Ray Shoaf
The 2021 Women’s Nationals is in the books, formerly known as the Body Bar held in Las Colinas Texas on Mother’s Day every year and every year it gives Texas women a close to home tournament with the nation’s best wrestlers. Winners of the tournament become members of the USA World Team and represent the USA in world competition. The Cadet and Junior runner ups compete in the Pan Am Games. The Texas women as in previous years come in record numbers with this year having a total of 122 Texas girls entered. We did notice a few wrestlers not wrestling for their home states so the comments and placings wont reflect those women.
Texas only had 2 champions throughout the 3 day tournament and those came in the 10U and the 12U division with Zaylyn Woods at 10U and Hailey Delgado at the 12U. Texas also won the 12U team championship. Out of the 122 women wrestlers 33 of them became All-American.
Below we break down each division and highlight the placers.
Texas didn’t have any entries in the 8U so we start with the 10U girls.
10U Girls only had 2 entries and both became All American. Starting with Vivienne Yarbough @ 65lbs, Yarbough went 0-2 and pulled out a 5th place finish. Zaylyn Woods @ 90lbs, out of 5 girls in the bracket was able to run the table and win one of Texas’s 2 championships winning by VSU1 in 3:49. Team Texas finished 5th.
12U Girls had 7 entries in this division and all 7th girls placed and became All-America along with winning the Team Championship for this group 12U. Hailey Delgado shined here and was the 2nd of the only 2 champions on the Mother’s Day weekend. Delgado only wrestled 3 matches but didn’t give up a single point in any of her matches as well as getting the VSU/Techfall in all 3 matches. Alexandra Sedwick @ 85lbs and Analia Urias @ 110lbs both got a 3rd place finish. Addison Hunt @ 70lbs and Lauren McHam both pulled out a 4th place finish. Lillian McHam @ 65lbs got a 5th place finish and Katelynn Dockery @ 75lbs got a 6th place finish.
14U Girls the entries picked up with 12 girls but so did the competition with only 5 of the 12 placing. The Team placed 14th over all. Ava Milliner @ 97lbs was the highest placer here at 6th place. Annabelle Davis @ 145lbs pulled out a 7th place finish while Adeline Taylor @ 105lbs and Raquel Iturrino @ 110lbs placed 8th.
15U Girls only had 7 entries and none of the girls faired to well only winning 3 out of 14 matches between the team which placed 27th.
Cadet Women had 26 entries with only 3 placers and here is where things heat up. Team Texas tied for 10th place here. Starting at 43kg The 95-6A state champion Olivia DeGeorgio lost her first match to a California wrestler and fought her way back 5 matches total to claim a 3rd place finish out of 12 wrestlers in this bracket. The next weight 46kg Eliana Martinez the 102-6A state champion made it to the semifinals before settling for her first lost. From there Martinez lost the next 2 claiming a 6th place finish out of 23 wrestlers. The 49kg had a total of 25 wrestlers in the bracket with only one Texas girls entered going 2-2. At the 53kg weight with 56 wrestlers in total one of the largest in the tournament Texas had 5 wrestlers entered with the top 2 being 6A-110 state champ Bayley Trang and 5A-119 3rd place finisher Madison Canales. This bracket was so deep that both girls only reached the Consi of 8 #1, the round before the blood round before both getting eliminated going 4-2. Texas had no entries at the 57kg weight. The 61kg weight had 5 Texas wrestlers with only Hailey Tucker getting 2 wins while the rest went 0-2. Tucker made her exit at 2-2 with 39 wrestlers in the weight. Things get worse at the next weight of 65kg with only 4 wrestlers entered and 1 of the girls getting one win while the others went 0-2. The 69kg bracket with 24 wrestlers total had better luck with state champ 6A-148 Jasmine Robinson placing 3rd losing in the semifinals to the national champ from California who didn’t give up a point all tournament. Robinson other then her 1 loss won by VFA (fall) and VSU (techfall) in all the other matches. The 73kg bracket didn’t have any Texas entries.
