Get ready for the ultimate FloWrestling Night in America. 

The North Central women’s freestyle wrestling team travels to Marietta, Georgia, to face Life University in a battle for cross-divisional supremacy.

North Central (10-2) won the NCAA division at the NWCA National Duals with wins over Emmanuel (31-13), Quincy (42-2), Iowa (23-21), and McKendree (21-18).

Life University (8-0) won the NAIA division at the NWCA National Duals with wins over Missouri Valley (43-2), Texas Wesleyan (39-9), William Penn (24-18), and Providence (32-11). 

It’s the ultimate tiebreaker to decide the best dual team in America — and it’s happening on Thursday, January 15, at 7 p.m. Eastern LIVE on FloWrestling. 

These two teams met at the 2025 Midlands Championships in a tournament format, with North Central winning 169.5 to 150 despite starters from both teams out.

There’s also a Maryland intrastate battle between Chesapeake and South Carroll at 5 p.m. ET.

Below is a breakdown.

Schedule

Thursday, January 15, 5 p.m. ET: Chesapeake and South Carroll at South Carroll High School
Thursday, January 15, 7 p.m. ET: North Central vs Life at Life University

Schools

Chesapeake: Pasadena, Maryland
South Carroll: Sykesville, Maryland
North Central: Naperville, Illinois
Life: Marietta, Georgia

#1 (NCAA) North Central vs #1 (NAIA) Life

103 Pounds

North Central: Maddie Avila, SR, Madera, CA
Life: Alyssa Quezaire, SR, Donaldsonville, LA

Avila: 1st, 4th, 7th (NCWWC)
Quezaire: 2x NAIA qualifier for Missouri Baptist

Avila finished fifth at Midlands, and Quezaire went 2-2, and Avila pinned her Running Eagle foe in the consolation round. Avila split time with teammate Bri Graves at the National Duals. 

National Duals Results
Quezaire
W — Janessa Avila (Missouri Valley), 10-0
W — Nataleigh Zapata (Texas Wesleyan) Fall 1:43
W — Olivia Atkins (William Penn), 11-0
L — Erin Hikiji (Providence), 10-0

Avila
W — Rebekah Jean-Paptiste (Emmanuel), 11-1
W — Trinity Pendergrass (Quincy), 10-0

110 Pounds

North Central: #2 Kaelani Shufeldt, SR (NCC), Huntington Beach, CA
Life: #8 Diana Gonzalez, JR, Clovis, CA

Gonzalez: 6th (NAIA)
Shufeldt: 6th, 2nd (NCWWC)

Shufeldt won the Midlands, and Gonzalez finished fourth, falling to high schooler Riley Karwowski (Wyoming Seminary) twice. Both are from California, and Gonzalez bested Shufeldt twice at the 2023 freestyle state tournament. 

National Duals Results
Gonzalez
W — Gracie Elliott (Texas Wesleyan), Fall 2:52
L — Paige Morales (Providence), 10-0

Shufeldt
W — Alexandra Tchekounova (Quincy), Fall 4:49
W — Nyla Valencia (Iowa), Fall 5:38
W — Gabby Tedesco (McKendree University), 3-2

117 Pounds

North Central: #8 Mikayla Garcia, SO, Union City, CA
Life: #2 Salyna Shotwell, SR, Puyallup, WA

Shotwell: 2nd, 2nd
Garcia: Hasn’t qualified

Shotwell pinned her way through Midlands, including a fall (1:00) over Garcia in the finals. She’s in top form right now and will factor heavily into Life winning the dual. Garcia only wrestled once at the National Duals, splitting time with Riley Rayome. 

National Duals Results

Garcia
W — Sereena Baca (Quincy) Fall 0:19

Shotwell
W — Zao Estrada (Missouri Valley), Fall 1:48
W — Vanessa De La Cruz (Texas Wesleyan), Fall 0:50
W — Mia Palumbo (William Penn), 8-1
W — Joely Slyter (Providence), Fall 4:38

124 Pounds

North Central: #1 Sara Sterner, SR, Morro Bay, CA
Life: #5 Anna Krejsa, SR, Greenwood, IN

Krejsa: 6th (NAIA)
Sterner: 5th, 4th, 2nd (NCWWC)

Krejsa won a wild 10-8 match over Sterner in a consolation round at the 2022 U20 World Team Trials. Sterner dominated the Midlands, and Kresja went 3-2, but didn’t place. 

