Field strengthens for Girls National Recruiting Showcase in Las Vegas, April 28-29, with 96 state champs and 67 ranked athletes

Morgan Turner of Illinois, ranked No. 1 nationally at 100 pounds and a 2023 U17 Nationals champion, will compete in the Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase. Photo by Robbert Wijtman.

The 2023 National High School Recruiting Showcase for girls will be held at South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev., April 28-29. This is one of the most prestigious event each year for girls high school wrestlers.

It is one of the major events within the 2023 Pritchard Company U.S. Open, presented by FloWrestling.

The field has gotten much stronger in recent weeks, with 95 state champions and NHSCA All-Americans registered, as well as 67 athletes who were ranked in the most recent National Girls High School Rankings.

This event is contested in freestyle, which is the style which women wrestle in college. It is only open only to those who qualify to compete, based upon success in specific competitions.

Check out official website for qualification standards

There is still time for qualified athletes to register for the Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase.

Register for the Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase

Two returning Showcase champions are registered, Karlee Brooks of Arizona at 117 pounds and Persaeus Gomez of Colorado at 122 pounds. Brooks is coming off a big win at the USMC Women’s Nationals at the U17 level. Also in the field is No. 1 ranked Morgan Turner of Illinois, who also won a berth on the U17 World Team and will wrestle at 100 pounds in Las Vegas. Another 2023 U17 World Team member who is registered for the Showcase is Piper Fowler of Tennessee, who will compete at 164 pounds.

This event is one of competitions which count towards the Junior and 16U Triple Crown for girls.

This will also be a major event that will affect the National Girls High School Rankings, which are scheduled next in early May.

The Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase will be one of the nine different events held during the week of the Pritchard Companies U.S. Open, presented by FloWrestling. The High School National Recruiting Showcase for girls will be held alongside the U.S. Senior Nationals for women.

STATE CHAMPION/NHSCAA AMERICAN LIST FOR 2023 NATIONAL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING SHOWCASE
As of April 17, 2023
Girls State Champions/NHSCA All-Americans registered (96)
National ranking wrestlers registered (67)

100 pounds
No. 26 Lilly Breeden – Liberty HS – 2023 Missouri Class 2 champion 100
No. 2 Caley Graber – Northfield HS – 2x - 2023 Minnesota champion -100, 2021 Minnesota champion - 95
No. 20 Jadyn Roller – Bixby HS –2x - 2023 Oklahoma champion -100, 2022 Oklahoma champion – 100
No. 7 Katie Valdez – Doherty HS – 2023 Colorado champion - 100
Others nationally ranked
No. 1 Morgan Turner – Bremen HS (IL)

106 pounds
No. 27 Kaylee Annis – Thurston HS – 2x - 2023 Oregon 6A/5A champion – 110, 2022 Oregon champion – 105
Athziri Guizar - Long Beach Poly HS (CA) - 2023 NHSCA 6th place – 107
No. 20 Harlee Hiller – Loyola Academy – 2023 Illinois champion - 105
No. 14 Alexsys Jacquez – Fountain-Fort Carson HS – 2023 Colorado champion - 105
No. 27 Hannah Lopez – Moore HS – 2023 Oklahoma champion – 105
No. 23 Jasmine Luedtke – Ottumwa HS – 2023 Iowa champion - 110
No. 8 Mary Manis – Lake Highland Prep (FL) – 2022 Prep National champion – 100
Deandra Meza – Walnut HS (CA) – 2023 NHSCA 3rd place - 107
Delanie Smith – Mid Buchanan HS – 2023 Missouri Class 1 champion – 105
No. 17 Makenzie Smith – Heritage Hills HS – 2022 Indiana champion – 98,
No. 23 Megan Spencer – Lathrop HS –2x - 2023 Alaska champion – 107, 2022 Alaska champion – 103
Kylin Ivory Truitt (TX) – Grapevine HS - 2023 Texas 5A champion - 107
No. 5 Reanah Utterback – Sigourney-Keota HS – 2022 Iowa champion – 110
Taylor Whiting (WI) – Oconto Falls HS - 2023 Wisconsin champion - 107
Others nationally ranked
No. 16 Diana Gonzalez – Buchanan HS (CA)

