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Women’s Wrestling Takes Fourth At Inaugural NCAA Women’s Wrestling National Championship

CORALVILLE, Iowa. — The Grand Valley State women's wrestling team took home the fourth-place trophy at the inaugural 2026 NCAA Women's Wrestling National Championship. As only a second-year program, the Lakers had a national champion, three national runner-ups, and seven total All-Americans.

Katie Lange was crowned the national champion in the 138-pound weight class. She went 4–0 throughout the two-day tournament. Her match-by-match results are below. Lange ended her career as a three-time national champion and three-time All-American, finishing with a career record of 87–8. Lange also made history by becoming the first-ever national champion in NCAA women's wrestling.

Team Results:
McKendree (171)
Iowa (166)
North Central (123.5)
Grand Valley State (110.5)

Below are the full results from the two-day national championship.

103 pounds — Rayana Sahagun finished runner-up in the 103-pound weight class. She went 3–1 over the two-day championship and was named an All-American, marking her second All-American honor.

  • 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

  • Semifinals: #4 Rayana Sahagun decision win over #1 M.Krull (MCK), Dec. 7-7

  • Champ Round: #2 V. Solorio (Iowa) tech fall win over #4 Rayana Sahagun, TF 13-1

110 pounds — Sage Mortimer was named runner-up in the 110-pound weight class. She earned All-American honors and finished her career as a Laker with a 96–8 record. Mortimer was the national champion last year at the 2025 NWCA National Championship.

  • 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

  • Semifinals: #2 Sage Mortimer wins by medical forfeit.

  • Champ Round: #1 A. Jimenez (LEH) pinned Sage Mortimer, Fall 1:50

117 pounds — Kiely Tabaldo went 0-2 and finished her season at the national championship with a career record of 29–11.

  • 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 finished fifth with a record of 4-2 over the two day championship. She was named an All-American making her a 2 time All-American. She ends her 2025-2026 season record with a 60-20.

  • 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

  • Cons. Round 3: #5 Aspen Blasko decision win over #8 A. Mahan (PREB), Dec. 10-8

  • Cons. Semifinals: #7 L. Piestewa (CMU) decision win over #5 Aspen Blasko, Dec. 12-3

  • Fifth place match: #5 Aspen Blasko tech fall win over  #2 V. Foard (KING), TF 10-0

138 pounds — Katie Lange was named the 2026 National Champion, becoming a three-time national champion. She went 4–0 over the two-day tournament and finished her career with an 87–8 record.

  • 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

  • Semifinals: #1 Katie Lange decision win over #4 L.Luft (IOWA), Dec. 4-3

  • Champ Round: #1 Katie Lange decision win over #2 C. DiCugno (NCC), Dec. 4-1

145 pounds — Margaret Buurma finished seventh in her first ever national championship. She was named a first time All-American. Her record over the course of two days 4-2 and this brings her overall season record to 25-12. 

  • 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

  • Cons. Round 3: #8 M. Kubicki (PREB) tech fall win over Margaret Buurma, TF 10-0

  • 7th place match: Margaret Buurma decision win over Z.Haines (EAST), Dec.15-7

160 pounds — Noelle Gaffney finished eighth in the first ever NCAA National Championship. She was named an All-American. She finished her career with a 32-15.

  • 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

  • Cons. Round 3: L. Daley (SHU) pinned Noelle Gaffney, Fall 5:58

  • 7th place match: #8 K.Kehrli (SIMP) pinned Noelle Gaffney, Fall

207 pounds — Sabrina Nauss went 3–1 over the two-day tournament and was named the runner-up in the 207-pound weight class. She is a two-time All-American and a two-time national runner-up. She finished her season with a 23–5 record.

  • 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

  • Semifinals: #2 Sabrina Nauss pinned  #3 C.Ward (NCC), Fall 1:54

  • Champ Round: #1 T. Kelly (MCK) tech fall win over #2 Sabrina Nauss, TF 11-0

    Make sure to also follow the women's wrestling social media accounts for additional updates: @gvsuwomenswrestling (Instagram) and @GVSUWWrestling (X).



 
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