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#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

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