COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- The quarterfinal round at the 2026 NJCAA Women's Wrestling Invitational in Council Bluffs, Iowa, brought many surprises.

At 110 pounds, Mia Kurth of Hawkeye edged returning national champion Ariah Mervilus Indian Hills, 10-9, avenging a loss from earlier this season. Another returning champion was defeated at 117 pounds as Laila Mirza of Carl Albert State pinned Iowa Western's Rosalio Rubio.

Olivia Stean of Indian Hills pinned pound-for-pound No. 1 Valerie Hamilton of Iowa Central in the quarterfinals at 160 pounds. Hamilton raced out to a lead before suffering an injury. She was eventually thrown to her back and pinned late in the match.

Brackets & Team Standings | Schedule

Semifinal Matchups

103:
Vivian Hayes (Murray State) vs. KyLee Smith (NOC)
Erica Pastoriza (Iowa Central) vs. Alicia Hansen (Snow)

110:
Mia Kurth (Hawkeye) vs. Dixie Holliday (Murray State)
Kailey Salazar (Umpqua) vs. Mileena Notaro (Southeast)

117:
Emma Albanese (Southeast) vs. Hailey Medina (Iowa Western)
Laila Mirza (Carl Albert State) vs. Mora Peterson (Nassau)

124:
Gabriela Avila Diaz (Indian Hills) vs. Brianna Ross (Umpqua)
Myra Pressnell (Umpqua) vs. Emily Pasillas (Snow)

131:
Bella Ngo (Umpqua) vs. Olivia Sandoval (Murray State)
Kaylea Beauchamp (Indian Hills) vs. Jessica Williams (Umpqua)

138:
Anna Spencer (Southwestern Oregon) vs. Lillian Hagemann (Southeast)
Jasmine Wolfe (Indian Hills) vs. Evelyn Phillips (Southeastern)

145:
Ayana Fletcher (Iowa Western) vs. Chantell Nofffsinger (Southwestern Oregon)
Delise Villa (Iowa Central) vs. Isabella Morgan (Snow)

160:
Olivia Stean (Indian Hills) vs. Gabby Akers (Murray State)
Nevaeh Hayden (Indian Hills) vs. Billie Bonwell (Southeast)

180:
Keyahna Phillips (Iowa Lakes) vs. Caris Morris (Murray State)
Paola Rodriguez (Indian Hills) vs. Maeli Howard (Snow)

207:
Alyson Krum (Hawkeye) vs. Audre Herron (Iowa Western)
Martha Hinneh (Southeast) vs. Catherine Dutton (Colby)

235:
Faith Tarrant (Iowa Western) vs. Hannah Francis (Indian Hills)
Azreal Smith (Indian Hills) vs. Mackenzie Arends (Hawkeye)

103:
Vivian Hayes (Murray State) pinned Chasey Karabell (Indian Hills), 2:24
KyLee Smith (NOC) tech. fall Zoe Brewer (Southwestern Oregon), 10-0
Alicia Hansen (Snow) pinned Bertha Cabrera (Southeast), 1:57
Erica Pastoriza (Iowa Central) tech. fall Lemuna Gurisho (Hawkeye), 12-2

110:
Mia Kurth (Hawkeye) dec. Ariah Mervilus (Indian Hills), 10-9
Dixie Holliday (Murray State) pinned Damiyah Smith (Iowa Central), 4:16
Kailey Salazar (Umpqua) pinned Baillee Cash (Iowa Western), 1:50
Mileena Notaro (Southeast) pinned Chevy Coleman (Iowa Western), 1:31

117:
Emma Albanese (Southeast) tech. fall Aneth Campos (Iowa Central), 10-0
Hailey Medina (Iowa Western) tech. fall Kaylee Young (Snow), 10-0
Laila Mirza (Carl Albert State) pinned Rosalia Rubio (Iowa Western), 4:09
Mora Peterson (Nassau) dec. Libby Norton (Indian Hills), 6-6

