The SE was well-represented in Des Moines this past weekend. North Carolina had 4 All Americans including 220 lb. JR/SR National Champion Carson Floyd (pictured below). Tennessee more than doubled NC as Ella Murphrey won the 200 lb. Girls title and the Volunteer state put 11 on the podium. For those of you unfamiliar with USA Wrestling’s Pre-Season Nationals - the high school boys are separated into a Junior/Senior bracket and a Freshman/Sophomore bracket. The High School girls are put into one single bracket.

The tournament lists states in the brackets, but results are done by “club” - so if I miss any of the All Americans please let me know. We will cover them by state below.

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Alabama

• Alabama did not have any All Americans. It appears Levi Miller was the only one to compete (going 3-2 in JR/SR 182). Miller is formerly of Homewood, Alabama, but goes to school and compete in Ohio during the season.

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Florida

• Florida brought several from the Sunshine State and put 8 on the podium. Those eight are highlighted below.

  • Junior/Senior bracket highlights two big guys that made a run to the top step. Nelson Toro took 2nd at 220 to NC’s Carson Floyd. Toro was unseeded and beat Wells (AZ) before downing the 2 seed Leo Meyer of Illinois and the 3 seed Jacob Hustoles of Colorado to make the finals. Matthew Jimenez drew Super 32 Runner-up KJ Miley of Missouri first and dropped a 3-1 decision before winning 3 in a row to take 3rd.

  • Florida Freshmen/Sophomores battled all weekend and had some really good wins. Colin Kacena was 3rd at 120 - Kacena won 5 in a row to make the semis before losing to New Jersey’s Jackson Young. Two tough wins on the backside put him 3rd. Kendrick Hodge finished 3rd at 152. Hodge lost early (in his 2nd match) and then won 8 in a row to take 3rd - including a nice 11-7 decision of Tennessee’s Cy Fowler on the way back through. Hodge also avenged his earlier loss to Ryker Fullmer in the consolation finals. Elijah Penton took 8th at 160. Penton won 2 in a row before dropping a 1-0 decision to Georgia’s Tyler Secoy. He finished 1-2 on the backside and took 8th. Omer Barak battled to 6th at 170. After a bye he dropped his Round 2 match 9-8 to Noah Torgerson. Barek then won 4 in a row to make the podium.

  • Two Florida Girls made the podium. Kyla Oliver was 7th at 112 and Alyssa Favara was 4th at 200. Oliver lost her opening match and then won 4 in a row to make the podium including a 9-7 sudden victory win in the bloodround. Favara lost her opening match as well and then won two in a row to make the consi finals.

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Georgia

• It looks like Georgia significantly fewer wrestlers to Iowa after a strong showing at Super 32 (that and the fact that the Georgia High School season has begun).

  • Tyler Secoy was 4th at FR/SO 160 and Kriecg Roe was 6th in the same bracket. Secoy finished the weekend 4-2 - beating fellow SE wrestlers Penton and Roe. Roe finished 5-3 - he lost early to McCollum and won 4 in a row to make the podium (before losing to Secoy).

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North Carolina

• North Carolina brought quite a few north to Des Moines and walked away with a boys JR/SR National Champ and 3 Girls All Americans.

  • Carson Floyd continued his upward momentum after a solid Super 32 a week ago. Floyd had a fall, a 5-2 decision, and a 10-1 major decision before downing Floridian Nelson Toro 6-0 in the finals at 220. For Floyd that makes 3 podium finishes this fall at the “major” tournaments - Grappler Fall Classic, Super 32, and now Pre-Season Nationals.

  • The North Carolina women brought a force to Iowa and walked away with 3 medals. Michaiah Allen was 6th at 127, Savannah Bramhall was 7th at 164, and Ella Beam was 2nd at 180. Allen won her first two matches before losing to Shelby Moore in the semis. Bramhall dropped her first match of the tournament and had to work her way back onto the podium with wins over Marisol Lopez and Erika Peterson. Beam won her first two matches before losing to Sabrina Nauss in the finals.

