Women's freestyle quarterfinals set for USMC Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D.

Photo: Defending champion Brenda Reyna (Washington) works for a takedown at the women’s freestyle Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Photo by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling.


FARGO, N.D. – Another round down at the U.S. Marines Corps Junior Nationals and the women’s freestyle field has held strong with several highly-anticipated bouts looming.


The round of 16 was wrestled on Thursday morning inside the famed Fargodome, with all the top contenders advancing.


The six athletes who possess a Cadet World medal, Gracie Figueroa of California, Ronna Heaton of South Dakota, Macey Kilty of Wisconsin, Alleida Martinez of California, Alara Boyd of Indiana and Kayla Marano of Oklahoma, all cruised through today’s morning session.


Junior World Team members joining Figueroa and Heaton in the quarterfinals are McKayla Campbell of Ohio and Cameron Guerin of Washington.


Figueroa is also a member of the Cadet World Team. She and fellow Cadet World Teamers Boyd, Vayle Baker of Pennsylvania, Emily Shilson of Minnesota, Alexandria Liles of Texas, Caitlyn Walker of Pennsylvania, Alisha Howk of Wisconsin and Kelani Corbett of Hawaii have all qualified for tonight’s quarterfinals.


Champions from last year still in the running for another Junior Nationals crown are Figueroa, Martinez, Marano, Shilson, Liles, Guerin and Brenda Reyna of Washington. Heaton and Campbell are also past winner of this event.


Seven of this year’s Cadet Nationals champions moved on to the quarterfinals: Shilson, Kilty, Corbett, Brelane Huber of Idaho, Stefana Jelacic of Arizona, Natalie Kemp of Wisconsin and Jasmin Clarke of California.


California leads all states with 22 wrestlers advancing to the quarterfinal round. Sitting with the second largest number of quarterfinalists is Washington at 11.


The women’s freestyle U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals will resume at 3 p.m. (CT) on Thursday with the quarterfinals. All the action can be viewed live on Flowrestling.com. Complete brackets can be found on Flowrestling’s FloArena platform.

2017 JUNIOR WOMEN’S FREESTYLE NATIONALS

July 19-21 at Fargo, N.D.

Quarterfinal Matchups

100 pounds

Caitlyn Walker (Pennsylvania) vs. Nina Pham (California)

Genae Sampract (Illinois) vs. Sofia Martinez (California)

Charlie Hamer (Texas) vs. Genesis Quirarte (California)

Angelina Gomez (California) vs. Emily Shilson (Minnesota)


106 pounds

Mckayla Campbell (Ohio) vs. Felicity Taylor (Iowa)

Leah Olsen (Washington) vs. Brelane Huber (Idaho)

Katlyn Pizzo (Michigan) vs. Jaslynn Gallegos (Colorado)

Victoria Borrego (California) vs. Vayle Baker (Pennsylvania)


112 pounds

Autumn Gordon (Ohio) vs. Kierstien Bush (Utah)

Kasey Baynon (Georgia) vs. Viktorya Torres (Washington)

Stefana Jelacic (Arizona) vs. Peyton Prussin (Nevada)

Allie Grobarchik (Wisconsin) vs. Alisha Howk (Wisconsin)


117 pounds

Alleida Martinez (California) vs. Glory Konecny (Montana)

Sierra Powell (Virginia) vs. Phoenix Dubose (Washington)

Martha Moore (Texas) vs. Ainslie Lane (Oklahoma)

Tiana Jackson (California) vs. Cameron Guerin (Washington)


122 pounds

Gracie Figueroa (California) vs. Emma Justo (Nevada)

Marisol Nugent (Maine) vs. Niya Teresita Gaines (California)

Kourtney Boehm (Colorado) vs. Alexandra Herle (Texas)

Cheyenne Sisenstein (New York) vs. Payton Stroud (Washington)


127 pounds

Ronna Heaton (South Dakota) vs. Kaylee Moore (Washington)

Ashton Cadman (Wisconsin) vs. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Texas)

Macey Kilty (Wisconsin) vs. Kaden Campbell (Colorado)

Selina Brown (Indiana) vs. Brenda Reyna (Washington)


132 pounds

Alexandria Liles (Texas) vs. Candice Corralejo (California)

Jessica Sanchez (California) vs. Joessie Gonzales (Washington)

Cara Broadus (Connecticut) vs. Jenna Garcia (California)

Allison Petix (Nevada) vs. Breanna Douglas (Kansas)


138 pounds

Jerzie Estrada (Colorado) vs. Angela Peralta (Hawaii)

Nicole Clark (Washington) vs. Sariah Stewart (New York)

Emma Bruntil (Washington) vs. Mattison Parker (Texas)

Dalia Garibay (California) vs. Hannah Ramos (Wisconsin)


144 pounds

Alara Boyd (Indiana) vs. Anna Luciano (Florida)

Hunter Robinson (Texas) vs. Grace Kristoff (Illinois)

Brooke Logan (Arizona) vs. Julia Padilla (California)

Hailey Finn (New York) vs. Jayden Laurent (Wisconsin)


152 pounds

Kayla Marano (Georgia) vs. Taylor Cutler (Michigan)

Brooke Holt (Illinois) vs. Kiana Pugh (Wisconsin)

Anatli Smalley (California) vs. Alexia Foca (New Jersey)

Alexis Gomez (Illinois) vs. Kelani Corbett (Hawaii)


164 pounds

Dymond Guliford (California) vs. Korianahe Bullock (Illinois)

Andrena Carter (Texas) vs. Hailey Cancelleri (New York)

Anna Castro (California) vs. Olivia Robinson (Oregon)

Sydnee Kimber (Alaska) vs. Elisa Robinson (Kansas)


180 pounds

Kaylee Seabolt (Georgia) vs. Isabeau Shalack (Illinois)

Shania Gowan (Florida) vs. Marissa Patterson (Kansas)

Natalie Kemp (Wisconsin) vs. Nia Crosdale (New York)

Gabrielle Hamilton (Illinois) vs. Jesse Kirby (Virginia)


200 pounds

Alyssa Marinaccio (Maryland) vs. Jacey Linder (Washington)

Alexandra Castillo (California) vs. Shalee Williams (New York)

Taja Showers (Virginia) vs. Alexandria Goudeau (California)

Kylee Heaton (South Dakota) vs. Corey Burton (California)


225 pounds

Jasmin Clarke (California) vs. Mariah Chanady (Illinois)

ShaMiia Wells (Tennessee) vs. Samantha Apple (Missouri)

Elizabeth Cervantes (Illinois) vs. Khadeja Ayers (New York)

Lavenia Fotu (Hawaii) vs. Arianna Cobian (California)