124:
Gabriela Avila Diaz (Indian Hills) tech. fall Madison Roe (Carl Albert State), 10-0
Brianna Ross (Umpqua) tech. fall Nadiya Trujillo (Trinidad State), 10-0
Myra Pressnell (Umpqua) pinned Jasimen Ortega (Southeast), 3:38
Emily Pasillas (Snow) pinned Jeream Estabilio (Iowa Central), 2:49

131:
Bella Ngo (Umpqua) tech. fall Ashlee Farrier (Iowa Central), 10-0
Olivia Sandoval (Murray State) pinned Lacy Lemburg (Southeast), 1:23
Kaylea Beauchamp (Indian Hills) dec. Cieanna Ficken (Hawkeye), 7-4
Jessica Williams (Umpqua) pinned Annabelle Petsinger (Iowa Central), 0:46

138:
Anna Spencer (Southwestern Oregon) dec. Olivia Brown (NIACC), 10-6
Lillian Hagemann (Southeast) tech. fall Isabella Crave (Big Bend), 10-0
Jasmine Wolfe (Indian Hills) dec. Destiny Krum (Iowa Central), 10-2
Evelyn Phillips (Southeastern) dec. Lindsay Henggeler (Fort Hays Tech Northwest), 10-7

145:
Ayana Fletcher (Iowa Western) tech. fall Zolie Kurena (Murray State), 11-0
Chantell Nofffsinger (Southwestern Oregon) pinned Koryn Klein (Southeast), 0:10
Isabella Morgan (Snow) pinned Adrianna Chronister (Murray State), 1:17
Delise Villa (Iowa Central) tech. fall Atavia Cain (Colby), 11-1

160:
Olivia Stean (Indian Hills) pinned Valerie Hamilton (Iowa Central), 5:37
Gabby Akers (Murray State) dec. Anyia Roberts (Southeast), 3-0
Billie Bonwell (Southeast) pinned Allie Grow (Iowa Central), 2:12
Nevaeh Hayden (Indian Hills) pinned Elizabeth Kovacs (Big Bend), 0:16

180:
Keyahna Phillips (Iowa Lakes) pinned Lucy Kohnen (Iowa Central), 0:48
Caris Morris (Murray State) pinned Caroline Purcell (Fort Hays Tech Northwest), 0:47
Maeli Howard (Snow) pinned Alexa Karch (Iowa Lakes), 3:34
Paola Rodriguez (Indian Hills) tech. fall Isabella Sosa (Umpqua), 10-0

207:
Alyson Krum (Hawkeye) pinned Kenzi Jackson (NIACC), 2:31
Audre Herron (Iowa Western) pinned Harmoni Callins (Iowa Central), 4:03
Catherine Dutton (Colby) pinned Wyntergale Oxendine (Indian Hills), 2:00
Martha Hinneh (Southeast) dec. Ileen Casterjon (Indian Hills), 5-1

235:
Faith Tarrant (Iowa Western) pinned Talia Katzenberger (Umpqua), 2:11
Hannah Francis (Indian Hills) pinned Kirsten Kpoto (Southeast), 4:40
Mackenzie Arends (Hawkeye) pinned Brooklyn Robinson (Iowa Lakes), 4:42
Azreal Smith (Indian Hills) pinned Ayanna Omollo (NIACC), 0:20

103:
Vivian Hayes (Murray State) pinned Brooklyn Noel (Indian Hills), 2:47
Chasey Karabell (Indian Hills) pinned Danna Alvarado (Trinidad State), 2:26
KyLee Smith (NOC) tech. fall Cristina Palacio Martinez (Colby), 5-0 1:26
Zoe Brewer (Southwestern Oregon) pinned Addyson Brown (NIACC), 0:43
Bertha Cabrera (Southeast) tech. fall Faith Juwana (Nassau), 10-0 4:28
Alicia Hansen (Snow) pinned Azariah Martin (Andrew), 0:32
Lemuna Gurisho (Hawkeye) tech. fall Kaylee Campbell (Carl Albert State), 14-1 3:16
Erica Pastoriza (Iowa Central) tech. fall Leila Rosas (NOC), 10-0 1:16

