ALLENDALE, Mich. — The Grand Valley State Lakers are sending seven wrestlers to compete at the 2026 U.S. Women's National Championships and World Team Trials, held April 9–12 in Spokane, Washington.
Emily Medford will compete in the 62 kg weight class, representing the LWA. Medford opened competition on day one with a strong performance on the U20 division and will also compete in the U23 division:
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Championship Round of 64: Medford pinned B. Deeter (SWA), Fall 0:37
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Championship Round of 32: Medford pinned B. Murray (EGWC), Fall 1:06
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Championship Round of 16: C. Ceshker (BTC) pinned Medford, Fall 2:27
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Consolation Round of 16: Medford defeated E. Chacon (VCP), Dec. 2-1
Libby Roberts will compete in the 53 kg weight class, representing the LWA. Roberts also competed on day one and recorded the following results:
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Championship Round of 64: Roberts defeated H. Brown (RWC), TF 10-0
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Championship Round of 32: Roberts defeated S. Mahoe (GH), TF 13-0
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Championship Round of 16: Roberts defeated K. Williams (SWA), Dec. 7-4
Margaret Buurma will compete in the 68 kg weight class, representing the LWC. Buurma's day one results include:
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Championship Round of 32: A. Obermark (SR) defeated Buurma, TF 10-0
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Consolation Round of 16: Buurma defeated E. Youngblood (CYCC), TF 10-0
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Consolation Sub-Round of 16: Buurma pinned A. Beltran (TSP), Fall 0:49
Aspen Blasko, representing the LWC in the 57 kg weight class, also competed on day one in the U20 division and will also compete in the U23 division:
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Championship Round of 32: Blasko pinned L. Quintanilla (TWC), Fall 2:50
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Championship Round of 16: Blasko pinned J. Cook (NMUN), Fall 1:27
Additional Lakers set to compete in the U23 Open division (April 11-12) include Sage Mortimer, Clarissa Agostini and Noelle Gaffney.
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