CORALVILLE, Iowa. — History was made on the first day of the inaugural 2026 NCAA Women's Wrestling National Championship. Rayana Sahagun became the first NCAA All-American. The Grand Valley State women's wrestling team is currently sitting in fourth place(67.5) after Day 1, behind McKendree (94), Iowa (91.5), and North Central (73).

Below are the results from the first day of competition. Four Lakers have advanced to the semifinal matches for Day 2, while three will be competing for third place. In total, the Grand Valley State women's wrestling team has seven All-Americans, making them the first All-Americans in NCAA history.

103 pounds — Rayana Sahagun went 2-0 on day 1 and will compete in the semifinals. 

• Champ. Round 1: #4 Rayana Sahagun pinned E.Doolittle (Felician), Fall 3:38

• Quarterfinal: #4 Rayana Sahagun pinned #5 M.Avila (NCC), Fall 5:11

110 pounds — Sage Mortimer went 2-0 on day 1 and will compete in the semifinals. 

• Champ. Round 1: #2 Sage Mortimer tech fall win over S. Parham (MUHL), TF 10-0

• Quarterfinal: #2 Sage Mortimer tech fall win over #7 T. Sibble (ESU), TF 20-8

117 pounds — Kiely Tabaldo went 0-2. 

• Champ. Round 1: A. Cooper (LEH) tech fall win over Kiely Tabaldo, TF 10-0

• Cons. Prelim: G. Hemann (WART) pinned Kiely Tabaldo, Fall 1:30

124 pounds — Aspen Blasko went 2-1 on the first day of competition and will head into day two competing for third place.

• Champ. Round 1: #5 Aspen Blasko tech fall win over Linda Holeman (WNE), TF 11-0

• Quarterfinals: #4 Shelby Moore (MCK) decision win over #5 Aspen Blasko, Dec. 9-0

• Cons. Round 2: #5 Aspen Blasko decision win over L. AlcantarSoto (SFU), Dec. 7-0

138 pounds — Katie Lange went 2-0 on day 1 and will compete in the semifinals.

• Champ. Round 1: #1 Katie Lange tech fall win over T. Teneva (WNE), TF 10-0

• Quarterfinals: #1 Katie Lange decision win over A. Moffit (AUG), Dec. 7-2

145 pounds — Margaret Buurma went 3-1 on the first day of competition and will head into day two competing for third place. 

• Champ Round 1: #6 A. Obermark (Simp) tech fall win over Margaret Buurma, TF 13-2

• Cons. Prelim: Margaret Buurma tech fall win over S. Sifuentes (SH), TF 10-0

• Cons. Round 1: Margaret Buurma decision win over Z. Lints (Elmira), Dec. 8-2

• Cons. Round 2: Margaret Buurma decision win over  #4 A. Caltagrirone (NMU), Dec. 4-4

160 pounds — Noelle Gaffney went 3-1 on the first day of competition and will head into day two competing for third place. 

• Champ Prelim: Noelle Gaffney tech fall win over #10 Olivia Kinder (Eastern), TF 10-0

• Champ Round 1: Noelle Gaffney decision win over #7 A. Hofrichter (DUB), Dec. 5-2

• Quarterfinals: #2 S.Gomez (MCK) decision win over Noelle Gaffney, Dec 8-3

• Cons. Round 2: Noelle Gaffney pinned  #9 L. McCrackin (SFU), Fall 5:36

207 pounds — Sabrina Nauss went 2-0 on day 1 and will compete in the semifinals. 

• Champ. Round 1: #2 Sabrina Nauss pinned #15 Z. Robinson (MTOL), Fall 1:28

• Quarterfinals: #2 Sabrina Nauss pinned  #7J. Larson (SHU), Fall 1:35

Kiely Tabaldo, who competed in the 117 weight class for the Lakers, finished her season at the national championship with a career record of 29–11.

The Lakers will compete next on March 7th for the last day of the NCAA National Championship. Make sure to also follow the women's wrestling social media accounts for additional updates: @gvsuwomenswrestling (Instagram) and @GVSUWWrestling (X).