110:
Ariah Mervilus (Indian Hills) pinned Brooklynn Huggins (NOC), 0:53
Mia Kurth (Hawkeye) tech. fall Molly Spader (Southeast), 10-0 1:42
Dixie Holliday (Murray State) pinned Kathryn Christensen (Snow), 2:33
Damiyah Smith (Iowa Central) tech. fall Dalilah Aguayo (Trinidad State), 12-0 0:55
Kailey Salazar (Umpqua) pinned Addison Polk (Murray State), 5:28
Baillee Cash (Iowa Western) pinned Angela Lee (NOC), 1:12
Chevy Coleman (Iowa Western) by forfeit over Mariah Hinojosa (Big Bend), 0-0
Mileena Notaro (Southeast) tech. fall Isabella Salas (Carl Albert State), 10-0 2:19

117:
Emma Albanese (Southeast) tech. fall Amaya Rubalcado (Murray State), 10-0 2:53
Aneth Campos (Iowa Central) pinned Anna Rodriguez (Big Bend), 0:27
Kaylee Young (Snow) tech. fall Jaxi Ervin (Carl Albert State), 10-0 1:14
Hailey Medina (Iowa Western) dec. Emmanuela Akinlolu (Andrew), 10-1
Rosalia Rubio (Iowa Western) tech. fall Andie Wallace (Murray State), 12-0 1:17
Laila Mirza (Carl Albert State) pinned Kelly Marquez Bergen, 0:48
Libby Norton (Indian Hills) pinned Katlyn Fields (Andrew), 3:31
Mora Peterson (Nassau) dec. Abigail Querida Verdejo Rivero (Indian Hills), 5-4

124:
Gabriela Avila Diaz (Indian Hills) tech. fall Ariel Goble (Andrew), 10-0 2:28
Madison Roe (Carl Albert State) pinned Anastasia Ruka (Iowa Western), 4:29
Nadiya Trujillo (Trinidad State) pinned Asia Jahangir (Iowa Central), 1:05
Brianna Ross (Umpqua) pinned Jayde Coleman (Big Bend), 0:57
Myra Pressnell (Umpqua) pinned Mallory Sellars (Carl Albert State), 3:53
Jasimen Ortega (Southeast) dec. Archer McLain (Southeastern), 10-6
Emily Pasillas (Snow) tech. fall Jordan Williams (NOC), 13-2 4:18
Jeream Estabilio (Iowa Central) pinned Diana Burnell (Southwestern Oregon), 4:54

131:
Bella Ngo (Umpqua) tech. fall Abigail Ji (Iowa Lakes), 10-0 2:33
Ashlee Farrier (Iowa Central) dec. Emma Warth (Southeastern), 8-0
Lacy Lemburg (Southeast) pinned Cheyenne Cornelius (Andrew), 3:58
Olivia Sandoval (Murray State) pinned Deanna Williamson (SUNY Onondaga), 0:33
Kaylea Beauchamp (Indian Hills) pinned Hannah Rosenberg (NIACC), 0:47
Cieanna Ficken (Hawkeye) pinned Abigale Holtz (Southeast), 4:57
Jessica Williams (Umpqua) tech. fall Lyndsay Thomas (Southwestern Oregon), 11-1 3:17
Annabelle Petsinger (Iowa Central) tech. fall Vaida Uskilith-Karja (Iowa Western), 10-0 2:14

138:
Olivia Brown (NIACC) tech. fall Ytzel Figueroa (Umpqua), 11-0 3:36
Anna Spencer (Southwestern Oregon) pinned Lexi Beckler (Hawkeye), 1:31
Lillian Hagemann (Southeast) pinned Eva Sepulveda Muskegon, 1:01
Isabella Crave (Big Bend) pinned Samantha Graciano (Carl Albert State), 4:21
Jasmine Wolfe (Indian Hills) tech. fall Miah Kenny (NOC), 10-0 5:15
Destiny Krum (Iowa Central) pinned Samantha Reynolds (Snow), 1:33
Evelyn Phillips (Southeastern) pinned Kristin Barnes (Carl Albert State), 1:32
Lindsay Henggeler (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) pinned Jazrine Nieto (Colby), 2:12

