ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Fort Hays State Women's Wrestling will have four student-athletes competing at the first-ever NCAA Championships next week. The Tigers had seven wrestlers make placement matches and the four qualifying for nationals included Isabella Renfro (180), Leiannah Landreth (117), Nichole Moore (145), and Alexis Burton (160). The Tigers generated 106.5 points as a team to place fourth.
 
Renfro took second, while Landreth, Moore, and Burton all placed third to secure their spots at the NCAA Championships. Peyton Hellmann (138) and Morgan Maschmann (124) both finished fourth, while Grace Johns (207) finished fifth.
 
The Tigers went into Sunday with six wrestlers in the semifinals and three in consolation action. The day started a bit rough for the Tigers as Jaidyn Alvarado (103) and Isabell Ortiz (110) were eliminated in consolation action. FHSU's first five in the semifinals all came up short, but Renfro dialed up the first win of the day for FHSU with a pin in 46 seconds over Samaria Barnett of Texas Woman's. It secured her spot in the NCAA Championships and helped start momentum for the Tigers as they reeled off six-straight wins in consolation action.
 
Johns picked up a 4-1 win to advance in consolation action before the first five Tiger semifinalists all wrestled their first consolation matches. Landreth picked up a fall in 41 seconds over Sophia Cornish of Colorado Mesa. Maschmann had a 10-0 tech fall over Jada Hernandez of William Jewell. Hellmann pinned Audrey Diaz of Pacific in 4:20. Moore outlasted Kristy More of Sioux Falls 13-10 and Burton picked up a 5-1 decision over Poorna Babu of Texas Woman's. Johns fell short in her second consolation contest of the day, but received fifth place by a medical forfeit.
 
The Tigers won three of their five third-place matches, and very easily could have been four of five if not for misfortune in one of the matches. Landreth punched her ticket to nationals with a dominating 13-0 tech fall over Flavia Nagatani, a wrestler she had already beat back in the quarterfinals on day one. Maschmann fell short in her match at 124 by fall to Laura Alcantar Soto of Simon Fraser. The misfortune happened at 138 as Hellmann had a commanding 6-0 lead over Ella Finding of Simon Fraser, but could not continue a couple minutes into the match due to an injury. Moore got the Tigers back on track at 145 with a convincing 7-0 win over No. 10 ranked Gretchen Donally of Colorado Mesa. Burton rounded out the national qualifiers for FHSU by winning 3-1 over Alana Duggan of Lindenwood.
 
Renfro, ranked No. 2 nationally, came up short in the regional title match to No. 3 ranked Destiny Rodriguez of McKendree, an opponent she had defeated by fall earlier in the year. Rodriguez scored a fall this time in 3:36. Renfro will take a 29-2 overall record into the NCAA Championships.
 
Though McKendree ran away with the regional title as a team with 199.5 points, the Tigers were not far behind Simon Fraser in second with 115 and Colorado Mesa in third with 113. McKendree, ranked second nationally as a team, won all 10 weight classes. FHSU, Simon Fraser, and Colorado Mesa are all among the top 15 as teams in the national rankings.
 

Place	School	Points	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	NCAA Qualifiers
1	McKendree	199.5	10	0	0	0	0	0	10
2	Simon Fraser	115	0	3	3	0	0	2	6
3	Colorado Mesa	113	0	4	0	2	1	1	4
4	Fort Hays State	106.5	0	1	3	2	1	0	4
6	William Jewell	70.5	0	1	1	1	1	1	2
7	Chadron State	67	0	0	3	0	1	0	3
8	Lindenwood	65.5	0	1	0	2	1	0	1
9	Adams State	52	0	0	0	1	2	1	0
9	Texas Woman`s	42.5	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
8	Schreiner University	34.5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
11	Vanguard	23.5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	Sioux Falls	21.5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	Minot State	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
13	Pacific University	18.5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Linfield University	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Below are the results for FHSU from the NCAA Region 6 Championships.
 
103
Jaidyn Alvarado (16-14) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points. (1-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Jaidyn Alvarado (Fort Hays State) 16-14 won by fall over Alexis Garza (Vanguard) 0-2 (Fall 2:34)
• Quarterfinal - Heather Crull (McKendree University) 30-3 won by fall over Jaidyn Alvarado (Fort Hays State) 16-14 (Fall 1:12)
• Cons. Round 3 - Jackelyn Sanchez (Schreiner University) 30-12 won by fall over Jaidyn Alvarado (Fort Hays State) 16-14 (Fall 5:26)

110
Isabell Ortiz (4-8) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points. (1-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Isabell Ortiz (Fort Hays State) 1-2 won by tech fall over Katelyn Faczak (Adams State ) 10-11 (TF-1.5 1:56 (10-0))
• Quarterfinal - Gabriele Tedesco (McKendree University) 24-1 won by tech fall over Isabell Ortiz (Fort Hays State) 1-2 (TF-1.5 1:13 (10-0))
• Cons. Round 3 - Rylee Balcazar (Chadron) 24-8 won by decision over Isabell Ortiz (Fort Hays State) 1-2 (Dec 10-4)

117
Leiannah Landreth (21-9) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points. (3-1)

• Quarterfinal - Leiannah Landreth (Fort Hays State) 21-9 won by fall over Flavia Nagatani (Adams State ) 20-11 (Fall 3:00)
• Semifinal - Yu Sakamoto (McKendree University) 14-1 won by fall over Leiannah Landreth (Fort Hays State) 21-9 (Fall 2:11)
• Cons. Semi - Leiannah Landreth (Fort Hays State) 21-9 won by fall over Sophia Cornish (Colorado Mesa University) 25-11 (Fall 0:41)
• 3rd Place Match - Leiannah Landreth (Fort Hays State) 21-9 won by tech fall over Flavia Nagatani (Adams State ) 20-11 (TF-1.5 1:40 (13-0))

