BURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser sits in third place in the team standings after the opening day of the National College Women's Wrestling Coalition (NCWWC) National Championships in Adrian, Michigan. SFU scored 119 points today, and trails only McKendree (Ill.) with 158 and King (Tenn.), which tallied 132.5 points.
 
Three SFU wrestlers qualified for their weight division final, and eight in total have achieved All-America status.
 
At 116 pounds, top seed Karla Godinez-Gonzalez got a bye in the first round before winning by technical fall in her next two bouts. In the semifinal, the senior earned a 6-2 decision over King's Sage Mortimer. Godinez-Gonzalez won the 116-pound title in 2020. SFU did not compete at the 2021 national meet.
 
Tomorrow, she will face 2021 titlist Felicity Taylor of McKendree for top spot.
 

This takedown by Karla Godinez Gonzalez of Simon Fraser paced her to a 6-2 win and a spot in the 116-pound finals at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships (NCAA programs). pic.twitter.com/3wVzKnslBo

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) March 5, 2022

Senior Alex Hedrick will be a four-time national championship finalist at 123 pounds. The top seed clinched her spot in tomorrow's final match after getting a bye and then two technical fall victories. She won a 9-2 decision over Amani Jones of North Central (Ill.) in the semifinal round.
 
Hedrick is the 2020 champion. Her opponent Saturday, Cheyenne Sisenstein of King, was first in 2021.
 
Senior Alyvia Fiske opened with a bye and two wins via technical fall in the 155-pound division. She then defeated Marlynne Deede of Augsburg (Minn.) by decision (3-0) to make the event final. She was third at the 2020 NCWWC National Championships.
 
Fiske will wrestle McKendree's Kayla Marano for gold on Saturday. Marano was second in 2021 while representing Emmanuel (Ga.)
 
Freshman Maddie MacKenzie (101 pounds), senior Alexia Seal (109), senior Lauren Mason (130), junior Emily Cue (170), and freshman Katja Osteen (191) have all guaranteed themselves top-six, and All-America, finishes, and can place as high as third in their respective brackets.
 
It is the fourth time Mason has earned All-America status in her career.
 
The NCWWC National Championships wrap up tomorrow at the Merillat Sport and Fitness Center in Adrian.
 
Results
101
Maddie MacKenzie scored 10.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser University) won by tech fall over Kaylie Catalano (Colorado Mesa) (TF-1.5 3:00 (10-0))
Quarterfinal - Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Samantha Miller (Presbyterian) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal - Olivia Shore (Tiffin) won by fall over Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) (Fall 5:23)
 

109
Alexia Seal scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Alexia Seal (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alexia Seal (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Madison Packer (Lock Haven) (TF-1.5 2:32 (10-0))
Quarterfinal - Sydney Petzinger (North Central) won by tech fall over Alexia Seal (Simon Fraser) (TF-1.5 5:50 (12-1))
Cons. Round 4 - Alexia Seal (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Trinity Oredina (Tiffin) (TF-1.5 1:51 (10-0))
Cons. Round 5 - Alexia Seal (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Julianne Moccia (Gannon) (Fall 4:56)

116
Karla Godinez-Gonzalez scored 19.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Emalie Olson (William Jewell) (TF-1.5 2:15 (10-0))
Quarterfinal - Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Ainslie Lane (Presbyterian) (TF-1.5 2:16 (10-0))
Semifinal - Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Sage Mortimer (King) (Dec 6-2)

123
Alex Hedrick scored 19.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Hedrick (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Hedrick (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Grace Jones (Tiffin) (TF-1.5 2:06 (11-0))
Quarterfinal - Alex Hedrick (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg) (TF-1.5 5:34 (13-3))
Semifinal - Alex Hedrick (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Amani Jones (North Central) (Dec 9-2)

130
Lauren Mason scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Lillian Broadrick (Colorado Mesa) (TF-1.5 1:37 (10-0))
Quarterfinal - Solana Mottola (Tiffin) won by fall over Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser) (Fall 2:26)
Cons. Round 4 - Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Naomi Henry (New Jersey City) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Anya Knappenberger (Gannon) (TF-1.5 3:23 (10-0))

130
Marquesis Haintz
Champ. Round 1 - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Lillian Sherer (Lock Haven) (TF-1.5 2:39 (10-0))
Champ. Round 2 - Claire DiCugno (Colorado Mesa) won by decision over Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Phoenix Dubose (King) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Anya Knappenberger (Gannon) won by decision over Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) (Dec 6-5)

143
Clara Scaglione
Champ. Round 1 - Clara Scaglione (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by fall over Clara Scaglione (Simon Fraser) (Fall 0:28)
Cons. Round 2 - Nia Miranda (Tiffin) won by tech fall over Clara Scaglione (Simon Fraser) (TF-1.5 4:30 (10-0))

155
Alyvia Fiske scored 19.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Alyvia Fiske (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alyvia Fiske (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Jessica Johnson (Lock Haven) (TF-1.5 5:22 (13-2))
Quarterfinal - Alyvia Fiske (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Nyla Burgess (Adrian) (TF-1.5 2:25 (10-0))
Semifinal - Alyvia Fiske (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Marlynne Deede (Augsburg) (Dec 3-0)

170
Emily Cue scored 10.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Kalani Rivas (Limestone) (TF-1.5 1:43 (10-0))
Quarterfinal - Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Grace Kristoff (McKendree) (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal - Yelena Makoyed (North Central) won by tech fall over Emily Cue (Simon Fraser) (TF-1.5 1:29 (10-0))

191
Julia Richey
Champ. Round 1 - Julia Richey (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Journey Land (Limestone) won by fall over Julia Richey (Simon Fraser) (Fall 3:32)
Cons. Round 2 - Amber Latta (North Central) won by decision over Julia Richey (Simon Fraser) (Dec 2-2)

191
Katja Osteen scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Hollie Espinoza (Tiffin) (Fall 0:42)
Quarterfinal - Cristina Santoyo (Emmanuel) won by fall over Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) (Fall 2:01)
Cons. Round 4 - Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Andreia Langley (Emory and Henry) (Fall 0:13)
Cons. Round 5 - Katja Osteen (Simon Fraser) won by fall over Sandra Guerrero (New Jersey City) (Fall 0:39)

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