PARK CITY, Kan. – The 2025 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championship heads into its final day at Park City Arena, where ten weight classes remain in contention for national titles. The quarterfinals on Friday provided dominant performances from top-ranked wrestlers while several lower-seeded athletes and an unranked competitor punched their tickets to the semifinal round.
The championship rounds begin Saturday morning, with doors opening at 9 a.m. and wrestling starting at 10 a.m. The winners of the semifinal bouts will move on to the championship finals, set to take place later in the day.
Southern Oregon leads the CCC teams in sixth place with 69.7 points followed right behind Providence in seventh place with 56.5 points.
Semifinal Matchups and Recap by Weight Class:
103 pounds
#1 Erin Hikiji (Providence) maintained her top-seed status with a commanding performance and will now face #5 Judy Sandoval (Grand View), who powered through with a decisive quarterfinal victory.
110 pounds
This bracket followed the seeds exactly, as #1 Anaya Falcon (Life) meets #4 Emma Baertlein (Southern Oregon) in the top half.
The bottom half will see #3 Paige Morales (Providence) clash with #2 Stefana Jelacic (Lourdes), setting up a high-powered matchup between two of the top wrestlers at 110 pounds.
117 pounds
Defending champion #1 Christianah Ogunsanya (William Penn) continues her march toward the title and will battle #5 Jasmine Howard (Southern Oregon) in the semifinals.
131 pounds
Top-seeded #1 Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon) has looked dominant and now faces #5 Jumoke Adekoye (Dickinson State), who continues her upset run through the bracket.
138 pounds
In the bottom half, #6 Reagen Gallaway (Hastings) continued her strong tournament run and will take on #2 Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (Providence), who has yet to concede a point in the tournament.
145 pounds
The semifinal features #3 Esther Kolawole (William Penn) against #2 Liv Wieber (Eastern Oregon), a matchup expected to be one of the most competitive bouts of the semifinal round.
207 pounds
On the bottom side, #3 Savannah Isaac (Life) will take on #2 Kathryn Hingano (Southern Oregon) in what should be a physical matchup.