane (NAIA No. 7).

Emmanuel’s Karissa Turnwall (No. 3) and Presbyterian’s Jenna Anderson (No. 8) could meet at 117 pounds, with Life U’s Devlynn Albrecht (NAIA No. 14) also ranked. At 124 pounds, Presbyterian’s Alyssa Mahan (No. 7) could face Life U’s Ariana Martinez (NAIA No. 4) and Kennedy Russell (NAIA No. 7). Life U’s Reka Busa, the NAIA No. 2 at 180 pounds and No. 10 pound-for-pound, could see Emmanuel’s Gemma Templeman (No. 15) and Presbyterian’s Henlee Haynes (No. 20). Mount Olive’s Lillian Prendergast (No. 9) and Emmanuel’s Rebekah Jean-Baptiste (No. 8) could meet at 103 pounds.