DECORAH, Iowa -- The Wartburg College women's wrestling team put together a dominant showing at the Luther College Open on Saturday, Nov. 14, placing a total of 20 wrestlers on the podium across all weight classes, highlighted by a tournament championship from first-year Katie Biscoglia at 103 pounds.

Wartburg's depth was on full display throughout the day in Decorah, as the Knights sent six wrestlers to the championship finals and locked up top-eight finishes in every bracket.

At 103 pounds, Wartburg swept the top two spots in an all-Knight championship bout. Biscoglia cruised to the title match behind a 40-second fall over Loras in the quarterfinals and a 9-5 semifinal decision over an unattached opponent. On the opposite side of the bracket, Jacey Mason punched her ticket to the finals with a 36-second pin against Augsburg and a 12-2 technical fall over Upper Iowa. In the title clash, Biscoglia secured an 8-2 decision over Mason to claim the 103-pound crown.

Four additional Knights battled their way to runner-up finishes:
Kylee Kurszewski (131 lbs): Racked up three pins—including a semifinal fall over Loras—and an 11-0 technical fall over Upper Iowa before dropping a 10-6 decision to Simpson in the championship match.

Kiara Djoumessi (138 lbs): Pinned all three of her opponents en route to the finals, sticking wrestlers from Simpson, Dubuque, and Upper Iowa before falling on criteria (5-5) against Simpson in the title bout.

Aniyah Kelly (145 lbs): Recorded a pair of sub-two-minute pins over Augsburg (1:26) and Dubuque (0:51) around an 11-0 technical fall against Augustana before dropping a narrow 6-5 decision in the championship match.

Mia Cienega (207 lbs): Dominated her early rounds with technical falls over Luther (1:44) and Augsburg (0:45) and pinned teammate Atiyana Williams in the semifinals before finishing second to Simpson.

Wartburg also claimed five third-place finishes across the lineup. At 117 pounds, Gable Hemann (4-1) and Ava Gardner (3-2) met in the third-place match, with Hemann securing a pin at 3:59 to take third and Gardner placing fourth. Skylar Slade (145 lbs) rebounded from a semifinal setback with two straight pins—including a 1:31 fall over Dubuque in the third-place bout—to finish 4-1. At 160 pounds, May Prado (4-1) capped her tournament with a third-period pin over Dubuque to take third, while Autumn Elsbury (180 lbs) rattled off four consecutive falls in the consolation bracket—culminating in a 1:26 pin against Upper Iowa—to claim third place. Williams (207 lbs) rounded out the bronze medalists with a 3-0 decision over Simpson in her third-place match.

Additional podium finishers for the Orange and Black included Kayleigh Milam (4th at 110 lbs), Izzy LeVine (4th at 138 lbs), Danielle Silva (5th at 124 lbs), Alex Harswick (6th at 145 lbs), Kami Senlycki (6th at 160 lbs), Haidyn Snyder (7th at 160 lbs), Carissa Hersom (8th at 117 lbs), and Izzy Giza (8th at 145 lbs).

INDIVIDUAL BOUT RESULTS

103 lbs - Jacey Mason (2-1, 2nd Place)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 4-0 (0:36) vs. Kelsey Cruz (Augsburg University)
Semifinal: W, TF 12-2 (5:56) vs. Hailyn Gonzalez (Upper Iowa)
1st Place Match: L, DEC 8-2 vs. Katie Biscoglia (Wartburg)

Katie Biscoglia (3-0, 1st Place)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 10-0 (0:40) vs. Kylie Loffer (Loras)
Semifinal: W, DEC 9-5 vs. Penelope Ayala (Unattached)
1st Place Match: W, DEC 8-2 vs. Jacey Mason (Wartburg)

110 lbs - Kayleigh Milam (2-2, 4th Place)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 6-0 (0:33) vs. Meredith Gumz (Augustana (IL))
Semifinal: L, Fall 4-0 (1:33) vs. Isabel Kaplan (Simpson)
Cons. Semi: W, DEC 10-3 vs. Lilly Breeden (Simpson)
3rd Place Match: L, Fall 13-3 (2:55) vs. Cassidy O'Connell (Victory School of Wrestling)

