NJ Girls Wrestling Championships: See The Winners, Medalists

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The 2022-23 girls high school wrestling season in New Jersey finished with the state NJSIAA individual championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday.

Here are the results of the championship bouts in all 12 weight classes, along with the third-, fifth- and seventh-place bouts. The third-, fifth- and seventh-place bouts were wrestled at Phillipsburg High School on Feb. 26.

The girls championships were wrestled on Saturday in Atlantic City, marking the first trip back to Atlantic City for the girls since the championships in March 2020, one of the last high school sports events in New Jersey before the coronavirus pandemic shutdown.

Kira Pipkens of Bloomfield was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the girls tournament, after becoming the first four-time state girls champion in New Jersey girls wrestling history.

Here are the results:

CHAMPIONSHIPS

• 100: Paige Weiss of Sparta won by decision over Theresa Zeppetelli of Bogota/Ridgefield Park, 7-6.
• 107: Leeana Mercado of Lodi won by major decision over Marlowe Donato of Jackson Memorial, 8-0.
• 114: Ava Rose of Princeton pinned Lennix Horsburgh of Bound Brook, 4:39.
• 120: Riley Lerner of Cedar Creek won by decision over Valarie Maldonado of Somerville, 6-3.
• 126: Kira Pipkins of Bloomfield won by major decision over Liliana Zaku-Ramos of Newton/Kittatinny, 11-1.
• 132: Kayla Vazquez of Kinnelon won by decision over Maya Hemo of Cherry Hill East, 5-0.
• 138: Jayla Hahn of Southern Regional won by decision over Kamila Bieszczad of Jackson Memorial, 10-3.
• 145: Olivia Georges of Depaul Catholic won by major decision over Saniyah Queen of Saint Thomas Aquinas, 9-0.
• 152: Jenna Filieri of Immaculate Conception of Lodi pinned Kamila Castro of Ridgewood, 2:34.
• 165: Ari Tyson of Cherry Hill West won by decision over Savanna Marlin of Rancocas Valley, 10-6.
• 185: Apryl Coffman of Saint Thomas Aquinas pinned Jade Hahn of Donovan Catholic, 5:18.
• 235: Shellitha Collins of Ewing pinned Caroline Biegel of Lakeland Regional, 2:15.

THIRD-, FIFTH- AND SEVENTH-PLACE BOUTS

100

THIRD PLACE: Kloi Tighe of Gloucester City pinned Isabella Santos of Elizabeth, 2:50.
FIFTH PLACE: Princessstorm Woody of Trenton Central pinned Madeline Gavares of Old Bridge, 1:40.
SEVENTH PLACE: Litzy Argueta of Lakewood won by medical forfeit over Olivia Klein of Paramus.

107

THIRD PLACE: Kylie Gudewitz of Howell won by decision over Alexandra Tchekounova of Colts Neck, 5-3.
FIFTH PLACE: Leeah Gutierrez of Perth Amboy won by forfeit over Jaclyn McDowell of Gloucester City.
SEVENTH PLACE: Emma Coesfeld of Delsea pinned Gianna Simeone of Newton/Kittatinny, 1:12.

114

THIRD PLACE: Caitlin O`Reilly of Middletown South won by decision over Jada Pichardo of Pennsauken, 7-1.
FIFTH PLACE: Emme Hoarle of Somerville won by disqualification over Ava Krzykalski of Lyndhurst/North Arlington.
SEVENTH PLACE: Ahlexa Montalvo of Bloomfield won by decision over Paige Kirk of Ramsey, 7-4.

120

THIRD PLACE: Kyara Montoya of Morris Hills pinned Reagan Roxas of Kingsway Regional, 4:12.
FIFTH PLACE: Amanda Connors of Northern Highlands Regional won by forfeit over Briana Dugo of Jackson Memorial.
SEVENTH PLACE: Arabella Sosa of Burlington County Tech-Westampton won by forfeit over Sophia Santorelli of Freehold Township.

126

THIRD PLACE: Jackeline Ramos Oviedo of Mainland Regional won by decision over Stacy Bloomfield of Glen Ridge, 2-0.
FIFTH PLACE: Emma Sagi of Old Bridge pinned Catherine Weigel of Rutherford, 1:28.
SEVENTH PLACE: Kylie Wright of Egg Harbor won by major decision over Shea Aretz of Buena Regional, 11-3.

132

THIRD PLACE: Olivia Palmer of Timber Creek pinned Julia Fongaro of Boonton, 2:55.
FIFTH PLACE: Dalia Tsyrlin of Fair Lawn pinned Danna Ramirez of Ocean City, 2:30.
SEVENTH PLACE: Rosabella Kearns of Freehold Township won by forfeit over Eva Herrera of Somerville.

138

THIRD PLACE: Maura White of Jefferson pinned Kayla Franson of Paramus, 2:15.
FIFTH PLACE: E`marie Barge of Pennsauken won by decision over Layla Soto of Linden, 3-2.
SEVENTH PLACE: Melissa Wehrle of Spotswood pinned Carney Wyble of High Point Regional, 1:44.

145

THIRD PLACE: Samira Kupa of Boonton pinned Thea Rowland of Middletown South, 0:53.
FIFTH PLACE: Samantha Henrich of Southern Regional won by forfeit over Taylor Peterson of Garfield.
SEVENTH PLACE: Trisha Nakka (West Windsor-Plainsboro North) 23-8 won by fall over Aliya Graca (East Brunswick H.S.) 21-10 (Fall 1:59)

152

THIRD PLACE: Emma Mees of Paramus won in the ultimate tie breaker over Elizabeth Adebola of Perth Amboy, 4-3.
FIFTH PLACE: Abbigale Dudley of Rancocas Valley won by forfeit over Danielle Forlenza of Freehold Township.
SEVENTH PLACE: Citlaly Condado of Franklin pinned Brianna Nguyen of Pennsauken, 1:25.

165

THIRD PLACE: Jade Huerta of Brick Township pinned Atiyana Williams of Pemberton Township, 3:18.
FIFTH PLACE: Kailin Lee of Newton/Kittatinny pinned Alex Osborn-Jones of Metuchen, 5:37.
SEVENTH PLACE: Daniela Palacios of Lakewood won by decision over Reno Prochilo of Bloomfield, 2-1.

185

THIRD PLACE: Caitlin Hart of Vernon Township pinned Olivia Raia of Warren Hills, 3:33.
FIFTH PLACE: Macenzie Hunter of Pennsauken pinned Paris Ford of Rancocas Valley, 2:31.
SEVENTH PLACE: Saharia Quamina of Bloomfield won by decision over Nataly Torres-Miron of Jackson Memorial, 6-2.

235

THIRD PLACE: Talisha Lewis of Bayonne pinned Allison Brandt of Vernon Township, 0:43.
FIFTH PLACE: Ashanti Williams of Newark Collegiate Charter won by decision over Alissa Alcindor of Union, 2-0.
SEVENTH PLACE: Brea Heil of Kingsway Regional won by decision over Samantha Domask of Palmyra, 3-1.