Fitzgerald takes eighth at Missouri Valley Open to lead Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart’s Alexandra Anderson finished eighth at the Missouri Valley Open on Sunday, Nov. 20.

Sacred Heart freshman Alexandra Fitzgerald finished eighth at 130 pounds to lead the Pioneers at the Missouri Valley Open in Marshall, Missouri on Sunday.

There were 495 wresters from 45 different teams including three national championship teams from a year ago – McKendree (NCAA), Campbellsville (NAIA) and Indian Hills (junior college) along with 10 wrestlers who have participated in wrestling at the international level.

Five wrestlers from Iowa, wrestling unattached, won individual titles.

Fitzgerald, ranked No.7 in the country at 130, began the tournament in dominant fashion, posting a 12-1 tech fall over Grand View’s Isabella Gonzalez before pinning Jennifer Soto from McKendree in 5:22. Ranked seventh in the nation, she added a 4-2 decision against Emily Paulino from Midland but was pinned by Simon Fraser’s Marquesi Haintz. Fitzgerald lost a 10-5 decision to Nichole Moore in the seventh-place match.

Sacred Heart’s Madison Sandquist started her day with a pin of Leah Brown in 2:40 at 155 pounds. She followed that with pin of Olivia Pizano in just 87 seconds. Ranked eighth nationally, Sandquist’s run was stopped in a tough 8-7 loss to Campbellsville’s Randi Robison.

Also collecting a pair of wins on day two was Sacred Heart’s Ahsia Torres (109). She stopped Emmanuel’s Dinayah Vazquez with a 12-1 tech fall. Torres dropped Koirgan Wilkey from Indiana Tech with a pin in 1:59, but couldn’t get past Southern Oregon’s Natalie Reyna-Rodriguez.

At 116 pounds, Sacred Heart’s Nohea Moniza pinned Kory Phillips from Life University in 4:12, but was pinned herself in 1:37 by Alexis Medina.

The Pioneers are back in action December 3 at the Northeast Duals.

2022 MISSOURI VALLEY OPEN
At Marshall, Mo., November 19-20
101 pounds
Final: Sterling Dias (Unattached, Iowa) dec. Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached, Iowa), 3-1; 3. Ira Navarro (Providence) dec. Elizabeth Dosado (University of the Cumberlands), 7-4;  5. Erin Hikiji (Providence) tech fall Alyssa Quezaire (Missouri Baptist University), 16-4; 7. Esthela Trevino (Southern Oregon) pin Esther Walker (Midland University), 1:48
109
Final: Nyla Valencia (Unattached, Iowa) dec. Brianna Gonzalez (Unattached, Iowa), 6-5; 3. Mia Palumbo (Iowa Wesleyan) dec. Pauline Granados (McKendree University), 3-0; 5. Emma Baertlein (Unattached) pin Julianne Moccia (Gannon University), 3:52; 7. Jasmine Sands (Texas Wesleyan) dec. Natalie Reyna-Rodriguez (Southern Oregon), 10-8
116
Final: Felicity Taylor (Unattached, Iowa) pin Ashley Gooman (Providence), 2:26; 3. Juliana Diaz (Missouri Baptist University) dec. Caitlyn Thorne (Central Methodist), 3-3; 5. Jenna Petryna (University of Alberta) dec. Camille Fournier (Texas Wesleyan), 4-2; 7. Hannah Hall (Central Methodist) pin Kylie Robledo (Baker University), 0:39
123
Final: Katie Gomez (Unattached) dec. Leilah Castro (Campbellsville University), 10-1; 3. Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon) dec. Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser University), 9-0; 5. Payton Stroud (McKendree University) pin Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg), 2:39; 7.  Catharine Campbell (Grand View) pin Robbie Ann Pingal (University of Alberta), 0:13
130
Final: Lexie Basham (Texas Wesleyan) dec. Cameron Guerin (McKendree University), 3-1; 3.   Victoria Baez-Dillone (Umpqua Community College) tech fall Zaynah McBryde (Life University), 10-0; 5. Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser University) dec. Angela Vitiritti (Campbellsville University), 7-0; 7. Nichole Moore (Unattached) dec. Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart), 10-5
136
Final: Nanea Estrella (Unattached, Iowa) dec. Blanche `Nina` Kemu Makem (Augsburg). 3-3; 3. Claire DiCugno (Unattached) tech fall Aliyah Yates (Cumberlands), 12-2; 5. Abigail Varady (McKendree University) pin Sierra Brown Ton (Unattached), 1:47; 7. Ellyana Kuzma (Indiana Tech) pin Riley Dalrymple (Life University) 2:33
143
Final: Reese Larramendy (Unattached, Iowa) tech fall Alexis Gomez (Grand View), 15-5;  3. Emily Se (Southern Oregon) pin Emma Walker (Campbellsville), 2:11; 5. Mea Mohler (Texas Wesleyan) dec. Katie Lange (Augsburg), 3-2; 7. Jamilah McBryde (Life University) tech fall Aniseta Acosta (Missouri Valley College), 12-2
155
Final: Marlynne Deede (Augsburg) tech fall Brooklyn Hays (Augsburg), 12-0; 3. Caitlyn Davis (Central Methodist) dec. Randi Robison (Campbellsville University), 3-2; 5. India Page (Brewton-Parker College) dec. Kaylynn Albrecht (Baker University), 6-2; 7. Kenya Sloan (Campbellsville University) pin Haley Ward (Unattached), 1:20
170
Final: Ashley Lekas (Augsburg) dec. Emily Cue (Simon Fraser University), 7-0; 3. Joye Levendusky (Southern Oregon) dec. Liliana Vergara (Campbellsville University), 5-0; 5. Abby McIntyre (Grand View) won by injury default Cristina Santoyo (Emmanuel College); 7. Vianne Rouleau (University of Alberta) pin Danielle Saldivar (Missouri Valley College), 1:18
191
Final: Sydnee Kimber (McKendree University) dec. Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley College), 6-4; 3. Jesse Kirby (UCumberlands) pin Jaycee Foeller (Central Methodist), 2:55; 5. Grace Kristoff (Southern Oregon) dec. Lessly Sandoval (University of Saint Mary), 10-6; 7. Jayleen Sekona (Colorado Mesa University ) dec. Aubrey Yauger (Texas Woman`s University), 8-3
235
Final: Riley Dempewolf (Indiana Tech) dec. Alexis Cole (William Jewell College), 6-4; 3. Rewa Chababo (University of the Ozarks) pin Faith Wooley (Umpqua Community College), 3:42; 5.  Perla Ramirez (Indiana Tech) won by forfeit over Maquoia Bernabe (University of the Cumberlands); 7. Kylie Martin (William Penn) pin Sydni Scott (William Jewell College), 5:55