#WomensWednesday: USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals Girls High School field is loaded with talent
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
No. 2 ranked nationally Sara Sulejmani of Illinois, shown at the 16U Nationals in Fargo, is one of four No. 2 ranked stars expected at the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals this weekend. Photo by John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com
Online registration has closed for the 2019 USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals, and the girls high school division is the largest and most talented field in the history of the event.
There are 126 entries in the girls high school division, representing 18 different states. The field could also grow, as there is an opportunity for more girls to enter as walkups, with a $100 entry fee.
At the close of preregistration, there are 20 nationally ranked athletes (from the National Girls High School Preseason Rankings) who are entered in Des Moines this weekend.
Included in this group are four No. 2 ranked stars: Faith Cole of Missouri, Nichole Moore of Kansas, Sara Sulejmani of Illinois and Tristan Kelly of Colorado.
Others who are ranked in the top 10 including Hannah Francis of Texas, Brittyn Corbishley of Texas, Amor Tuttle of Minnesota, Samara Chavez of Texas, Sydney Harper of Texas, Maddie Kubicki of Missouri and Alexis Janiak of Illinois.
In addition to the ranked athletes, there are at least 36 athletes entered who are on the national ranking watch list, who are under consideration for a national ranking.
What could make this event interesting is that the weight classes have not yet been determined, as the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals is using the “Madison System” to group the entries into weight classes. At this time, we do not know what nationally respected stars will end up in the same weight class, until they are determined onsite.
Success at major girls high school events, including the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals, are used to determine those athletes who receive a national ranking. For girls who are currently unranked, beating opponents who have a national ranking can help them move up into the top 20 ranking in their weight class.
The next National Girls High School Rankings will be published on December 4, and this event will be among the big preseason competitions included in those rankings.
Expect the level of competition in Des Moines this weekend to be outstanding. Girls who would like to compete against these top athletes who did not pre-register may show up on site and join the tournament onsite by paying the $100 late entry fee.
This event is broadcast live on TrackWrestling. TheMat.com will have complete coverage of the tournament each day of action.
USA WRESTLING PRESEASON NATIONALS
At Des Moines, Iowa.
National ranked girls entered in the Girls High School division
No. 2 at 106 - Faith Cole, sophomore, Pacific, Mo., Wildwood High School
No. 2 at 122 - Nichole Moore, senior, Abbyville, Kansas, Nickerson High School
No. 2 at 138 - Sara Sulejmani, junior, Buffalo Grove, Ill. Stevenson High School
No. 2 at 164 - Tristan Kelly, senior, Castle Rock, Colo., Douglas County High School
No. 3 at 225 - Hannah Francis, junior, Coppell, Texas, Coppell High School
No. 5 at 180 - Brittyn Corbishley, junior, The Woodlands, Texas, College Park High School
No. 6 at 127 - Amor Tuttle, junior, St. Paul, Minn., Stillwater Area High School
No. 7 at 106 - Samara Chavez, junior, Arlington, Texas, Arlington Martin High School
No. 7 at 127 - Sydney Harper, junior, Hurst, Texas, Euless Trinity High School
No. 8 at 132 - Maddie Kubicki, freshman, Kansas City, Mo., Park Hill South High School
No. 9 at 106 - Alexis Janiak, sophomore, Plainfield, Ill., Plainfield South High School
No. 11 at 100 - Shea Reisel, sophomore, Somonauk, Ill. Somonauk High School
No. 15 at 122 - Elise Rose, junior, Marysville, Kan., Maryville High School
No. 15 at 152 - Alise Terhune, senior, Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central High School
No. 16 at 127 - Devin Patton, junior, Plano, Texas, Coppell High School
No. 17 at 112 - Alexis Miller, junior, Wagoner, Okla., Wagoner High School
No. 17 at 132 - Alisha Van Scoy, junior, Box Elder, S.D., Stanwood High School
No. 18 at 144 - Jazzmine Seely, senior, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo, Waynesville High School
No. 19 at 122 - Brooke Cox, sophomore, Lawson, Mo. Lawson High School
No. 20 at 127 - Sarah Savidge, sophomore, Colorado Springs, Colo., Doherty High School
Entries who are unranked but on the national ranking watch list
Abigail Cordia, senior, Lake Ozark, Mo. Osage High School
Adrian Demos, sophomore, Lake Villa, Ill.,
Alexis Montes, freshman, El Paso, Texas, Eastwood High School
Aliyah Ashby, senior, Gladstone, Mo., North Kansas City High School
Angel Bateson, freshman, Normal, Ill., Normal West High School
Angelina Archuleta, junior, Fate, Texas, Rockwall-Heath High School
Avery Ashley, sophomore, Fairview, Texas, Lucas Lovejoy High School
Brooklyn Hermel, senior, Havelock, N.C., Havelock High School
Caitlyn Kelley, freshman, Florence, Wis.
