CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – No. 7
Mia Macaluso completed her storied career as an East Stroudsburg University women's wrestler, taking sixth place at 123 at the NCWWC National Championships at the Allegiant Energy PowerHouse on Saturday.
ESU tied for 12th place among 49 teams, earning 33.5 team points.
Macaluso started her day win a pin in 33 seconds over No. 6 Victoria Seal, before falling to No. 1 Shelby Moore (McKendree) by a tight 8-3 decision. She fell to Sacred Heart's No. 5 Alexandra Fitzgerald by pin in the fifth-place match in her final match
.
ESU had eight representatives at the NCWWC National Championships, with
Olivia Klein (101),
Emily Klein (116) and
Zoe Gress (130) just a win away from becoming NCWWC All-Americans on Friday night. For the day one recap,
click here.
Macaluso is the only Warrior to earn NCWWC All-America status twice and is now the first three-time honoree at ESU. Along with taking sixth-place at 123 on Saturday, she earned third place at 123 in 2023 and fourth place at 130 in 2022.
Tatyana Ortiz (4th place, 109, 2020),
Avia Bibeau (5th place, 143, 2022),
Sofia Macaluso (6th place, 123, 2023),
Emily Klein (6th place, 116, 2023) and
Zoe Gress (7th place, 143, 2023) join
Mia Macaluso as NCWWC All-Americans in program history.
Macaluso completes her collegiate career with a program-best 68-19 record.
How It Happened
No. 7 Mia Macaluso (4-3, NCWWC All-American, 6th place)
- Champ. Round 1: def. Makayla Correa (Emmanuel) by fall, 1:03
- Champ. Round 2: def. Zhivanna Magdaleno (Northern Michigan) by tech fall, 10-0
- Quarterfinal: fell to No. 2 Amani Jones (North Central) by decision, 13-4
- Cons. Round 4: def. No. 10 Ava Rose (Iowa) by fall, 0:52
- Cons. Round 5: def. No. 6 Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) by fall, 0:33
- Cons. Semi: fell to No. 1 Shelby Moore (McKendree) by decision, 8-3
- 5th Place Match: fell to No. 5 Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) by fall, 4:13
NCWWC National Championship Team Standings
1 |
Iowa |
204.0 |
2 |
North Central (IL) |
198.0 |
3 |
King University |
163.0 |
4 |
McKendree University |
106.0 |
5 |
Colorado Mesa University |
68.5 |
6 |
Sacred Heart |
61.0 |
7 |
Lock Haven University |
59.0 |
8 |
Presbyterian |
50.5 |
9 |
Mount Olive |
39.5 |
10 |
Wisconsin Stevens Point |
38.0 |
11 |
Aurora |
35.0 |
T-12 |
East Stroudsburg University |
33.5 |
T-12 |
Simon Fraser University |
33.5 |
14 |
Emmanuel College |
33.0 |
15 |
New Jersey City University |
30.5 |
16 |
Adrian College |
27.5 |
17 |
Elmira College |
24.5 |
18 |
Schreiner University |
24.0 |
19 |
Augsburg University |
22.0 |
20 |
Wartburg |
21.0 |
21 |
Dubuque |
17.0 |
22 |
Tiffin University |
13.0 |
23 |
Lindenwood University |
11.0 |
24 |
Emory & Henry |
7.5 |
25 |
Simpson |
7.5 |
26 |
Albion |
6.5 |
27 |
D`Youville |
6.5 |
28 |
Northern Michigan University |
6.0 |
29 |
Western New England |
6.0 |
30 |
William Jewell College |
6.0 |
31 |
Alma |
5.0 |
32 |
Gannon University |
5.0 |
33 |
Trine |
5.0 |
34 |
New England College |
4.5 |
35 |
Chadron |
4.0 |
36 |
Augustana (IL) |
3.5 |
37 |
Adams State University |
3.0 |
38 |
Carthage College |
3.0 |
39 |
Delaware Valley |
3.0 |
40 |
Huntingdon |
3.0 |
41 |
Texas Woman`s University |
3.0 |
42 |
University of Sioux Falls |
2.5 |
43 |
Quincy |
2.0 |
44 |
Ursinus College |
0.5 |
45 |
Frostburg State |
0.0 |
46 |
Hiram |
0.0 |
47 |
John Carroll |
0.0 |
48 |
Minot State |
0.0 |
49 |
York College |
0.0 |