By Richard Immel
USA Wrestling

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Indian Hills made it six national titles in a row, and fourth-straight at the NJCAA level, with a sensational effort at the 2026 NJCAA Women’s Wrestling Invitational on Saturday night at the Mid-America Center.

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Gabriela Avila Diaz (124) and Azreal Smith (235) captured individual titles for the Warriors. Indian Hills amassed 229 team points on the strength of 12 All-Americans.

Finishing in second place was Southeast Nebraska, which collected 203.5 team points and three individual champions—Emma Albanese at 117 pounds, Billie Bonwell at 160 pounds and Martha Hinneh at 207 pounds.

Hinneh was a repeat champion, as was Ayana Fletcher of Iowa Western at 145 pounds.

Rounding out the top five programs in the team standings were Iowa Central in third place, Umpqua in fourth place and Murray State in fifth place.

Final team standings and medal match results in each weight class are available below.

Complete brackets and archived matches from the event are available at FloWrestling.com.

2026 NJCAA Women’s Wrestling Invitational 

At Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 6-7 

Team Standings 

1. Indian Hills, 229

2. Southeast Nebraska, 203.5

3. Iowa Central, 195

4. Umpqua, 168

5. Murray State, 135

6.  Snow, 132

7. Iowa Western, 129

8. Iowa Lakes, 96

9. Southwestern Oregon, 81

10. Hawkeye, 62.5

Final Results 

103 pounds 

1st – Erica Pastoriza (Iowa Central) dec. Vivian Hayes (Murray State), 5-0

3rd – Zoe Brewer (Southwestern Oregon) dec. Bertha Cabrera (Southeast Neb.), 11-11

5th – Alicia Hansen (Snow) dec. Kylee Smith (Northern Oklahoma), 9-3

7th – Lemuna Gurisho (Hawkeye) fall Chasey Karabell (Indian Hills), 2:17

110 pounds 

1st – Kailey Salazar (Umpqua) fall Dixie Holliday (Murray State), 4:24

3rd – Ariah Mervilus (Indian Hills) tech. fall Chevy Coleman (Iowa Western), 12-2

5th – Mileena Notaro (Southeast Neb.) fall Mia Kurth (Hawkeye), 0:36

7th – Damiyah Smith (Iowa Central) tech. fall Baillee Cash (Iowa Western), 10-0

117 pounds 

1st – Emma Albanese (Southeast Neb.) tech. fall Laila Mirza (Carl Albert State), 13-2

3rd – Rosalia Rubio (Iowa Western) fall Kaylee Young (Snow), 1:53

5th – Hailey Medina (Iowa Western) dec. Mora Peterson (Nassau), 7-2

7th – Aneth Campos (Iowa Central) fall Emmanuela Akinlolu (Andrew), 2:29

124 pounds 

1st – Gabriela Avila Diaz (Indian Hills) dec. Myra Pressnell (Umpqua), 6-0

3rd – Brianna Ross (Umpqua) fall Emily Pasillas (Snow), 2:21

5th – Asia Jahangir (Iowa Central) fall Madison Roe (Carl Albert State), 2:56

7th – Ariel Goble (Andrew) dec. Jordan Williams (Northern Oklahoma), 8-8

131 pounds 

1st – Bella Ngo (Umpqua) tech. fall Kaylea Beauchamp (Indian Hills), 10-0

3rd – Annabelle Petsinger (Iowa Central) fall Ashlee Farrier (Iowa Central), 6:00

5th – Jessica Williams (Umpqua) forfeit Olivia Sandoval (Murray State)

7th – Abigail Ji (Iowa Lakes) dec. Lacy Lemburg (Southeast Neb.), 9-5

138 pounds 

1st – Anna Spencer (Southwestern Oregon) dec. Jasmine Wolfe (Indian Hills), 3-2

3rd – Lindsay Henggeler (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) fall Evelyn Phillips (Southeastern), 5:52

5th – Lillian Hagemann (Southeast Neb.) fall Inaily Samaniego (Snow), 2:43

7th – Destiny Krum (Iowa Central) fall Olivia Brown (NIACC), 5:15

145 pounds 

1st – Ayana Fletcher (Iowa Western) dec. Delise Villa (Iowa Central), 9-0

3rd – Isabella Morgan (Snow) tech. fall Evelina Juzenaite (Umpqua), 10-0

5th – Chantell Nofffsinger (Southwestern Oregon) fall Zolie Kurena (Murray State), 2:00

7th – Adrianna Chronister (Murray State) fall Koryn Klein (Southeast Neb.), 4:57

160 pounds 

1st – Billie Bonwell (Southeast Neb.) dec. Gabby Akers (Murray State), 4-3

3rd – Anyia Roberts (Southeast Neb.) fall Olivia Stean (Indian Hills), 2:11

5th – Kali Hayden (Indian Hills) tech. fall Allie Grow (Iowa Central), 13-1

7th – Addison Canja (Umpqua) tech. fall Elizabeth Kovacs (Big Bend), 10-0

180 pounds 

1st – Keyahna Phillips (Iowa Lakes) fall Paola Rodriguez (Indian Hills), 1:03

3rd – Maeli Howard (Snow) fall Alexa Karch (Iowa Lakes), 2:50

5th – Caris Morris (Murray State) fall Kiernan Farmer (Southeastern), 5:35

7th – Caroline Purcell (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) dec. Diesel Janovich (Southeast Neb.), 7-1

207 pounds 

1st – Martha Hinneh (Southeast Neb.) dec. Audre Herron (Iowa Western), 3-1

3rd – Ileen Casterjon (Indian Hills) fall Harmoni Callins (Iowa Central), 0:56

5th – Alyson Krum (Hawkeye) fall Catherine Dutton (Colby), 2:09

7th – Kenzi Jackson (NIACC) forfeit Wyntergale Oxendine (Indian Hills)

235 pounds 

1st – Azreal Smith (Indian Hills) dec. Hannah Francis (Indian Hills), 2-1

3rd – Faith Tarrant (Iowa Western) fall Kirsten Kpoto (Southeast Neb.), 2:59

5th – Brooklyn Robinson (Iowa Lakes) forfeit Mackenzie Arends (Hawkeye)

7th – Brighton Wise (Snow) tech. fall Talia Katzenberger (Umpqua), 10-0