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Chavez wins OW, nine other ranked girls claim high school titles at Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals

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by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling

DES MOINES, Iowa – It was an exciting session of women’s wrestling at the 2020 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals with 10 nationally ranked high school girls collecting championships on Sunday morning in Des Moines, Iowa.

Highlighting the group was Samara Chavez of Spartan Mat Club (Texas), who is the No. 1 ranked girl in the country at 112 pounds. On Sunday, she won the 112-pound gold medal with five wins on the day, including four victories by fall. In the finals, Chavez faced Alexis Hanks of Texas, who she pinned in 3:44.

Because of her performance, Chavez was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler.

The nine other ranked girls winning titles on Sunday included:

  • 106 pounds – Faith Cole (No. 3 at 112)
  • 117 pounds – Salyna Shotwell ( No. 13 at 112)
  • 122 pounds – Shelby Moore (No. 13 at 117)
  • 127 pounds – Adrienna Turner (No. 12 at 112)
  • 132 pounds – Yele Aycock (No. 11 at 132)
  • 138 pounds – Janida Garcia (No. 13 at 122)
  • 144 pounds – Maddie Kubicki (No. 3 at 132)
  • 152 pounds – Rose Cassioppi (No. 25 at 144)
  • 180 pounds – Sabrina Nauss (No. 8 at 180)

Five of the morning’s 13 finals featured ranked matchups. At 117 pounds, Shotwell defeated Rose Ann Marshall (No. 17 at 112), 2-0. In the 122 final, Moore edged out Alyssa Randles (No. 12 at 122) with a 4-3 decision. The 127 and 138 finals both ended in sudden victory. For the crown at 127 pounds, Turner defeated Montana DeLawder (No. 2 at 127), 2-0, and at 138 pounds, Garcia held off Madison Sandquist (No. 13 at 138) for a 4-2 decision.

One of the most notable ranked head-to-heads came at 180 pounds, where Nauss knocked off No. 2 Brittyn Corbishley with a pin in 3:33.

Other champions for high school girls included Persaeus Gomez (100), Bella Porcelli (164), Olivia Brown (200) and Domiqnesha Delaney (225).

Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals

Des Monies, Iowa | Nov. 1, 2020

High school girls

100
1st Place Match - Persaeus Gomez (Pomona Elite (PWCC)) won by decision over Olivia DeGeorgio (Boneyard Wrestling Academy) (Dec 6-1)
3rd Place Match - Aspen Blasko (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) won by fall over Emaline Hicks (Michigan Revolution) (Fall 2:09)
5th Place Match - Mia Uvaldo (Texas Pride Wrestling Club) won by decision over Isabella Bocanegra (Lions Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-2)
7th Place Match - Isabella Cruz (Trinity High School Wrestling) won by fall over Brenna Trang (All American Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:29)

106
1st Place Match - Faith Cole (Unattached) won by decision over Kaycie Tanimoto (HammerHead Wrestling Academy) (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Alazaye Romero (Team Takedown) won by decision over Riley Banyas (Unattached) (Dec 7-3)
5th Place Match - Alexis Miller (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club) won by fall over Brittany Cotter (Gracie Barra Katy/Babak Nourzad Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:36)
7th Place Match - Isabelle Silva (Silver State Wrestling Academy) won by injury default over Kadence Beck (Team Idaho) (Inj. 3:11)

112
1st Place Match - Samara Chavez (Spartan Mat Club) won by fall over Alexis Hanks (G.Y.M.R.) (Fall 3:44)
3rd Place Match - Carissa Qureshi (Portola High School Wrestling) won by major decision over Shea Reisel (Unattached) (Maj 10-2)
5th Place Match - Paige Denke (Rapid City High School Wrestling) won by fall over Santii Santiago (Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Wrestling) (Fall 2:27)
7th Place Match - Janessa George (Chatfield Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kendra Perez (Inland Northwest Wrestling Training Center) (Dec 6-1)

117
1st Place Match - Salyna Shotwell (FordDynastyWrestlingClub) won by decision over Rose Ann Marshall (Stoughton High School Wrestling) (Dec 2-0)
3rd Place Match - Jenna Beddow (Unattached) won in sudden victory - 1 over Maya Davis (Central Illinois Academy of Wrestling) (SV-1 4-2)
5th Place Match - Ashley Morris (Spring Klein Wrestling Club) won by fall over Chloe Herrick (Kobra Kai Training) (Fall 1:30)
7th Place Match - Nicole Redmond (Paola Wrestling Club) won by decision over Bayley Trang (All American Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-2)