Caitlyn Thorne, senior, St. Charles, Mo., St. Charles High School
Cecilia Adams, senior, Prosper, Texas, Prosper High School
Deanna Francisco, sophomore, Deer River, Minn.
Eve Slago, senior, Mascoutah, Ill., Mascoutah High School
Hanna Errthum, freshman, Mt. Horeb, Wis.
Holli Giddings, sophomore, McPherson, Kansas, McPherson High School
Jenna Belthuis, sophomore, Dysart, Iowa
Jenna Norfleet, junior, Douglasville, Ga., Alexander High School
Jordan Blair, sophomore, Shawnee, Okla.
Juliana Baugher, senior, Prosper, Texas, Prosper High School
Justice Seely, senior, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., Waynesville High School
Katelyn Lewis, sophomore, Peshtigo, Wis., Peshtigo High School
Kaylee Ricketts, freshman, Wahoo, Neb.
Kennedy Shropshire, junior, Lawrenceville, Ga., Mountain View High School
Leilani Hernandez, junior, Plano, Texas, Coppell High School
Madison Peet, senior, Sycamore, Ill., Sycamore High School
Madyson Gray, sophomore, Lawrence, Kansas, Free State High School
Melena Jones, senior, Kansas City, Mo., North Kansas City High School
Mia Uvaldo, junior, Carrollton, Texas, Turner High School
Natalie Cortes, junior, Chicago, Ill., Chicago Lane High School
Odelia Lopez, senior, Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi Ray High School
Rian Grunwald, sophomore, Owatonna, Minn.
Sabrina King, junior, Belleville, Ill., Belleville West High School
Samantha Scarbrough, junior, Fortson, Ga.
Sarah Martinez, senior, El Paso, Texas, Eastwood High School
Taylin Long, junior, Batavia, Ill., Batavia High School
Zoe Hussar, sophomore, Perrysburg, Ohio, Rossford High School
Online registration has closed for the 2019 USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals, and the girls high school division is the largest and most talented field in the history of the event.
There are 126 entries in the girls high school division, representing 18 different states. The field could also grow, as there is an opportunity for more girls to enter as walkups, with a $100 entry fee.
At the close of preregistration, there are 20 nationally ranked athletes (from the National Girls High School Preseason Rankings) who are entered in Des Moines this weekend.
Included in this group are four No. 2 ranked stars: Faith Cole of Missouri, Nichole Moore of Kansas, Sara Sulejmani of Illinois and Tristan Kelly of Colorado.
Others who are ranked in the top 10 including Hannah Francis of Texas, Brittyn Corbishley of Texas, Amor Tuttle of Minnesota, Samara Chavez of Texas, Sydney Harper of Texas, Maddie Kubicki of Missouri and Alexis Janiak of Illinois.
In addition to the ranked athletes, there are at least 36 athletes entered who are on the national ranking watch list, who are under consideration for a national ranking.
What could make this event interesting is that the weight classes have not yet been determined, as the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals is using the “Madison System” to group the entries into weight classes. At this time, we do not know what nationally respected stars will end up in the same weight class, until they are determined onsite.
Success at major girls high school events, including the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals, are used to determine those athletes who receive a national ranking. For girls who are currently unranked, beating opponents who have a national ranking can help them move up into the top 20 ranking in their weight class.
The next National Girls High School Rankings will be published on December 4, and this event will be among the big preseason competitions included in those rankings.
Expect the level of competition in Des Moines this weekend to be outstanding. Girls who would like to compete against these top athletes who did not pre-register may show up on site and join the tournament onsite by paying the $100 late entry fee.
This event is broadcast live on TrackWrestling. TheMat.com will have complete coverage of the tournament each day of action.
USA WRESTLING PRESEASON NATIONALS
At Des Moines, Iowa.
