Matakaiongo, Hamilton repeat at Air Force Special Warfare Folkstyle Nationals, Hamilton named Junior girls OW

Also repeating was 235-pound champion Tilisa Matakaiongo of Utah, who capped her event with a decisive pin against against Ella Brown of Iowa in the finals. She went three-for-three on pins throughout the event.

Iowa standout Naomi Simon brought home a win by pin in the 170-pound finals over Michigan’s Amarisa Manuel. This was the second top-four champion showdown in the Junior girls tournament. Simon currently holds the No. 3 spot in the 170-pound national rankings, with Manuel positioned one spot behind her.

Defending champion Reanah Utterback of Iowa was pinned by Minnesota’s Caley Graber in the 110-pound finals. Both girls made a little history recently by placing in the boys high school state tournament of their respective states.

2023 U17 World bronze medalist Heather Crull of Indiana brought home a national title at 105 pounds with a highly competitive 7-2 win over fellow Hoosier Makenize Smith. Also bringing home a title for the Hoosier state was Kendall Moe at 100 pounds. Moe was a champion in the 16U division at this event last year.  

Reigning 16U Folkstyle Nationals champion Skylar Slade joined Simon as Iowans to top the podium. Slade looked sharp in an 11-4 decision over Sage Rosario of Kansas in the 155-pound finals.

A complete list of championship finals and medal match results for the Junior girls division can be found below.

The Air Force Special Warfare 16U and Junior Folkstyle Nationals is the first leg of the USA Wrestling Triple Crown award. The competition resumes at 1 p.m. (CT) on Saturday with the Junior boys finals. 16U competition in the girls and boys divisions will be wrestled throughout the remainder of day.

Fans can watch the event live on FloWrestling.com. Brackets and match-by-match results are available on Trackwrestling.com.

For more information about this event, please visit usawrestlingevents.com.

1^st – Mya Hairston (Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy) fall Siera Becker (Sebolt Wrestling Academy), 1:52

3^rd – Mia Vazquez (Beat the Streets Chicago-Midway) fall Easton Dadiomoff (Mayhem WC), 4:21

5^th – Mackenzie Graves (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma) dec. Abigail Mendoza (Texas Style Wrestling Club), 8-4

7^th – Aroura Preston (Ironhawk Wrestling Academy) dec. Leila Rosas (Carrollton Thunder Wrestling), 8-4

1^st – Kendall Moe (Contenders Wrestling Academy) fall Kennedy Farrar (Arizona Girls Wrestling), 2:45

3^rd – Amaya Rubalcado (Carrollton Thunder Wrestling) fall McKenzy Mason (Team Owls Wrestling Club), 2:31

5^th – Jennifer Verdin (North Dakota) fall Genavieve Ceja (Team Owls Wrestling Club), 1:41

7^th – Sarah Hammond (Utah) received a bye

1^st – Heather Crull (Northeastern Wrestling Club) dec. Makenize Smith (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club), 7-2

3^rd – Ava Gardner (Wisconsin) dec. Lily Runez (New Hampshire), 6-2

5^th – Addie Morse (Oklahoma) dec. Mileena Notaro (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center), 1-0

7^th – Miranda Robles (Clarksville High School Wrestling) forfeit Molly Spader (Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club)

1^st – Caley Graber (Summit Wrestling Academy) fall Reanah Utterback (Sebolt Wrestling Academy), 3:39

3^rd – Aroma Marrufo (MO West Championship Wrestling Club) dec. Madolin Ripley (USAW Maine East Wrestling Club), 4-3

5^th – Avy Perez (Birmingham Community Charter High School Wrestling) dec. Isabella Coronado (McQueen High School Wrestling), 4-2

7^th – Sevanna Aguirre (Arizona Girls Wrestling) fall Briana Martinez (Minnesota), 4:10

1^st – Julia Kay (Canyon View Falcons) dec. Iliana Castaneda (Arizona Girls Wrestling), 4-2

3^rd – Gigi Bragg (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) fall Kennedy Perez (Michigan), 4:36

5^th – Rihanna Mora (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) forfeit Holly Thacher (Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club)

7^th – Kristie Jensen (Missouri) fall Kate Seery (Big Game Wrestling Club), 2:47

1^st – Alexis Schneider (North Dakota) dec. Morgan Maschmann (Beatrice High School Wrestling), 6-5

3^rd – Leiannah Landreth (Mulvane Wrestling Club) fall Kandice Spry (Ohio), 2:13

5^th – Destiney Lofton (Summit Wrestling Academy) dec. Raquel Iturrino (Carrollton Thunder Wrestling), 4-2