117 lbs - Ava Gardner (3-2, 4th Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 11-0 (0:47) vs. Kaelie Jansen (Bryant & Stratton)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 10-4 (5:07) vs. Roselane Verrett (Unattached)
Semifinal: L, Fall 9-7 (5:31) vs. Sydne Stifter (Simpson)
Cons. Semi: W, TF 11-0 (0:55) vs. Adriana Kunz (Unattached)
3rd Place Match: L, Fall 10-1 (3:59) vs. Gable Hemann (Wartburg)

Carissa Hersom (2-3, 8th Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 11-0 (1:31) vs. Maya Gonzalez (Upper Iowa)
Quarterfinal: L, Fall 0-0 vs. Alisha Paradise (Victory School of Wrestling)
Cons. Round 2: W, DEC 7-0 vs. Gisele Gallegos (Augsburg University)
Cons. Round 3: L, Fall 5-0 (2:02) vs. Adriana Kunz (Unattached)
7th Place Match: L, TF 10-0 (3:16) vs. Ivy Brandenburg (Upper Iowa)

Gable Hemann (4-1, 3rd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 10-0 (1:18) vs. Sevanna Aguirre (Simpson)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 2-2 (2:39) vs. Adriana Kunz (Unattached)
Semifinal: L, TF 10-0 (2:21) vs. Alisha Paradise (Victory School of Wrestling)
Cons. Semi: W, DEC 8-5 vs. Alexa Thomas (Unattached)
3rd Place Match: W, Fall 10-1 (3:59) vs. Ava Gardner (Wartburg)

Hope Chiattello (1-2)
Champ. Round 1: L, Fall 4-0 (1:41) vs. Sydne Stifter (Simpson)
Cons. Round 1: W, DEC 7-6 vs. Daniela Santander (Augustana (IL))
Cons. Round 2: L, Fall 9-1 (2:44) vs. Adriana Kunz (Unattached)

124 lbs - Danielle Silva (5-1, 5th Place)
Champ. Round 1: Bye
Champ. Round 2: L, Fall 8-4 (2:23) vs. Teleah Zeon (Augsburg University)
Cons. Round 2: W, Fall 2-2 (1:57) vs. Ariana Martinez (Augsburg University)
Cons. Round 3: W, TF 10-0 (0:47) vs. April Banda (Buena Vista)
Cons. Round 4: W, DEC 6-5 vs. Kamdyn Saulter (Upper Iowa)
Cons. Semi: W, TF 10-0 (4:16) vs. Ella McNamee (Simpson)
5th Place Match: W, DEC 12-5 vs. Lainie Burkhart (Simpson)

Leah Chandler (0-2)
Champ. Round 1: Bye
Champ. Round 2: L, Fall 8-12 (4:20) vs. Lainie Burkhart (Simpson)
Cons. Round 2: Bye
Cons. Round 3: L, Fall 4-8 (2:32) vs. Morgan Krall (Upper Iowa)

131 lbs - Kaydence Boorn (0-2)
Champ. Round 1: Bye
Champ. Round 2: L, TF 18-8 (4:45) vs. Emma Gruenhagen (Victory School of Wrestling)
Cons. Round 2: L, Fall 10-4 (2:31) vs. Alexa Guy (Unattached)

Kylee Kurszewski (4-1, 2nd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, Fall 7-0 (2:00) vs. Isabella Ortiz (Augsburg University)
Champ. Round 2: W, TF 11-0 (2:30) vs. Kaja Williams (Upper Iowa)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 6-2 (2:12) vs. Cora Bighley (Victory School of Wrestling)
Semifinal: W, Fall 2-0 vs. Reanah Utterback (Loras)
1st Place Match: L, DEC 10-6 vs. Vanessa Aguirre (Simpson)

