BURNABY, B.C. – Ivy Threatful (Maple Ridge, B.C.), Victoria Seal (Mission, B.C.), Marquesis Haintz (Pitt Meadows, B.C.), and Jade Trolland (Abbotsford, B.C.) were all a perfect 4-0 in individual matches on Saturday, as the SFU Red Leafs women's wrestling team impressed at the Desert Duals in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Red Leafs, who came in ranked No. 8 in the NCAA, went 3-1 over their four matches. Scoring dominant 39-5 and 36-8 wins against Adams State (Colorado) and Chadron State (Nebraska), respectively, SFU's true litmus tests came against their two ranked opponents.

Squaring off against the fourth-ranked Colorado Mesa Mavericks, SFU won six of 10 bouts to claim a 24-18 win. In the 108-pound class, sophomore Threatful took a 10-0 technical fall win over Adriana Gomez. Seal (sophomore, 123 pounds) and Haintz (junior, 130 pounds) also bested their Colorado Mesa counterparts by tech falls, 14-3 for Seal over Hania Halverson and 10-0 for Haintz over Kaydence Boyd.

Trolland, a junior, narrowly escaped her 136-pound match with a 2-1 decision over Holly Beaudoin, while sophomore Page Maher of Port Alberni, B.C. (155 pounds) and reigning National Wrestling Coaches Association Region 6 Wrestler of the Month Julia Richey (sophomore, Thousand Oaks, California, 191 pounds) both won their respective classes in convincing fashion.

With their three wins coming against RMAC opponents on Sunday, SFU's overall conference record for the 2023-24 season ended as a perfect 4-0. With that, the Red Leafs' secured their first regular season conference title in their inaugural year as RMAC associate members.

SFU's biggest test was saved for last on Sunday, as they went to the mats against the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes to close out their day. With Iowa shorthanded, Threatful, Trolland, and junior Maddie MacKenzie from Calgary (116 pounds) received wins by forfeit in their respective classes. However, Seal scored an 11-0 tech fall win over Iowa's Ava Rose, while Haintz against matched Seal with a 10-0 tech fall win over Emily Frost.

However, the Red Leafs were unable to clinch the decisive points from their other bouts, and the Hawkeyes eventually came away with the 24-23 win.

"Our wrestlers continue to improve," remarked SFU head coach Justin Abdou. "It was definitely a nice win against Colorado Mesa, a team in our conference and region. They took it to us last year here and at the regional meet. Our athletes really got up for that match and they were excited with the outcome. Unfortunately, we really let the Iowa match get away from us. They are the No. 1 team in the country and came in with a depleted lineup. We had a chance to pull off a huge upset but came up short. We are ready for the break and if we continue to improve we can definitely challenge for a trophy in March."

The Red Leafs will next compete down in McMinnville, Oregon, as they're set to take part in the Linfield Mat 'Cat Invitational on Sunday, January 7, 2024.

No. 8 Simon Fraser 39, Adams State (Colorado) 5
101        Gina Bolognese (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
109        Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) over Julianna Candelaria (Adams State) TF 10-0
116        Austria Holland (Adams State) over Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) Fall 2:20
123        Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) over Bella Devoto (Adams State) TF 10-0
130        Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) over Trinity Perez (Adams State) TF 10-0 
136        Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser) over Rylie McCabe (Adams State) TF 10-0
143        Clara Scaglione (Simon Fraser) over Madison Sego (Adams State) TF 10-0
155        Paige Maher (Simon Fraser) over Miranda Sanchez (Adams State) TF 10-0
170        Mikaela Trolland (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
191        Julia Richey (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
 
No. 8 Simon Fraser 24, No. 4 Colorado Mesa 18
101        Isabella Morales (Colorado Mesa) over Gina Bolognese (Simon Fraser) Fall 1:34
109        Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) over Adriana Gomez (Colorado Mesa) TF 10-0
116        Kiely Tabaldo (Colorado Mesa) over Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) Dec 9-4
123        Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) over Hania Halverson (Colorado Mesa) TF 14-3
130        Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) over Kaydence Boyd (Colorado Mesa) TF 10-0
136        Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser) over Holly Beaudoin (Colorado Mesa) Dec 2-1
143        Erica Schroeder (Colorado Mesa) over Clara Scaglione (Simon Fraser) Dec 7-2
155        Paige Maher (Simon Fraser) over Celina Cooke (Colorado Mesa) TF 10-0
170        Kimberly Carlin (Colorado Mesa) over Mikaela Trolland (Simon Fraser) Fall 2:14
191        Julia Richey (Simon Fraser) over Isabeau Shalack (Colorado Mesa) Dec 4-0
 
No. 8 Simon Fraser 36, Chadron State (Nebraska) 8
101        Gina Bolognese (Simon Fraser) over Mana Chanthasone (Chadron) TF 12-0
109        Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) over Brianna Vollendroff (Chadron) TF 10-0
116        Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
123        Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) over Ana Rojas Zamora (Chadron) TF 10-0
130        Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
136        Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser) over Annika Lee (Chadron) TF 10-0
143        Karstin Hollen (Chadron) over Clara Scaglione (Simon Fraser) Dec 9-6
155        Paige Maher (Simon Fraser) over Emma Meadows (Chadron) Fall 1:30
170        Mikaela Trolland (Simon Fraser) over Maria Arellano (Chadron) TF 11-0
191        Kamila Montenegro (Chadron) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
 
No. 1 Iowa 24, No. 8 Simon Fraser 23
101        Sterling Dias (Iowa) over Gina Bolognese (Simon Fraser) Fall 1:00
109        Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
116        Maddie MacKenzie (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
123        Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) over Ava Rose (Iowa) TF 10-0
130        Marquesis Haintz (Simon Fraser) over Emily Frost (Iowa) TF 11-0
136        Jade Trolland (Simon Fraser) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
143        Ella Schmit (Iowa) over Clara Scaglione (Simon Fraser) Fall 0:26
155        Reese Larramendy (Iowa) over Paige Maher (Simon Fraser) TF 10-0
170        Haley Ward (Iowa) over Mikaela Trolland (Simon Fraser) Fall 1:49
191        Alivia White (Iowa) over Julia Richey (Simon Fraser) Fall 2:25

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