ATHERTON, Calif. – (Final Results) Menlo College earned its third title in the fourth
Cascade Collegiate Conference Women’s Wrestling Championship, presented by U.S. Bank.
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(Team Scores) No. 1 Menlo College led all teams with 176.5 total points and No. 4 Southern Oregon University followed with 172.5 points. No. 5 University of Providence earned 144 points and No. 12 Vanguard University received 82 points. No. 20 Eastern Oregon University was next with 72 points and (RV) The Evergreen State College was right behind with 69.5 points. Simpson University rounded out all teams with 10.5 points.
Other conference awards:
Outstanding Wrestler – Erin Hikiji (UP)
Coach of the Year – Michael Ayala (Menlo)
Team Sportsmanship – University of Providence
Individual Champions:
101lbs- No. 1 Erin Hikiji (UP) received a bye the first round before
earning two technical falls in the semifinals and championship bout.
109lbs- No. 7 Paige Morales (UP) completed two technical falls before winning the championship bout by 4-3 decision.
116lbs- No. 6 Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo) completed a pin and technical fall to make it to the championship bout where she was victorious by 11-4 decision.
123lbs- No. 6 Alana Vivas (Menlo) won by 11-2 decision and pin before taking the championship bout by medical forfeit.
130lbs- No. 1 Carolina Moreno (SOU) completed two pins to make it to the championship bout where she won by technical fall for her second straight individual title.
136lbs- No. 4 Waipuilani Estrella-Beauch (UP) completed two pins to make it to the championship bout where she won by 12-10 decision for her second straight individual title.
143lbs- No. 7 Desiree Jones (Menlo) earned a technical fall and pin to make it to the championship bout where she completed another technical fall.
155lbs- No. 11 Caitlyn Davis (SOU) won two technical falls to make it to the championship bout where she defeated her opponent by 9-4 decision.
170lbs- No. 8 Shenita Lawson (SOU) won by technical fall in her first match before completing two pins to earn the individual title.
191lbs- No. 1 Tavia Heidelberg-Till (Menlo) received two byes before securing her allocation with a pin for her second straight individual title.
2024 All-Conference Honorees:
101 –
Erin Hikiji (UP),
Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (Menlo), Liana Ferreira (SOU)
109 –
Paige Morales (UP),
Emma Baertlein (SOU), Nizhoni Tallman (TESC)
116 –
Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo),
Marissa Kurtz (SOU), Irma Retano (EOU)
123 –
Alana Vivas (Menlo), Haley Narahara (Menlo), Fernanda Lopez (SOU)
130 –
Carolina Moreno (SOU), Louisa Schwab (Menlo), Alyssa Randles (UP)
136 –
Waipuilani Estrella-Beauch (UP), River Todd (VU), Desinee Lopez (SOU)
143 –
Desiree Jones (Menlo)
, Alexandra Lopez (Menlo), Bella Amaro (SOU)
155 –
Caitlyn Davis (SOU), Shannon Workinger (Menlo), Flor Parker Borrero (TESC)
170 –
Shenita Lawson (SOU), Lily El-Masri (VU), Kalila Shrive (Menlo)
191 –
Tavia Heidelberg-Till (Menlo),
Trinity Tafoya (EOU), Reina Walker (TESC)
2024 Cascade’s Automatic Qualifiers:
101 – Erin Hikiji (UP), Kayla Mckinley-Johnson (Menlo), Liana Ferreira (SOU)
109 – Paige Morales (UP), Emma Baertlein (SOU), Nizhoni Tallman (TESC), Liv Villanueva (SOU)
116 – Ajayzee Zaballos (Menlo), Marissa Kurtz (SOU), Irma Retano (EOU), Arieana Arias (UP), Isabelle Asuncion (UP), Kaylee Annis (SOU)
123 – Alana Vivas (Menlo), Haley Narahara (Menlo), Fernanda Lopez (SOU), Ellabelle Taylor (TESC), Alicia Frank (UP)
130 – Carolina Moreno (SOU), Louisa Schwab (Menlo), Alyssa Randles (UP), Lillian Avalos (VU), Erica Grant (TESC), Anna Rodriguez (EOU)
136 – Waipuilani Estrella-Beauch (UP), River Todd (VU), Desinee Lopez (SOU), Stephanie Chavez (Menlo), Samantha Barragan (Menlo)
143 – Desiree Jones (Menlo), Alexandra Lopez (Menlo), Bella Amaro (SOU), Kailey Rees (UP)
155 – Caitlyn Davis (SOU), Shannon Workinger (Menlo), Flor Parker Borrero (TESC), Liv Wieber (EOU), Sadie Antoque (UP)
170 – Shenita Lawson (SOU), Lily El-Masri (VU), Kalila Shrive (Menlo), Abena Adu (VU)
191 – Tavia Heidelberg-Till (Menlo)
Wildcard Bids
1 101 Abbeygael Cabuag (VU)
2 101 Karly Scoot (SOU)
3 109 Angie Dill (VU)
4 116 Kaylee Annis (SOU)
5 123 Loretta Lopez (VU)
6 123 Paige Chafin (EOU)
7 136 Piper Hall (VU)
8 170 Katelyn Lewis (UP)
There were two true placement matches for automatic qualifying bids at 130lbs and 143lbs. These matches were to determine who earned the automatic bid and did not affect the final places or team scores.
Paige Respicio and Kailey Reese of Providence both earned pins for victories in their respective weight classes.
After the conference tournaments have concluded, a 10-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers until 210 wrestlers have been selected, which will be released Tuesday, February 27th by 5 p.m. (CST). The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, March 1st, 2024.
Qualifiers from this weekend’s event earned the right to compete at the 2nd Women’s Wrestling National Championship which will be held March 8th and 9th at Harold Newman Arena in Jamestown, North Dakota.