138 lbs - Cailyn Whittier (1-2)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 16-4 (3:39) vs. Mya Quarles (Upper Iowa)
Quarterfinal: L, DEF 5-7 (2:49) vs. Savannah Freifeld (Buena Vista)
Cons. Round 2: L, FOR 0-0 vs. Lanie Cecala (Augustana (IL))

Izzy LeVine (4-2, 4th Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 10-0 (0:38) vs. Kate Melody (Loras)
Quarterfinal: L, DEC 6-6 vs. Anna Bowles (Simpson)
Cons. Round 2: W, DEC 8-1 vs. Kayden Sipp (Simpson)
Cons. Round 3: W, Fall 8-0 (2:40) vs. Lanie Cecala (Augustana (IL))
Cons. Semi: W, TF 10-0 (2:30) vs. Lexa Rozevink (Upper Iowa)
3rd Place Match: L, FOR 0-0 vs. Savannah Freifeld (Buena Vista)

Kiara Djoumessi (3-1, 2nd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, Fall 8-2 (4:00) vs. Kayden Sipp (Simpson)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 6-0 (2:27) vs. Mattie Papenthien (Dubuque)
Semifinal: W, Fall 10-0 (2:46) vs. Lexa Rozevink (Upper Iowa)
1st Place Match: L, DEC 5-5 vs. Anna Bowles (Simpson)

145 lbs - Alex Harswick (3-3, 6th Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 10-0 (1:03) vs. Elizabeth Roberts (Coe)
Quarterfinal: L, TF 11-0 (1:32) vs. Layla Risler (Victory School of Wrestling)
Cons. Round 2: W, TF 10-0 (2:12) vs. Josey Hafer (Coe)
Cons. Round 3: W, DEC 5-2 vs. Noa Arnold (Simpson)
Cons. Semi: L, DEC 7-0 vs. Tatum Levendahl (Dubuque)
5th Place Match: L, TF 12-2 (5:13) vs. Bri Bynum (Augustana (IL))

Aniyah Kelly (3-1, 2nd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, Fall 6-0 (1:26) vs. Alaina Franco (Augsburg University)
Quarterfinal: W, TF 11-0 (1:18) vs. Kelly Ladd (Augustana (IL))
Semifinal: W, Fall 6-0 (0:51) vs. Tatum Levendahl (Dubuque)
1st Place Match: L, DEC 6-5 vs. Layla Risler (Victory School of Wrestling)

Izzy Giza (2-3, 8th Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, Fall 8-0 (1:46) vs. Izabella Peters (Loras)
Quarterfinal: L, Fall 4-3 (2:33) vs. Tatum Levendahl (Dubuque)
Cons. Round 2: W, DEC 9-2 vs. Elizabeth Roberts (Coe)
Cons. Round 3: L, Fall 6-2 (2:11) vs. Bri Bynum (Augustana (IL))
7th Place Match: L, Fall 14-2 (5:27) vs. Noa Arnold (Simpson)

Skylar Slade (4-1, 3rd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 10-0 (1:11) vs. Bri Bynum (Augustana (IL))
Quarterfinal: W, TF 10-0 (5:07) vs. Noa Arnold (Simpson)
Semifinal: L, Fall 5-0 (1:08) vs. Layla Risler (Victory School of Wrestling)
Cons. Semi: W, Fall 10-1 (1:58) vs. Bri Bynum (Augustana (IL))
3rd Place Match: W, Fall 2-0 (1:31) vs. Tatum Levendahl (Dubuque)

160 lbs - Abigail Reid (0-2)
Champ. Round 1: Bye
Champ. Round 2: L, Fall 7-2 (2:21) vs. McKenzie Tollefson (Upper Iowa)
Cons. Round 2: L, TF 11-0 (2:21) vs. Haidyn Snyder (Wartburg)

Annabel Blanchard (0-2)
Champ. Round 1: L, DEC 6-0 vs. Mya Sackrey (Coe)
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: L, DEC 9-5 vs. Shaona Emmanuel (Luther)

