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ALAMOSA, Colo. – Fort Hays State notched a pair of dual wins on Monday evening in Colorado. The No. 13 ranked Tigers defeated Simon Fraser 25-22 and then Adams State 40-9 to improve to 3-0 on the season.
#13 Fort Hays State 25, Simon Fraser 22
The Tigers were able to get past the Red Leafs of Simon Fraser by three points, benefitting from a pair of forfeits to begin the dual. Jaidyn Alvarado and Isabella Cross both picked up wins at 103 and 110 respectively without opposition to put the Tigers up 10-0. From that point, Simon Fraser won five of the eight matches contested, but it was not enough to overtake the Tigers.
Bonus point wins by No. 10 ranked Leiannah Landreth (117) and No. 5 ranked Isabella Renfro (180) were enough to hold off a late charge from the Red Leafs. Landreth put the Tigers up 14-1 in the dual with her 13-2 tech fall win. Peyton Hellmann was the other Tiger victorious, stopping a two-match run by SFU with a 13-9 decision at 138, putting the Tigers up by 10 at the time. With SFU closing within three at 20-17 following wins at 145 and 160, Renfro remained unbeaten on the season with a fall in 4:52 at 180. That sealed the win for FHSU, even though SFU took the final match at 207 by fall.
Amanda Jaeger also competed in an exhibition immediately following the team scoring matches and won by a second-period fall.
Results
103: Jaidyn Alvarado (FHSU) over (SFU) (For.) – FHSU 5-0
110: Isabella Cross (FHSU) over (SFU) (For.) – FHSU 10-0
117: Leiannah Landreth (FHSU) over Ivy Threatful (SFU) (TF 13-2 2:37) – FHSU 14-1
124: Laura Alcantor Soto (SFU) over Morgan Maschmann (FHSU) (Dec 8-4) – FHSU 15-4
131: Ella Finding (SFU) over Samara Markwardt (FHSU) (TF 14-3 3:50) – FHSU 16-8
138: Peyton Hellmann (FHSU) over Mary Rush (SFU) (Dec 13-9) – FHSU 19-9
145: Liv Weiber (SFU) over Dylen Ritchey (FHSU) (Dec 4-2) – FHSU 20-12
160: Lene McCrackin (SFU) over Kaylee Ricketts (FHSU) (Fall 1:06) – FHSU 20-17
180: Isabella Renfro (FHSU) over Rupinder Johal (SFU) (Fall 4:52) – FHSU 25-17
207: Julia Richey (SFU) over Hailey Conley (FHSU) (Fall 1:15) – FHSU 25-22
Exh: Amanda Jaeger (FHSU) over Belen Lopez (SFU) (Fall)
#13 Fort Hays State 40, Adams State 9
The Tigers dominated Adams State in their second contest of the evening, winning eight of ten matches and rolling to a 40-9 victory. The Grizzlies struck first at 103 pounds, where Mia Siqueiros earned an 11-6 decision over Jaidyn Alvarado to put ASU up 3-1. From there, Fort Hays State rattled off eight wins over the next nine matches to take full control.
Isabella Cross (110) answered immediately with a 12-2 tech fall, and nationally ranked Leiannah Landreth (117) followed with a fall at 3:54 to swing momentum firmly to the Tigers, taking a 10-4 dual lead. Morgan Maschmann (124) added another pin in 3:40 to push the advantage to 15-4. Adams State's last push in team scoring came via fall at 131 by McKenna Hendrickson over Samara Markwardt.
Points started to multiply in a hurry for FHSU as the Tigers won the final five matches by fall. Ashlynn Goodwin (138) needed just 33 seconds. Amanda Jaeger (145) flipped a potential loss into a victory after being down 9-0 in her match with a 2:07 pin. Kaylee Ricketts (160), Isabella Renfro (180), and Hailey Conley (207) all finished their opponents by first-period falls as well, giving the Tigers a 25-point run to close out the match.
An exhibition match at 138 capped the evening, with Peyton Hellmann earning a fall in 1:12.
Results
103: Mia Siqueiros (ASU) over Jaidyn Alvarado (FHSU) (Dec 11-6) - ASU 3-1
110: Isabella Cross (FHSU) over Katelyn Faczak (ASU) (TF 12-2 2:48) - FHSU 5-4
117: Leiannah Landreth (FHSU) over Flavia Nagatani (ASU) (Fall 3:54) - FHSU 10-4
124: Morgan Maschmann (FHSU) over Bella Devoto (ASU) (Fall 3:40) - FHSU 15-4
131: Mckenna Hendrickson (ASU) over Samara Markwardt (FHSU) (Fall 3:52) - FHSU 15-9
138: Ashlynn Goodwin (FHSU) over Dakota Hull (ASU) (Fall 0:33) - FHSU 20-9
145: Amanda Jaeger (FHSU) over Angella Van Valkenburg (ASU) (Fall 2:07) - FHSU 25-9
160: Kaylee Ricketts (FHSU) over Amanda YU (ASU) (Fall 1:00) - FHSU 30-9
180: Isabella Renfro (FHSU) over Briseis StJohn (ASU) (Fall 0:57) - FHSU 35-9
207: Hailey Conley (FHSU) over Taina Uasike (ASU) (Fall 1:11) - FHSU 40-9
Exh: Peyton Hellmann (FHSU) over Hallie Carter (ASU) (Fall 1:12)
Up next
Fort Hays State returns home this weekend to host a dual with Minot State on Friday evening and then the annual Bob Smith Women's Open on Saturday.