Centerville, IA – The 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women's Wrestling Invitational brackets have been released and the top-ranked Indian Hills Warriors will head to Council Bluffs, IA with 21 individuals set to compete.
The first-ever NJCAA Women's Wrestling Invitational gets underway March 3 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA as the Warriors enter the tournament as two-time defending Junior College National Champions (JCNC). The NJCAA officially sanctioned women's wrestling for the 2022-23 season.
Indian Hills received three top overall seeds in the upcoming tournament – Kennedy Shropshire (Lawrenceville, GA/Mountain View) in the 116lb bracket, Liannette Ortiz (Kissimmee, FL/Gateway) in the 123lb bracket, and Eliana Bommarito (Brighton, MI/Hartland) in the 235 bracket. 13 of the 21 individuals received top-five seeds in their respective bracket.
Indian Hills placed at least one individual in 10 of the 11 weight classes. The Warriors earned at least two individuals in seven different weight classes, including three in four different brackets.
The Warriors, ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA preseason national rankings, went the duration of the regular season atop the national poll. In the latest NJCAA National Rankings, 18 individuals were ranked in their respective weight class.
The two-day NJCAA Women's Wrestling Invitational can be seen live via the NJCAA Network with live updates throughout the weekend via GoHillsTV.
BRACKETS
101 | 109 | 116 | 123 | 130 | 136 | 143 | 155 |170 | 191 | 235
WARRIORS AT NATIONALS
| CLASS | NAME | SEED | 1ST ROUND OPPONENT |
| 101 | Dutchess King | 3 | BYE |
| 109 | Malachite Chunn | 4 | Bryanna Luihn (Southwestern Oregon) |
| 116 | Kennedy Shropshire | 1 | Kathryn Phillbrook (Umpqua) |
| 116 | Shammilka Miranda Diaz | 3 | Sara Arrojo (NIACC) |
| 116 | Javanica Mickens | 8 | Krystol Luna (Iowa Central) |
| 123 | Liannette Ortiz | 1 | Analise Smith (Southwestern Oregon) |
| 123 | Taylor Angle | Unseeded | (6) Anna Sondall (Iowa Central) |
| 136 | Alondra Rosado Martinez | 2 | Alexis Evon (Southwestern Oregon) |
| 136 | Malia Cook | 5 | Shaylee Van Den Berg (Ellsworth) |
| 143 | Kaitlyn Hain | 4 | BYE |
| 143 | A'myrha Dylina-Syyan | 6 | BYE |
| 143 | Lynexa Adams | Unseeded | (8) Avery Shinkle (Umpqua) |
| 155 | Suravieve Robertson | 3 | Destinee Harris (Umpqua) |
| 155 | Erma Williams | 7 | Christa Sindel (Southwestern Oregon) |
| 155 | Nolani Snagg | Unseeded | (4) Hailey Jo Ahsmuhs (Southwestern Oregon) |
| 170 | Yaracely Saenz | 5 | BYE |
| 191 | Norma Alejondro | 4 | Zeriah George (Iowa Western) |
| 191 | Tiffany White | 6 | BYE |
| 235 | Eliana Bommarito | 1 | BYE |
| 235 | Karla Padilla Zepeda | 2 | BYE |
| 235 | Brooke Burns | 6 | BYE |
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