Men's & Women's Wrestling Compete at National Championships
Council Bluffs, IA – Fort Hays Tech Men's and Women's Wrestling competed at the NJCAA Wrestling Championships last Friday and Saturday, with the women's team placing 15th (38.5 points) and men's wrestling placing 47th (4 points). The Tigers earned two women's All-American honors, as Lindsay Henggeler (138 lbs) placed third and Caroline Purcell (180 lbs) finished seventh. The men's team did not produce an All-American for the first time since the 2021–22 season.
Women's Match-by-Match Results
110 lbs - Juliet Baca (0-2)
- Round of 32 - Loss to #1 Ariah Mervllus (Indian Hills) by Tech Fall (0-10, 0:43)
- Cons. Round of 16 (2) - Loss to Isabella Salas (Carl Albert State) by Fall (1:05)
124 lbs - Faith Torres (0-2)
- Round of 32 - Loss to #3 Myra Pressnell (Umpqua) by Fall (0:45)
- Cons. Round of 16 (2) - Loss to Jayde Coleman by Fall (1:05)
131 lbs - Hadassah Waak - Did not participate due to injury
138 lbs - #2 Lindsay Henggeler (6-1) (Third Team All-American)
- Round of 32 - Win over Emalee Douglas (Niacc) by Tech Fall (10-0, 1:35)
- Round of 16 - Win over Jazrine Nieto (Colby) by Fall (2:12)
- Quarterfinals - Loss to #7 Evelyn Phillips (Southeastern) by Decision (7-10)
- Cons. Round of 8 (2) - Win over #4 Samantha Graciano (Carl Albert State) by Fall (1:51)
- Cons. Round of 4 - Win over #6 Destiny Krum (Iowa Central) by Fall (0:28)
- Cons. Semis - Win over #5 Lillian Hagemann (Southeast Neb.) by Fall (1:04)
- Third Place Match - Won over #7 Evelyn Phillips (Southeastern) by Fall (5:52)
180 lbs - Lydia Rigby (1-2)
- Round of 16 - Loss to #7 Isabella Sosa (Umpqua) by Fall (0:43)
- Cons. Round of 16 (2) - Win over Onastacia Boling (Southwestern Oregon) by Forfeit
- Cons. Round of 8 (1) - Loss to June Highburger (Southwestern Oregon) by Fall (4:17)
180 lbs - #5 Caroline Purcell (4-2) (Honorable Mention All-American)
- Round of 32 - Win over Katherine Nelson (Big Bend) by Tech Fall (10-0, 1:35)
- Round of 16 - Win over Alissa Deyapp (Carl Albert State) by Tech Fall (10-0, 0:51)
- Quarterfinals - Loss to Caris Morris (Murry State) by Fall (0:47)
- Cons. Round of 8 (2) - Win over June Highburger (Southwestern Oregon) by Tech Fall (10-0, 1:47)
- Cons. Round of 4 - Loss to #4 Kiernan Farmer (Southeastern) by Fall (5:24)
- 7th Place Match - Win over #6 Diesel Janovich (Southeast Nebraska) by Decision (7-1)
Men's Match-by-Match Results
125 lbs - Ernest Grant - (0-2) Missed Weigh-ins
133 lbs - Trace Brisendine (0-2)
- Round of 32 - Loss to #14 Joseph Ramirez (Nassau) by Fall (1:20)
- Round of 16 (1) - Loss to Vicente Navarro (Henry Ford) by Fall (2:48)
165 lbs - Braxton McAvey (1-2)
- Loss to Mohamed #3 Tarek Abdelhady (Indian Hills) by Fall (3:30)
- Win over #13 Richard Leslie (Lackawanna) by Fall (4:40)
- Loss to #9 Grayson Carpenter (Carl Albert State) by Decision (3-5)
174 lbs - Parker Farr (0-2)
- Round of 32 - Loss to #3 Matteo Nikolov (Iowa Western) by Fall (2:12)
- Cons. Round of 16 (1) - Loss to Billy Brenton (Northeastern JC) by Fall (1:03)
197 lbs - Aukbir Ramazan (1-2)
- Round of 32 - Loss to #13 Kai Argyros (Bergen) by Tech Fall (4-19, 4:18)
- Cons. Round of 16 - Win over Jiraiya Fonseca (Ellsworth) by Decision (6-1)
- Cons. Round of 16 (2) - Loss to #10 Aiden Ford (Big Bend) by Fall (4:58)
The full results from the NJCAA Wrestling Championships can be viewed at the link below. You can also view the full event recap from the NJCAA here.