McKendree University surged to a 2.5-point lead over Iowa after the first day of the inaugural NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Saturday, March 6. The Bearcats sent nine wrestlers to the semifinals, with a 10th still alive for third. 

Cam Guerin won her 131-pound semifinal, 5-1, over Abigail Mozden of Mount Union, keeping her on pace to win a fifth national collegiate championship. 

Iowa sent seven to the semifinals, with two alive for third. North Central is in third with six semifinalists and one alive for third. 

Grand Valley State's Rayana Sahagun was the first wrestler to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Women's Wrestling Championships after she earned a fall in her semifinal match. 

The semifinals are Saturday, March 7, at 11 a.m. ET with the finals at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Below are team scores, semifinal matchups, and quarterfinal results with links to highlights.

Top 10 teams after session two
1. McKendree — 94.0
2. Iowa — 91.5
3. North Central (IL) — 73.0
4. Grand Valley St. — 67.5
5. Presbyterian — 58.0
6. King (TN) — 33.5
7. Lehigh — 31.0
8. Wartburg — 30.5
9. Colorado Mesa — 29.5
10. East Stroudsburg — 26.5

Semifinal Matchups

103 pounds
#1 Heather Crull (McKendree) vs #4 Rayana Sahagun (Grand Valley State)
#2 Val Solorio (Iowa) vs #6 Trinity Pendergrass (Quincy)

110 pounds
#1 Audrey Jimenez (Lehigh) vs #5 Nyla Valencia (Iowa)
#2 Sage Mortimer (Grand Valley State) vs #6 Chloe Dearwester (Presbyterian)

117 pounds
#1 Yu Sakamoto (McKendree) vs #5 Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa)
#2 Karissa Turnwall (Quincy) vs #3 Riley Rayome (North Central)

124 pounds
#1 Sara Sterner (North Central) vs #4 Shelby Moore (McKendree)
#3 Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Quincy) vs #7 Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa)

131 pounds
#1 Cam Guerin (McKendree) vs #5 Abigail Mozden (Mount Union)
#2 Aubre Krazer (Lehigh) vs #3 Alexis Janiak (Aurora)

138 pounds 
#1 Katie Lange (Grand Valley State) vs #4 Lilly Luft (Iowa)
#2 Claire DiCugno (North Central) vs #3 Haylie Jaffe (McKendree)

145 pounds 
#1 Reese Larramendy (Iowa) vs #5 Alex Szkotnicki (McKendree)
#2 Bella Mir (North Central) vs #6 Annelise Obermark (Simpson)

160 pounds 
#1 Kennedy Blades (Iowa) vs #4 Stella Steigler (King)
#2 Savannah Gomez (McKendree) vs #3 Tiffani Baublitz (East Stroudsburg)

180 pounds
#1 Kylie Welker (Iowa) vs #4 Shenita Lawson (North Central)
#2 Destiny Rodriguez (McKendree) vs #3 Isabella Renfro (Fort Hays State)

207 pounds 
#1 Tristan Kelly (McKendree) vs #4 Rewa Chababo (Wartburg)
#2 Sabrina Nauss (Grand Valley State) vs #3 Caroline Ward (North Central)

Quarterfinal Results (with highlights)

103 pounds 
#1 Heather Crull (McKendree) tech. fall #8 Alexis Winecke (Wisconsin-Stevens Point), 15-5
#5 Rayana Sahagun (Grand Valley State) FALL #4 Madison Avila (North Central), 5:11
#6 Trinity Pendergrass (Quincy) dec. #3 Mia Zuniga (Colorado Mesa), 12-4
#2 Val Solorio (Iowa) dec. #7 Genesis Ramirez (Aurora), 7-1

110 pounds 
#1 Audrey Jimenez (Lehigh) tech. fall Adriana Gomez (Colorado Mesa), 10-0
#5 Nyla Valencia (Iowa) dec. #4 Gabriele Tedesco (McKendree), 4-4
#6 Chloe Dearwester (Presbyterian) won by DQ #3 Kaelani Shufeldt (North Central) (see below)
#2 Sage Mortimer (Grand Valley State) tech. fall #7 Teegan Sibble (East Stroudsburg), 20-8