112 pounds
No. 6 Emma Albanese - SLAM Academy – 2x – 2023 Nevada champion – 114, 2022 Nevada champion – 116
No. 6 Molly Allen – Riverside, Oakland HS – 2x – 2023 Iowa champion – 115, 2022 Iowa champion – 105
Delialah Betances – Lee County HS – 2023 Georgia champion – 110
Rachel Camacho – American Leadership Academy- 3x - 2023 Utah 1A/2A champion – 115, 2022 Utah 1A/2A champion – 110, 2021 Utah 1A-5A champion - 108
Iliana Castaneda – Sunnyside HS – 2023 Arizona champion – 107
No. 19 Zeta Lee – Mount Tahoma HS – 2x - 2023 Washington 3A/4A champion – 110, 2022 Washington champion - 110
Adalyne Montiel – Toppenish HS – 2023 Washington 1A/2A champion – 110
No. 23 Adaceli Salaiz Noriega – Bisbee HS – 2023 Arizona champion - 120
No. 2 Kiely Tabaldo – Menlo Atherton HS – 2023 California champion – 111
No. 18 Sarah Zimmerman – Hays HS – 2023 Kansas 6A/5A champion – 110
Others nationally ranked
No. 11 Emma Bacon – Dallas Middle School (PA)
No. 11 Gigi Bragg – Anoka HS (MN)

117 pounds
Ashley Diaz – Seaford HS – 2022 New York champion – 120
No. 2 Isabella Marie Gonzales – Clovis East HS – 2023 California champion - 116
No. 23 Mia Hargrove – Discovery Canyon HS – 2023 Colorado champion - 115
Tai McBride – Jackson HS – 2022 Wyoming champion – 116
Sandrine Tuttle (TX) – 2023 NHSCA, 5th – 120
No. 8 Angelina Vargas – Park Hill HS – 2x, 2023 Missouri Class 2 champion – 115, 2022 Missouri champion - 115
Others nationally ranked
No. 5 Karlee Brooks – Valient College Prep (AZ)
No. 3 Ava Ward – Centralia HS (MO)

122 pounds
Ashley Cannon – Westlake HS – 2x – 2023 Utah 6A champion – 125, 2022 Utah 6A champion – 120
Isabella Cross – Mesa Ridge HS – 2023 Colorado champion - 125
Natalie Davis – Haughton HS – 2023 Louisiana champion – 120
No. 3 Persaeus Gomez – Pomona HS – 3x - 2023 Colorado champion – 120, 2022 Colorado champion – 118, 2021 Colorado champion - 105
No. 21 Evelyn Holmes-Smith – Enterprise HS – 3x - 2023 Alabama champion – 120, 2022 Alabama champion – 116, 2021 Alabama champion - 105
No. 7 Olivia Moreno – Austin Bowie HS – 3x - 2023 Texas 6A champion – 126, 2022 Texas 6A champion – 119, 2021 Texas 6A champion – 119
No. 22 Brooklyn Pace – Copper Hills HS – 3x – 2023 Utah 6A champion – 120, 2022 Utah 6A champion – 115, 2021 Utah 6A champion – 115
No. 2 Alyssa Randles – Couer D’Alene HS – 4x – 2023 Idaho champion – 126, 2022 Idaho champion 126, 2021 Idaho champion – 135, 2020 Idaho champion - 122
Hannah Rogers – Wilton HS – 2022 Iowa champion - 120
No. 18 Samantha Sachs – Glendora HS (CA) - 2023 NHSCA 3rd - 120
Regina Stoeser -Harrisburg HS – 2022 South Dakota champion – 120
Others nationally ranked
No. 16 Alyssa Ruiz – Northwest Nelson HS (TX)
No. 19 Alejandro Valdiviezo - Poway HS (CA)

127 pounds
Vanessa Alvarado – Highland HS (CA) – 2023 NHSCA 7th place - 112
No. 28 Kendra Bliss – Washington HS – 2023 Missouri Class 2 champion – 125
Bailey Chafin – Sweet Home HS – 2023 Oregon 4A-1A state champion – 125
No. 8 Taylor Colangelo – Liberty HS – 2023 Arizona champion - 132
No. 28 Peyton Hellman – Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon HS – 3x - 2023 South Dakota champion – 126, 2022 South Dakota champion – 126, 2021 South Dakota champion – 129
No. 10 Ciara Riner – Spring Valley HS – 3x - 2023 West Virginia champion – 126, 2022 West Virginia champion – 128, 2021 West Virginia champion – 133
Aubrianna Smith – Westmoore HS – 2023 Oklahoma champion - 130
Others nationally ranked
No. 12 Emily Pedro – Little Elm HS (TX)