Haidyn Snyder (4-2, 7th Place)
Champ. Round 1: L, TF 10-0 (2:58) vs. Emma Mallen (Simpson)
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: W, TF 11-0 (2:21) vs. Abigail Reid (Wartburg)
Cons. Round 3: W, Fall 4-0 (1:50) vs. Grace Rinehart (Luther)
Cons. Round 4: W, DEC 6-0 vs. Mya Sackrey (Coe)
Cons. Semi: L, DEC 2-2 vs. Kami Senlycki (Wartburg)
7th Place Match: W, DEC 4-3 vs. Eliana Callies (Upper Iowa)

Kami Senlycki (4-2, 6th Place)
Champ. Round 1: L, DEC 3-1 vs. Lauren Luzum (Simpson)
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: W, Fall 4-0 (0:56) vs. Destiny Kolheim (Buena Vista)
Cons. Round 3: W, Fall 9-0 (1:01) vs. Ellesandra Eickhoff (Dubuque)
Cons. Round 4: W, Fall 8-0 (2:27) vs. McKenzie Tollefson (Upper Iowa)
Cons. Semi: W, DEC 2-2 vs. Haidyn Snyder (Wartburg)
5th Place Match: L, Fall 8-0 (4:54) vs. Emma Mallen (Simpson)

May Prado (4-1, 3rd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, Fall 3-0 (2:23) vs. Grace Rinehart (Luther)
Champ. Round 2: W, TF 10-0 (0:59) vs. Stephanie Sorsby (Buena Vista)
Quarterfinal: W, Fall 15-4 (4:34) vs. Emma Mallen (Simpson)
Semifinal: L, DEC 8-0 vs. Lauren Luzum (Simpson)
3rd Place Match: W, Fall 6-4 (4:57) vs. Alexandra Hofrichter (Dubuque)

Randi Nicholson (1-2)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 12-2 (4:08) vs. Kylie Simpson (Augsburg University)
Champ. Round 2: L, DEC 4-2 vs. Alexandra Hofrichter (Dubuque)
Cons. Round 2: L, Fall 4-0 (1:37) vs. Grace Rinehart (Luther)

180 lbs - Autumn Elsbury (5-1, 3rd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, DEF 2-0 (0:27) vs. Maryam Ndiaye (Augustana (IL))
Quarterfinal: L, Fall 2-0 (1:08) vs. Keeley Kehrli (Simpson)
Cons. Round 2: W, Fall 10-0 (1:11) vs. Joscelyn Stricker (Coe)
Cons. Round 3: W, Fall 6-2 (1:29) vs. Paige Baier (Buena Vista)
Cons. Semi: W, Fall 8-0 (2:19) vs. Ava Carlblom (Augsburg University)
3rd Place Match: W, Fall 6-0 (1:26) vs. Grace Mordhorst (Upper Iowa)

207 lbs - Atiyana Williams (4-1, 3rd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, Fall 5-7 (4:43) vs. Merin Yates (Dubuque)
Quarterfinal: W, TF 11-0 (4:53) vs. Aarianna Bloyd (Simpson)
Semifinal: L, Fall 6-1 (2:23) vs. Mia Cienega (Wartburg)
Cons. Semi: W, Fall 10-0 (2:16) vs. Sophie Morales (Upper Iowa)
3rd Place Match: W, DEC 3-0 vs. Aarianna Bloyd (Simpson)

Elizabeth Kalinay (0-2)
Champ. Round 1: L, TF 13-1 (2:04) vs. Brantajia Loggins (Augsburg University)
Cons. Round 1: L, Fall 6-12 (5:53) vs. Ella Brown (Coe)

Mia Cienega (3-1, 2nd Place)
Champ. Round 1: W, TF 10-0 (1:44) vs. Folake Olusesi (Luther)
Quarterfinal: W, TF 10-0 (0:45) vs. Sonia Ramos (Augsburg University)
Semifinal: W, Fall 6-1 (2:23) vs. Atiyana Williams (Wartburg)
1st Place Match: L, Fall 11-2 (3:37) vs. Autumn Calvert (Simpson)