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South Carolina

• I don’t believe South Carolina brought any to Iowa - correct me if I am wrong.

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Tennessee

• Tennessee brought their “A” game to Iowa this weekend and showed why they will be a force in 21-22 and into the future. Bentley Ellison, Mason Sells, and Gervacio Gonzalez each made the podium in the Junior/Senior bracket. Logan Fowler, Landon Desselle, and Jake Stacey made the podium in the freshman/sophomore bracket and 5 ladies made the podium including Pre-Season National Champ Ella Murphrey.

• Junior/Senior Bracket. Cleveland’s Bentley Ellison started the season with a bang … he won 4 in a row on his way to the 120 lb. semis - including a very good win over Missouri’s Peyton Shepard in sudden victory. He lost his semi match to Colorado’s Brandon Cannon 5-4 before downing Caelan Riley of Illinois and Bubba Wright of Kansas to take 3rd. Blackman’s Mason Sells had a nice run at 132 to finish 6th. He won 4 in a row also including a 1-0 UTB win over Matt Ellis of Ohio to make the semis before losing to Dyson Durham of Idaho. He dropped his next two matches to finish 6th. Christian Brothers’s Gervacio Gonzalez finished 3rd in a very competitive 182 lb. bracket. He, like Ellison and Sells, won 4 in a row to make the semis, but fell in that round to Connor Havill of Ohio 4-3. He won his final two matches 7-3 and 4-3 UTB to take 3rd.

• Freshmen/Sophomore Bracket. The next wave of Tennessee hammers are here and three of them climbed onto the podium this past weekend. Cleveland’s Logan Fowler was 8-2 and finished 3rd at 126. Fowler won 2 in a row before being knocked into the consis by Minnesota’s Alex Braun. Fowler then won 6 in a row to finish 3rd. Summit’s Landon Desselle won 3 in a row before falling to Tucker Cell 5-4 in the quarters at 132. He then won 4 in a row to finish 3rd. Jake Stacey of Green Hill finished 3-2 and 4th at 170. He had two exciting matches to begin the tournament - 2-1 TB1 and 5-3 SV1 wins before losing to Noah Torgerson in the semis. Stacey downed Florida’s Omer Barak 3-2 on the backside.

• Girls Bracket. Tennessee put 2 in the finals (Maggie Graham and Ella Murphrey) and a total of 5 on the podium this weekend. Ella Murphey captured the 200 lb. title with 3 consecutive falls including a pin of Azreal Smith in the finals. Maggie Graham made her way to the finals at 144 by downing teammate Bryce White 5-2 in the bottom semi. Graham dropped her finals match to AshLynn Goodwin 5-3 to take 2nd. White lost her consi semi match, but downed Jayden Lange of Colorado to take 5th. Justina ChongNee won her opening match by fall before losing 2-1 in the 200 lb. semis … she medically forfeited her remaining matches to take 6th. Shayra Calderon lost her opening match to eventual Runner-up Zoe Adam before coming back to win 2 in a row to take 3rd at 225.

Chittum, Singleton, and Horne Claim Super 32 Titles

The SE put 5 in the Super 32 Boys High School Finals and came away with 3 belts. Cody Chittum got the ball rolling with a nice 10-5 win over Jackson Arrington of Pennsylvania at 145 and then the Georgia duo of Matthew Singleton and Chase Horne each finished things off with wins at 170 and 285.

Georgia’s Jake Crapps has a great run to the finals at 113 before coming up just short to Missouri’s Luke Lilledahl and Alabama’s Cory Land dropped his finals match to New York’s PJ Duke at 126. From there the SE turned to Chittum who used a pair of 2nd period takedowns to take control of the match and ended up winning 10-5. Top seed Matthew Singleton took on #2 seed Rocco Welsh at 170 in a match that featured two 2020 Super 32 runners-up. Singleton got a takedown with about 40 seconds left in the first to take a 2-0 lead, Arrington took neutral to start the 2nd and no points were scored. Singleton chose down in the 3rd and got a quick escape to take the 3-0 lead and the win. 2x Super 32 Runner-up Chase Horne wouldn’t be denied a third time … He got taken down about 20 seconds in, but then immediately got a reversal and a turn before getting the fall of KJ Miley of Missouri at 1:08.