National Duals
Krejsa
W — Jasmina Immaeva (Missouri Valley) Fall 0:43
W — Alyssa Randles (Providence), Fall 4:18

Sterner
W — Cali Leng (Iowa), Fall 1:45
W — Shelby Moore (McKendree), 5-3

131 Pounds

North Central: #4 Yele Aycock, SR, Gallup, NM, or Grace Stem, JR (NCC), Snow Shoe, PA
Life: #5 Olivia Mottley, SR, Cypress, TX, or #1 Sarah Savidge, SR, Colorado Springs, CO

Aycock: 2nd, 2nd (NCWWC)
Stem: 4th, 4th (NCWWC)

Mottley: 5th (NAIA)
Savidge: 2nd, 2nd, 6th (NAIA)

Aycock is a two-time national finalist who missed last season with an injury, while Stem is a Lock Haven transfer. Mottley and Savidge will likely both compete in the post-season since the NAIA allows 12. Aycock finished third at Midlands, with 5-2 and 6-2 wins over Mottley. Stem wrestled up a weight at Midlands, pinning Zaynah McBryde, but was behind when she secured the fall. She finished second behind teammate Claire DiCugno. Savidge defaulted to sixth at Midlands.

National Duals Results
Aycock
W — Janida Garcia (Emmanuel), 2-1
L — Karlee Brooks (Iowa), 8-4

Stem
W — Madeline Barton (Quincy), 10-0
L — Cameron Guerin (McKendree), 12-6

Mottley
W — Jerzie Estrada (Missouri Valley), 10-0
W — Kendall Bostelman (William Penn), 12-0

Savidge
W — Elizabeth Duvall (Texas Wesleyan), 10-0
W — Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (Providence), 2-2

138 Pounds

North Central: #3 Claire DiCugno, SR, Lake Tapps, WA
Life: #1 Zaynah McBryde, SR, Buffalo, NY

DiCugno: 6th, 1st (NCWWC)
McBryde: 2nd, 1st (NAIA)

DiCugno dominated the Midlands, and, as mentioned above, McBryde finished third, falling to Stem. DiCugno had lots of high-profile matches at the National Duals, defeating US Open champ Xochitl Mota-Pettis, 9-8, after falling behind 8-0, falling to two-time All-American Skye Realin in the closing seconds, 6-6, and winning 5-4 over returning national finalist Haylie Jaffe. 

National Duals Results
DiCugno
W — Aalijah Pineda (Emmanuel), 10-0
W — Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Quincy), 9-8
L — Skye Realin (Iowa), 6-6
W — Haylie Jaffe (McKendree) Dec 5-4

McBryde
W — Serenity De la Garza (Missouri Valley), 10-0
L — Esperanza Almazan (William Penn), DQ
W — Esther Han (Providence), 10-4

145 Pounds

North Central: #2 Bella Mir, JR, Las Vegas, NV
Life: #3 Jamilah McBryde, SR, Buffalo, NY

Mir: 5th, 2nd (NCWWC)
McBryde: 3rd, 1st, 2nd (NAIA)

Mir has wrestled Jamilah’s sister, Latifah, three times (twice at the NWCA All-Star Classic), but this is the first meeting between these two. Neither competed at Midlands. 

National Duals Results
McBryde
W — Sarina Bertram (Missouri Valley), 11-1
W — Naida Abdijanovic (William Penn), 14-4
W — Elise Twait (Providence), 11-5

Mir
W — Siobhan Rogers (Quincy), 13-2
L — Reese Larramendy (Iowa), 10-4
W — Alexis Gomez (McKendree), 9-0

160 Pounds

North Central: #2 Taylor Graveman, JR, Spearfish, SD
Life: #1 Latifah McBryde, SR, Buffalo, NY

Graveman: 7th, 5th (NCWWC)
McBryde: 2nd, 2nd, 1st (NAIA)

Graveman was a hero at National Duals, scoring a point on Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades (Iowa) and defeating U20 World champion Jasmine Robinson (McKendree), 8-6, in the finals. McBryde is one of the best wrestlers to wear a Life University singlet and was a second away from winning her first NAIA title in 2023. McBryde won Midlands, and Graveman went 1-2. 