National ranked girls entered in the Girls High School division
No. 2 at 106 - Faith Cole, sophomore, Pacific, Mo., Wildwood High School
No. 2 at 122 - Nichole Moore, senior, Abbyville, Kansas, Nickerson High School
No. 2 at 138 - Sara Sulejmani, junior, Buffalo Grove, Ill. Stevenson High School
No. 2 at 164 - Tristan Kelly, senior, Castle Rock, Colo., Douglas County High School
No. 3 at 225 - Hannah Francis, junior, Coppell, Texas, Coppell High School
No. 5 at 180 - Brittyn Corbishley, junior, The Woodlands, Texas, College Park High School
No. 6 at 127 - Amor Tuttle, junior, St. Paul, Minn., Stillwater Area High School
No. 7 at 106 - Samara Chavez, junior, Arlington, Texas, Arlington Martin High School
No. 7 at 127 - Sydney Harper, junior, Hurst, Texas, Euless Trinity High School
No. 8 at 132 - Maddie Kubicki, freshman, Kansas City, Mo., Park Hill South High School
No. 9 at 106 - Alexis Janiak, sophomore, Plainfield, Ill., Plainfield South High School
No. 11 at 100 - Shea Reisel, sophomore, Somonauk, Ill. Somonauk High School
No. 15 at 122 - Elise Rose, junior, Marysville, Kan., Maryville High School
No. 15 at 152 - Alise Terhune, senior, Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central High School
No. 16 at 127 - Devin Patton, junior, Plano, Texas, Coppell High School
No. 17 at 112 - Alexis Miller, junior, Wagoner, Okla., Wagoner High School
No. 17 at 132 - Alisha Van Scoy, junior, Box Elder, S.D., Stanwood High School
No. 18 at 144 - Jazzmine Seely, senior, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo, Waynesville High School
No. 19 at 122 - Brooke Cox, sophomore, Lawson, Mo. Lawson High School
No. 20 at 127 - Sarah Savidge, sophomore, Colorado Springs, Colo., Doherty High School
Entries who are unranked but on the national ranking watch list
Abigail Cordia, senior, Lake Ozark, Mo. Osage High School
Adrian Demos, sophomore, Lake Villa, Ill.,
Alexis Montes, freshman, El Paso, Texas, Eastwood High School
Aliyah Ashby, senior, Gladstone, Mo., North Kansas City High School
Angel Bateson, freshman, Normal, Ill., Normal West High School
Angelina Archuleta, junior, Fate, Texas, Rockwall-Heath High School
Avery Ashley, sophomore, Fairview, Texas, Lucas Lovejoy High School
Brooklyn Hermel, senior, Havelock, N.C., Havelock High School
Caitlyn Kelley, freshman, Florence, Wis.
Caitlyn Thorne, senior, St. Charles, Mo., St. Charles High School
Cecilia Adams, senior, Prosper, Texas, Prosper High School
Deanna Francisco, sophomore, Deer River, Minn.
Eve Slago, senior, Mascoutah, Ill., Mascoutah High School
Hanna Errthum, freshman, Mt. Horeb, Wis.
Holli Giddings, sophomore, McPherson, Kansas, McPherson High School
Jenna Belthuis, sophomore, Dysart, Iowa
Jenna Norfleet, junior, Douglasville, Ga., Alexander High School
Jordan Blair, sophomore, Shawnee, Okla.
Juliana Baugher, senior, Prosper, Texas, Prosper High School
Justice Seely, senior, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., Waynesville High School
Katelyn Lewis, sophomore, Peshtigo, Wis., Peshtigo High School
Kaylee Ricketts, freshman, Wahoo, Neb.
Kennedy Shropshire, junior, Lawrenceville, Ga., Mountain View High School
Leilani Hernandez, junior, Plano, Texas, Coppell High School
Madison Peet, senior, Sycamore, Ill., Sycamore High School
Madyson Gray, sophomore, Lawrence, Kansas, Free State High School
Melena Jones, senior, Kansas City, Mo., North Kansas City High School
Mia Uvaldo, junior, Carrollton, Texas, Turner High School
Natalie Cortes, junior, Chicago, Ill., Chicago Lane High School
Odelia Lopez, senior, Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi Ray High School
Rian Grunwald, sophomore, Owatonna, Minn.
Sabrina King, junior, Belleville, Ill., Belleville West High School
Samantha Scarbrough, junior, Fortson, Ga.
Sarah Martinez, senior, El Paso, Texas, Eastwood High School
Taylin Long, junior, Batavia, Ill., Batavia High School
Zoe Hussar, sophomore, Perrysburg, Ohio, Rossford High School
