CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – On the final day of the season, the No. 11 East Stroudsburg University women's wrestling team took eighth place of 30 teams at the NCWWC National Championships, with four NCWWC All-America honorees on Saturday at Alliant Energy Power House.

Earning NCWWC All-America status for ESU were Mia Macaluso (3rd place, 123), Emily Klein (6th place, 116), Sofia Macaluso (6th place, 123) and Zoe Gress (7th place, 143). Mia Macaluso highlighted the meet with a third-place finish in her weight class, becoming the first two-time NCWWC All-American in program history after earning a 4th place finish a season ago.
 
Notables

• No. 6 Mia Macaluso started the day strong with a pin of Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg), and then matched up her sister and teammate in the consolation semifinals with a trip to the 3rd-place match on the line. Mia was able to pin No. 4 Sofia in 22 seconds to advance against McKendree's No. 3 Jennifer Soto. Mia earned ESU's highest NCWWC Championship finish to date after earning a pin in 2:05, to take third place at 123.
• No. 6 Klein began her day in the consolation bracket against Gannon's Samantha Larsen, earning a 9-0 decision to advance to the consolation semifinal round. She fell by tech fall to No. 1 Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser). Her second national championships ended with a tech fall loss to No. 2 Payton Stroud of McKendree in the fifth-place match to take sixth in 116.
• Sofia, ESU's lone representative in the championship bracket on day two, fell to No. 1 Marissa Gallegos by a 10-4 decision for just her second loss of the season. Sofia then had to face her sister, No. 6 Mia Macaluso and was pinned at the 22 second mark. Sofia then faced another tough bout in No. 3 Vayle-rae Baker, with Baker earning an 11-11 decision in the fifth-place match, to take sixth-place in her weight class as a freshman.
• Gress began the day against No. 4 Kendall Bostleman of North Central in the consolation round 5. Bostellman was able to pin Gress, sending the Hoosick Falls native to the 7th place match. Gress was able to close the season strong with a fall in 1:49 against No. 7 Clarissa Agostini, earning seventh place at nationals for her second All-America nod and her first as a Warrior.  

Team Standings
 

Rank	Team	Points
1	North Central	198
2	King	163
3	McKendree	147.5
4	Colorado Mesa	108
5	Augsburg	87.5
6	Simon Fraser	86.5
7	Sacred Heart	57
8	East Stroudsburg	50
9	Presbyterian	44.5
10	Gannon	39
11	Lock Haven	38.5
12	Northern Michigan	35
13	Adrian	31.5
14	Emmanuel	24.5
15	Elmira	23.5
16	Aurora	21
17	Tiffin	17.5
18	NJCU	17
19	Wisconsin Stevens Point	17
20	Lindenwood	16
21	Schreiner	16
22	Texas Womens	14.5
23	Mount Olive	13
24	Albion	7
25	Ursinus	7
26	Limestone	6.5
27	Chadron	6
28	Minot State	5.5
29	William Jewell	5.5
30	Carthage	4

How It Happened
 
116 | Emily Klein's place is 6th and has scored 13.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Emily Klein (ESU) received a bye
• Champ. Round 2 - Emily Klein (ESU) won by fall over Ashley Morris (Lincoln Memorial) (Fall 1:00)
• Quarterfinal - Jaslynn Gallegos (North Central) won by fall over Emily Klein (ESU) (Fall 1:45)
• Cons. Round 4 - Emily Klein (ESU) won by fall over Jayla Oberst (Albion) (Fall 1:30)
• Cons. Round 5 - Emily Klein (ESU) won by decision over Samantha Larsen (Gannon) (Dec 9-0)
• Cons. Semi - Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Emily Klein (ESU) (TF 10-0)
• 5th Place Match - Payton Stroud (McKendree) won by tech fall over Emily Klein (ESU) (TF 10-0)

 
123| Mia Macaluso's place is 3rd and has scored 23.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Mia Macaluso (ESU) received a bye
• Champ. Round 2 - Mia Macaluso won by fall over Isabel Rodriguez (Mount Olive) (Fall 1:44)
• Quarterfinal - Vayle-rae Baker (King) won by fall over Mia Macaluso (ESU) (Fall 1:25)
• Cons. Round 4 - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by tech fall over Kalli Roskos (Ursinus) (TF 12-0)
• Cons. Round 5 - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by fall over Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg) (Fall 5:36)
• Cons. Semi - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by fall over Sofia Macaluso (ESU) (Fall 0:22)
• 3rd Place Match - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by fall over Jennifer Soto (McKendree) (Fall 2:05)

 
123 | Sofia Macaluso's place is 6th and has scored 10.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Sofia Macaluso (ESU) received a bye
• Champ. Round 2 - Sofia Macaluso (ESU) won by dec. over Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg) (Dec 10-5)
• Quarterfinal - Sofia Macaluso (ESU) won by tech fall over Naomi Henry (NJCU) (TF 12-1)
• Semifinal - Marissa Gallegos (Colorado Mesa) won by dec. over Sofia Macaluso (ESU) (Dec 10-4)
• Cons. Semi - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by fall over Sofia Macaluso (ESU) (Fall 0:22)
• 5th Place Match - Vayle-rae Baker (King) won by decision over Sofia Macaluso (ESU) (Dec 11-11)

 
143 | Zoe Gress's place is 7th and has scored 14.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Zoe Gress (ESU) won by fall over Skyelar Smith (Mount Olive) (Fall 1:25)
• Champ. Round 2 - Katie Lange (Augsburg) won by tech fall over Zoe Gress (ESU) (TF 10-0)
• Cons. Round 2 - Zoe Gress (ESU) won by decision over Khadijah Sanusi (Sacred Heart) (Dec 3-3)
• Cons. Round 3 - Zoe Gress (ESU) won by tech fall over Celina Cooke (Colorado Mesa) (TF 13-2)
• Cons. Round 4 - Zoe Gress (ESU) won by fall over Marisa Roth (Northern Michigan) (Fall 1:05)
• Cons. Round 5 - Kendall Bostelman (North Central) won by fall over Zoe Gress (ESU) (Fall 3:25)
• 7th Place Match - Zoe Gress (ESU) won by fall over Clarissa Agostini (Adrian) (Fall 1:49)