145:
Ayana Fletcher (Iowa Western) tech. fall Kallie Gibbons (NIACC), 16-4 4:30
Zolie Kurena (Murray State) tech. fall Makenna Brissey (Hawkeye), 11-1 5:34
Koryn Klein (Southeast) tech. fall Hadassah Lopez (Andrew), 10-0 1:24
Chantell Nofffsinger (Southwestern Oregon) pinned Evelina Juzenaite (Umpqua), 3:42
Isabella Morgan (Snow) pinned Avery Hoffmeyer (Iowa Lakes), 1:21
Adrianna Chronister (Murray State) dec. Teagan Simpson (Bryant & Stratton), 3-1
Atavia Cain (Colby) pinned Geraldine Honore (NIACC), 3:00
Delise Villa (Iowa Central) pinned Za'Lane Hulitt (Big Bend), 2:02

160:
Valerie Hamilton (Iowa Central) pinned Kapree Bott (Carl Albert State), 0:39
Olivia Stean (Indian Hills) pinned Kaitie Knebel (Trinidad State), 0:08
Anyia Roberts (Southeast) tech. fall Leticia Garcia (Snow), 10-0 3:41
Gabby Akers (Murray State) pinned Janaye Wise (NOC), 1:36
Allie Grow (Iowa Central) pinned Emily Rimkus (Southwestern Oregon), 0:36
Billie Bonwell (Southeast) pinned Addison Canja (Umpqua), 3:50
Elizabeth Kovacs (Big Bend) pinned Kaylen McAtee (Colby), 1:37
Nevaeh Hayden (Indian Hills) pinned Sam Meyer (Bryant & Stratton), 0:23

180:
Keyahna Phillips (Iowa Lakes) pinned Schumaker Hailey Lackawanna, 0:13
Lucy Kohnen (Iowa Central) pinned Jenna Small (Hawkeye), 2:14
Caroline Purcell (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) tech. fall Alissa Deyapp (Carl Albert State), 10-0 0:51
Caris Morris (Murray State) pinned Carson Shank (Iowa Western), 2:17
Maeli Howard (Snow) tech. fall Emily Foster (Carl Albert State), 10-0 0:51
Alexa Karch (Iowa Lakes) tech. fall Darcee Oloughlin (Hawkeye), 12-0 1:06
Isabella Sosa (Umpqua) pinned Lydia Rigby (Fort Hays Tech Northwest), 0:43
Paola Rodriguez (Indian Hills) tech. fall Jordan Bread (Murray State), 10-0 2:00

207:
Alyson Krum (Hawkeye) pinned Jordyn Wilson (Murray State), 2:46
Kenzi Jackson (NIACC) pinned Chloe Colvin (Snow), 1:12
Harmoni Callins (Iowa Central) pinned Holidae Banfield (Carl Albert State), 1:17
Audre Herron (Iowa Western) tech. fall Madison Welch (NOC), 10-0 1:47
Catherine Dutton (Colby) advanced with bye
Wyntergale Oxendine (Indian Hills) pinned Makenna Fetters (Hawkeye), 3:36
Ileen Casterjon (Indian Hills) tech. fall Joy Kral (Itasca), 10-0 1:18
Martha Hinneh (Southeast) pinned Soledad Luchman (Iowa Lakes), 2:44