Junior Women as usual had more entries as the cadet girls normally double enter. The juniors had a total of 40 Texas entries and placed 6th over all as a team with only 6 All-Americans and no champions. We start with the 50kg bracket, the largest bracket for the junior girls which featured for Texas Samara Chavez who fore gone her senior UIL state tournament run to become a 3x state champ to concentrate on freestyle which is the style she will wrestle in college at King University next year. Chavez reeled off 5 wins to get to the finals where she faced Emily Shilson of Minnesota for the best of 2 series. Chavez dropped both matches to place 2nd. 3x state placer Avery Ashley, and Whitney Franco went 3-2. At 53kg Texas had 6 entries with 37 girls in the bracket. Only 2 of the 6 girls got 2 wins or more and didn’t place at the weight. Camille Fournier went 3-2 and Victoria Nunez went 2-2 in a tough bracket full of college girls. 55kg didn’t fair much better with only 3 Texas women entered here. Rider Marks went 3-2 before making her exit in a 22 women bracket. At 57kg this seasons state runner ups Lily Broadwick at 119 and Devin Patton at 128 in a 33 wrestler field both went 3-2 before making their exit. Two other Texas girls went 0-2. The 59kg gave Texas their next All American in Illyuana Martinez who placed 8th out of 23 wrestlers and of the 4 Texas girls entered. At 62kg Texas climbed the placement 2 slots when Jordan Suarez took a 6th place finish out of the 34 wrestlers entered including 5 other Texas girls with onlu one other Emily Alderman going 3-2 before her exit. At 65kg after getting blanked in the cadet division 5A-128 state champ Aubrey Yauger is the lone placer here getting an 8th place All American out of a full 32 women bracket. 5 other Texas girls were competing with Juliana Baugher the only other Texas girl having a winning record of 3-2 before getting eliminated. At 68kg 3 Texas women were entered but out of the 3 only one match was won. 76kg was the best showing for the junior girls with only 3 Texas girls entered out of the 18 total. Ashley Lekas made it to the semifinals before losing her first match and then coming back to take a 3rd place finish. Hunter Robinson was the 2nd of the 3 wrestlers to pull out an 8th place finish to All American. Wrapping up the junior girls.
U23 Women, Team Texas placed 5th over all. The brackets where a little smaller ranging from 11-28 women but Texas had the most placers in this division placing 10 out of 27 Texas wrestlers entered. U23 women are mostly all college women but a couple of high school placed showing their ready for the next level. Starting off at 50kg Texas the largest bracket for the U23 women had 4 women entered here all college girls but 1 in Kaycie Tanimoto who went 2-2 before her exit. Jaclyn McNichols after making the quarter finals dropped her first match then came back strong on the back side to finish 5th overall. At 53kg with 7 Texas women entered and all but Samara Chavez were college girls, but Chavez was the only placer here out of the 23 women bracket. Chavez bumping up a weight from 50kg placed 4th behind 3 senior nationally ranked women. At 55kg high school 4th place state finisher Ashley Morris the lone Texas girl entered here out of 15 total stepped her game up and pulled out a 6th place finish after getting blanked in the junior tournament showing she is ready for the college journey. At 59kg with only 3 Texas wrestlers entered out of 20 total we had 2 of the 3 place. XMP-Xochitl Mota-Pettis after winning at the senior level surprisingly takes a 5th place finish getting handed losses from a Washington and Hawaii wrestlers in the semifinals and then consolation semifinals. Serena Cervantes pulled out a 7th place finish to All American. The 62kg had 6 wrestlers from Texas entered and 24 overall with Jordan Suarez making the highest placer here getting 6th placed. Sierra Brown Ton went 3-2 almost making the All American Cut off. At 65kg Mary Ellen Lafferety the lone wrestler at this weight also pulled out an 8th place finish out of an 18 women bracket. At 68kg the one wrestler went 0-2. At 72kg both Texas women entered placed All American. Breanna Denise Jennings lost her 1st match to the eventual runner up and reeled off 5 straight wins to take a 3rd place finish. Mhina Oseitutu did the same but was only able to make a 7th place finish. Lastly the 76kg women had 3 Texas girls and all 3 women made the blood round with only 1 making it out. Hunter Robinson matched her junior tournament finish by placing 8th. Ashley Lekas and Kaylynn Albrecht both fell in the Consi 8#2.
Congrats to all the Texas Wrestlers Competing below is a complete list of wrestlers who entered.
