CORALVILLE, Iowa – Doubling their number of National Qualifiers from seven last year to 14 in 2025, the sixth-ranked Presbyterian College women’s wrestling team is in pursuit of an NCWWC National Championship. The tournament begins on Friday in Iowa, held at the Xtream Arena and will begin at approximately 11:00 AM eastern time.
Punctuating their best-ever season by winning the Southeast Region team title two weeks ago, the Blue Hose and Regional Coach of the Year Brian Vutianitis will aim for the ultimate prize over the next two days.
Those that advance to either the National Semifinals or Consolation Semifinals will continue on to the second day of the tournament, a feat that three PC wrestlers achieved last March.
The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships features NCAA programs from the Division I, II, and III levels. This will be the sixth year that the National Tournament has been held, with the Iowa Hawkeyes being the defending champs.
In January, the NCAA announced that women’s wrestling had been approved as its 91st national championship event beginning in 2026. Therefore, this year’s event is historic as it will be the final time that the coalition of wrestling organizations will be governing the National Tournament.
GAMEDAY INFO – FRIDAY, MARCH 7 & SATURDAY, MARCH 8
#6 Presbyterian (14 Qualifiers) @ NCWWC National Championships
WHERE: Xtream Arena (Coralville, Iowa)
DAY 1: Session 1 at 11:00 AM; Session 2 at 6:00 PM
DAY 2: Session 3 at 11:00 AM; Session 4 at 7:00 PM
ADMISSION: National Championship Tickets
HOST SITE INFO: Iowa City Area Sports Commission
WATCH / BRACKETS: Flo Wrestling
LIVE RESULTS: Track Wrestling
TAKING HOME THE GOLD
- Three hundred and twenty wrestlers from around the country will be competing at today’s tournament in the ten standard weight classes, serving a double-elimination format.
- PC’s batch of 14 qualifiers is the most that they’ve ever taken to the event, with seven of them making it to this stage for the first time and seven others making their National Championship debut.
- Last season, the Blue Hose were led by three freshman All-Americans who all finished the tourney inside the top ten:
Maddie Kubicki (143 lbs. – 4th Place)
Cassia Zammit (130 lbs. – 5th Place)
Henlee Haynes (170 lbs. – 8th Place)
- Four Presbyterian wrestlers achieved a Regional Championship in Emmanuel to go into Nationals with a high seed: Haynes, Carina Giangeruso, May Cuyler, and Ella Beam.
- Five others were presented with a second-place nod to punch their ticket to Iowa: Kubicki, Zammit, Alyssa Mahan, Chloe Dearwester, and Paige Wehrmeister.
- Coach Vutianitis has directed nine wrestlers past the 20-win mark this year, as the team has collected 29 first-place trophies when in a tournament setting.
- Six PC grapplers are ranked inside the national top ten for their weight group (the latest poll was released by the NWCA on February 7), showcasing one of the deepest rosters in America.
FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS
Below is a list of the first match for all 14 Blue Hose National Qualifiers on Friday. Each weight class has 32 combatants, meaning you must win three times without a loss to make it to the National Semifinals.
103 – Chiara Barbieri (18-11) vs. Olivia Shore (Otterbein)
110 – Chloe Dearwester (21-2) vs. Kylee Bentley (Hiram)
117 – Charlee Shuler (24-16) vs. Alexandra Waitsman (William Jewell)
124 – Alyssa Mahan (23-7) vs. Alyssa Landrum (Marymount)
131 – Cassia Zammit (18-4) vs. Lexi Beadle (Baldwin Wallace)
138 – Carina Giangeruso (28-3) vs. Emma Hanrahan (Mount Union)
138 – Paige Wehrmeister (28-7) vs. Marissa Sanabria (Lindenwood)
145 – Maddie Kubicki (19-3) vs. Selina Moore (East Stroudsburg)
160 – May Cuyler (23-2) vs. Clarissa Agostini (Grand Valley State)
160 – Isabella Gretzinger (19-12) vs. Tiffani Baublitz (East Stroudsburg)
180 – Henlee Haynes (11-9) vs. Ella Shevlin (Chadron State)
180 – Kascidy Garren (20-10) vs. Shenita Lawson (North Central)
207 – Ella Beam (17-9) vs. Lyndsee Young (Mount Union)
207 – Maria Aiono (24-8) vs. Traeh Haynes (North Central)
| Wrestler | Overall Record | Wins by Fall | Wins by Technical | Tournament Titles |
| Chiara Barbieri (103) | 18-11 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Chloe Dearwester (110) | 21-2 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Charlee Shuler (117) | 24-16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Alyssa Mahan (124) | 23-7 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Cassia Zammit (131) | 18-4 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Carina Giangeruso (138) | 28-3 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Paige Wehrmeister (138) | 28-7 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| Maddie Kubicki (145) | 19-3 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| May Cuyler (160) | 23-2 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| Isabella Gretzinger (160) | 19-12 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Henlee Haynes (180) | 11-9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Kascidy Garren (180) | 20-10 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ella Beam (207) | 17-9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Maria Aiono (207) | 24-8 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 293-103 | 114 | 104 | 26 |
CORALVILLE, Iowa – The Presbyterian College women's wrestling team finished off a marvelous 2025 season on Saturday night with eight of their 14 qualifiers advancing to the top 12 of the NCWWC National Championships. When the dust cleared, PC garnered a school-record six All-Americans and a sixth-place team ranking (the program's highest in history).
