No. 18 Women's Wrestling Produces Three Placers at Doane Open
Crete, Neb., (Dec. 5, 2025)- The No. 18 Missouri Valley College women's wrestling team traveled to Crete, Neb., to compete at the Doane Open, Friday. The Vikings competed against programs from multiple divisions. The team was led by No. 3 Sophomore Jasmina Immaeva (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and No. 4 Junior Serenity De La Garza (McAllen, Texas), both placed second in their respective weight classes. Senior Sarina Bertram (Platte City, Mo.) also finished third at 145 pounds.
Results:
No. 3 Sophomore Jasmina Immaeva (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)-124 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Audrey Scherer of Grand View (Iowa) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Chloe Herrick of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (2:08) pin.
Semifinal: Defeated Vanessa Alvarado of Westcliff (Calif.) in a 4-2 decision.
First Place Match: Lost to No. 1 Cristelle Rodriguez of Doane (Neb.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Immaeva placed second at 124 pounds.
No. 4 Junior Serenity De La Garza (McAllen, Texas)-138 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Giada Cucchiara of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (1:10) pin.
Second Round: Defeated Avery Shinkle of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a first period (1:34) pin.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Morgan Lucio of Valiant Prep (Ariz.) in a second period (3:22) pin.
Semifinal: Defeated Unattached Jessica Mendez in a second period (4:39) pin.
First Place Match: Lost to No. 2 Samantha Barragan of Texas Wesleyan in a 14-4 technical fall.
De La Garza placed second at 138 pounds.
Senior Sarina Bertram (Platte City, Mo.)-145 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Alexis Means of Friends (Kan.) in an 8-4 decision.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Mackenzie English of University of Providence (Mont.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Semifinal: Lost to No. 2 Jordan Suarez of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a first period (1:57) pin.
Consolation Semifinal: Defeated No. 12 Emma Stice of Hastings (Neb.) in a 6-0 decision.
Third Place Match: Defeated No. 6 Bridgette Sotomayor of Doane (Neb.) in a 6-4 decision.
Bertram placed third at 145 pounds.
No. 19 Sophomore Ashtyn Sagely (Broken Arrow, Okla.)-117 pounds:
First Round: No. 6 Lost to Kylie Robledo of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (0:39) pin.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Mikayla Jardine of Dickinson State (N.D.) by default.
No. 15 Sophomore Isla Baeza (Orem, Utah)- 124 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Martynique Davis of Valiant Prep (Ariz.) in a 16-5 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Abigail Atibagos of Waldorf (Iowa) by forfeit.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Quinci Smith of Iowa Western CC in a first period (1:53) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Chloe Herrick of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (2:24) pin.
Consolation Fifth Round: Defeated No. 19 Naomie Sylvestre of Friends (Kan.) in a second period (4:20) pin.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to No. 13 Aleena Navarrete of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a first period (1:37) pin.
Sophomore Toby Goertz (Wildwood, Mo.)-138 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Unattached Skylur Lewis in a second period (4:15) pin.
Consolation First Round: Defeated Emily Hibner of Waldorf (Iowa) in a first period pin.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Gwendolyn Musser of University of St. Mary (Kan.) in a first period (2:07) pin.
Freshman Gwendolyn Jewell (Orange, Calif.)-138 pounds:
First Round: Lost to No. 17 Kaitelynn Oliver of University of Providence (Mont.) in a 12-2 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Lost to Renice Gonzalez of Menlo College (Calif.) in an 8-6 decision.
Up next, the Viking women's wrestling team will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to compete at the NWCA National Duals next month, on Jan. 9-10.
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