235:
Faith Tarrant (Iowa Western) advanced with bye
Talia Katzenberger (Umpqua) pinned Reese Winslow (Hawkeye), 2:17
Hannah Francis (Indian Hills) pinned Brighton Wise (Snow), 0:58
Kirsten Kpoto (Southeast) tech. fall Brenda Valenzuela (Iowa Lakes), 10-0 2:22
Mackenzie Arends (Hawkeye) advanced with bye
Brooklyn Robinson (Iowa Lakes) tech. fall Lucy Lester (Southestern Michigan), 11-0 1:37
Ayanna Omollo (NIACC) pinned Sydnei Proctor Jones (Northampton), 1:59
Azreal Smith (Indian Hills) advanced with bye

103:
Leila Rosas (NOC) pinned Aroura Preston (Iowa Lakes), 1:27
Vivian Hayes (Murray State) by forfeit over Immawnie Walden (Andrew)

110:
Molly Spader (Southeast) dec. Audrie Felkins (Colby), 5-3
Kailey Salazar (Umpqua) pinned Jamie Barton (Snow), 0:35
Addison Polk (Murray State) tech. fall Chelsea Becera (Southwestern Oregon), 10-0 2:53
Dalilah Aguayo (Trinidad State) pinned Alexis Clements (Big Bend), 3:28
Isabella Salas (Carl Albert State) tech. fall Diana Llanos (Iowa Lakes), 12-2 2:41
Baillee Cash (Iowa Western) pinned Kameyah Young (Iowa Central), 3:16
Dixie Holliday (Murray State) pinned Tatum Dolan (Carl Albert State), 2:14
Ariah Mervilus (Indian Hills) tech. fall Juliet Baca (Fort Hays Tech Northwest), 10-0 0:43

117:
Katlyn Fields (Andrew) tech. fall Alyse Koss (Southwestern Michigan), 14-2 5:21
Kaylee Young (Snow) tech. fall Alyson Ortiz (Umpqua), 10-0 2:42
Aneth Campos (Iowa Central) tech. fall Anika Stearns (Iowa Lakes), 12-0 1:08
Emma Albanese (Southeast) tech. fall Melanie Fragua (Trinidad State), 10-0 2:02
Mora Peterson (Nassau) tech. fall Aris Fry (Big Bend), 11-1 5:42
Laila Mirza (Carl Albert State) pinned Nina Hamm (Southeastern), 0:25

124:
Jayde Coleman (Big Bend) pinned Anna Stene (NIACC), 1:13
Ariel Goble (Andrew) dec. Chloe Sokolik (Hawkeye), 10-4
Myra Pressnell (Umpqua) pinned Faith Torres (Fort Hays Tech Northwest), 0:45
Diana Burnell (Southwestern Oregon) pinned Mary Henry (Lackawanna), 0:38
Gabriela Avila Diaz (Indian Hills) pinned Skylar Benninger (Lackawanna), 0:49
Brianna Ross (Umpqua) pinned Lilly Lake (Snow), 4:03
Asia Jahangir (Iowa Central) pinned Jolyn Pozehl (Southeast), 2:53
Archer McLain (Southeastern) pinned Mia Orozco (Joliet), 1:48
Anastasia Ruka (Iowa Western) dec. Madisyn Harrison (Southwestern Michigan), 10-6
Jordan Williams (NOC) pinned Stevy Griffin (Iowa Lakes), 5:18
Jeream Estabilio (Iowa Central) pinned Esther Bowman (Andrew), 1:20
Jasimen Ortega (Southeast) dec. Lily Powell (NIACC), 7-4

131:
Abigail Ji (Iowa Lakes) dec. Mia Ahrendsen (Hawkeye), 2-0
Ashlee Farrier (Iowa Central) by forfeit over Carleona Hockert (NOC)
Cieanna Ficken (Hawkeye) pinned Anacarolina Cazares (Iowa Lakes), 2:08
Lacy Lemburg (Southeast) dec. Emma Parker (Colby), 9-3
Hannah Rosenberg (NIACC) pinned Chrishama Annacius (Andrew), 2:56
Deanna Williamson (SUNY Onondaga) pinned Brooklyn Burke (NIACC), 2:55
Kaylea Beauchamp (Indian Hills) tech. fall Faith Gallegos (NOC), 10-0 1:46
Jessica Williams (Umpqua) pinned Caitlin Van Praag (Southeastern), 1:44
Vaida Uskilith-Karja (Iowa Western) pinned Julissa Miranda (Snow), 0:56