The SE had 3 in the consi finals - 2 at 138 with Nini and Crook. This time Lake Highland Prep’s Danny Nini got the win (he had lost to Crook earlier in the tournament) with a 3-2 decision. LHP teammate Jonathan Ley lost his 3rd place match to Oklahoma’s Angelo Ferrari 3-2 and finished 4th at 152. The SE put another 3 in the top 6 as Kilic was 6th at 152, Gunner Filipowicz was 6th at 160, and Gunnar Garriques was 6th at 220 (Garriques is listed as Illinois in the bracket, but wrestles at Baylor). Five more (making it 16 total) made the podium ... Florida’s Eligh Rivera was 7th at 132, Brendon Abdon was 8th at 152, and Mikey Tal-Shahar was 8th at 195; Georgia’s Cole Cochran was 8th at 160 and North Carolina’s Carson Floyd was 7th at 220.

A complete recap of all of the Super 32 action will be posted in SEWrestle+ in the next few days. Several wrestlers had a great tournament and established themselves as ones to watch in the coming year.

Look for pics in the coming days as well on the pics page.

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Rees, Yearby, and Fowler come up just short

The SE put 3 girls in the finals, but none was able to punch their way through and claim a belt. Florida’s Kailey Rees came from the #7 seed through the bottom side of the bracket to make the finals - she then fell in her finals match to #1 seed SaVannah Cosme of Colorado at 130. Tennessee’s Piper Fowler came in unseeded at 148 and took care of business on the bottom side of the 148 lb. bracket - downing #3 seed Nebi Tsarni, #6 seed Amarisa Manuel, and #2 seed Maddie Kubicki before losing to the top seed Reese Larramendy (PA) 4-3 in the finals. South Carolina’s Dasia Yearby downed #3 seed Trinity Monaghan before losing to the #1 seed Alivia White of Washington 10-4 in the finals.

The SE put 5 in the consi finals … Florida’s Mary Manis finished 4th at 97, Juliana Diaz was 4th at 115, Jada Llamido was 3rd at 139; Tennessee’s Ella Murphey was 3rd at 195 and Alabama’s Kalee Holder was 3rd at 160. The SE also put 5 in the 5th place matches (making it 13 girls placing top 6 at Super 32 from the SE). Florida’s Kealonie Vega was 6th at 97, Tennessee’s Maggie Graham was 5th at 148, South Carolina’s Bella Hoffman was 6th at 115; Georgia’s May Prado and Amariah Marenco were 6th at 130 and 195 respectively.

Some tough brackets - we will breakdown all of the SE action in SEWrestle+ in the coming days. I took some pics of the girls on Sunday - whatever I have will be posted in the nent day or two.

Standard disclaimer at the top of each post … 1. not everyone registered will compete, 2. athletes can change weights so just because they registered at one weight doesn’t mean that is the weight they will compete at, 3. these are my best guess without seeing a bracket or anything (just trying to give everyone a decent idea of what they might see). Any mention of rankings are referring to the USA Wrestling, NWHOF, FloWrestling rankings from September. If you are interested in the breakdown overall - visit the Super 32 overview.

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97 lbs.

