COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After a lightning-quick win over a nationally and regionally-ranked wrestler, redshirt freshman Meredith Nash earned the first RMAC Women's Wrestler of the Week award of her career from the league office on Tuesday.

Nash, a native of Reno, Nevada who has a 10-8 record for the Eagles this season, pinned Johanna Steinlicht of Sioux Falls in just 30 seconds during CSC's 29-10 dual win over the Cougars.

Steinlicht entered the bout ranked No. 20 in the nation according to The Open Mat and the No. 4 wrestler in the region according to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). She had a 21-6 record entering the bout. 

Nash's win was part of a larger statement by the CSC women's team, who avenged an earlier 31-14 dual loss to Sioux Falls in November. There were four weight classes that the Eagles lost to USF in November but won in Sunday's dual with a different wrestler in the lineup, including Nash at 138 pounds.

Nash becomes the third Eagle women's wrestler to win an RMAC weekly award this season, joining fellow first-time honorees Desza Munson (November 18) and Brianna Vollendroff (December 9). 

Chadron State will join Simon Fraser, Colorado Mesa, Texas Woman's and Adams State in competing at the RMAC Championships this Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nash will be one of 15 CSC wrestlers competing. Athletes from the five schools will contest brackets at each of the sport's 10 weight classes and team scores will be kept to crown a conference tournament champion.