138:
Destiny Krum (Iowa Central) tech. fall Nadia Miller (Andrew), 14-4 4:27
Olivia Brown (NIACC) dec. Destiny Gonzalez (Colby), 7-0
Lindsay Henggeler (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) tech. fall Emalee Douglas (NIACC), 10-0 1:35
Evelyn Phillips (Southeastern) tech. fall Lauren Manuelito (Trinidad State), 11-0 4:40
Anna Spencer (Southwestern Oregon) pinned Inaily Samaniego (Snow), 1:51
Jazrine Nieto (Colby) tech. fall Michelle Ramirez (Iowa Lakes), 11-0 0:30
Jasmine Wolfe (Indian Hills) dec. Sara Daley (Iowa Western), 4-3
Lillian Hagemann (Southeast) pinned Riley Weiler (Iowa Lakes), 2:13
Ytzel Figueroa (Umpqua) by forfeit over Leticia Tercero Perez (Andrew),
Isabella Crave (Big Bend) pinned HayLee Staker (Iowa Western), 2:40

145:
Koryn Klein (Southeast) pinned Rilee Phillips (Carl Albert State), 1:03
Zolie Kurena (Murray State) pinned Nina Aceves (Iowa Lakes), 2:19
Hadassah Lopez (Andrew) pinned Karen Ramirez (Nassau), 0:24
Atavia Cain (Colby) tech. fall Alexandrea Estala (Southwestern Oregon), 12-1 1:25
Za'Lane Hulitt (Big Bend) pinned Ashley Schwarz (NOC), 4:19
Geraldine Honore (NIACC) pinned Aurelia Trowbridge (Southwestern Michigan), 0:24
Avery Hoffmeyer (Iowa Lakes) by forfeit over Meya Robets (Hawkeye), 0-0
Evelina Juzenaite (Umpqua) tech. fall Haylee Fessler (Lackawanna), 10-0 1:36
Adrianna Chronister (Murray State) pinned Abbigial Reeves (Snow), 5:10

160:
Leticia Garcia (Snow) tech. fall Angel Miller (Southwestern Michigan), 10-0 2:12
Elizabeth Kovacs (Big Bend) pinned Abigail Speer (Trinidad State), 1:52
Nevaeh Hayden (Indian Hills) tech. fall Annabelle Johson (Hawkeye), 11-0 1:18
Gabby Akers (Murray State) pinned Jayna Arrocena (Iowa Western), 1:45
Valerie Hamilton (Iowa Central) pinned Maria Ramierz (NIACC), 2:10
Kaitie Knebel (Trinidad State) pinned Tenacious Villase (Big Bend), 1:02
Janaye Wise (NOC) pinned Sophia Lombardo (Sussex County), 1:25
Allie Grow (Iowa Central) pinned Kaylee Davis (Murray State), 3:31
Billie Bonwell (Southeast) pinned Paityn Covolo (Iowa Western), 2:59

180:
Maeli Howard (Snow) pinned Kiara Rodriguez (Southeastern), 1:00
Caris Morris (Murray State) dec. Kiernan Farmer (Southeastern), 10-7
Paola Rodriguez (Indian Hills) tech. fall Praizh Suggs (Iowa Central), 10-0 3:00
Lucy Kohnen (Iowa Central) by forfeit over Onastacia Boling (Southwestern Oregon), 0-0
Caroline Purcell (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) tech. fall Katherine Nelson (Big Bend), 10-0 1:35
Keyahna Phillips (Iowa Lakes) pinned June Highburger (Southwestern Oregon), 1:11
Alexa Karch (Iowa Lakes) pinned Diesel Janovich (Southeast), 0:48
Isabella Sosa (Umpqua) pinned Michelle Pastuizaca (Lackawanna), 0:41