By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – A handful of FHSU Women’s Wrestling student-athletes traveled to compete unattached in the Maverick Open on Saturday (Nov. 4), seeing the first official action for any wrestler in the program’s infancy. Freshman Piper Cadden blazed her way to the 136-pound title, while Marissa Porsch, Lila Bloomer, and Ashlynn Goodwin all placed in their respective weight classes.
Cadden nearly blanked her opposition all the way through the tournament. She posted three straight 10-0 technical falls to reach the championship match, knocking off a pair of wrestlers from tournament host Colorado Mesa and Isabelle Clements from Snow College, who is the No. 4 ranked wrestler at 136 pounds in the NJCAA. She then knocked off Taylor Colangelo, another unattached wrestler, in the final by a score of 5-1, scoring all of her points in the second period after falling behind 1-0.
Porsch had an opening-round bye at 155 pounds and scored an 11-0 technical fall in her first match. She picked up a forfeit win in the semifinal before dropping the final match by fall to Celina Cooke of Colorado Mesa.
Bloomer took second place in a round-robin format at 170 pounds. She went 3-1 against the four other wrestlers competing at her weight. She scored all three of her wins by fall, with two in the first period and one in the second period. One notable wrestler she knocked off was Rachel Johnson of Snow College, who is ranked No. 8 at 170 in the NJCAA. Bloomer’s only loss was a 16-7 decision to weight class champion Alison Evans, who was wrestling unattached as well.
Ashlynn Goodwin placed third at 143 pounds, but she took out three ranked wrestlers in the process including the same wrestler twice. After an opening round 10-0 technical fall, she knocked off Abigail Trayhorn of Snow College, the No. 6 ranked wrestler at 143 in the NJCAA, 8-2. Goodwin dropped her next match to Skylar Hattendorf by fall, but bounced back for a 7-0 win over Erica Schroeder of Colorado Mesa, the No. 7 ranked wrestler in the NCAA. Goodwin capped her 4-1 day by defeating Trayhorn again in the third-place match by 10-0 technical fall.
Katelyn Schmidt also competed in the tournament at 143 pounds, but came up short in both of her matches.
FHSU has a roster of 17 individuals this season that can travel to compete unattached at open tournaments. These five individuals were the first to partake in any tournaments this season.
Below are the results for FHSU wrestlers at the Maverick Open.
136
Piper Cadden’s place is 1st.
- Champ. Round 1 – Piper Cadden (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Valerie Glenn (Colorado Mesa) (TF 10-0)
- Quarterfinal – Piper Cadden (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Isabelle Clements (Snow College) (TF 10-0)
- Semifinal – Piper Cadden (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Keyla Ajoleza (Colorado Mesa) (TF 10-0)
- 1st Place Match – Piper Cadden (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by decision over Taylor Colangelo (Unattached) (Dec 5-1)
143
Ashlynn Goodwin’s place is 3rd.
- Champ. Round 1 – Ashlynn Goodwin(Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Alexandra Martinez (Trinidad State College) (TF 10-0)
- Quarterfinal – Ashlynn Goodwin (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by decision over Abigail Trayhorn (Snow College) (Dec 8-2)
- Semifinal – Skylar Hattendorf (USAW Elite Accelerator Program) won by fall over Ashlynn Goodwin (Unattached-Fort Hays State) (Fall 5:15)
- Cons. Semi – Ashlynn Goodwin (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by decision over Erica Schroeder (Colorado Mesa) (Dec 7-0)
- 3rd Place Match – Ashlynn Goodwin (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Abigail Trayhorn (Snow College) (TF 10-0)
- Champ. Round 1 – Ella Gransbery (Colorado Mesa) won by fall over Katelyn Schmidt(Unattached-Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:28)
- Cons. Round 1 – Katelyn Schmidt (Unattached-Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Abigail Trayhorn (Snow College) won by fall over Katelyn Schmidt (Unattached-Fort Hays State) (Fall 4:44)
155
Marissa Porsch’s place is 2nd.
- Champ. Round 1 – Marissa Porsch (Unattached-Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Marissa Porsch (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Jermariah Ferguson (Texas Women’s) (TF 11-0)
- Semifinal – Marissa Porsch (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by forfeit over Dalia Garibay (Colorado Mesa) (FF)
- 1st Place Match – Celina Cooke (Colorado Mesa) won by fall over Marissa Porsch (Unattached-Fort Hays State) (Fall 3:00)
170
Lila Bloomer’s place is 2nd.
- Round 2 – Lila Bloomer (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by fall over Rachel Johnson (Snow College) (Fall 2:56)
- Round 3 – Alison Evans (Unattached) won by decision over Lila Bloomer (Unattached-Fort Hays State) (Dec 16-7)
- Round 4 – Lila Bloomer (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by fall over Melena Jones (Colorado Mesa) (Fall 4:40)
- Round 5 – Lila Bloomer (Unattached-Fort Hays State) won by fall over Jennifer Curtin (Colorado Mesa) (Fall 1:29)