124
Morgan Maschmann (25-11) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points. (3-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Morgan Maschmann (Fort Hays State) 25-10 won by tech fall over Elena Rameriz (Vanguard) 2-2 (TF-1.5 0:50 (10-0))
• Quarterfinal - Morgan Maschmann (Fort Hays State) 25-10 won by tech fall over Brooke Zejada (Texas Woman`s University) 9-7 (TF-1.5 4:19 (11-0))
• Semifinal - Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa University) 24-6 won by tech fall over Morgan Maschmann (Fort Hays State) 25-10 (TF-1.5 5:11 (11-0))
• Cons. Semi - Morgan Maschmann (Fort Hays State) 25-10 won by tech fall over Jada Hernandez (William Jewell College) 3-3 (TF-1.5 3:28 (10-0))
• 3rd Place Match - Laura Alcantar Soto (Simon Fraser University) 11-8 won by fall over Morgan Maschmann (Fort Hays State) 25-10 (Fall 2:54)

131
Samara Markwardt (15-11) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points. (1-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Samara Markwardt (Fort Hays State) 17-12 won by tech fall over Deijah Diego (Pacific University) 10-12 (TF-1.5 1:09 (10-0))
• Quarterfinal - Cameron Guerin (McKendree University) 10-0 won by fall over Samara Markwardt (Fort Hays State) 17-12 (Fall 1:46)
• Cons. Round 2 - talia Lee (Lindenwood University) 1-2 won by fall over Samara Markwardt (Fort Hays State) 17-12 (Fall 4:09)

138
Peyton Hellmann (28-8) placed 4th and scored 13.5 team points. (3-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Peyton Hellmann (Fort Hays State) 28-8 won by fall over Cassidy Jones-Mowen (Linfield University) 16-15 (Fall 1:57)
• Quarterfinal - Peyton Hellmann (Fort Hays State) 28-8 won by decision over Johanna Steinlicht (Sioux Falls) 26-12 (Dec 7-2)
• Semifinal - Jacinda Espinosa (Lindenwood University) 2-1 won by fall over Peyton Hellmann (Fort Hays State) 28-8 (Fall 5:51)
• Cons. Semi - Peyton Hellmann (Fort Hays State) 28-8 won by fall over Audrey Diaz (Pacific University) 29-7 (Fall 4:20)
• 3rd Place Match - Ella Finding (Simon Fraser University) 17-5 won by injury default over Peyton Hellmann (Fort Hays State) 28-8 (Inj. 2:00)

145
Nichole Moore (17-5) placed 3rd and scored 13.5 team points. (4-1)

• Champ. Round 1 - Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State) 17-5 won by fall over Joanna Interian (Pacific University) 5-8 (Fall 1:00)
• Quarterfinal - Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State) 17-5 won by decision over Dakota Hull (Adams State ) 17-9 (Dec 6-2)
• Semifinal - Liv Wieber (Simon Fraser University) 20-2 won by decision over Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State) 17-5 (Dec 5-3)
• Cons. Semi - Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State) 17-5 won by decision over Kristy More (Sioux Falls) 12-7 (Dec 13-10)
• 3rd Place Match - Nichole Moore (Fort Hays State) 17-5 won by decision over Gretchen Donally (Colorado Mesa University) 29-12 (Dec 7-0)

160
Alexis Burton (21-8) placed 3rd and scored 13.5 team points. (4-1)

• Champ. Round 1 - Alexis Burton (Fort Hays State) 21-8 won by fall over Rachel Berger (Sioux Falls) 12-17 (Fall 3:00)
• Quarterfinal - Alexis Burton (Fort Hays State) 21-8 won by decision over Celina Cooke (Colorado Mesa University) 23-13 (Dec 5-0)
• Semifinal - Lene McCrackin (Simon Fraser University) 13-4 won by fall over Alexis Burton (Fort Hays State) 21-8 (Fall 4:15)
• Cons. Semi - Alexis Burton (Fort Hays State) 21-8 won by decision over Poorna Babu (Texas Woman`s University) 11-9 (Dec 5-1)
• 3rd Place Match - Alexis Burton (Fort Hays State) 21-8 won by decision over Alana Duggan (Lindenwood University) 3-2 (Dec 3-1)

180
Isabella Renfro (29-2) placed 2nd and scored 17.0 team points. (2-1)

• Quarterfinal - Isabella Renfro (Fort Hays State) 29-3 won by fall over Tracy Linklater (Schreiner University) 23-23 (Fall 0:19)
• Semifinal - Isabella Renfro (Fort Hays State) 29-3 won by fall over Samaria Barnett (Texas Woman`s University) 11-5 (Fall 0:46)
• 1st Place Match - Destiny Rodriguez (McKendree University) 24-2 won by fall over Isabella Renfro (Fort Hays State) 29-3 (Fall 3:36)

207
Grace Johns (15-9) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points. (3-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Grace Johns (Fort Hays State) 17-10 won by decision over Desiree Hall (William Jewell College) 0-2 (Dec 7-0)
• Quarterfinal - Julia Richey (Simon Fraser University) 11-6 won by fall over Grace Johns (Fort Hays State) 17-10 (Fall 3:46)
• Cons. Round 3 - Grace Johns (Fort Hays State) 17-10 won by decision over Faith Macharia (Schreiner University) 12-8 (Dec 4-0)
• Cons. Semi - Aniya Herbin (Minot State) 19-10 won by fall over Grace Johns (Fort Hays State) 17-10 (Fall 5:22)
• 5th Place Match - Grace Johns (Fort Hays State) 17-10 won by medical forfeit over Julia Richey (Simon Fraser University) 11-6 (M. For.)