117 pounds
#1 Yu Sakamoto (McKendree) dec. Maddie Ripley (Western New England), 11-7
#5 Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) FALL Icart Galumette (Delaware State), 5:03
#3 Riley Rayome (North Central) dec. #6 Abigail Cooper (Lehigh), 9-4
#2 Karissa Turnwall (Emmanuel) tech. fall #7 Shea Reisel (Dubuque), 11-1

124 pounds
#1 Sara Sterner (North Central) tech. fall #8 Alyssa Mahan (Presbyterian), 11-1
#4 Shelby Moore (McKendree) dec. #5 Aspen Blasko (Grand Valley State), 9-0
#3 Xochitl Mota-Pettis FALL #6 Savannah Witt (Eastern), 4:33
#7 Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa) dec. #2 Virginia Foard (King), 8-5

131 pounds
#1 Cam Guerin (McKendree) dec. #8 Kassey Daugherty (Presbyterian), 5-1
#5 Abigail Mozden (Mount Union) FALL #4 Karlee Brooks (Iowa), 1:48
#3 Alexis Janiak (Aurora) tech. fall Lindsey Rywolt (Bridgeport), 10-0
#2 Aubre Krazer (Lehigh) dec. Cassia Zammit (West Liberty), 3-2

138 pounds 
#1 Katie Lange (Grand Valley State) dec. Aine Moffit (Augustana), 7-2
#4 Lilly Luft (Iowa) dec. #5 Jacinda Espinosa (Lindenwood), 4-1
#3 Haylie Jaffe (McKendree) dec. Sophia Ball (Aurora), 10-2
#2 Claire DiCugno (North Central) tech. fall #7 Kylie Rule (Wartburg), 11-1

145 pounds
#1 Reese Larramendy tech. fall #8 Maddie Kubicki (Presbyterian), 12-2
#5 Alex Szkotnicki (McKendree) tech. fall #4 Alissa Caltagirone (Northern Michigan), 10-0
#6 Annelise Obermark (Simpson) tech. fall Alexandra Ford (Emmanuel), 12-1
#2 Bella Mir (North Central) tech. fall #7 Liv Wieber (Simon Fraser), 10-0

160 pounds 
#1 Kennedy Blades (Iowa) tech. fall #8 Keeley Kehrli (Simpson), 10-0
#4 Stella Steigler (King) tech. fall #5 May Cuyler (Presbyterian), 10-0
#3 Tiffani Baublitz (East Stroudsburg) tech. fall #6 Taylor Graveman (North Central), 12-2
#2 Savannah Gomez (McKendree) dec. Noelle Gaffney (Grand Valley State), 8-3

180 pounds 
#1 Kylie Welker (Iowa) tech. fall Azariah Moore (Lock Haven), 11-0
#4 Shenita Lawson (North Central) dec. Paige Maher (Simon Fraser), 4-2
#3 Isabella Renfro (Fort Hays State) FALL Mia Gaetjens (Adrian), 0:58
#2 Destiny Rodriguez (McKendree) dec. #7 Isabella Phillips (Gannon), 5-4

207 pounds
#1 Tristan Kelly (McKendree) tech. fall #8 Maria Aiono (Presbyterian), 10-0
#4 Rewa Chababo (Wartburg) dec. #5 Katja Osteen (Iowa), 2-1
#3 Caroline Ward (North Central) dec. #6 Jayleen Sekona (Colorado Mesa), 6-2
#2 Sabrina Nauss (Grand Valley State) FALL #7 Josephine Larson (Sacred Heart), 1:35

**Statement released by Oscar Ramirez, chair of the NCAA Women’s Wrestling Committee**
“Bout 167 of the 2026 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships was a quarterfinals match at 110 pounds between No. 3 seed Kaelani Shufeldt of North Central (IL) and No. 6 seed Chloe Dearwester of Presbyterian. The North Central wrestler was called for brutality by the officials crew on the mat, which immediately triggers review by the jury. The jury upheld the brutality call on the mat, which results in a disqualification from the event by discretion of the officiating body and loss of all of the wrestler's team points by rule.”