CHADRON, Neb. – The Chadron State women's wrestling program will test themselves in one of the largest women's wrestling opens in the country this weekend, as the Eagles compete in the Missouri Valley Open this Friday and Saturday, hosted by Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri.
A total of 49 universities will compete at the two-day event. It will be the final opportunity for Eagle wrestlers to impress and earn a spot in CSC's dual lineup, with Chadron State hosting four duals on December 6 at home in the Chicoine Center.
The match can be streamed on FloWrestling with a FloSports subscription. Live results are also available on Trackwrestling.
Looking Back
The Eagles competed at the Luther Hill Open hosted by Simpson College in Iowa on November 2.
RECAP:
Freshmen Have Strong Debuts For Women's Wrestling
The Eagles' top finisher was freshman
Rylee Balcazar, who took sixth place in the 110-pound weight class.
Fresh Faces
Balcazar wasn't the only freshman to make an impact early for CSC. Freshman
Alissa DuBois (160 pounds) and
Esther Peters (207 pounds) both wrestled in the varsity weight class at the Simpson College Open and figure to be in the Eagles' lineup.
Another freshman,
Ella Shevlin, went 4-2 in the "freshman/sophomore" class of the 180-pound division in Iowa.
Currently, over half the Eagles roster are freshmen, with 15 first-year student-athletes compared to three sophomores, seven juniors and a lone senior (
Karstin Hollen) for head coach Taylor Summers' squad.
National Rankings
Chadron State's
Mana Chanthasone, a national qualifier last season, remains ranked at No. 20 in the nation at 103 pounds according to The Open Mat's national rankings. Chanthasone is currently the only CSC wrestler with a national ranking.
The RMAC features two teams in the national tournament rankings and dual rankings. The tournament rankings have Colorado Mesa at No. 8 and Simon Fraser at No. 22, while the dual rankings have Colorado Mesa at No. 6 and Simon Fraser at No. 10.
Entry List
The Chadron State wrestlers scheduled to compete in this weekend's tournament attached to CSC, sorted by weight class, are as follows:
103 pounds –
Mana Chanthasone,
Brianna Vollendroff,
Britley Lopez
110 pounds –
Heavynne Robles-Wright,
Rylee Balcazar
117 pounds –
Shania Wear
124 pounds –
Maddox Gehlhausen,
Trona Bates
138 pounds –
Hattie Baldwin
145 pounds –
Karstin Hollen
160 pounds –
Maria Arellano,
Alissa DuBois
180 pounds –
Ella Shevlin,
Sicily Frates
207 pounds –
Esther Peters
Coach's Corner
Head Coach Taylor Summers will begin his second season at the helm of Chadron State Women's Wrestling program in 2024.
In his first year in charge, Summers had an overall dual record of 8-5 and had four wrestlers qualify for the NCWWC National Championships. Previously, Summers was an assistant men's wrestling coach at RMAC member Western Colorado for five seasons, where he helped coach nine All-Americans.
A former student-athlete for Chadron State, Summers began his coaching career at CSC as a men's assistant during the 2017-18 season. As a student-athlete, Summers won an RMAC title and qualified for nationals in 2016.
Summers is assisted by Samuel deSeriere and Giovanni Cassioppi, who also are both in their second seasons at Chadron State.