122
1st Place Match - Shelby Moore (Takedown Express Wrestling Club) won by decision over Alyssa Randles (Inland Northwest Wrestling Training Center) (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match - Kailey Rees (Freedom High School Wrestling) won by medical forfeit over Iyazely Barraza (Team Takedown) (MFF)
5th Place Match - Bianca Johnson (Team Takedown) won by medical forfeit over Charlotte Kouyoumtjian (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)) (MFF)
7th Place Match - Sydney Harper (Trinity High School Wrestling) won by fall over Khaleah Kirk (Unattached) (Fall 2:50)

127
1st Place Match - Adrienna Turner (Central Catholic Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Montana DeLawder (Haines Trained Wrestling Club) (SV-1 2-0)
3rd Place Match - Taylor Fierbach (Unattached) won in sudden victory - 1 over Nonnie Justice (Unattached) (SV-1 4-2)
5th Place Match - Taydem Khamjoi (Unattached) won by major decision over Mylei Seigla (Arizona Girls Wrestling) (Maj 11-2)
7th Place Match - Teigan Slauson (D1 Wrestling Academy) won by medical forfeit over Makayla Munoz (Unattached) (MFF)

132
1st Place Match - YeLe Aycock (Stars and Stripes Wrestling Club) won by decision over Emma Villa (Team Takedown) (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match - Devin Patton (Texas Pride Wrestling Club) won by decision over Ruby Rios (Team Takedown) (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match - Hanna Errthum (Mt. Horeb High School Wrestling) won in sudden victory - 1 over Sylvia Pierce (Michigan Revolution) (SV-1 8-6)
7th Place Match - Mikayla Wallace (Vici Wrestling Club) won by decision over Mattie Papenthien (Unattached) (Dec 5-0)

138
1st Place Match - Janida Garcia (Unattached) won in sudden victory - 1 over Madison Sandquist (Rise Wrestling) (SV-1 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Lauren Walton (Carr Wrestling Academy) won by major decision over Aubrey Yauger (Spartan Mat Club) (Maj 12-0)
5th Place Match - Marissa Jimenez (Team Idaho) won by decision over Alicia Pieper (Michigan Revolution) (Dec 7-2)
7th Place Match - Princess Altsisi (Unattached) won by decision over Sara Lake (Piper Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-2)

144
1st Place Match - Maddie Kubicki (Victory Wrestling) won by major decision over Lydia Krauss (Michigan Revolution) (Maj 11-3)
3rd Place Match - Sage Benca (NB Elite) won by fall over Ciana Grate (Prodigy Wrestling) (Fall 2:57)
5th Place Match - Maegan E. Flaherty (Prosper High School Wrestling) won by decision over Abigail Ervasti (Unattached) (Dec 7-0)
7th Place Match - Madison Ellis (Avalanche Wrestling Association) won by fall over Laura Kipnusu (Unattached) (Fall 1:14)

152
1st Place Match - Rose Cassioppi (Hononegah Wrestling Club) won by decision over Ella Pagel (Northfield James Gang) (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match - Shannon Workinger (Team Takedown) won by fall over Leilani Hernandez (Texas Pride Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:01)
5th Place Match - Avery Beckman (Vici Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kaylee Welsh (Unattached) (Fall 0:59)
7th Place Match - Elizabeth Mullendore (Unattached) won by fall over Tehani Blais (Unattached) (Fall 3:03)

164
1st Place Match - Bella Porcelli (Team Porcelli Wrestling) won by decision over Emma Burk (Black Fox Wrestling Academy) (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match - Brynn Green (Michigan Revolution) won by fall over Maggie Graham (Bluff City Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:08)
5th Place Match - Haley Wilcox (All American Wrestling Club) won by fall over Katelyn Lewis (Fox Valley Elite) (Fall 3:26)
7th Place Match - Jessica Villanueva (All Valley Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kaylee Davis (Prodigy Wrestling) (Dec 2-0)

180
1st Place Match - Sabrina Nauss (Michigan Revolution) won by fall over Brittyn Corbishley (Boneyard Wrestling Academy) (Fall 3:33)
3rd Place Match - Sidney Milligan (Hurricane Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Delia M. Luna (Prosper Wrestling Academy) (Fall 0:57)
5th Place Match - Melanie Morales (Texas Pride Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryan La Sure (Cyclones Wrestling & Fitness) (SV-1 2-0)

200
1st Place Match - Olivia Brown (Hurricane Wrestling Academy) won in tie breaker - 1 over Jayleen Sekona (Avalanche Wrestling Association) (TB-1 4-1)
3rd Place Match - Eliana Bommarito (Michigan Revolution) won by fall over Atina`eleila Fonoti (Hawaii Wrestling Academy) (Fall 0:59)
5th Place Match - Jacinta Fonoti (Hawaii Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Taylor Rich (Unattached) (Fall 0:37)

225
1st Place - Domiqnesha Delaney of Unattached

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