After claiming the Southeast Region title for the first time two weeks ago, the Blue Hose sent three wrestlers to the National Semifinals in Iowa and found their highest-ranking placer in true freshman Carina Giangeruso who nabbed 4th.
Regional Coach of the Year Brian Vutianitis has directed his squad to a school record in three consecutive seasons at this tournament (which encompassed 61 other institutions), climbing from 9th place in 2023 to 8th in 2024 and now a 6th-place finish on the grandest stage this year.
Carina Giangeruso (138) – 4th Place, All-American
Paige Wehrmeister (138) – 6th Place, All-American
Maddie Kubicki (145) – 6th Place, All-American
May Cuyler (160) – 6th Place, All-American
Maria Aiono (207) – 6th Place, All-American
Alyssa Mahan (124) – 8th Place, All-American
Chloe Dearwester (110) – Day 2 Advancer
Henlee Haynes (180) – Day 2 Advancer
AMONG THE COUNTRY'S ELITE
- Of PC's six All-Americans, two of them received that distinction for the second time in their career. Kubicki is the first Blue Hose in the Vutianitis era to win All-America status in back-to-back seasons, while Wehrmeister gets the honor for the second time in three years after sitting out last March due to injury.
- Three Presbyterian grapplers gained an All-America accolade as freshmen on Saturday (Aiono, Cuyler, and Giangeruso), meaning that seven total PC athletes have earned All-America plaudits as rookies since 2023.
- Going the furthest of the 14 qualifiers that made it to Coralville, Giangeruso concludes her debut year in a Blue Hose singlet with an individual record of 33-5.
- Coach Vutianitis' program continues its ranking among the country's best, steadily rising up the ladder with each year and has been rewarded with its highest team finish at Nationals that they've ever witnessed.
NCWWC National Championships Top 10
1. Iowa (201.5 points)
2. North Central (181 points)
3. McKendree (158.5 points)
4. Grand Valley State (129.5 points)
5. King (92.5 points)
6. Presbyterian (91 points)
7. Lindenwood (57.5 points)
8. Colorado Mesa (48 points)
9. Sacred Heart (47.5 points)
10. Elmira (42.5 points)
NCWWC Individual National Champions
103 – Olivia Shore (Otterbein)
110 – Sage Mortimer (Grand Valley State)
117 – Sydney Petzinger (North Central)
124 – Amani Jones (North Central)
131 – Alexis Janiak (Aurora)
138 – Katerina Lange (Grand Valley State)
145 – Macey Kilty (Iowa)
160 – Kennedy Blades (Iowa)
180 – Kylie Welker (Iowa)
207 – Tristan Kelly (McKendree)
RESULTS
110 – CHLOE DEARWESTER (2-2, dating back to Friday)
Trinity Pendergrass (Quincy) def. Chloe Dearwester (PC) by Dec., 7-4
124 – ALYSSA MAHAN (3-3 Overall) – ALL-AMERICAN, 8TH PLACE
Alyssa Mahan (PC) def. Annesley Day (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) by Fall, 1:26
Montana DeLawder (King) def. Alyssa Mahan (PC) by TF, 12-1
Cali Leng (Iowa) def. Alyssa Mahan (PC) by TF, 10-0
138 – CARINA GIANGERUSO (5-2 Overall) – ALL-AMERICAN, 4TH PLACE
Carina Giangeruso (PC) def. Corrie Williams (Adams State) by Fall, 1:25
Carina Giangeruso (PC) def. Alissa Caltagirone (Northern Michigan) by TF, 10-0
Carina Giangeruso (PC) def. Paige Wehrmeister (PC) by TF, 10-0
Nanea Estrella (Iowa) def. Carina Giangeruso (PC) by TF, 11-0
138 – PAIGE WEHRMEISTER (3-3 Overall) – ALL-AMERICAN, 6TH PLACE
Katerina Lange (Grand Valley State) def. Paige Wehrmeister (PC) by TF, 10-0
Carina Giangeruso (PC) def. Paige Wehrmeister (PC) by TF, 10-0
Taylor Graveman (North Central) def. Paige Wehrmeister (PC) by Dec., 12-8
145 – MADDIE KUBICKI (4-3 Overall) – ALL-AMERICAN, 6TH PLACE
Maddie Kubicki (PC) def. Skylar Little Soldier (Grand Valley State) by Fall, 2:11
Maddie Kubicki (PC) def. Sydney Perry (North Central) by Fall, 1:09
Reese Larramendy (Iowa) def. Maddie Kubicki (PC) by Fall, 1:46
Aine Drury (King) def. Maddie Kubicki (PC) by Fall, 1:23
160 – MAY CUYLER (3-3 Overall) – ALL-AMERICAN, 6TH PLACE
Kaylynn Albrecht (McKendree) def. May Cuyler (PC) by Dec., 10-3
Nyla Burgess (Gannon) def. May Cuyler (PC) by Dec., 8-8
Elleni Johnson (Grand Valley State) def. May Cuyler (PC) by Fall, 4:04
180 – HENLEE HAYNES (3-2, dating back to Friday)
Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) def. Henlee Haynes (PC) by Fall, 2:11
207 – MARIA AIONO (3-3 Overall) – ALL-AMERICAN, 6TH PLACE
Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) def. Maria Aiono (PC) by TF, 11-0
Alivia White (Iowa) def. Maria Aiono (PC) by TF, 11-0
Traeh Haynes (North Central) def. Maria Aiono (PC) by Fall, 1:46
