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Nine Tigers Advance to Sunday at NCAA Regional, Team Sits Third After First Day

Fort Hays State Women's Wrestling saw nine of its 10 wrestlers advance to day two of the NCAA Region 6 Championship on Saturday (Feb. 21). The Tigers will go into Sunday with six wrestlers in the semifinals and three still alive on the consolation side, looking to punch tickets to the first-ever NCAA Women's Wrestling Championship.
 
The Tigers made their presence known right out of the gate as all 10 of their wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals. The Tigers only had byes at a couple of weights, so eight of the 10 were in action in the opening round and pushed the team into first place at the end of the first round.
 
Fort Hays State saw six of its 10 wrestlers blaze their way into Sunday's semifinals, which included Leiannah Landreth (117), Morgan Maschmann (124), Peyton Hellmann (138), Nichole Moore (145), Alexis Burton (160), and Isabella Renfro (180). Hellmann, Moore, and Burton all won by decision, while Landreth flipped her match with a fall after trailing early. Maschmann won by tech fall and Renfro dialed up a lightning-fast pin in 19 seconds. Wrestlers who are victorious in semifinal matches on Sunday will be guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Championships by making the regional championship match in their respective classes.
 
Though they came up short in their quarterfinal matches, Jaidyn Alvarado (103), Isabell Ortiz (110), and Grace Johns (207) all look to make noise in consolation action on Sunday in hopes of making the third-place match. All three would need to win three matches in a row to claim third.
 
Samara Markwardt (131) was the only Tiger knocked out of competition on Saturday. She dropped her consolation match after the quarterfinal loss. She finished 15-11 overall for the season.
 
Fort Hays State sits in third as a team after the first day of action. McKendree holds the lead with 78 points as all 10 of its wrestlers are in the semifinals. Simon Fraser is second with 61.5 points and seven wrestlers in the semifinals, while Fort Hays State has 58 points.

Team Standings
Place School Abbrev Points Consolation Championship
1 McKendree  MCK 78 0 10
2 Simon Fraser SFU 61.5 2 7
3 Fort Hays State FHSU 58 3 6
4 Colorado Mesa CMU 51 5 5
5 Lindenwood LUSC 41 4 3
6 William Jewell WJ 35.5 3 3
7 Chadron State CSC 32.5 3 2
8 Schreiner University SU 24 3 1
9 Texas Woman`s TWU 22.5 4 1
10 Adams State ASU 19.5 5 0
11 Vanguard VU 17.5 2 1
12 Minot State MINOT 14.5 1 1
13 Pacific University PU 14 3 0
14 Sioux Falls USF 13 2 0
15 Linfield University LU 7 0 0

Notes from Saturday…

117 – Leiannah Landreth - Rolled into the semifinals after a first‑round bye and a come-from-behind fall in 3:00 over Adams State's Flavia Nagatani. It was her third win over Nagatani this season.

124 – Morgan Maschmann - Continued her impressive season with back‑to‑back tech falls:

  • 10-0 TF (0:50) over Elena Ramirez (Vanguard)
  • 11-0 TF (4:19) over Brooke Zejada (TWU)

138 – Peyton Hellmann – Dominated her opening match before conquering Johanna Steinlicht in the quarters, a wrestler she was 2-1 against already this season.

  • Fall (1:57) over Cassidy Jones-Mowen (Linfield)
  • 7-2 decision over Sioux Falls' Johanna Steinlicht

145 – Nichole Moore – Made short work of her first opponent in a minute before a hard-fought decision in her quarterfinal contest.

  • Fall (1:00) over Joanna Interian (Pacific)
  • 6-2 decision over Dakota Hull (Adams State)

160 – Alexis Burton – Powered her way to a fall and knocked off the No. 3 seeded Celina Cooke of Colorado Mesa in the quarterfinals. Burton has been on fire since moving up to 160, going 10-1 since the move.

  • Fall (3:00) over Rachel Berger (Sioux Falls)
  • 5-0 decision over Celina Cooke (Colorado Mesa)

180 – Isabella Renfro – Renfro advanced with a bye and a lightning‑quick 19‑second fall over Schreiner's Tracy Linklater. She meets Samaria Barnett of Texas Woman's in the semis, a wrestler she has faced twice this season.

 
Jaidyn Alvarado (103), Isabell Ortiz (110), and Grace Johns (207) – All won their opening matches before a loss in the quarterfinals. All received byes on the backside. Alvarado and Ortiz are No. 8 seeds in their brackets, while Johns is the No. 6 seed in hers. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Alexis Burton

Alexis Burton

Sophomore
Grace Johns

Grace Johns

Sophomore
Nichole Moore

Nichole Moore

Graduate Student
Isabell Ortiz

Isabell Ortiz

Senior
Isabella Renfro

Isabella Renfro

Sophomore
Jaidyn Alvarado

Jaidyn Alvarado

Freshman
Peyton Hellmann

Peyton Hellmann

Freshman
Leiannah Landreth

Leiannah Landreth

Freshman
Samara Markwardt

Samara Markwardt

Junior
Morgan Maschmann

Morgan Maschmann

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alexis Burton

Alexis Burton

Sophomore
Grace Johns

Grace Johns

Sophomore
Nichole Moore

Nichole Moore

Graduate Student
Isabell Ortiz

Isabell Ortiz

Senior
Isabella Renfro

Isabella Renfro

Sophomore
Jaidyn Alvarado

Jaidyn Alvarado

Freshman
Peyton Hellmann

Peyton Hellmann

Freshman
Leiannah Landreth

Leiannah Landreth

Freshman
Samara Markwardt

Samara Markwardt

Junior
Morgan Maschmann

Morgan Maschmann

Freshman