# registered: 18

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 3

# Previous Fargo Placers: 7

Favorite: Alex Szkotnicki (MD)

Contenders:

• Kealonie Vega (FL)

• Madison Avila (CA)

• Valarie Solorio (PA/FL)

• Gabriella Gomez (IL)

• Katey Valdez (CO)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Mary Manis (FL)

• Annalise Maralit (SC)

• Jordan Epstein (GA)

• Brianne Graves (NC)

• Jeulenea Khang (NC)

Darkhorse: Mary Manis (FL)

Maryland’s Alex Szkotnicki is ranked #4 at 100 lbs., won Super 32 previously and was 4th in Fargo. She is the favorite, but the pack chasing her could make things interesting. The pack includes two from the SE (well kind of) as well as a bunch of previous Super 32 and Fargo placers. Florida’s Kealonie Vega was 5th at Super 32, 6th in Fargo and most recently won the Grappler Fall Classic … she is ranked #7 at 100 pounds and should be in the hunt for the top step. California’s Madison Avila is ranked #6 at 100 lbs. - was 6th at Super 32 and 5th in Fargo and will also be in the hunt. Our only other ranked wrestler in the weight is 94 lb. Fargo Champ Valarie Solorio of Wyoming Seminary (PA) .. but is a former Florida hammer now competing up north. Solorio is ranked #17 at 100. Gabriella Gomez, Katey Valdez, and Gigi Bragg of Minnesota are all Fargo placers that will look to claim a Super 32 title this weekend. Keep an eye on Mary Manis of Florida - 2nd to Vega at GFC and still developing, but she could surprise a few and make a run for a spot on the podium as well.

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103 lbs.

# registered: 26

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 3

# Previous Fargo Placers: 4

Favorite: Ava Ward (MO)

Contenders:

• Chloe Dearwester (OH)

• Virginia Foard (PA)

• Juliana Alejandro (NV)

• Aspen Blasko (MN)

• Ana Malovich (PA)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Evelyn Holmes-Smith (AL)

• Megan Rowland (NC)

• Lillian Prendergast (NC)

• Anna Ockerman (NC)

• Senna Grassman (TN)

• Izzy West (GA)

Darkhorse: Zoey Salmons (WV)

Exceptionally good weight headlined by 100 lb. #1 Ava Ward of Missouri. Ward was 2nd at Super 32 a year ago and has to be the favorite entering the tournament this season. But the path will be far from easy with a handful of returning Super 32 as well as Fargo placers and other ranked wrestlers that stand in her way. Chloe Dearwester palced at both Super 32 and Fargo and is probably Ward’s biggest threat to a title. Virginia Foard (#10 at 106), Juliana Alejandro (#12 at 100), Aspen Blasko (#13 at 100), and Ana Malovich (#14 at 106) are all ranked and each has placed at either Super 32 or Fargo previously. West Virginia’s Zoey Salmons is our darkhorse .. she comes in ranked #21 at 106 and has the ability to make some noise in the bracket. The SE is led by Alabama freshman Evelyn Holmes-Smith. Holmes-Smith will have to wrestle lights out to make the podium, but don’t be surprised if this is the beginning of hearing her name often in the big national tournaments. Keep an eye on a pair of NC hammers as well in Megan Rowland and Lillian Predenrgast.

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108 lbs.

# registered: 29

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 6

# Previous Fargo Placers: 9

Favorite: Cecilia Williams (MI)

Contenders:

• Faith Cole (MO)

• Paige Morales (CA)

• Sterling Dias (NV)

• Nyla Valencia (CA)

• Kiely Tabalado (CA)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Clare Booe (FL)

• Chloe Carver (GA)

• Bella Hoffman (SC)

• Aynsley Fink (NC)

• Gracie Elliott (NC)

• Jenna Baines (TN)

Darkhorse: Clare Booe (FL)

Nearly half of the field is ranked including previous Super 32 Champ Serling Dias (ranked #5 at 106) as well as Fargo Champs Cecilia Williams (ranked #1 at 112), Faith Cole (ranked #4 at 106), and Paige Morales (ranked #2 at 106). Other ranked hammers in the field include Super 32 and Fargo placer Nyla Valencia (ranked 6th at 112), Karlee Brooks, Anaya Falcon, Kiely Tabaldo, Persaeus Gomez, Joy Cantu as well as former SE hammer Avery Kibelbeck (TN - now at Wyoming Sem) and current Florida hammer Clare Booe. This weight is absolutely stacked and should produce some outstanding matches early on. Booe and Kibelbeck are the SE’s best chances, but keep an eye on Jenna Baines (TN), Chloe Carver of Georgia, Aynsley Fink of North Carolina, and Bella Hoffman of South Carolina. Getting through this field and making the podium will be a significant accomplishment.

