CORALVILLE, IOWA – The Grand Valley State Lakers kicked off the first day in Coralville, Iowa, with 320 qualifiers competing in the tournament. Nine out of the starting twelve Lakers advanced to the next day to compete for the championship. Below is the play-by-play of Day One for the Lakers.

103: Rayana Sahagun is 2-2 after the first day of competition and will not move on to day 2. She scored three points for the Lakers, bringing her record to 16-4 for the 2024-2025 season.

Champ. Round 1 - Rayana Sahagun (GV) tech fall over Jeulenea Khang (West Liberty), TF 10-0 (2.5 points) 

Champ. Round 2- Mia Zuniga (King) won by dec. over Rayana Sahagun (GV), Dec. 10-3

Cons. Round 2- Rayana Sahagun (GV) won by dec. over Lilian Prendergast (Mount Olive), Dec. 8-0

Cons. Round 3- Maddison Heinzer (Colorado Mesa) won by dec. over Rayana Sahagun (GV), Dec. 9-7

110: Sage Mortimer is 3-0 after Day 1 and will compete in the semi-finals tomorrow. She has now improved her record to 22-0.

Champ. Round 1-  Sage Mortimer (GV) won by fall over Rylee Touhalisky (Otterbein), Fall 0:37 (3.0 points) 

Champ. Round 2- Sage Mortimer (GV) won by tech fall over Dinayah Vazquez (Emmanuel University), TF. 11-1

Quarterfinal- Sage Mortimer (GV) won by tech fall over Dianna Holmes (King University), TF 11-0 

117: Ana Malovich is 3-1 after Day 1 and will continue to Day 2 to compete for a top-5 finish. She has now improved her record to 16-6.Champ. Round 1- Ana Malovich (GV) won by dec. over Isabell Ortiz (Fort Hays State), Dec. 6-4 (1.0) 

Champ. Round 2- Yu Sakamoto (NMU) won by decision over Ana Malovich (GV), Dec. 5-0

Cons. Round 2- Ana Malovich (GV) won by tech fall over Rose Ann Marshall (Wisconsin- Stevens Point), TF 11-0 

Cons. Round 3- Ana Malovich (GV) won by dec. over Jasmine Luedtke (Wartburg), Dec. 8-1

124: Aspen Blasko is 3-0 after Day 1 and will move on to Day 2 of the National Championship, competing in the semi-finals. She improves her 2024-2025 record to 32-7.

Champ. Round 1- Aspen Blasko (GV) won by fall over Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood), Fall 1:03 

Champ. Round 2.- Aspen Blasko (GV) won by fall over Ashley Cannon (Simpson), Fall 2:47

Quarterfinal- Aspen Blasko (GV) won by tech fall over Cali Leng (Iowa), TF 15-2

124: Miriam Hopson finished the National Championship 0-2. Her 2024-2025 record ended at 18-17.

Champ. Round 1- Mya Delleree (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) won by fall over Miriam Hopson (GV), Fall 2:03

Cons. Round 1- Waverly Kanelong (East Stroudsburg University) won by fall over Miriam Hopson (GV), Fall 5:22

131: Hannah Palise is 3-1 after Day 1 of competition. Palise will move on to Day 2 tomorrow to compete for a top-5 finish. She improves her season record to 27-17.

Champ. Round 1- Anna Dicugno (King) won by fall over Hannah Palise (GV), Fall 4:41

Cons. Round 1- Hannah Palise (GV) won by fall over Moni Griffin (Augustana), Fall 1:38

Cons. Round 2- Hannah Palise (GV) won by tech fall over Natasha Markoutsis (Aurora), TF 11-0 

Cons. Round 3- Hannah Palise (GV) won by dec. over Jamie Laswell (Fort Hays State), Dec. 10-6

138:Katerina Lange is now 3-0 and will be heading to Day 2 of competition. She has improved her record to 18-0 on the season.

Champ. Round 1- Katerina Lange (GV) won by tech fall over Gabby Bradigan (Elmira College), TF 10-0 

Champ. Round 2- Katerina Lange (GV) won by tech fall over Gianna Amendola (East Stroudsburg University), TF 10-0 

Quarterfinals- Katerina Lange (GV) won by fall over Nina Makem (Augsburg University), Fall 2:35

145: Skylar Little Soldier is now 3-1 after Day 1 and will be moving on to Day 2 of the National Championship. Little Soldier improves her record to 13-6.

Champ. Round 1- Macey Kilty (Iowa) won by tech fall over Skylar Little Soldier (GV), TF 10-0. 

Cons. Round 1- Skylar Little Soldier (GV) won by fall over Molly Keller (Emory & Henry), Fall 5:27

Cons. Round 2- Skylar Little Soldier (GV) won by tech fall over Trinity Donovan (Quincy), TF 12-2

Cons. Round 3- Skylar Little Soldier (GV) won by dec. over Dylen Ritchey (Fort Hays State), Dec. 4-4

145: Emily Medford is now 3-1 on the first day of competition. Medford will move on to the second day to compete. She improves her record to 8-4.

Champ. Round 1- Savannah Gomez (McKendree) won by fall over Emily Medford (GV), Fall 1:56 

Cons. Round 1- Emily Medford (GV) won by fall over Saniyah Ward (D'Youville), Fall 2:17

Cons. Round 2- Emily Medford (GV) won by fall over Jocelyn Yepez (Emmanuel), Fall 3:27

Cons. Round 3- Emily Medford (GV) won by dec. over Azana King (Schreiner University), Dec. 4-4

160: Elleni Johnson is now 3-1 after Day 1 and will compete on Day 2 of the National Championship. She improved her record after Day 1 to 32-10.

Champ. Round 1- Elleni Johnson (GV) won by fall over Kelsey Gelb (Muhlenburg), Fall 0:31 

Champ. Round 2- Nyla Burgess (Gannon University) won by fall over Elleni Johnson (GV), Fall 2:24

Cons. Round 2- Elleni Johnson (GV) won by tech fall over Brynn Green (Albion), TF 12-2

Cons. Round 3- Elleni Johnson (GV) won by tech fall over Kara Kuge (Wisconsin- Stevens Point), TF 10-0. 

160: Clarissa Agostini went 0-2 in the National Championship. She will not move on to Day 2 and finished her season with a 20-16 record.

Champ. Round 1- May Cuyler (Presbyterian) won by fall over Clarissa Agostini (GV), Fall 1:02 

Cons. Round 1- Atiyana Williams (Western England) won by fall over Clarissa Agostini (GV), Fall 5:19

180: Sabrina Nauss is now 3-0 after Day 1 of the National Championship. Nauss will move on to the semi-finals tomorrow and improve her record to 25-2.

Champ. Round 1- Sabrina Nauss (GV) won by fall over Tabitha Breitrick (Wisconsin- Stevens Point), Fall 0:47.  

Champ. Round 2- Sabrina Nauss (GV) won by fall over Alyssa Arana (Emmanuel University), Fall 2:24

Quarterfinal- Sabrina Nauss (GV) won by fall over Paige Maher (Simon Fraser University), Fall 1:30

The women's wrestling team will be back in action tomorrow March 8, 2025 for Nationals in Coralville, Iowa. For live updates on women's wrestling, follow @gvsuwomenswrestling on Instagram and @gvsuwwrestling on Twitter.