High school girls continue to prove that the next generation has arrived. Three preps reached the Warrior Women's Open finals in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with two winning titles. 

Below is a breakdown of the high schoolers who placed in the Maximus (elite) division with their place, high school, and national high school ranking. 

Jaclyn Bouzakis, SO — 1st at 103 — Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), #2 at 105

Champ. Round 1 - Jaclyn Bouzakis over Jordan Epstein (Huntingdon) (TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Jaclyn Bouzakis over Riley Banyas (Campbellsville) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal - Jaclyn Bouzakis over Maddie Nieuwenhuis (TF 10-0)
1st Place Match - Jaclyn Bouzakis won by decision over Olivia Shore (Otterbein) (Dec 12-4)

Bouzakis defeated fellow high schooler Maddie Nieuwenhuis in the semis before downing 2022 NCWWC (NCAA) champion Olivia Shore, 12-4, in the finals. 

Morgan Turner, JR — 1st at 110 — Lockport HS (Ill.), #1 at 105

Champ. Round 1 - Morgan Turner over Tashayla West (Brewton Parker) (Inj. 0:33)
Champ. Round 2 - Morgan Turner won by over Rocio Chavez-fuentes (York) (TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Morgan Turner won by fall over Reagan Thomas (Lindsey Wilson) (Fall 0:39)
Semifinal - Morgan Turner over Paige Morales (Providence) (Fall 2:24)
1st Place Match - Morgan Turner over Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) (TF 12-1)

Turner ended all her matches early, securing two techs and two falls after an injury default in the first round. She secured wins over two college All-Americans. Morales finished fourth at the 2024 NAIA Championships, and Soares is a four-time NAIA All-American (4-4-5-7).

Taina Fernandez, SO — 2nd at 138 — Archbishop Spalding (Md.), #1 at 135

Champ. Round 1 - Taina Fernandez over Jade Martin (Baker) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Taina Fernandez over Rita Carey (Campbellsville) (TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Taina Fernandez over Kori Campbell (Lindsey Wilson) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal - Taina Fernandez over Zaynah McBryde (Life) (TF 11-0)
1st Place Match - Esther Kolawole (William Penn) over Taina Fernandez (Dec 5-3)

Fernandez teched 2024 NAIA championship finalist Zaynah McBryde in the semis before falling to 2024 Olympian Ester Kolawole, 5-3, in the finals. Fernandez, 15, has two known losses during women’s competitions: one to Kolawole (Nigeria) and one to Alex Town (Canada) at the 2023 Princeton Open. Kolawole won a bronze medal at the 2024 U23 World Championships, and Town is a 2018 U23 World champion who was 28 when she defeated 14-year-old Fernandez. 

Aleksandra Bastaic, JR — 3rd at 145 — Highland HS (Ind.), #2 at 140

Champ. Round 2 - Aleksandra Bastaic over Anastasia Hardin (Missouri Baptist) (Dec 9-1)
Quarterfinal - Aleksandra Bastaic over Kaydence Bonewell (Ottawa) (Fall 2:20)
Semifinal - Liv Wieber (Eastern Oregon) over Aleksandra Bastaic (Dec 12-8)
3rd Place Match - Aleksandra Bastaic over Riley Aamold (North Central College) (TF 10-0)

Bastaic fell to two-time NAIA All-American Liv Wieber in the semis, 12-8, before teching 2022 NCWWC (NCAA) All-American Riley Aamold for third. 

Maddie Nieuwenhuis, JR — 4th at 103 — Plainwell HS (Mich.), #3 at 100

Champ. Round 1 - Maddie Nieuwenhuis over Morgan Repasky (Montreat) (Fall 0:48)
Quarterfinal - Maddie Nieuwenhuis over Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal - Jaclyn Bouzakis over Maddie Nieuwenhuis (TF 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Maddie Nieuwenhuis won by fall over Alyssa Quezaire (Fall 4:28)
3rd Place Match - Erin Hikiji (Providence) fall over Maddie Nieuwenhuis (Fall 4:20)

Nieuwenhuis fell to Bouzakis in the semis, pinned Alyssa Quezaire in the consolation semis, and lost to two-time NAIA finalist Erin Hikiji for third. 

Talea Guntrum, SO — 5th at 124 — Steubenville HS (Ohio), unranked

Champ. Round 1 - Talea Guntrum over Peyton Hand (Ottawa) (Fall 1:32)
Champ. Round 2 - Talea Guntrum over Kamilah Brooks (Lindsey Wilson) (Fall 0:48)
Quarterfinal - Joanna Vanderwood (William Penn) over Talea Guntrum (TF 14-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Talea Guntrum over Alyssa Randles (Providence) (DQ)
5th Place Match - Talea Guntrum over Presley Anderson (Cumberlands) (Fall 1:52)

Guntrum lost to Joanna Vanderwood in the quarterfinals before downing two college wrestlers for fifth.