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115 lbs.

# registered: 33

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 3

# Previous Fargo Placers: 9

Favorite: Jacyln Dehney (NH)

Contenders:

• Zao Estrada (SC)

• Ava Bayless (PA)

• Shea Reisel (IL)

• Jenavi Alejandro (NV)

• Calli Gilchrist (CT)

• Raegan Briggs (OH)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Juliana Diaz (FL)

• Reagan Riddick (NC)

• Liliana Lizarde (NC)

• Ella-Lina Gonzalez (TN)

• Sophia Forquer (NC)

• Maeve Case (FL)

Darkhorse: Presley Anderson (CA)

Deepest weight class of the weekend with 30 girls registered. There are 9 ranked wrestlers at the weight including #2 at 117 Jaclyn Dehney of New Hampshire (who is a returning Super 32 Champ and Fargo Runner-up). South Carolina’s Zao Estrada was 2nd in Fargo and 6th at Super 32 and will be in the hunt … she is ranked #2 at 112. There are actually quite a few ranked 112 wrestlers in the weight - so watching it all play out should be interesting. PA’s Ava Bayless is ranked 4th at 112 and NV’s Jenavi Alejandro is ranked 3rd at 112. The action from the quarters in should be outstanding at 115. Keep an eye on Shea Reisel, Calli Gilchrist, Raegan Briggs and Presely Anderson - all are ranked and will look to make an impact this weekend. Florida’s Juliana Diaz is also ranked - #5 at 117 and is a returning Fargo All American … she has all the tools to claim the belt herself this weekend. The SE also has NC’s Reagan Riddick, Liliana Lizarde, and Sophia Forquer as well as TN’s Ella-Lina Gonzalez, and Florida’s Maeve Case. Riddick and Gonzalez have both been on the mats in Fargo - so both are used to this type of tournament - expect each of them do well.

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123 lbs.

# registered: 30

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 5

# Previous Fargo Placers: 9

Favorite: Alexis Janiak (IL)

Contenders:

• Katie Gomez (CA)

• Jennifer Soto (CA)

• Julianna Morris (CT)

• Janida Garcia (CA)

• Savannah Witt (PA)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Brooke Zak (NC)

• Katelynn Hernandez (TN)

• Lillie Costilla (SC)

Darkhorse: Lauren Walton (KY)

Janiak or Gomez? Janiak is a Fargo Champ and Super 32 Runner-up. Gomez is a Super 32 Champ and a Fargo Runner-up. They really are co-favorites and everyone else is chasing them. Jennifer Soto, Juliana Morris, Janida Garcia, and Savannah Witt are all ranked in the top 6 at their weight - so this should be some very good wrestling from the quarters on in. Keep an eye on Kentucky’s Lauren Walton who looked superb at the GFC on her way to a title in Myrtle Beach. The Southeast has just 3 registered - NC’s Brooke Zak, TN’s Katelynn Hernandez, and SC’s Lillie Costilla.

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130 lbs.