| 10U Girls Freestyle | 65 lbs | Vivienne Yarbrough | 5th |
| 10U Girls Freestyle | 90 lbs | Zaylyn Woods | 1st |
| 12U Girls Freestyle | 65 lbs | Lillian McHam | 5th |
| 12U Girls Freestyle | 70 lbs | Addison Hunt | 4th |
| 12U Girls Freestyle | 75 lbs | Katelynn Dockery | 6th |
| 12U Girls Freestyle | 75 lbs | Hailey Delgado | 1st |
| 12U Girls Freestyle | 80 lbs | Lauren McHam | 4th |
| 12U Girls Freestyle | 85 lbs | Alexandra Sedwick | 3rd |
| 12U Girls Freestyle | 110 lbs | Analia Urias | 3rd |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 85 lbs | Matti Givens | 0-2 |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 97 lbs | Ava Milliner | 6th |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 105 lbs | Adeline Taylor | 8th |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 105 lbs | Nevada Daniels | 6th |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 105 lbs | Gabriella Martinez | 0-2 |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 105 lbs | Khloe Womack | 0-2 |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 110 lbs | Raquel Iturrino | 8th |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 119 lbs | Nadyiha Elizondo | 1-2 |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 119 lbs | Presley King | 1-2 |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 136 lbs | Myleigh Hammarbeck | 0-2 |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 145 lbs | Annabelle Davis | 7th |
| 14U Girls Freestyle | 145 lbs | Lillian Jukes | 0-2 |
| 15U Women’s Freestyle | 39 kg | Matti Givens | 1-2 |
| 15U Women’s Freestyle | 39 kg | Lillian Zapata | 1-2 |
| 15U Women’s Freestyle | 42 kg | ZURRI ZAMORA | 1-2 |
| 15U Women’s Freestyle | 50kg | Riley Raymone | 0-2 |
| 15U Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Neelie Parker | 0-2 |
| 15U Women’s Freestyle | 54kg | Athena Solis | 0-2 |
| 15U Women’s Freestyle | 62kg | Cheyenne Kellison | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 43 kg | Olivia DeGeorgio | 3rd |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 43 kg | Jisele Masumoto | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 46 kg | Eliana Martinez | 6th |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 46 kg | Macie Taylor | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 46 kg | Isabella Cruz | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 49kg | Arianna Rodriguez Sauceda | 2-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Ella zachery | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Madison Canales | 4-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Alyssa Ruiz | 1-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Bayley Trang | 4-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 57 kg | Emily Loya | |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 61 kg | Abigail Ortiz | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 61 kg | Carolina Garcia | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 61 kg | ALEXIS REHBEGER | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 61kg | Halley Tucker | 2-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Aubrey Yauger | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Madison Carsner | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | MIA RODRIQUEZ | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 61 kg | Elena Gutierrez | 1-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 69 kg | Avery Beckman | 2-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 69 kg | Yara Pozo | 0-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 69 kg | jasmine robinson | 3rd |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 69 kg | Poorna Babu | 1-2 |
| UWW Cadet Women’s Freestyle | 69 kg | Azana King | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Victoria Pena | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Avery Ashley | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Kaycie Tanimoto | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Samara Chavez | 2nd |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Whitney Franco | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Camille Fournier | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Erin Matera | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Katherine Heath | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Valerie Acosta | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Victoria Aragon-Marcial | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 53kg | Victoria Nunuz | 2-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 55 kg | Mia Armstrong | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 55 kg | Ashley Morris | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 55 kg | Rider Marks | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 57 kg | Lillian Broadrick | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 57 kg | Tabitha Wood | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 57 kg | Jacqueline Ghent | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 57 kg | Devin Patton | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 59 kg | Elizabeth Duvall | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 59 kg | Illyuana Martinez | 8th |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 59 kg | Karina De La Torre | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 59 kg | Clarissa Archuleta | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Madison Sandquist | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Jordan Suarez | 6th |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Emily Alderman | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Mattison Parker | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Nicole Gallagher | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | TAYLOR R. MARTINEZ | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Aubrey Yauger | 8th |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Juliana Baugher | 3-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Maryellen Lafferty | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Kayla Lanning | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Lorissa Maldonado | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Angelina Archuleta | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 68 kg | Kayla Munoz | 1-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 68 kg | Meagan Alexis | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 68 kg | Marqelle Fisher | 0-2 |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 76 kg | Ashley Lekas | 3rd |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 76 kg | Hunter Robinson | 8th |
| UWW Junior Women’s Freestyle | 76 kg | Mikayla Mata | 2-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Kaycie Tanimoto | 2-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Jaclyn McNichols | 5th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Madison Brown | 1-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 50 kg | Whitney Franco | 0-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 53 kg | Alina Kinsey | 0-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 53 kg | Camille Fournier | 1-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 53 kg | Samara Chavez | 4th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 53 kg | Katherine Heath | 0-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 53 kg | Victoria Nunez | 0-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 53 kg | Valerie Acosta | 0-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 53 kg | Charlotte Fowler | 1-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 55 kg | Ashley Morris | 6th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 59 kg | Xochitl Mota-Pettis | 5th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 59 kg | Mea Mohler | 2-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 59 kg | Serena Cervantes | 7th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Sierra Brown Ton | 3-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Jordan Suarez | 6th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Emily Alderman | 2-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Illyuana Martinez | 1-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 62 kg | Mattison Parker | 0-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 65 kg | Maryellen Lafferty | 8th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 68 kg | Kayla Munoz | 0-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 72 kg | Mhina Oseitutu | 7th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 72 kg | Breanna Denise Jennings | 3rd |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 76 kg | Hunter Robinson | 8th |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 76 kg | Ashley Lekas | 2-2 |
| UWW U23 Women’s Freestyle | 76 kg | Kaylynn Albrecht | 3-2 |