132 pounds
Ruby Clark – Toppenish HS – 2023 Washington 1A/2A champion – 140
Jania Dunigan – Arlington Martin HS – 2023 Texas 6A champion - 132
Sage Eggleston – Maple Mountain HS – 2023 Utah 5A champion - 135
No. 11 Jordyn Fouse – Bishop McCort HS – 2x - 2023 Pennsylvania champion – 130, 2022 Pennsylvania champion – 130
Kennedy Hsu – Palo Verde HS – 2022 Nevada champion - 131
Shelby Kemp – Moore HS – 2023 Oklahoma champion - 135
No. 25 Aileen Lester – Newhalen HS – 2x - 2022 Alaska champion – 132, 2022 Alaska champion – 130
Isabel Lieb – Bethel HS – 2023 Alaska champion – 138
No. 29 Timberly Martinez – Pomona HS – 2023 Colorado champion - 130
Cloe Sanders - Vinton-Shellburg HS (IA) – 2023 NHSCA 4th - 132
No. 2 Lauren Walton - Woodford County HS – 2x – 2023 Kentucky champion – 132, 2022 Kentucky champion – 132
Others nationally ranked
No. 29 Liliana Banks – Menasha HS (WI)

138 pounds
No. 23 Sophia Delgado – Coral Park HS – 2023 Florida champion - 140
Skyler Gassel (CA) – 2023 NHSCA 3rd – 128
No. 26 Caroline Gilstrap - Summerville HS – 3x – 2023 South Carolina champion – 138, 2022 South Carolina champion – 153, 2021 South Carolina champion - 140
Nya Jolley – Rich HS – 2023 Utah 1A/2A champion – 135
No. 21 Bridgette Sotomayor – Liberty HS – 2023 Arizona champion - 138
Clare Waite – Boise HS – 2022 Idaho champion – 145

144 pounds
Grace Alagbo – Apple Valley HS – 2022 Minnesota champion – 145
Ryen Hickey - Chatfield HS - 2023 Colorado champion - 140
No. 28 Elly Janovsky – Lake Central HS – 2023 Indiana champion – 145
Kaitlyn Thorn – Bozeman HS - 2023 Montana champion - 145

152 pounds
Vida Beckel – Cypress HS (CA) – 2023 NHSCA 4th place – 152
Lillian Gradillas-Flores – Mountain View – Marana HS, 2023 Arizona champion - 152
No. 10 Sarah Henckel – Blair Academy – 2023 National Prep champion - 152
Kaylie Petersen – Evansville Central HS – 2021 Indiana champion – 138
No. 8 Eduarda Rodrigues – Newport Harbor HS – 2023 California champion - 150
No. 5 Skylar Slade – Southeast Polk HS – 2023 Iowa champion - 155
No. 3 Stella Steigler - Orange HS - 2x - 2022 Virginia champion– 156, 2020 Virginia champion – 156
No. 24 Breanna Wier – Osseo-Fair./Aug./Fall Creek HS – 2023 Wisconsin champion - 152

164 pounds
No. 16 Alyssa Favara – Bishop McCort HS (PA), 2x - 2023 Pennsylvania champion – 170, 2022 Florida champion for Palmetto Ridge HS – 190
No. 2 Piper Fowler – Cleveland HS – 2x – 2023 Tennessee champion – 165, 2022 Tennessee champion – 152
No. 13 Grace Johns – Minneapolis HS – 2023 Kansas 4A-1A champion - 170
No. 19 Kylee Lindsley – Belgrade HS – 2023 Montana champion - 165
No. 13 Aurellia Ramos – Maple Mountain HS – 2023 Utah 5A champion – 170
Kyra Richards – Columbia HS – 2021 Idaho champion - 170
Others nationally ranked
No. 22 Sophia Bassino – Sun Prairie HS (WI)

180 pounds
No. 9 Maria Aiono – Reed HS – 2023 Nevada champion – 185
Archer Jones – Springdale Har-Ber HS – 2x - 2022 Arkansas champion – 165, 2021 Arkansas champion - 165
No. 8 Sophie Pollack – Canadaigua Academy – 2023 New York champion – 185
No. 7 Kassidee Savaria – Billings Skyview HS – 3x – 2023 Montana champion – 185 - 2022 Montana champion – 205, 2021 Montana champion – 205,
No. 20 Maggie Smith – Rock Springs HS – 2x – 2023 Wyoming champion – 190, 2022 Wyoming champion – 181
No. 16 Tirza Twoteeth – Ronan HS – 2023 Montana champion - 235

200 pounds
No. 4 Tilisa Matakaiongo – Canyon View HS – 2x - 2023 Utah 1A/2A champion – 190, 2022 Utah 1A/2A/3A champion - 190

225 pounds
No. 5 Erica Cobos – El Paso Americas HS – 2023 Texas 6A champion - 235