# registered: 23

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 1

# Previous Fargo Placers: 9

Favorite: Savannah Cosme (CO)

Contenders:

• Skylar Little Soldier (MN)

• Cassia Zammit (OH)

• Marissa Jimenez (ID)

• Sarah Savidge (CO)

• Camryn Brown (CT)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Kailey Rees (FL)

• April Kelly (SC)

• Hailie Misplay (NC)

• May Prado (GA)

• Teigan Slauson (FL)

• Caila Weatherspoon (TN)

Darkhorse: Abigail Ervasti (MN)

Another outstanding weight with Super 32 Champ (and Fargo All American) Savannah Cosme of Colorado as well as Fargo Champs Skylar Little Soldier (MN) and Cassia Zammit (OH). Cosme is ranked #1 at 127, but she will have to deal with a number of top-10 foes this weekend. The pack includes Little Soldier (5th at 127), Zammit (4th at 132), as well as Fargo All Americans Marissa Jimenez of Idaho (6th at 132) and Sarah Savidge of Colorado (8th at 127). The SE has a few hammers of their own that will be in the mix including Florida’s Kailey Rees (#11 at 122), South Carolina’s April Kelly (#23 at 127), and Fargo All American Hallie Misplay of North Carolina. Minnesota’s Abigail Ervasti is one to keep an eye on as are Camryn Brown, and Julia Fongaro. Georgia’s May Prado won the GFC a few weeks ago and should make some noise in Greensboro. Keep an eye on Teigan Slauson and Caila Weatherspoon as well.

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139 lbs.

# registered: 22

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 3

# Previous Fargo Placers: 6

Favorite: Grace Stem (PA)

Contenders:

• Skylar Hattendorf (NH)

• Kendall Bostelman (PA)

• Lilly Luft (IA)

• Paige Wehrmeister (MO)

• Clarissa Agostini (Canada)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Caitlyn Davis (SC)

• Jada Llamido (FL)

• Caroline Gilstrap (SC)

• Yasmine Oliveira (AL)

• Gabriella Perez (FL)

• Tessa Lopardo (GA)

Darkhorse: Mishell Rebisch (MI)

10 ranked wrestlers in a bracket that has 22 - meaning that round of 16 will feature some really good matches and the quarters should be outstanding. Grace Stem is ranked #1 at 144 and was 6th at Super 32 previously. She is the favorite, but this is a weight that could go to any number of wrestlers. Skylar Hattendorf of New Hampshire was 2nd at Super 32 and comes in ranked #3 at 138. Kendall Bostelman and and Paige Wehrmeister are alos ranked in the top 10 (Bostelman is 4th at 144 and Wehrmeister is 6th at 138) … they are both Fargo All Americans as well. Keep an eye on Clarissa Agostini of Ontario Canada, Lilly Luft of Iowa, and Piper Standiford of Pennsylvania as well. The SE has two that are ranked, are previous place winners and should be in the hunt for the belt this weekend. Florida’s Jada Llamido was 4th at Super and is currently ranked 11th at 138. South Carolina’s Caitlyn Davis was 4th in Fargo and is currently ranked 4th at 138. The SE also has Caroline Gilstrap, Yasmine Oliveira, Gabriella Perez, and Tessa Lopardo … Gilstrap and Oliveira have a lot of experience and will look to make a statement by taking out a few of the ranked wrestlers in the bracket.

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148 lbs.

# registered: 19

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 2

# Previous Fargo Placers: 10

Favorite: Reese Larramendy (PA)

Contenders:

• Maddie Kubicki (MO)

• Nebi Tsarni (MD)

• Aspen Barber (CO)

• Amarisa Manuel (MI)

• Stella Steigler (VA)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Maggie Graham (TN)

• Genevieve An (GA)

• Arieana Bacon (GA)

• Samantha Hauff (GA)

• Greta Garbuzovas (GA)

Darkhorse: Piper Fowler (TN)

Another weight with a ton of returning Fargo Placers. 19 girls are registered at 148 - 10 have previously placed in Fargo including National Champ Reese Larramendy (who has a Fargo stopsign as well as a Super 32 belt). Nebi Tsarni has also claimed a Fargo stopsign and she is ranked 6th at 144. Maddie Kubicki has finished on the podium at both events and is ranked 5th at 144. Michigan’s Marisa Manuel is ranked #7 at 144 and Stella Steigler is ranked #13 at 144. The SE has Maggie Graham and Genevieve An - both of whom are ranked (and have placed in Fargo). An beat Manuel at GFC and will likely see her rank rise when the next rankings come out (she is currently #21 at 138). Graham is ranked 8th at 144 and should be in the hunt for a spot high on the podium as well. Keep an eye on Piper Fowler - the Cleveland (TN) freshman is ranked #25 at 144 and could be one to shock some of those ranked higher than her. Georgia’s Arieana Bacon and Sam Hauff as well as Greta Garbuzovas will look to make some noise this weekend as well.

