2021 Women's Nationals Preview

This week the women get a change to make some world teams in Texas. The annual Women’s Nationals(formerly Body Bar) is taking place with competition at the 14U, U15, Cadet, Junior, and U23 age levels. There will be 19 competitors from Indiana participating with some doubling up in age divisions. Competition starts today and will run through Sunday.

UWW Juniors
Four girls will be taking the mat in the Junior age group. Leading the way is Alara Boyd who was a team member in 2019. She was 4^th at the Olympic Trials and is a favorite to make another world team. Three others that are still in high school will take the mat against a mixture of high school and college stars. State champions Trinity Malave and Torieonna Buchanan will be at 50kg and 53kg respectively. The last one to participate is Delta’s state runner-up anna Krejsa at 57kg.

U23
Three girls will be on the mats for this age division with two of them doubling up as both Alara Boyd and Torieonna Buchanan will also participate in the Junior division. Mishawaka’s Salome Walker will be the other competitor in this division. She attends McKendree University with Boyd and will wrestle at 59kg.

UWW Cadets

Indiana will have six representatives in the cadet division at the Women's Nationals. Wrestlers that are doubling up include Heath Crull, Rianne Murphy, and Trinity Malave. The three that are going only this division include Devyn Moore at 49kg, Sydney Delois at 53kg, and Kaylie Petersen at 65kg. Moore was an IHSGW runner-up in 2019 and an ISWA freestyle champ this year. Delois was 4th at the IHSGW finals along with being a runner-up last week at ISWA freestyle state. Petersen was champion at both ISWA state and IHSGW state this year.

U15

This is the largest representation for Indiana natives at this age division with 9 participants. This is a young and tough group of girls that will be tough outs and we could see more than one on the Pan Am team. Leading the way is Rianne Murphy who is attending Wyoming Seminary currently. Heather Crull was second at middle school state against the boys and placed 8^th in freestyle against the boys. The O’campo sisters, Ysabella and Julianna, have both had a lot of success within the state and could surprise some folks in Texas. Amelia Murphy has had some success within the state and should be one to watch at 42kg. Joy Cantu is the daughter of former Hobart placer John Cantu and is another one with a lot of success within the state.  Highland’s Aleksandra Bastaic and Pendleton’s Maddie Marsh will both be at 54kg and have won multiple ISWA titles during their short careers.

14U

This age division will see five representatives from Indiana. Both Aleksandra Bastaic and Maddie Marsh will be doubling up age divisions here. The others include a pair of girls from Muncie in Paislee Chambers and Ella Gahl. Gahl won ISWA freestyle and folkstyle titles while she was runner-up at middle school state. Chambers was 2^nd at freestyle state and middle school state, while winning a folkstyle title. Lastly, Olivia Crull will take the mat for Indiana. She was a runner-up in both ISWA freestyle and folkstyle state while finishing third at middle school state.

Brackets
https://arena.flowrestling.org/event/2c98bfde-365d-1d75-26b1-ca5128585398

Schedule

Friday, May 7th

Session I - Preliminaries

UWW Junior Women

9:30am to 1:00pm

Session II - Quarterfinals, semifinals, consolations

UWW Junior Women

2:00pm - 6:00pm

Session III - Best 2 out of 3 Championship Finals and 3rd, 5th, 7th place matches

UWW Junior Women

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Saturday, May 8th

Session IV - Preliminaries

14U & 10U girls

9:00am - 12:30pm

UWW Cadet Women

10:00am - 12:30pm

Session V - Quarterfinals, semifinals, consolations

UWW Cadet, 14U & 10U Girls

1:30pm - 4:30pm

Session VI - All placement matches

14U & 10U

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Best 2 out of 3 Championship Finals and 3rd, 5th, 7th place matches

UWW Cadet Women

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Sunday, May 9th

Session VII- Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations

UWW U23, UWW U15, 12U & 8U Girls

9:30am to 2:00pm

Session VIII - All placement matches

12U & 8U Girls

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Best 2 out of 3 Championship Finals and 3rd, 5th, 7th place matches

UWW U23 and UWW U15 Girls

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Participants