Women's Wrestling Places Fifth, Two National Runner-Ups at National Championship
Park City, Kan., (March 15, 2025)-The Missouri Valley College women's wrestling finished competition at the 2025 NAIA Women's Wrestling National Championship at Park City Arena in Park City, Kan., Saturday. The Vikings produced five All-Americans and two National runner-ups. The team finished fifth in the standings.
No. 3 Senior Kelani Corbett (Wahiawa, Hawaii)-180 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Lillian Gradillas-Flores of Southern Oregon in an 11-0 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Defeated No. 6 Reka Busa of Life (Ga.) in an 11-0 technical fall.
Semifinal: Defeated Jannell Avila of Baker (Kan.) in a second period (3:39) pin.
Championship Match: Lost to No. 1 Ashley Lekas of Texas Wesleyan in a 12-2 technical fall.
Corbett finishes as the National runner-up and All-American at 180 pounds.
No. 3 Freshman Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Humble, Texas)-131 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Keira Nartatez of Midland (Neb.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Second Round: Defeated Hannah Seitzinger of Indiana Tech in a 10-0 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Defeated No. 6 Olivia Mottley of Life (Ga.) in a 12-1 technical fall.
Semifinal: Defeated No. 2 Mercy Adekuoroye of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a second period (4:42) pin.
Championship Match: Lost to No. 5 Jumoke Adekoye of Dickinson State (N.D.) in a 5-3 decision.
Mota-Pettis finished as the National runner-up, and an All-American at 131 pounds.
Freshman Sevreign Aumua (Grain Valley, Mo.)-145 pounds:
First Round: Defeated No. 4 Aevri Ciha of Doane (Neb.) in a 12-0 technical fall.
Second Round: Defeated Naida Abdijanovic of William Penn (Iowa) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Defeated No. 5 Krista Warren of Grand View (Iowa) in an 11-0 technical fall.
Semifinal: Lost to No. 1 Jamilah McBryde of Life (Ga.) in a 14-4 technical fall.
Consolation Semifinal: Defeated Aubrey Yauger of Texas Wesleyan in a first period (2:51) pin.
Third Place Match: Lost to No. 2 Liv Wieber of Eastern Oregon on a first period (2:54) pin.
Aumua finished fourth and an All-American at 145 pounds.
No. 4 Freshman Jasmina Immaeva (Uzbekistan)-124 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Jill High of York (Neb.) in a 15-4 technical fall.
Second Round: Defeated Catharine Campbell of Grand View (Iowa) in a 9-2 decision.
Quarterfinal: Defeated No. 5 Rose Kaplan of Indiana Tech in a 5-3 decision.
Semifinal: Lost to No. 1 Cristelle Rodriguez of Doane (Neb.) in an 11-0 technical fall.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to Catharine Campbell of Grand View (Iowa) in an 8-6 decision.
Fifth Place Match: Defeated No. 5 Rose Kaplan of Indiana Tech in a 10-0 technical fall.
Immaeva finished fifth and an All-American at 124 pounds.
Sophomore Serenity De La Garza (McAllen Texas)-138 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Livia Swift of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Second Round: Lost to No. 2 Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp of Providence (Mont.) in a first period (1:56) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Lilly Gough of Central Methodist in a second period (3:37) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated No. 4 Kendall Bostelman of William Penn (Iowa) in a first period (2:08) pin.
Consolation Fifth Round: Defeated Isabelle Hawley of William Penn (Iowa) in a first period (0:33) pin.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to No. 6 Reagen Gallaway of Hastings (Neb.) in a second period (4:51) pin.
Fifth Place Match: Lost to No. 3 Jordan Suarez of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a second period (3:33) pin.
De La Garza finished sixth and an All-American at 138 pounds.
No. 7 Senior Ashley Whetzal (Virginia Beach, Va.)-131 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Olivia Messerly of Campbellsville (Ky.) in a second period (4:36) pin.
Quarterfinal: Lost to No. 2 Mercy Adekuoroye of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Larissa Kaz of Hastings (Neb.) in a 13-2 technical fall.
Senior Aniseta Acosta (Sacramento, Calif.)-145 pounds:
First Round: Lost to No. 6 Anastasia Hardin of Missouri Baptist in a second period (3:46) pin.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Lisa Hoeflich of Hastings (Neb.) in an 11-0 technical fall.
Consolation Third Round: Lost to Alivia Ming of Cumberlands (Ky.) in a first period (2:16) pin.
Senior Hailey Holland (San Bernardino, Calif.)-110 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Allison Hancher of Indiana Tech in a 10-0 technical fall.
Second Round: Lost to No. 8 Alexsys Jacquez of St. Mary (Kan.) in a 13-2 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated teammate Sarah Pineda in a first period (2:50) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Lost to Kayla Shota of Providence (Mont.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Freshman Sarah Pineda (Perris, Calif.)-110 pounds:
First Round: Lost to No. 7 Tristan Nitta of Grand View (Iowa) in a first period (2:00) pin.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to teammate Hailey Holland in a first period (2:50) pin.
Freshman Isla Baeza (Orem, Utah)-124 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to No. 2 Katie Gomez of Cumberlands (Ky.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Presley Anderson of Cumberlands (Ky.) in a 12-10 decision.
"The team performed very well this weekend and everyone wrestled above their ranking," said Head Coach Kevin Corbett. "Everyone stepped up and wrestled their best this weekend, and we are looking forward to building on this and working towards next year. I am extremely proud of everyone, and the team, and all they accomplished. We're young, and more hungry to be successful and be ready for hunting down the title. The staff did a great job leading the team this weekend. Kassidy, Julia, Beau and Aaron all stepped up and did a great job making sure everyone was ready and focused to perform. The men's and women's programs worked extremely well in unison to help us reach this success. It was a great job they did as coaches."
Both Mota-Pettis and Corbett were the first National finalists for the program under the NAIA, and the program's first National finalists since Jacarra Winchester won an individual National WCWA National -championship in 2015. Additionally, Corbett finishes her career as a five-time All-American, two-time National finalist and the 2022 National champion. De La Garza also became a two-time All-American.
Missouri Valley placed fifth overall in the team standings, with 101.5 points. This is the highest team finish at the NAIA National championship, which was first established in 2019. Life (Ga.) was first with 190.5 points, followed by Grand View (Iowa) with 120.5 points. Cumberlands (Ky.) was third with 116.5 points and William Penn (Iowa) was fourth with 114 points.
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