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160 lbs.

# registered: 10

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 2

# Previous Fargo Placers: 2

Favorite: Ella Nichols (CT)

Contenders:

• Lillian Freitas (PA)

• Bella Porcelli (IA)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Jayde Massa (GA)

• Kalee Holder (AL)

• Hannah Laws (SC)

Darkhorse: Kaylie Hall (WV)

Just 10 in the bracket at 160. Ella Nichols is both a Super 32 and Fargo Placer and is ranked #4 at 152 - as a result she is the favorite. Lillian Freitas of Wyoming Sem comes from a great room and is ranked #3 at 164 … she has to be considered a legit threat to take home the belt in 2021. Iowa’s Bella Porcelli is ranked 15th at 164 and was 5th in Fargo … she will also have something to say about who ends up winning it all. Keep an eye on West Virginia’s Kaylie Hall - the freshman comes in ranked #25 at 164. The SE has three to watch - Jayde Massa of Georgia, Kalee Holder of Alabama, and Hannah Laws of South Carolina. Massa and Holder both competed in Fargo - so they know the big stage - will they be able to make the podium in Greensboro?

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172 lbs.

# registered: 8

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 3

# Previous Fargo Placers: 2

Favorite: Lily El-Masri (PA)

Contenders:

• Katelyn Lewis (WI)

• Sophie Pollack (NY)

• Amanda Pace (NJ)

• Kaitlyn Pegarella (PA)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Henlee Haynes (FL)

• Samantha Simonette (GA)

Darkhorse: Ella Pagel (MN)

Lily El-Masri doesn’t have a previous Super 32 or Fargo place next to her name, but she enters as the highest ranked in the latest USA Wrestling rankings - coming in at #7 at 164. She is being chased by a group that has made the podium either in Greensboro or Fargo … Katelyn Lewis and Ella Pagel both finished 3rd previously at Super 32 and Kaitlyn Pegarella was 4th previously. Sophie Pollack was 5th in Fargo and Amanda Pace was 8th. The one name everyone in the bracket should keep an eye on is Henlee Haynes of Florida who comes in ranked 18th at 180. The SE also features Samantha Simonette of Georgia.

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195 lbs.

# registered: 9

# Previous Super 32 Placers: 3

# Previous Fargo Placers: 6

Favorite: Alivia White (WA)

Contenders:

• Andrea Smith (FL)

• Dasia Yearby (SC)

• Kiara Ganey (IL)

• Trinity Monaghan (PA)

SE Wrestlers to Watch:

• Amariah Marenco (GA)

• Alyssa Favara (FL)

• Shayra Calderon (TN)

Darkhorse: Ella Murphey (TN)

Just 9 in the bracket, but 7 of the 9 are ranked including #2 Alivia White. White was 3rd in Fargo and is probably the favorite entering the weekend. But this weight has some tough competition and we will see who emerges with the belt. Tons of SE wrestlers here (6 of the 9 are the SE) including Super 32 Runners-up and Fargo All Americans Andrea Smith of Florida and Dasia Yearby of South Carolina. Both have been to the finals at Super 32 previously - will this be the year they take home the belt? Keep an eye on Kiara Ganey of Illinois - she has also been on both podiums previously (2nd in Fargo and 3rd at Super 32) and will certainly be in the mix. Amariah Marenco of Georgia, Ella Murphey of Tennessee, and Trinity Monaghan of Pennsylvania round out those that are ranked. The SE has two others to watch in Fargo All American Alyssa Favara of Florida and Tennessee’s Shayra Calderon.