7^th – Ishitha Mallidi (Sisters on the Mat) fall Azia Kendall (Excalibur Wrestling Club), 1:41

1^st – Brooklyn Pace (Champions Wrestling Club) fall Kailey Benson (Purler Wrestling Inc), 3:44

3^rd – Dealya Collins (Mineral Point Wrestling Club) dec. Lacie Knick (Ohio), 7-4

5^th – Keanna Conrad (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) fall Mackenzie English (Westlake High School Wrestling), 2:33

7^th – Brooke McCurley (512 Outlaw Wrestling) fall EmmaLyn Burnett (Missouri), 2:41

1^st – Angelina Pena (Michigan) dec. Kaylan Hitchcock (Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club), 4-1 SV1

3^rd – Christina Borgmann (Florida) dec. Jamie Laswell (Arizona Girls Wrestling), 1-0

5^th – Riley Hanrahan (Team Nazar Training Center) fall Abigail Mozden (Samurai Wrestling Club), 2:25

7^th – Alexis Pehrson (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center) dec. Courtney Hunt (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 6-3

1^st – Margaret Buurma (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club) dec. Lilliana Banks (Aviators Wrestling), 7-4

3^rd – Taylor Colangelo (Arizona Girls Wrestling) dec. Zoe Fries (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 4-2

5^th – Taylor Dawson (Illinois) fall Nevaeh Grunhuvd (Mine Yard Dogs Wrestling Club), 0:41

7^th – Ann Marie Meiman (Nebraska Wrestling Academy) fall Makenzee Neal (Montana), 0:28

1^st – Aleksandra Bastaic (Highland Wrestling Club) dec. Mackenzie Pratt (Illinois), 6-1

3^rd – Chloe Sanders (Big Game Wrestling Club) dec. Rita Carey (Ohio), 5-1

5^th – Madison Sherman (Sons Of Atlas Wrestling Club) fall Sara Daley (Panther Wrestling Club), 0:51

7^th – Kimberlynn Fowers (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) inj. def. Olivia Sandoval (Carrollton Thunder Wrestling), 1:23

1^st – Valerie Hamilton (SOT-C) maj. dec. Gretchen Donally (Montana), 8-0

3^rd – Clare Waite (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Gabriella Ocasio (Kentucky), 9-2

5^th – Elise Twait (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Elly Janovsky (Howe Wrestling School LLC), 3-1

7^th – Bronwyn Sadlier (Texas) dec. Sydney Andrews (Wisconsin), 5-0

1^st – Skylar Slade (Moen Wrestling Academy) dec. Sage Rosario (Kansas), 11-4

3^rd – Cali Dupree (Nixa High School Wrestling) fall Tyler Richter (Wasatch Wrestling Club), 2:29

5^th – Kyleigh James (Immortal Athletics WC) fall Leila Thomas (Indiana), 2:01

7^th – Abby Keating (Missouri) dec. Molly Scoville (Tennessee), 6-1

1^st – Naomi Simon (Northeast Iowa Wrestling Club) fall Amarisa Manuel (Michigan Revolution Wrestling Club), 2:49

3^rd – Kiley Dillow (Chanute Wrestling Club) dec. Izzy Strickert (Immortal Athletics WC), 6-1

5^th – Kiernan Farmer (Illinois) fall Emily Novak (Minnesota), 4:02

7^th – Kate Bird (Wasatch Wrestling Club) fall Makayla Vasser (Nebraska), 2:55

1^st – Brooke Huffman (Team Nazar Training Center) fall Ella Murphey (Mayhem WC), 2:00

3^rd – Bella Porcelli (Grand View Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Amie Hartman (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 13-1

5^th – Rylee Ferranti (Klein Oak High School Wrestling) dec. Carla Campos (Texas), 6-4

7^th – Morgan Miller (Blue Valley Southwest High School Wrestling) dec. Aubrey Hunt (Kansas), 4-3

1^st – Tilisa Matakaiongo (Iron County Wrestling Academy) fall Ella Brown (Big Game Wrestling Club), 2:49

3^rd – Jayden Moehle (MO West Championship Wrestling Club) fall Hailey Conley (Kansas), 3:52

5^th – Chloe Hoselton (SOT-C) fall Juliana Thrush (Illinois), 2:13

7^th – Brooklyn Robinson (Iowa) fall Adyson Knight (Wasatch Wrestling Club), 2:05