Team Texas Junior Women Nationals Recap

This years Fargo Womens Nationals was the largest and toughest yet in recent years.  The Junior entries were more then normal showing that womens wrestling is growing nationally.  Team Texas enter 67 women them self showing that the State of Texas is strong with womens wrestling.  Team Texas placed 3rd overall in the Team Race with 46 points, with California running away with the title with 75 points and Washington State coming in 2nd with 50 points

Texas had 10 All Americans total with two Champions, two runner ups, two 5th places, one 6th place, two 7th place and one 8th place finish.

Xochitl Mota-Pettis was the top performer, she went 5-0 with a National Title at 127 with 2 tech falls and 3 falls including a fall in the finals.

Gaby Holloway attained herself a National Championship as well at 225 she defeated another Nationally ranked Texas wrestler

Kaylynn Albrecht was a beast at 152 until she  ran into the World Champ took 2nd, Kaylynn only gave up 1 point and all tech falls til the finals match.

Alyssa Alvarez was the other runner up she ran into Gaby Holloway 225, Alvarez is Nationally ranked at #3 and will attend Schreiner University next year

Lexie Basham took a 5th place finish at 138.  Lexie was dominating in all her matches she won.  I personally was hoping she matched up for a rematch with Kaden Campbell of Colorado who gave Lexie her only loss during High School season. Lexie however tech called the girl that Campbell beat 2-0.

Augustina Ijoma took a 5th place finish, Ijoma had a set back in the quarter finals where she ran into the so to be Champion at the 164 weight.  Ijoma’s 2 losses where to the Champ and 3rd place finishers.

Camille Fournier only a cadet and a cadet runner up,  competing with the juniors. Fournier lost a close one in the quarter finals and fought back to a 6th place finish at 117.

Mattison Parker placed 7th, Parker ran into Work Team Member  Alara Boyd in the quarter finals and fought her way back to All American status.

Hunter Robinson also placed 7th but at 144.  Robinson got a good draw into the bracket with a Bye,  2 other women didn’t make the cut with a 4-2 record.  144 class was a deep weight.

Samara Chavez the other cadet wrestling with the juniors and was also a cadet runner up. Chavez placed 8th at 113,  Chavez bumped up a weight class for the Juniors.

Fargo action Shots

below is the final results

Weight	Name	Record	Place
100	Elexis Kalar	3-2
100	Jaclyn Mcnichols	1-2
100	Mia Diaz	0-2
100	Marisol Romo	1-2
100	Odelia Lopez	1-2
100	Valerie Carreon	3-2
106	Madison Brown	1-2
106	Addison Garcia	0-2
106	Isabella Burnworth	0-2
106	Kylie Robledo	1-2
106	Larissa Flores	0-2
112	Rachael Ingram	0-2
112	Aylen Vivar	2-2
112	Carmen Allred	1-2
112	Samara Chavez	4-3	8th place
112	Madison Meyer	0-2
112	Nayeli Hernandez	1-2
117	Sydney Harper	2-2
117	Camille Fournier	4-3	6th place
117	Emily Fergeson	0-2
117	Kayla Fitts	2-2
117	Cadence Miller	1-2
122	Jacqueline Ghent	2-2
122	Olivia Mottley	1-2
122	Angelina Baltazar	3-2
122	Kamille Begeal	0-2
122	Lydia Ramos	2-2
122	Zahra Metzgar	2-2
127	Cecilia Adams	2-2
127	Katelynn Snyder-jones	0-2
127	Maddie Sandquist	1-2
127	Juliana Baugher	0-2
127	Isabella Gonzalez	2-2
127	Rhett Marks	0-2
127	Skye Bravo	2-2
127	Xochitl Mota-Pettis	5-0	Champion
127	Lydiana Hill	1-2
132	Marissa Torres	0-2
132	Serena Cervantes	1-2
132	Abby Anaya	0-2
138	Katriana Heredia	0-2
138	Jordan Suarez	2-2
138	Cassie Moseley	0-2
138	Lexie Basham	5-2	5th place
138	Mattison Parker	4-2	7th place
138	Mhina Oseitutu	2-2
138	Adenike Adenusi	1-2
144	Hunter Robinson	4-2	7th place
144	Jade Larsen	4-2
144	Madison Guinn	4-2
144	Nia Miranda	3-2
144	Victoria Hinojo	3-2
144	Megan Thomas	0-2
152	JoyLynn Wegman	2-2
152	Jude Miller	1-2
152	Kaylynn Albrecht	4-1	2nd place
164	Makia English	1-2
164	Ashley Lekas	1-2
164	Augustina Ijoma	4-2	5th place
164	Mikayla Mata	0-2
180	Emily Mendillo	1-2
180	Brittyn Corbishley	0-2
180	Bianca Rosales	2-2
180	Iman Thomas	2-2
200	Emma Lozada	1-2
225	Alyssa Alvarez	3-1	2nd place
225	Gabrielle Holloway	4-0	Champion