No. 18 Women's Wrestling Hosts Missouri Valley Open
Marshall, Mo., (Nov. 22, 2025)- The No. 18 Missouri Valley College women's wrestling team hosted the annual Missouri Valley Open, Friday and Saturday inside the Burns Athletic Complex, featuring teams across all divisions of collegiate women's wrestling, including NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and JUCO. The Missouri Valley Open is the largest women's collegiate wrestling tournament in the country, and includes more than 50 teams and over 700 women's wrestlers. The Vikings were led by No. 4 Junior Serenity De La Garza (McAllen, Texas), who placed fifth at 138 pounds, and Senior Sarina Bertram (Platte City, Mo.). who finished sixth at 145 pounds.
Results:
No. 4 Junior Serenity De La Garza (McAllen, Texas)-138 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Aubrey Sharbono of Hastings (Neb.) in a first period (0:39) pin.
Second Round: Defeated Morgan Edwards of Lehigh (Pa.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Third Round: Defeated No. 8 Lexi Ritchie of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) in a first period (2:40) pin.
Quarterfinal: Defeated No. 10 Aileen Lester of Ottawa (Kan.) in a first period (2:59) pin.
Semifinal: Lost to Julia Chambers of Quincy (Ill.) in a first period (1:16) pin.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to Jacinda Espinosa of Lindenwood (Mo.) in a first period (2:31) pin.
Fifth Place Match: Defeated Madeline Barton of Quincy (Ill.) in a second period (3:33) pin.
De La Garza placed fifth at 138 pounds.
Senior Sarina Bertram (Platte City, Mo.)-145 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated No. 13 Haidyn Snyder of Grand View (Iowa) in a 6-1 decision.
Third Round: Defeated Maeley Elsbury of William Penn (Iowa) in a 12-2 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Defeated No. 16 Alexis Means of Friends (Kan.) in an 8-4 decision.
Semifinal: Lost to Reese Larramendy of Iowa in a 6-0 decision.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to Aleah Nickel of University of Alberta (Canada) in a first period (0:20) pin.
Fifth Place Match: Lost to Liv Weiber of Simon Fraser (British Columbia) in a 5-1 decision.
Bertram placed sixth at 145 pounds.
No. 20 Senior Sage Beltran (Honolulu, Hawaii)-103 pounds:
First Round: Lost to No. 12 Aynsley Fink of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Lemuna Gurisho of Hawkeye CC in a first period (2:14) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated No. 20 Alanis Serrano-Rios of Waldorf (Iowa) in a 10-10 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Victoria Safranov of University of Alberta (Canada) in a first period (1:37) pin.
Freshman Janessa Avila (St. Clair, Mo.)-103 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Rilee Harrison of Oklahoma State in a 16-6 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Unattached Fatima Delgado in a first period (2:00) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Vanessa Tellez of Friends (Kan.) in a 13-7 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Mia Siqueiros of Adams (Colo.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
No. 3 Sophomore Jasmina Immaeva (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)-124 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Isabel Rodriguez of Tarleton State (Texas) in a 13-2 technical fall.
Second Round: Defeated Hannah Henderson of Oklahoma State in a 10-0 technical fall.
Third Round: Defeated Morgan Maschmann Fort Hays (Kan.) in a second period (3:54) pin.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Cali Leng of Iowa in an 8-2 decision.
Consolation Sixth Round: Lost to Isabella Gonzales of Iowa in a 7-4 decision.
No. 15 Sophomore Isla Baeza (Orem, Utah)-124 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Isabella Silva of Grand View (Iowa) in a 17-14 decision.
Consolation First Round: Defeated Julianne Marquez of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Malia Burkhardt of Campbellsville (Ky.) in a first period (1:28) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Bella Devoto of Adams State (Colo.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Morgan Maschmann of Fort Hays (Kan.) in a 15-3 technical fall.
Senior Mystique Anderson (Kansas City, Mo.)-131 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Emmy Begemann of Central Methodist (Mo.) in a first period (1:51) pin.
Second Round: Lost to Abigail Vanderhyden of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) in a second period (4:09) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Izzy Urban of Waldorf (Iowa) in a first period (2:28) pin.
Freshman Gwendolyn Jewell (Orange, Calif.)-138 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Kira Phillipa of Texas Woman's University in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Defeated Destiny Krum of Iowa Central CC in a 14-3 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Adilene Delgadillo of Morningside (Iowa) in a first period (2:04) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Keyla Ajoleza of Colorado Mesa by forfeit.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Madeline Barton of Quincy (Ill.) in a first period (1:01) pin.
Freshman Ava Ward (Centralia, Mo.)-138 pounds:
First Round: Lost to No. 9 Maci Avila of Midland (Neb.) in a 12-1 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Defeated No. 19 Kaydence Bonewell of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Zoe Fries of Missouri Baptist in a second period (4:41) pin.
Sophomore Toby Goertz (Wildwood, Mo.)-138 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Madeline Barton of Quincy (Ill.) in a first period (2:16) pin.
Consolation First Round: Defeated Avery Shinkle of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a first period (2:50) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Giada Cucchiara of Baker (Kan.) in a second period (4:42) pin.
Freshman Mya Willis (Wildwood, Mo.)-160 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Celina Cooke of Colorado Mesa in a second period (5:19) pin.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Annsleigh Alexander of Central Methodist (Mo.) in a 5-2 decision.
Consolation Third Round: Lost to Unattached Maria Slaughter in a first period (1:00) pin.
No. 13 Senior Autumn Perez (Dodge City, Kan.)-180 pounds:
First Round: Defeated No. 9 Ciera Hutton-Spleker of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 12-1 technical fall.
Second Round: Defeated Karla Martinez of Friends (Kan.) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Third Round: Lost to Samaria Barnett of Texas Woman's University in a first period (0:48) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to No. 14 Ambre Chevreau of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Sophomore Audree Willess (Rockwall, Texas)-180 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Vlanne Rouleau of University of Alberta (Canada) in a 10-0 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Talia Reed of Missouri Baptist in a 10-2 decision.
Junior Hollie Hedgpeth (Cameron, Mo.)-180 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Mahalla Adams of Iowa Central CC in a first period (1:04) pin.
Consolation First Round: Lost to Unattached Aaliyah Grammer in a first period (1:29) pin.
Freshman Alissa Castro (Prairie Grove, Ark.)-207 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Olivia Burciaga of Waldorf (Iowa) in a first period (0:36) pin.
Third Round: Lost to No. 15 Phoebe Burt of William Penn (Iowa) in a first period (1:01) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Gemma Templeman of Emmanuel University (Ga.) in a first period (0:26) pin.
Up next, the Viking women's wrestling team will compete at the Doane (Neb.) Open, December 5 in Crete, Neb., starting at 9 a.m.
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