National Duals Results
Graveman
L — Kennedy Blades (Iowa), 11-1
W — Jasmine Robinson (McKendree), 8-6

McBryde
W — Mya Willis (Missouri Valley), Fall 1:04
W — Piper Fowler (William Penn), 11-0
W — Hailey Sutton (Providence), 10-0

180 Pounds

North Central: #2 (at 207) Shenita Lawson, SR, Birmingham, AL
Life: #2 Reka Busa, SO, Hungary

Lawson: 5th, 4th (NAIA), 4th (NCWWC)
Busa: 7th (NAIA)

Lawson came up big in the National Duals final, clinching the title with a 2-2 win over returning 207-pound national champion Tristan Kelly in the final match. She has been an All-American for Southern Oregon, Grand View, and North Central. Lawson teched her way to a Midlands title, and Busa finished fifth, dropping two matches. 

National Duals Results
Busa
W — Autumn Perez (Missouri Valley), 10-0
W — Taydem Khamjoi (Texas Wesleyan), Fall 3:39
W — Diara Pomares (William Penn), 10-2
W — Aspen Dodge (Providence), 11-0

Lawson
W — Madisyn Crawford (Quincy), 10-0
W — Tristan Kelly (McKendree), 2-2 (at 207)

207 Pounds

North Central: Caroline Ward, JR, O'Fallon, MO
Life: #5 Maddie Welch, SR, The Woodlands, TX

Neither has placed at nationals.

Welch finished second at Midlands to North Central’s Tirza Twoteeth by fall in the finals. Ward finished fourth at Midlands, falling to Welch 3-3 and teammate Dasia Yearby in the consolation finals. 

National Duals Results
Ward
W — Gemma Templeman (Emmanuel), 11-1

Welch
L — Carla Campos (Texas Wesleyan), 12-4
W — Sydnee Nielson (Providence), Fall 1:31

Chesapeake vs South Carroll

Chesapeake
106: Hunter Wargo, SO (12-4) 
113: #9 Quin Greenstreet, SO (14-4)   
120: #11 Bently Schmidt, SO (7-2)
126: #15 Carson Roberts, SO (12-4)
132: #10 Brayden Roberts, SR (15-4)   
138: OPEN                        
144: #12 Rex Graves, JR, (13-5)
150: OPEN                         
157: OPEN                         
165: #13 Owen Collins, SR (14-5)
175: #19 Collin Richardson, SR (9-1)
190: Dean Michael, JR (10-4)  
215: #18 Gavin Lewis, SR (15-3)
285: Payton Lazas, JR (2-11)  
Head coach: Randy Curtin

South Carroll
106: Brandon Hostler, FR (11-5)
113: #6 Jake Simione, SO (26-4)
120: #6 Grayson Barnhill, SR (24-4)
126: Jason Patterson, SO (9-7)
132: Luke Blanchard, FR (6-6)
138: #1 Jojo Gigliotti, SR (25-0)
144: #5 Brody Henry, JR (26-3)
150: #11 Quin Regnier, FR (25-3)
157: #6 Davy Snyder, JR (27-2)
165: Alexander Little, SO (14-4)
175: #3 Anthony Rodrigues, SR (16-6)
190: #6 Anthony Endzel, FR (26-2)
215: #2 Landon Hamper, SR (27-2)
285: Mason Pollack, JR (11-6)
Head coach: Bryan Hamper

Key Match-ups
113: #7 Jake Simione (SC) vs #9 Quin Greenstreet (C)
120: #7 Grayson Barnhill (SC) vs #11 Bentley Schmidt (C)
138: #1 Jojo Gigliotti (SC) vs #12 Rex Graves (C)
157: #6 Davy Snyder (SC) vs #13 Owen Collins (C)
175: #3 Anthony Rodrigues (SC) vs Collin Richardson (C)
215: #2 Landon Hamper (SC) vs #18 Gavin Lewis (C)